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

Senate to discuss solutions to open seats

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter November 19, 2019

Eastern’s Student Senate will address plans to recruit new student senators at its 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The senate is looking...

Student body president reflects on time at Eastern

Corryn Brock, News Editor November 8, 2019

The first semester of Student Body President Carson Gordon’s term is nearing an end as well as her time as an undergraduate at Eastern. Gordon, a Mattoon native, is a senior political science major...

Student Senate to vote on 2 RSOs

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter November 6, 2019

Student Senate will vote Wednesday on the approval of two new registered student organizations at its weekly meeting in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union at 7 p.m. Samira...

Student Senate plans to pass out last drug test kits

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter October 30, 2019

Michael Perri, speaker for Student Senate, said Wednesday that because the senate was only able to pass out 6 of 100 date rape drug testing kits during this week’s tabling event because of low student...

Student Senate to vote on emergency bill

Corryn Brock, News Editor October 23, 2019

The Student Senate will vote Wednesday on an emergency bill to approve releasing funds for date rape drug testing kits. The kits will be given out to students during a “Your Campus, Your Voice”...

STAFF EDITORIAL: Think of college mental health

Staff Editorial October 14, 2019

Mental health has historically been a subject people do not focus on enough. So it’s great to hear that Student Body President Carson Gordon has an initiative to spread awareness this week at Eastern....

Student Senate to hear committee reports

Staff Report October 8, 2019

Student Senate will meet in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Wednesday at 7 p.m. The appointment of Justin Richards as Parliamentarian is included in the consent...

Tarvea Durant, a senior Finance student and the speaker of the student senate, plays the game called The Price is Right during How to Beat the Game of Life event in the Alumni Lounge in the second floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Tuesday afternoon.

Students learn about budgeting, financial responsibility

Trevin Milner, Contributing Writer April 16, 2019

Students participated in games, answered questions about budgeting and finances and were able to ask some of their own at “How to Beat the Game of Life,” put on by the student government on Tuesday....

Denim Day: Students to raise awareness about sexual assault

Logan Raschke, News Editor April 16, 2019

Student government encourages everyone to sport their best denim attire Wednesday in honor of Denim Day. Nia Douglas, a senior majoring in family and consumer sciences and the chair of student government’s...

Student Senate votes to approve all 5 budget allocation bills

Logan Raschke, News Editor April 10, 2019

Senators voted 16-0-2 to approve all five of the budget allocation bills during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday. Two senators abstained to vote because they were active members of the Apportionment...

Student Senate to vote on budget allocation bills

Logan Raschke, News Editor April 9, 2019

Student Senate will vote on five budget allocation bills during its Wednesday meeting. These bills detail how much money will go into the 2019-2020 budgets for University Board, the Student Recreation...

President Rebecca Cash, asks senators to raise their hands if they saw the new panther statue during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night at The Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student Senate tables Apportionment Board budget allocation bills

Logan Raschke, News Editor April 3, 2019

Student Senate voted to table all five of the Apportionment Board budget allocation bills to next week during its Wednesday meeting. These are the amounts the Apportionment Board is asking Student...

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