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

Student government voting begins April 1

Logan Raschke, News Editor March 28, 2019

Eastern students will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite candidates for student government’s executive board and Student Senate starting April 1. Voting begins at 8 a.m. on April 1 and...

Indian Student Association approved as RSO

Logan Raschke, News Editor March 27, 2019

Student Senate voted unanimously to approve the Indian Student Association as an official registered student organization during its meeting Wednesday night. Executive Vice President Zac Cohen said...

Student Senate hears safety walk results

Logan Raschke, News Editor March 20, 2019

Seth Yeakel, chair of student government’s external relations committee, presented the results of 2018’s Fall Safety Walk in a report to the Student Senate during its Wednesday meeting. The senate...

Senators laugh with each other while discussing their individual plans for Spring Break Wednesday night at the Student Senate meeting in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student Senate approves formation of Judicial Research Committee

Logan Raschke, News Editor March 7, 2019

Student Senate approved the creation of a Judicial Research Committee to create job descriptions for future student judges during its Wednesday meeting. The main goal of the Judicial Research Committee,...

Tess McArthy, University Board coordinator, adresses Student Senate about applying for a University Board position Wednesday night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Senate tables vote to form Judicial Research Committee

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 27, 2019

Student Senate voted to table bill 18-19-07, which would approve the formation of a Judicial Research Committee, to next week’s hearing. Senators also voted to approve resolution 18-19-07, which serves...

Senators sit during the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Council to be utilized to decide on BLM flag alternatives

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 20, 2019

Sophia Sarver, a graduate assistant for the Student Life Office, said the alternatives to the Black Lives Matter Flag that Student Senate voted on during their Dec. 5 hearing will not be decided until...

Student Senate approves 3 RSOs, confirms new RSO creation process

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 13, 2019

Student Senate voted to approve InterVarsity as a new registered student organization, one they originally tabled during last week’s hearing because the constitution and student representation were contradictory,...

New members for Student Senate are sworn in Wednesday night at the meeting in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student Senate votes to approve 7 out of 9 RSOs

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 6, 2019

Student Senate approved seven out of nine student organizations proposed at the hearing Wednesday night. The Senate voted to table the remaining two student organizations until next week’s hearing. Approved...

Alicia Matusiak, the Student Vice President of Student Affairs, swears in the new student deans at Wednesday night’s student senate meeting in the Arcola-Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student Senate votes down endorsing BLM Flag, votes to find alternatives instead

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2018

The Student Senate voted to consider alternatives instead of raising the Black Lives Matter flag in the South Quad during African-American Heritage Month. The resolution also calls for the creation of...

Student Senate to vote on BLM flag resolution

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2018

The Student Senate will approve one of four resolutions pertaining to the Black Lives Matter flag initiative 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Senate...

4 resolutions regarding BLM flag presented to Student Senate

Analicia Haynes , Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2018

Four different resolutions were introduced to the Student Senate Wednesday regarding what members should recommend doing with the Black Live Matter Flag Initiative on behalf of the student body. Morgan...

Student Senate approves emergency bills

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2018

A timeline and several deadlines were created for the process and potential recommendations and suggestions regarding the placement of a Black Lives Matter flag underneath the American Flag in the South...

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