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

Mental health in focus

September 10, 2018

As the country observed National Suicide Prevention Day yesterday, we at The Daily Eastern News kept in mind, just like we always have, the importance of suicide prevention. Depression, anxiety, loneliness...

Sleep presentation aims to put students to rest

Jasmine Terry, Contributing Writer April 1, 2018

As part of a Healthy Spring Wellness series, the Health Education Resource Center will give a presentation on sleep. “Snoozin’ like a Panther” is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Recreation...

Progress is a process; take health one step at a time

Abbey Whittington, Junior Journalism Major November 2, 2017

When I wake up in the morning feeling sleep deprived, my eyelids carry the same heaviness as my heart. When my deafening alarm blares, I sink into a deep, suffocating sand. I do not face the...

Column: Health, fitness can be attainable

Georgia Danos, Staff Reporter September 13, 2016

Many people today want to be healthy, but do they know what to do in order to get that point? It always seems difficult to dedicate time slots to working out, finding nutritious food and getting enough...

Column: Be the ‘more loving one’

Abigail Carlin, Copy Editor September 9, 2016

On the last day of my junior year of high school, I was presented with the “More Loving One” award. My English teacher, Mr. R, created this award for me because I reminded him of the last two lines...

Column: College does not have to be four years

Nicole Kink, Staff Reporter August 25, 2016

Coming back to Eastern is always something I continuously look forward to. Summer break always seemed to feel too long to me. Many times I found myself counting down the days until I could finally be reunited...

Column: Being bad at something can be therapeutic, a healthy escape

Cassie Buchman, News Editor August 22, 2016

I do not have the greatest track record when it comes to instruments. I quit playing the piano at age 11, the violin after two years, and I will not go into the disaster that was the recorder. So it...

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