The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Marcello Woltmann, a senior sport management major and president of the Eastern Illinois University esports team,  finishes playing an Overwatch 2 deathmatch match Tuesday evening in the eSports Arena in the Student Recreation Center.

COLUMN: Esports are important

Maurice Phipps, Sports Reporter December 7, 2023

A month after my 14th birthday, a game published by Blizzard Entertainment called Overwatch was released. The official release took the game from an internet fad in its beta stages to a global smash...

Marcello Woltmann, a senior sport management major and president of the Eastern Illinois University esports team,  finishes playing an Overwatch 2 deathmatch match Tuesday evening in the eSports Arena in the Student Recreation Center.

eSports club welcomes casual, competitive audiences

Drew Coffey, Reporter February 21, 2023

At Eastern Illinois University, there are many clubs and organizations to join. Whether that be chess, Spanish, astronomy, or any of the other sports clubs.   But what if there was a sports club where...

Eastern to award scholarships to eSports athletes

Analicia Haynes, Senior Reporter January 13, 2020

Eastern is offering a series of scholarships to students who show leadership and dedication to the eSports community. The scholarships are called “Level Up Scholarships” and are available to current...

Ribbon cutting to show eSports arena

Analicia Haynes, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

Eastern is unveiling a new eSports Arena Sept. 23, a project that has been in the making for less than six months. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center, and...

Esports arena to be built in Recreation Center

Tom O’Connor, Staff Reporter April 24, 2019

Eastern administrators have pushed forward on a proposal to build an Esports arena in a classroom on the second floor of the Recreation Center at an estimated cost of $60,000. Paul McCann, the interim...

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