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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

2024-2025 Staff

Gunnar Olson, Senior, Journalism.
Editor-in-Chief

Gunnar Olson

Gunnar Olson is a senior broadcast journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or gwolson2@eiu.edu. He previously served as the newsletter developer.

Alli Hausman
Managing Editor

Alli Hausman

Alli Hausman is a junior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or athausman@eiu.edu. She previously served as the copy chief.

Jacob Hamm, Senior,Journalism.
News Editor

Jacob Hamm

Jacob Hamm is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or jmhamm@eiu.edu. He previously served as a campus reporter.

Zaria Flippin, senior, sports media relations
Sports Editor

Zaria Flippin

Zaria Flippin is a senior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or zhflippin@eiu.edu.

Sia DeyKoontz, Junior Journalism Major
Photo Editor

Sia DeyKoontz

Sia DeyKoontz is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or smdeykoontz@eiu.edu.

Aidan Cusack
Multimedia Editor

Aidan Cusack

Aidan Cusack is a sophomore sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or atcusack@eiu.edu. He previously served as a sports reporter.

Rob Le Cates, Senior, Journalism.
Opinions Editor

Rob Le Cates

Rob Le Cates is a senior journalism major. He previously served as editor-in-chief, photo editor and assistant photo editor at The News.

Patrick Schmitz Sophomore, Sports media Relations
Assistant Sports Editor

Patrick Schmitz

Patrick Schmitz is a sophomore sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or pfschmitz@eiu.edu. He previously served as a sports reporter.

Associate Design Editor

Madi Mills

Madi Mills is a senior English education major and can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmills@eiu.edu.

Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism
Senior Reporter

Cam’ron Hardy

Cam'ron is a senior journalism major 581-2812 or cahardy@eiu.edu. He previously served as the news editor and campus editor.

Alexis Moore-Jones, Senior, Journalism
Feature Reporter

Alexis Moore-Jones

Alexis Moore-Jones is a fifth year broadcast journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or admoorejones@eiu.edu.

Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
Reporter

Luke Brewer

Luke Brewer is a freshman journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or lsbrewer@eiu.edu.

Bryce Parker, Sophomore, journalism.
Reporter

Bryce Parker

Bryce Parker is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at baparker2@eiu.edu.

Reporter

Asha Hoak

Asha Hoak is a junior studio arts major and can be reached at 581-2812 or ahoak@eiu.edu.

Reporter

Koria Downs

Koria Downs is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or kdowns@eiu.edu.

Campus Reporter

Michelle Doty

Michelle Doty is a senior public affairs journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or mrdoty@eiu.edu.

Student Government Reporter

Jason Coulombe

Jason Coulombe is a freshman sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or jmcoulombe@eiu.edu.

Gabe Newman, Sophomore, Journalism
Sports Reporter

Gabe Newman

Gabe Newman is a sophomore journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or at ghnewman@eiu.edu.

Payton Liggins, sophomore, sports media relations.
Sports Reporter

Payton Liggins

Payton Liggins is a sophomore sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or paliggins@eiu.edu.

Emerson Reynolds
Sports Reporter

Emerson Reynolds 

Emerson Reynolds is a freshman English major and can be reached at etreynolds@eiu.edu.

Sports Reporter

Drew Farrell

Drew Farrell is a senior sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or atfarrell@eiu.edu.

Sports Reporter

Cameron Thomas

Cameron Thomas is a sophomore sports media relations major and can be reached at 581-2812 or cathomas8@eiu.edu.

Lauryn Samuelson
Photographer

Lauryn Samuelson

Lauryn Samuelson is a junior TV and video production major and can be reached at 581-2812 or ljsamuelson@eiu.edu.

Photographer

Brayden J Cox

Brayden J Cox is a sophomore digital media technology major and can be reached at 581-2812 or bjcox@eiu.edu.

Photographer

Abe Ortiz

Abe Ortiz is a senior TV and video production major and can be reached at and can be reached at 581-2812 or ajortiz@eiu.edu.

Photographer

Tyreese Williamson

Tyreese Williamson is a digital media technology major and can be reached at 581-2812 or tkwilliamson@eiu.edu.

Jason Farias, Sophomore, History education
Columnist

Jason Farias

Jason Farias is a senior history education major and can be reached at 581-2812 or jsfarias@eiu.edu.