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

Ellen Dooley is a junior special education standard major. and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Different types of content coming your way in the Opinions Section

Ellen Dooley, Opinions Editor August 25, 2023

My name is Ellen Dooley and I am so excited to be back for my second year as Opinions Editor! I am a junior special education standard major and this is my last year on campus (woohoo!). In about a...

Staff profile for Zaria.

Column: Improvement and wider coverage for Eastern sports coming this year

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor August 24, 2023

Hey! My name is Zaria Flippin, and I am the new Head Sports Editor at The News. I am also the Editor-in-Chief of The Warbler. I am a junior majoring in sports media relations and minoring in social...

Staff profile for Robert.

Letter from the Editor: New staff, changes, and more to come

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief August 21, 2023

When I joined The News two years ago I knew instantly I wanted to become Editor-in-Chief due to those around me who influenced and helped me fall in love with journalism.  This will be my third year...

Madelyn Kidd is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or mekidd@eiu.edu.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: I am not weak

Madelyn Kidd, Editor-in-Chief April 19, 2023

I have never publicly told anyone this, but reporting on other students sharing their experiences on sexual assault and harassment made me want to do the same.   When I was 18-years-old at my first...

Madelyn Kidd is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Meet the new Editor-in-Chief for the new semester

Madelyn Kidd, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2023

For the Spring 2023 semester, I am at two very exciting points in my life. One, this is my (hopefully) last semester before I graduate. But more importantly I am living my dream of being Editor-in-Chief...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The end of my reign of terror

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The end of my reign of terror

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2022

About four years ago, Analicia Haynes took a chance on a brand-new baby freshman and made her Associate News Editor for the Daily Eastern News. Last night, after four years of holding editorial positions...

Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday

Letter from the Editor: How we covered the car wreck Sunday

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2021

Multiple questions have been brought to The News about how we covered the news of the car wreck Sunday afternoon and why we chose to cover it the way we did. As Editor-in-Chief and one of the three...

Letter from the editor: Thanks for everything

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2019

This is it. My tenure as editor-in-chief for a remarkable newspaper has reached an end. Of course, it’s a little bittersweet. Why wouldn’t it be? It has certainly been an interesting year, and...

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