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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

Senior radio and audio production major Aidan Grady (left) and WEIU News Director Kelly Goodwin (right)  discuss the preliminary details for an upcoming story.

Celebrating WHAM at EIU

Alexis Moore-Jones and Jacob Hamm March 29, 2024

To honor the achievements made by women in American history, the month of March is designated Women’s History Month.  Here at Eastern, there have been hundreds if not thousands of women who have...

Chloe Proffitt

COLUMN: Female athletes are just as capable as male

Chloe Proffitt, Sports Reporter March 25, 2024

My whole life I have done sports.  Sports have the power to inspire and change, especially when it comes to women. There are so many women in sports, whether it’s in the media or on the field, court...

Different perspectives at Society of Women's Engineers meeting

Different perspectives at Society of Women’s Engineers meeting

Jacob Hamm, Reporter March 16, 2024

Confidence and success were the main themes of a presentation during the Society of Women Engineers monthly meeting Wednesday evening. Allison Henrichs, an Eastern alumni, was the guest speaker for the...

Spring 2024 staff portrait of Payton Liggins.

COLUMN: My journey from shot put to sports media

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter March 1, 2024

“Women’s sports are not as entertaining.” “Women’s sports are not aggressive.” “You throw like a girl.” “Women in sports don’t count.” Ever heard those before? I have and I’m...

Ky Newson (left) and Angie Hunt (right) laugh as Hunt gives a speech about Newson before presenting her with the 2020 Women of Achievement Awards Wednesday evening at 7th Street Underground.

Women’s, gender, sexuality awards shines light on The Kadie Project

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 31, 2023

Ky Newson was presented with the 2020 Women of Achievement Award at the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Awards Ceremony by a close friend, Angie Hunt. Hunt also gave a heartfelt speech while giving...

Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: As a man, why should I care about Women’s History Month?

Trent Jonas, Columnist March 6, 2023

As a white, middle-aged man, I understand that I have not experienced the same systemic oppression and discrimination that women have faced throughout history. Nor do I think that acknowledging as much...

EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not

EDITORIAL: Women in journalism numbers rising, sexist views not

Editorial Board March 1, 2023

The women at The News have had a myriad of experiences as women in the journalism field in our short time in the work field. We have also witnessed the experiences of other women journalists as well. While...

EIU professor says women's history needs to be understood

EIU professor says women’s history needs to be understood

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 1, 2023

Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz is a professor of history and runs the history with teacher licensure program. She is also affiliated faculty with women, gender and sexuality studies. Laughlin-Schultz said she...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Black women are the blueprint

Kyla Moton, Columnist February 27, 2023

As an African American woman, I have always grown up around Black women and girls. I was always fascinated with the way my mom, aunts, and older female cousins would style their hair, the music they listened...

Crystal Valentine, the guest speaker for the Poetry-ish Women’s History Month event, reads her poem about how the Kardashian family culturally appropiate Black women on Thursday night in Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

THROUGH THE LENS: Poetry-ish

Janiya Fair, Photographer March 31, 2022

Katja Benz

COLUMN: Dear society, this is what it means to be a woman in America

Katja Benz, Columnist March 7, 2022

Women’s history month started last week. While we have made great strides in equality for all gender identities, there’s something that hasn't been so equal: safety. When we see women in the media,...

'Little Women: the Broadway Musical' at Doudna this weekend

‘Little Women: the Broadway Musical’ at Doudna this weekend

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter March 3, 2022

Eastern’s production of “Little Women: the Broadway Musical” premieres Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The show is taking place in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Theater....

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