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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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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 game against Morehead State, here are my top 10 moments from the...

Patrick Schmitz

COLUMN: Bring back region-based conferences

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Photo Editor April 29, 2025

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an ever-changing landscape. It recently changed last year when the Pac-12 Conference got dismantled and conferences became less regional.   Conferences...

Drew Farrell

COLUMN: You should start cycling

Drew Farrell, Sports Reporter April 28, 2025

With spring officially upon us, cycling season also begins for anyone who enjoys the exercise.  I have enjoyed riding my bike for well over 10 years. I have found cycling to be a lot easier and more...

Drew Farrell

COLUMN: The NFL should adopt the fourth-and-20 play

Drew Farrell, Sports Reporter March 8, 2025

Last season, the NFL overhauled its kickoff rules by eliminating the surprise onside kick.  This meant that teams could no longer catch their opponents off guard by kicking an onside kick whenever...

Cameron Thomas

COLUMN: Why the NBA ratings are down

Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

The overall game of basketball has nothing to do with the NBA ratings going down this season. If you scroll on any social media platform with the ratings topic, you will see many people talking about...

Emerson Reynolds

COLUMN: Sports media must be more positive

Emerson Reynolds, Sports Reporter February 27, 2025

Sports media is overwhelmingly negative. You might say, “Emerson, all media is negative. Turn on any news station, and you will hear about how the world is ending.”    I would say you are...

Zaria Flippin, senior, sports media relations

COLUMN: Start paying student athletes to help them live

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 13, 2024

With the evolution of name, image and likeness, college athletes across the nation are getting paid for their popularity within their respective sport. While I believe NIL is a good thing, this isn’t...

Patrick Schmitz Sophomore, Sports media Relations

COLUMN: Paying athletes could lead to roster cuts for EIU athletics

Patrick Schmitz, Associate Sports Editor November 13, 2024

The landscape of the National College Athletic Association and college athletics in general are changing. But not for the better.   The NCAA is currently getting sued by past players. With that there...

Payton Liggins, sophomore, sports media relations.

COLUMN: What went wrong with EIU football?

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter September 29, 2024

After five games in the 2024 season, the Panthers are currently 1-4 overall. Nobody expected the Panthers to start the season like this, especially after the 28-25 loss the team suffered against Lindenwood...

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...

Patrick Schmitz

COLUMN: Court storming should be a thing of the past

Patrick Schmitz, Sports Reporter March 6, 2024

Court storming in college basketball has been a tradition for years. However, people are starting to realize that it is not a great idea.  After Duke University basketball star Kyle Filipowski was...

Aidan Cusack

COLUMN: Court storming needs to stay

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter March 6, 2024

There are 1.8 seconds left on the clock, and the score is 98-96. A trip to the conference tournament is in the balance.  The chances of your team winning this game have dropped from slim to near none....

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