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Liam Corcoran sophomore, elementary education major and Ella Wang freshman Undecided. Eating in South Quad Dining Thursday afternoon
Dinner After Hours returns to Stevenson, dishwasher fixed in South Quad
Koria Downs, Reporter • January 17, 2025

The start of the spring semester saw new changes in the dining halls including the short use of disposable plates and cutlery and expanded dining hours. While...

Eastern had its first measurable snowfall, on the first day back on campus after Thanksgiving break. Student were prepared in winter coats for the cold weather Monday.
Negative temperatures incoming to Charleston
Aidan Cusack, Opinion Editor • January 14, 2025

On Sunday, a tongue of cold air from northwest Canada slid into the United States, putting Charleston in the midst of a polar vortex.   The Arctic...

Junior English language arts majors Josie Moore (left) and Kathryn Lanham (Right) sit on the lounge room on the second floor of Booth Library studying for their English class.
EIU students share study tips for finals season
Michelle Doty, Campus Reporter • December 3, 2024

Finals season is just around the corner for Eastern Illinois University students, and with it comes study sessions.  For many students, studying can...

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(Thumbnail Edition) Redshirt junior guard Obadiah Curtis try to make a jump shot and makes it in with a dunk shot, during The Eastern Illinois University against Earlham Quakers
EIU guard speaks on LeBron James, family inspiration in Q&A
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor • January 16, 2025

Redshirt junior guard Obadiah Curtis grew up playing basketball, but he didn’t start taking it seriously until the age of 13. Since...

Gabe Newman, Sophomore, Journalism
COLUMN: Mahomet-Seymour must leave the Apollo Conference
Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor • January 15, 2025

 Mahomet-Seymour High School needs a new athletic conference.   As the village of Mahomet continues to grow, so does the school system....

(Thumbnail Edition) Senior guard Kiyley Flowers dribbles during the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball game against Indiana State Sycamores at Groniger Arena in Charleston, Ill., Friday, Dec. 6 2024.
Senior guard finds home at Eastern after transferring twice
Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor • January 14, 2025

Kiyley Flowers has been to three universities in just four years. Her latest stop is at Eastern Illinois University, where she said...

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Gabe Newman, Sophomore, Journalism
COLUMN: Mahomet-Seymour must leave the Apollo Conference
Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor • January 15, 2025

 Mahomet-Seymour High School needs a new athletic conference.   As the village of Mahomet continues to grow, so does the school system....

Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
COLUMN: ‘Time Cut:’ cutting into your valuable time
Luke Brewer, Reporter • December 5, 2024

“Time Cut” lives up to its name as a film that cuts into your valuable time that could be well-spent elsewhere.  The Netflix film...

Gunnar Olson, Senior, Journalism.
COLUMN: Pokémon TCG Pocket, we need to talk
Gunnar Olson, Editor-in-Chief • November 20, 2024

On Oct. 30, the Pokémon Company International released the mobile game Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket globally.    As someone...

Old Main is getting festive with trees in the main lobby on the first floor decorated with different ornaments Monday.
Charleston Community Theatre begins holiday festivities 
Luke Brewer, Reporter • December 6, 2024

Charleston Community Theatre is kicking off the holiday season with the comedy play “The Christmas Spirit” by Frederick Stroppel and...

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism
COLUMN: ‘The Intruder:’ nothing you haven’t seen before
Cam'ron Hardy, Senior Reporter • November 18, 2024

'The Intruder' is nothing out of the ordinary. It's the same plot that you've seen dozens of times and something that you shrug off and forget...

Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
COLUMN: ‘We Live in Time:’ an emotional story told out of time
Luke Brewer, Reporter • November 14, 2024

Emotionally gripping and intimate is the best way to describe “We Live in Time.”  The film follows the story of Tobias (Andrew Garfield)...

The EIU Reserve Officers' Training Corps loads the first group of cadets onto the Chinook aircraft for a ride around Charleston before landing back to the ground on Thursday. The ride was part of an aviation lab for cadets to learn what it was like to be on an aircraft.
THROUGH THE LENS: ROTC brings Chinook to EIU’s campus
Sia DeyKoontz, Photo Editor • November 9, 2024

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