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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

The annual Spring Fest hosted by the Doudna Fine Arts center had food and artisan vendors lined up outside of Doudna and Buzzard Hall. Spring Fest has occurred since 1977 and offers many vendors and live music opportunities.

Doudna holds Spring Fest 2026 

Tyrone Naylor, Reporter April 26, 2026

Spring Fest 2026 began Thursday outside of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, featuring food vendors, artisan booths, live music, dancing performances and activities for kids. Formerly known as the Celebration...

(From left to right) Senior environmental biology major Gabe Emerson, junior audio recording technology and TV and video production major Michael Fellows and freshman history major Elgin Soto Jackson sit together in the South Quad dining hall for late night pizza on Feb 5.

EIU dining halls missing ingredient lists

Bryce Parker, Multimedia Reporter February 18, 2025

For students trying to avoid certain ingredients, the EIU dining halls might not be the place to go.   Sophomore hospitality major Cami Jean said she has dairy sensitivity and tries to stay healthy....

Mikey Hanania Freshman. special education major swiping her panther card for lunch mon Jan 29, 2024

How much do meal plans cost?

Cam’ron Hardy, News Editor February 13, 2024

Students with a meal plan pay around $8 per meal when they swipe into a dining hall, said Executive Director of University Housing & Dining Services Mark Hudson. Eastern currently holds five meal...

Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.

COLUMN: An Ode to The Snack-Bringer

Will Padgett, Columnist March 31, 2023

So I have been working in the library for a full academic year at this point and I have just got to say: the individual who drops off the free snacks is an angel.   My car could explode and I could...

For the first 100 customers, store franchisee and owner Krishna Patel handed out free insulated tumblers. Krishna said they were looking at Charleston for a long time and were trying to find the right location. “We’re looking forward to working with the community, college, everyone,” Krishna said.

Charleston’s running on Dunkin’

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2022

Students and “townies” alike descended on Charleston’s new Dunkin’ location this morning, lining up outside ahead of the 8 a.m. opening. Around 30 customers arrived before the doors opened, but...

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