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

University Police Department Chief Kent Martin hopes to begin training of ALICE, an active shooter response program on the campus of Eastern. The program, according to its website is the No. 1 active shooter civilian response training for organizations. Martin said you does not have to look far to see the benefits of the program.

UPD to expand use of ALICE

Chrissy Miller, News Editor October 3, 2017

After becoming a certified ALICE trainer, University Police Chief Kent Martin now plans to expand the use of the program throughout the campus community. ALICE is a training program that helps educate...

UPD, CPD collaborate for active shooter response training

Leon Mire, Associate News Editor March 19, 2017

The University Police Department and Charleston Police Department used McAfee Gym Tuesday and Thursday over spring break to train officers for active shooter scenarios. Brett Compton, patrol officer...

Joel Stewart, the new university police officer, is sworn in by Lynette Drake, the interim vice president for student affairs earlier this month.

New officer hopes to be good face for UPD

Chrissy Miller, Staff Reporter October 20, 2016

Though he has lived in Charleston his whole life, new university police officer Joel Stewart said he was never really around Eastern’s campus growing up. That changed when he got the position and...

Last year students receive 12,000 parking citations

Last year students receive 12,000 parking citations

Roberto Hodge, Multicultural Editor October 1, 2014

Students received more than 12,000 parking citations on campus last year over the course of the fall, spring and summer semesters. Parking without a permit and parking without a valid permit for the...

The University Police Department will begin routinely checking and ticketing parking lots. Violators will be ticketed $20.

University police to begin ticketing parking lots

August 26, 2014

Starting Wednesday, the University Police Department officers will be ticketing vehicles without the correct parking pass in the faculty and staff parking areas. People who park in the staff parking...

Officer Kent Jones of the University Police Department escorts fire fighters into the physical science building in response to an activated fire alarm at about 2 p.m.  Saturday.

Humidity triggers fire alarm in physical science building

Roberto Hodge, Multicultural Editor August 23, 2014

The Charleston Fire Department and University Police Department responded to the activated alarm at about 2 p.m. Saturday in the Physical Science Building. David Viertel, a geography professor, was...

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