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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

Members of the Newman Catholic Center Roy Lanham, the director of campus ministry, Brianna Bartosz, a senior communications disorder sciences major, and Erin Zurek, a graduate student studying communication disorder sceinces bring water from Lake Charleston to Sister City Park after walking a mile there and back Friday afternoon. Zurek has been doing this for three years and hopes that people will help contribute to the cause. Its just an hour out of our day, Zurek said. We didnt even walk that far compared to like how other people who dont have reliable access to water, who would have had to walk in order to survive.

Fundraiser for access to clean water raises around $2K

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter April 8, 2022

Gray skies and cold weather provided the backdrop to the Walk for Water on Thursday evening as part of Haiti Solidarity Week.  The event saw members of the Newman Center community and the Haiti Connection...

Play centered on human trafficking to come to Eastern

Monique Peterson, Contributing Writer February 27, 2020

The Newman Center and the Students for Peace and Justice will put on the free play “The True Cost: Stories of Human Trafficking” and a panel discussion Thursday with individuals who work with survivors...

40 students to spend spring break giving back

Maria Ruettiger March 7, 2019

Spring break starts March 11, and this is usually a time for people to take a break from school and enjoy their free time. However, the Newman Catholic Center has “alternative” spring break plans...

Club spreads awareness, gives back to Haiti

BreAnna Celestin, Contributing Writer March 6, 2019

The Haiti Connections Club, founded in 1989, has taken Eastern students to Haiti to help people twice every year. The organization, supported by the Newman Catholic Center, has 10 to 12 students in it...

‘Walk for a Cause’ to raise money for cancer research

Chrissy Miller, Campus Reporter November 3, 2016

Dustin McMillan, a sophomore pre-engineering major, said he was inspired by the events organizations put on during October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and decided he had to help support the cause. The...

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