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

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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 9: Jeepers Creepers

Cam'ron Hardy and Drew Coffey November 2, 2022

Cam and Drew discuss the 2001 horror film, Jeepers Creepers. In this episode, Drew justifies his reasons as to why this is one of his favorite movies to a skeptical Cam. This is the last scary movie...

A bag of candy was offered to participants at the end of the Adventure EI-Boo scavenger hunt Saturday night.

Adventure EI-Boo lets students, families explore campus

Adriana Hernadez-Santana, Feature Junior Editor October 30, 2022

For Family Weekend and Halloween, Eastern had an Adventure EI-Boo on Saturday evening for families and friends to explore Eastern's campus to find certain items and locations. Most teams were made up...

At the L&A Family Farms haunted corn maze, a worker dressed as the character Pennywise, emerges from the cornfield to scare people walking throughout the maze in the dark Friday night.

Eastern and L&A Farms partner for Halloween haunted corn maze

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Feature Editor October 30, 2022

In honor of family weekend and Halloween, Eastern partnered with L&A Family Farm, which is located in Paris, Ill., to provide families with the haunted corn maze Friday and Saturday night. Eastern...

Emilio Zarate, a junior finance major, dresses up as Darth Vader and sings Counting Stars by One Republic for the karaoke part of the Calling All the Monsters! event, a costume party and karaoke night in 7th Street Underground. He also won the events costume contest.

Students sing in costumes at NAACP Halloween karaoke night

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Campus Reporter October 30, 2022

NAACP had its final event for NAACP Week, hosting a Halloween-themed karaoke night in 7th Street Underground on Friday night. NAACP’s week of events included fundraisers, an informational event on the...

Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Halloween: a retrospective (and what to expect for the future)

Trent Jonas, Columnist October 29, 2022

So, because the Celtic idiots who lived 2,000 years ago thought that New Years was on November 1 instead of a week after Christmas, they came up with this shindig call Samhain, which is most decidedly...

Will Padgett is a first year graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Kit Kats are God-awful

Will Padgett, Columnist October 28, 2022

With Halloween right around the corner, I’d like to take this time to provide you all with some crucial information: Kit Kats are by far the worst candy ever. They suck. They’re the confectionary...

According to the Easterns website, the univerity has 766 students representing more than 60 countries across the world.

Halloween looks different around the world

Cam'ron Hardy, Campus Events Junior Editor October 26, 2022

Halloween is celebrated differently around the world. It is believed to be a crossover between the world of the living and the dead.   In America, Halloween was formerly known as a Sahmain, which...

Bradyn Wambach (right) and Gentry Cospy (left) hold the planchette while communicating with spirits through an ouija board at Airtight Bridge on Wednesday night, Oct. 12. The group performed a séance in the middle of Airtight Bridge in an attempt to communicate with spirits, with help from Tristen Marlow.  Some spirits include Diana Marie Riordan-Small, a resident of Bradley, Ill, who dissappeared from her home a short time before her remains were found in Airtight Bridges river bed.

Investigating Airtight Bridge

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2022
A local paranormal investigation crew looks into the site of Coles County's most haunting murder.
Will Padgett is a first year graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: President Glassman may or may not be a werewolf

Will Padgett, Columnist October 21, 2022

After an exhaustive and completely unfabricated investigation on my part, I have come to the conclusion that there is a 50/50 chance that President Glassman is a werewolf. While this may come as a shock...

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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 7: It (2017)

Drew Coffey and Cam'ron Hardy October 17, 2022

Cam and Drew discuss the 2017 horror film, It.

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