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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

COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major

COLUMN: It is okay to switch your major

Kierstyn Budz, Columnist September 29, 2023

I have been at Eastern since the Fall of 2019. Yeah, I know, a long time it feels like. In that time, I have gone to college before and after COVID-19, went through teacher strikes, and changed my major...

College 101: Tips for the struggling student

Logan Raschke, News Editor January 14, 2019

The English department and Student Success Center shared advice and tips for students struggling in their classes. While the deadline to add full-term courses for the Spring 2019 semester has passed,...

CAA to vote on revisions to majors

Brooke Schwartz, News Editor November 14, 2018

The Council on Academic Affairs will meet Thursday in the Edgar Room of Booth Library at 2 p.m. to discuss six action items ranging from a revised major to new courses. A new course titled ‘NTR 3500:...

Support, don’t shame college students

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist October 17, 2018

If there is anything in the whirlwind of college that disappoints me most, it is major-shaming. Too often I witness or overhear college students judge their fellow college students for what area of study...

CAA approves new major

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor October 20, 2016

The Council on Academic Affairs approved a new interdisciplinary health communication major at its meeting Tuesday. Stephen King, chair of the communication studies department, said the new major is...

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