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 Illinois University President Davis Glassman speaks during the Sept. 10, 2021 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Grand Ballroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. He announced his intention to reconvene the Naming Comittee during the meeting on Sept. 10.

BOT approves AFSCME contracts

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief September 12, 2021

Eastern's Board of Trustees approved two contracts for members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union that represents Eastern's building service workers, cooks,...

Severe weather warning issued until this Friday

Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor August 21, 2019

Unfavorable weather on the second day of the semester called for umbrellas, rain coats and rain boots. The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Coles County, among other areas...

Documentary about life at Eastern to premiere Thursday

Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2019

EIU: This Is Who We Are, a documentary about Eastern told by people who have a connection to the university, will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday on WEIU-TV and will stream online at www.weiu.net. Twenty-six...

WEIU’s Everett Lau: ‘bundle up’ for weekend weather

Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor January 9, 2019

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of central, east central, southeast and west central Illinois. Wind chills are expected to be in the single digits early...

Mediafest to showcase all forms of student media

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 14, 2015

Students will get to learn about how to get involved in student media and internships at Mediafest at 3:30 p.m. in Buzzard Hall on the second floor atrium, Thursday. Liz Viall, a Journalism professor,...

WEIU to present Charleston’s story

Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor September 10, 2015

WEIU-TV will broadcast their latest project, “Charleston: This is Our Story,” focusing on the residents of the Charleston community and their unique stories, on Thursday. In fall 2014, WEIU featured...

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