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

Eastern senior travels to D.C. for historic march

Leon Mire, Associate News Editor January 23, 2017

  Though Eastern students participated in protest marches in Illinois the day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a few chose to travel halfway across the nation to join the...

Ashley Denton, a sophomore at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, holds a sign in support of women’s rights at the Women’s March in Champaign on Saturday. Denton said she felt empowered by marching and was excited to do so. “This is the time to rise up and do something,” Denton said.

Charleston residents show solidarity in Champaign

Analicia Haynes, Online Editor January 23, 2017

  It was 10 a.m., and already a large, overwhelming crowd swarmed the West Side Park in Champaign. Strangers became friends as people leaned up against trees and statues, creating signs with...

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