Experience makes you who you are
Jordan Boyer, Photo Editor
April 25, 2019
This is my last week here at The Daily Eastern News, and it is certainly a bittersweet feeling. I have had the best time working here the past couple of years, and I am certainly going to miss this place. I started off doing occasional news and photography at the DEN, but in August 2017 I was promoted t...
There is no set order to experience life events
Staff Editorial
February 20, 2019
Go to college at 18, graduate at 22, go straight into a job, move out, get married and have kids. This is the process of life that society has instilled into our minds for as long as we can remember. People often say to do what makes you happy without considering the other implications behind the ph...
Companies try to fit in with millennial’s experience economy
Angelica Cataldo, Columnist
March 27, 2018
We live in an experience economy. Don’t know what that is? Ask a millennial. CNBC, Forbes Magazine and even the New York Times have recognized that selling an experience is much more beneficial than just selling a product. The term “experience economy” was coined in 1998 by business writers ...
Welcome and value unique experiences
Staff Editorial
December 5, 2017
Those who were able to talk to Ron Himes, Founder of the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company, while he was on campus, were given a unique experience this week. With only one week to practice, a cast of 10 Eastern students performed a show that they produced with Himes’ help. He also gave a talk...
ROTC is more than just a class
Johnathan Jones, Columnist
October 16, 2017
Reserve Officer Training Corps is the one of the Army’s tools for training the future officers who will be leading America’s soldiers. ROTC is a way for college students to train and develop the leadership skills to be able to lead in today’s Army. But, as the students are training with ROTC...
New Billy the Panther chosen, former mascots reflect on experience
Kennedy Nolen, Contributing Writer
September 5, 2016
Eastern’s athletic department chose three anonymous individuals to sport the ‘Billy the Panther’ costume at events and games throughout this academic year. Rich Moser, Eastern’s sports information director, said two students are mainly responsible for covering most of the athletics...
