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Chairman of the Coles County Democratics Mac White gives a speech about jobs at the May Day rally protesting the current administration in honor of workers in Morton Park on Saturday.
Charleston community holds speeches at May Day protest
Jason Coulombe, Assistant News Editor • May 5, 2025

Editor's Note: Mac White has been correctly identified. He is the chairman of the Coles County Democrats, not the Coles County Board. Members of the...

Emergency personal responded to Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon Friday afternoon, May 2, 2025, for a car crash. Mattoon Police Chief Sam Gaines said the force is investigating a potential DUI.
One dead, one injured from crash into Mattoon nursing home
Luke Brewer, News Editor • May 2, 2025

One resident died and another was injured after a man driving a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder crashed into Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, 201 Lafayette Ave. E. in Mattoon,...

Marie Mullinax performed in the theatre department's performance of Children of Eden on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on Nov. 1, 2023.
Senior’s last hooray for Cabaret
Cam'ron Hardy, Reporter • April 30, 2025

Marie Mullinax, a senior theatre major, performed in her last Doudna performance of her Eastern career this weekend, which was met with bittersweet feelings.  Growing...

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Zaria Flippin
COLUMN: Top 10 EIU athletics moments in the 2024-2025 season
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor • May 7, 2025

Wow. It’s been a year full of EIU athletics. From football’s performance against Indiana State to the women’s basketball 100-point...

Running back, redshirt Freshman  Jacarre Fleming  takes the ball running during Football pratice at O'Braine stadium on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Charleston Ill.
Panther running back shares meaning behind nickname in Q&A
Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter • May 7, 2025

Redshirt freshman running back Jacarre Fleming is in his second year with the Panthers.  Fleming started playing flag football at...

Senior, guard NaKyel Shelton, makes a free point during the game against the Tennessee State Tigers at Groniger Arena on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Charleston Ill. Panthers lost 66-49.
Panthers of the Semester: NaKyel Shelton, Macy McGlone, Marqus McGlothan
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor • May 6, 2025

The male Panther of the Semester is going to NaKyel Shelton from the men's basketball team. The senior guard from Chicago started...

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The finished and tied newspapers stacked on top of each other ready to be dispersed throughout campus buildings.
EDITORIAL: Now is the time. Stand with free press
Editorial Board May 2, 2025

Editor's Note: This editorial has been updated from the one run in the Daily Eastern News print edition as a result of the executive...

Drew Farrell
COLUMN: RFK Jr. is wrong about autism
Drew Farrell, Sports Reporter • May 1, 2025

Last Thursday, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. made false statements about autism.   He...

Tyrone Naylor
COLUMN: Food is too consistent on campus
Tyrone Naylor, Reporter • April 24, 2025

When attending any type of university, food is one of the main sources of nutrition we rely on to get us through the day. But what if I...

Students perform in the play, "Squirrels Against Students," for the New Works Festival on April 8 in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Eastern students direct plays at New Works Festival
Cam'ron Hardy, Reporter • April 15, 2025

The New Works Festival, formerly known as New Works Symposium, is a way for students to premiere their dedication to the world of theatre.  It’s...

Senior music major Joseph Tucker performs his written song "Alarm Clock" during Open Mic night during the Liberation Mic event at the EIU Cultural House.
Liberation Mic presents Eastern-based performances
Koria Downs, Reporter • April 14, 2025

Editor's Note: J Three's name was corrected from MJ Three.  Eastern Illinois University’s Students for Socialism hosted Liberation Mic...

Students, staff and parents join together in the Tarble Arts Center to award undergraduate EIU student work and to view the artwork of undergrads and graduate students from on Saturday.
Tarble Arts Center features EIU student, graduate student artwork
Koria Downs, Reporter • April 8, 2025

Eastern Illinois University's Tarble Arts Center opened its spring exhibition by featuring artwork of Eastern’s undergrad and graduate students...

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