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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

Members of the Newman Catholic Center Roy Lanham, the director of campus ministry, Brianna Bartosz, a senior communications disorder sciences major, and Erin Zurek, a graduate student studying communication disorder sceinces bring water from Lake Charleston to Sister City Park after walking a mile there and back Friday afternoon. Zurek has been doing this for three years and hopes that people will help contribute to the cause. Its just an hour out of our day, Zurek said. We didnt even walk that far compared to like how other people who dont have reliable access to water, who would have had to walk in order to survive.

Fundraiser for access to clean water raises around $2K

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter April 8, 2022

Gray skies and cold weather provided the backdrop to the Walk for Water on Thursday evening as part of Haiti Solidarity Week.  The event saw members of the Newman Center community and the Haiti Connection...

Global Justice Week set to inform students on protecting Earth, people

Kaitlyn Ebert, Staff Reporter April 16, 2018

Global Justice Week, which takes place Tuesday through Thursday on campus, is set to include a series of events used to inform students about protecting the earth’s environment and its people. The...

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