National Guard students talk Veterans Day
Austen Brown, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2019
Veterans Day is being commemorated all over the country as well as at Eastern, where student National Guard members have various opinions on the holiday. Mackenzie Maslowski, a junior psychology major and Illinois Army National Guard soldier, said Veterans Day provides an opportunity to pay homage t...
EIU Wind Symphony to perform Veteran’s Day salute
Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor
November 8, 2019
Veterans and active military members will be celebrated by the EIU Wind Symphony Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The annual Veteran’s Day concert is called “Call to Duty: A Veteran’s Day Salute” and is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased in th...
Legion of Valor Cross awarded to Eastern cadet during Veterans Day service
Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor
November 12, 2017
It all started with a desire to help people. That is what Joseph Winkler, an Eastern Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet said Friday morning after receiving The Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement during the Veterans Day Ceremony in Old Main. Winkler led the ceremony, introducing...
Thank a veteran for our 1st Amendment rights
Staff Report
November 9, 2017
Written on parchment paper and stored in the national archives, our nation’s rulebook survives to this day. Over 200 years old, it works as a guideline for this country and holds it together with 26 amendments that guarantee our freedom and liberties. As journalists, we think highly of the constitution...
3rd-graders to come to Eastern for Veterans Day
AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter
November 9, 2017
Students in a third grade class at Carl Sandburg Elementary School will come to Booth Library to present a class reading in honor of Veterans Day. Michele McDaniel, coordinator of the Ballenger Teachers Center, said the students of teacher Suzie Bosler’s third grade class have been coming annually...
Veterans Day ceremony to honor veterans, families
Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter
November 7, 2017
Eastern’s Veterans Day ceremony will honor not only veterans, but also those who support them at 10:30 a.m. on Friday in Old Main’s Cougill Foyer. Jennifer Sipes, the special assistant to the vice president for student affairs, said the ceremony is a part of Eastern’s history. “It’s a...
Veterans Day ceremony reflects students’ service
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
November 13, 2016
Eastern veterans reflected on their time in the military, and the university honored them at its annual Veterans Day ceremony. Students, veterans and Charleston residents filled the seats of the Cougill Foyer in Old Main to hear speeches, the national anthem and prayers for veterans. The...
Speeches, donations, demonstrations to honor veterans
Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2016
A table found in cafeterias from military branches across the country that signifies Prisoners of War and servicemen and women who were Missing in Action will be recreated on Veterans Day. About 27 third-graders from Carl Sandburg Elementary School will symbolically set this table during...
Veterans Day ceremony honors with a bang
Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
November 11, 2015
The annual Veterans Day ceremony ended with a bang after the three volleys were fired off by the cadets of the Eastern Army ROTC Cannon Crew Wednesday morning at Old Main. The volleys were followed by “Taps,” played by Michael Eckardt, a music major and trumpet player. Cadet Jacob Trigleth,...
Week long events to honor veterans
Lynnsey Veach, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2015
The Military Student Assistance Center will be hosting a variety of events this week to honor veterans, inviting civilians to acknowledge people who have or are currently serving their country. The first will be the Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony, which will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Old...
MIA table honors fallen soldiers
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
November 9, 2015
A plate, with a lemon wedge and salt to signify the loss of veterans, sat on the table of the bridge lounge in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. A wineglass was inverted to show that the soldier would not be present and the candle, which was unable to be lit because of university regulations...
Call of Duty concert to honor Veterans
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
November 4, 2015
Submitted Photo Eastern’s Wind Symphony and Concert Band will have their Veteran’s Day concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The concert is titled “Call Of Duty: A Veteran’s Day,” and will feature a variety of music to paying tribute ...
