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Eastern will interview four candidates to replace the current University President for Eastern, David Glassman. Those candidates include, Jay Gatrell (left), David Brennen (top middle), Michael Godard (bottom middle), and Diana Rogers-Adkinson.
Eastern to announce new president Friday
Graphic of student population.
Eastern’s on campus student population increases
Napoleon Electronic Music Festival event to come, more this week
Napoleon Electronic Music Festival event to come, more this week
At Lunchbox Voodoos Open Mic Night event Friday night, the band Absent Ground performs multiple cover songs as one of the first acts of the night.
Lunchbox Voodoo hosts open-mic night
Daisha Mitchell (right), a junior health sciences major, walks with fellow students in protest of recent police brutality in Memphis, Tenn., which killed Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, according to CNN. The group walked around 20 minutes from Andrews Hall to the front of Old Main Saturday afternoon.
Students protest in response to Tyre Nichols’ death
Zaria Flippin, a sophomore sports media relations major, records her podcast called Sportz Shortz in the Booth Library study room. Flippins podcast is centered around news occuring in sports and gives her opinions and previews on the topic on Friday afternoon.
Flippin says her grandfather sparked her love for sports
Assistant coach Mariah King and the rest of the team come together during a timeout at their basketball game vs. Southeast Missouri in Lantz Arena Saturday afternoon.
Eastern gives Black athletes positive experiences
Eastern guard, Lariah Washington (22), breaks a double team against Southeast Missouri Redhawks guard, Jaliyah Green (24), and another Redhawks player. The Panthers won 63-57 against the Redhawks in Lantz Arena on Saturday.
Washington’s leadership in fourth quarter helps EIU remain undefeated
The womens basketball team cheers for fellow players after scoring during the womens basketball game against the Rowdy Raiders at Lantz Arena Monday afternoon. The Panthers won 96-67 against the Rowdy Raiders. The Panthers have won seven games in row.
Panthers 8-0 in OVC play for the first time since 2013
After number 20 Emily Wilcox, a junior middle blocker, reconvenes with her team after successfully blocking a spike from UT Martin Skyhawk players during the volleyball game at Lantz Arena Friday afternoon. Wilcox had 6 blocks and scored 7.5 points. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Skyhawks.
Women athletes on campus talk being STEM majors
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ an undebatable classic
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Learning is supposed to hurt, it is how we grow
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: Pears are the worst fruit
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: From campground to college, science and tech changed little
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: What would have happened?
EDITORIAL: Believe scientists about science issues
EDITORIAL: Believe scientists about science issues
Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., write important messages on posters and encourage others to as well, to hold up while walking in the march for the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. program on Monday evening.
EDITORIAL: Commemorate buildings with meaning
This is the conveyor belt from the folding unit which conveys the cut and folds into the newspaper that comes off the printing press line.
EDITORIAL: One year later of weekly content
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs more holiday inclusivity
EDITORIAL: Eastern needs more holiday inclusivity
A wheelchair in front of a flight of stairs outside of Lantz Arena on Nov. 18 at Eastern.
EDITORIAL: Students with disabilities should not have to fend for themselves
Drew Coffey is a sophomore television/video production major. He can be reached at akcoffey@eiu.edu or 217-581-2812.
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ an undebatable classic
Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: Learning is supposed to hurt, it is how we grow
Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.
COLUMN: Pears are the worst fruit
Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
COLUMN: From campground to college, science and tech changed little
Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.
COLUMN: What would have happened?
Madelyn Kidd is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Meet the new Editor-in-Chief for the new semester
letter to the editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: UPD failed me, do not let them fail others
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Coles County Faith-Based Coalition for Racial Justice thankful for Douglas Hall name change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Coles County Faith-Based Coalition for Racial Justice thankful for Douglas Hall name change
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 1978 EIU Championship Football Team members forced to pay for a ticket to the Homecoming game
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I love when Brother Jed comes to campus
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I love when Brother Jed comes to campus
Jaedah Franks, a sophomore biological sciences major, is congratulated by Yolanda Williams after being crowned Miss Black EIU 2022 on Saturday in the Grand Ballroom.
Annual Miss Black EIU pageant to be canceled
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 16: I, Tonya, feat. Special Guest
Swathi Nayani, Hemanth Naga Payyavula, and Supriya Toodi, all computer technology graduate students from India, share the runway for the fashion show part of Global Culture Night in the Grand Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
International students share cultures at Global Culture Night
The first play in the New Works Festival called On Pointe, features a young man who dances in ballet and struggles with having a disapproving father who judges him for being a man in ballet in the Theatre of Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Theatre students to perform original plays
The percussionist part of the Panther Marching Band perform two different pieces, the first from Cuba, and the second from Brazil, at the Dia De Los Muertos Gala.
Percussionists dream to teach music to next generation
Abigail Riti, a freshman psychology major, Riley Bauer, a junior english major, and Silas Roemer, a freshman physics major, find sticks to use as the arms for the final touches of their snowman named Byobert in the Library Quad Wednesday afternoon.
THROUGH THE LENS: Students build Byobert the snowman
Olivia Enlow, a freshman theater major, rehearses lines as an understudy for Calliope, one of the nine muses, in Xanadu in The Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: “Xanadu” week four rehearsal
Kyle Thomas (24), a freshman center, puts the ball up into the basket with a layup, scoring a total of 8 points during the Eastern game vs. Northern Illinois University. The Panthers lost to the Huskies 90-70 in Lantz Arena Wednesday night.
THROUGH THE LENS: Panthers vs. Huskies
Conor Baltz, the director of operations at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, hangs glass bulb ornaments onto the seasonal Christmas tree in preparation of Doudnas Holiday Fest Tuesday afternoon. Students Zak Wagner, a senior music major, and Hannah Wellbaum, a graduate student studying clinical counseling, help put hooks on ornaments to hand to Baltz.
THROUGH THE LENS: Holiday Fest-ivity preparations
Guard Yaakema Rose Jr. (4), yells in excitement after center player Nick Ellington (11), dunks the ball during their game vs. Illinois State University. The Panthers lost to the Redbirds 54-49 in Lantz Arena.
THROUGH THE LENS: Panthers vs. Redbirds, first home game of season
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 17: The Shining
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 16: I, Tonya, feat. Special Guest
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 15 : The Maze Runner
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 14: Batman Returns feat. Special Guest
two dudes talk movies
Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 13: The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Volleyball seeking revenge against SIUE

Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor • October 25, 2016

The Eastern volleyball team will face off against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars in a mid-week Ohio Valley Conference match on Wednesday night. Eastern split its road matches this past weekend...

Column: Panther volleyball far from what it was one year ago

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • October 24, 2016

On Oct. 24, 2015 the Eastern volleyball team knocked off undefeated Murray State for its eighth win in the Ohio Valley Conference. One year removed from that monumental win, the Panthers look like...

Eastern volleyball up and down in weekend matches

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • October 23, 2016

The Eastern volleyball team had an opportunity to make up some ground in the conference standings over the weekend, but was unable to take full advantage of that. The Panthers returned to action...

Column: Volleyball team struggling in OVC play

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • October 17, 2016

  After being projected to finish fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference this season, the Eastern volleyball team has struggled to live up to that. With a lack of seniors and injuries, the Panthers...

Volleyball team closes out home stand

October 12, 2016

With a seven-match home losing streak on the line, the Eastern volleyball team has an opportunity to turn its season around. The Panthers hit the court again this weekend for two matches in Lantz...

Opportunities available for young Eastern volleyball team

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • October 10, 2016

The Eastern volleyball team has lost eight of its last 10 games, but is suffering from more than just its losses. One of the Panthers best players and the Division I leader in triple-doubles, sophomore...

Smith’s passion for the game of volleyball helps her be strong leader on court

Maria Baldwin, Features Writer • September 28, 2016

  When an athlete has the genes to be great, it’s not very hard for them to find the sport they are destined to play. Some athletes, sophomore right side hitter and setter Taylor Smith...

Volleyball team hits road for I-70 rivalry

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • September 26, 2016

  With three straight losses looming in the air, the Eastern volleyball team turns to a local rivalry for a chance at turning this season around. The Panthers hit the road Tuesday night...

Panthers fall in first OVC match

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • September 21, 2016

  After earning just three wins in its first 14 matches, the Eastern volleyball team faced an opportunity to start over with the start of conference play. But the Panthers got off to a rough...

Volleyball team to begin OVC play at Edwardsville

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • September 20, 2016

  It is not how you start; it is how you finish. That is what the Eastern volleyball will hope to follow as it closes the book on the non-conference slate of its schedule. The Panthers...

Red-shirt freshman Gina Furlin sets up a teammate during the Panthers match against Butler on Aug. 30, 2016, in Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost 2-3.

Volleyball team finishes up non-conference play

Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter • September 18, 2016

It was all or nothing for the Eastern volleyball team the past few days as it wrapped up the final weekend of non-conference play for the season. The Panthers showed two sides in the tournament, winning...

Smith brings one year of experience to help Panthers

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor • August 30, 2016

There is not one senior on the Eastern volleyball team, which means players are looking for guidance from younger teammates, including sophomore Taylor Smith and junior Maria Brown. Red-shirt junior...

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