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

COLUMN: Writers strike ends, but is it really over?

COLUMN: Writer’s strike ends, but is it really over?

Jade Maxwell, Columnist October 2, 2023

Welcome to another week of the Catch-Up, the column where I fill you in on the goods from pop culture and dish out my opinions about it. This past week, the Writers Guild of America officially ended...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Coming to an end

Kyla Moton, Columnist April 17, 2023

With the suspension of the strike in effect, I am very glad that our professors have made the decision to end the strike for a while to allow us as students to get back into the classroom. It has been...

EIU-UPI had their third day of picketing for a fair contract Monday morning at Old Main.

EIU athletics reacts to EIU-UPI strike

Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor April 12, 2023

The Eastern Illinois athletics department has continued to function normally during Eastern’s chapter of University of Professionals, EIU-UPI, strike.  The strike is entering its third day and has...

A bar graph showing Easterns top ten highest paid head coaches in the athletics department in 2022.

Eastern’s top ten highest paid head coaches

Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor April 12, 2023

Head Eastern Illinois football coach Chris Wilkerson has the highest paid salary of the head coaches in the Eastern athletics department in 2022 and makes 12.96% more than the second paid highest coach.  In...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: We need support for our professors, advisors

Kyla Moton, Columnist March 27, 2023

The end of the month and the stretch before the end of the semester is coming around. The one thing being discussed in all of my classes currently is whether or not my professors will be participating...

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