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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

All content by Kennedy Nolen

Times were good, bad

Kennedy Nolen, Columnist
April 24, 2018

Soul Street Dance Company to perform

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
November 13, 2017

Peace Corps to share a way to change the world

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
November 8, 2017

TV show filming in Buzzard, around campus

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
November 8, 2017

A piece of Hollywood comes to campus

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
November 7, 2017

After hours trivia to be hosted

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 25, 2017

Booth adds over 500 new items

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 23, 2017

Documentary to show segregation in schools

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 5, 2017

Mexican food truck to visit Eastern Tuesday

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 2, 2017

LASO to teach children about Día de los Muertos

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 28, 2017

You will move on from your ex

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 26, 2017
Max Maseri poses for a portrait in his office at Klehm hall Monday night.

Travel ban affects Eastern student

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 25, 2017

Korean students share experiences

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 21, 2017

Students present at conference for Asian Affairs

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 20, 2017
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Alysh Oetzel, a junior foreign language and communication disorders and sciences major, shares her experience of studying abroad in Costa Rica during the summer of 2017. She did a four-week long program with other Eastern students and a separate course on her own, where she enrolled directly into the Universidad Veritas in San Jose.

Students share experiences in Latin America

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 18, 2017

Latin Heritage Month celebration begins

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 14, 2017

New RSO to focus on empowerment

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 14, 2017
Brent Mann, a videographer for MTVU, tapes Jessica Stewart, a freshman music education major, as she auditions to be a video jockey for MTVU. Students will have another chance to audition from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 3 in Taylor Hall. MTVU will announce the newest video jockey by Oct. 31.

MTVU seeks out new video jockey

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 12, 2017

LASO to host rally in support of DACA

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 7, 2017

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteers

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
September 6, 2017

Hello Dali puts on comical performance

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
August 31, 2017

Eastern Euphonics to host tryouts

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
August 28, 2017

Tarble to celebrate Matsuri at Japan House

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
August 24, 2017

Tarble to showcase Japanese artist’s work

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
August 24, 2017

Multicultural RSOs to welcome students

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
August 21, 2017
Friends of Byron Edingburg hold candles while walking down Seventh Street following the memorial service Wednesday afternoon.

Memorial Service honors late student

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 26, 2017

Students to share why to study in Asia

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 17, 2017

Panelists to explain current issues in Asia

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 12, 2017

Students on a roll making sushi

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 4, 2017

Workshop to dig into family history

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 4, 2017

Sushi starts off Asian Heritage Month

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
April 3, 2017

Documentary shares stories of immigrants

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
March 30, 2017
Charleston patrol lieutenant John Bennet talks on his cell phone after the police executed a search warrant Tuesday at 973 Arthur Ave.

Mattoon Police arrest wanted suspect

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
March 8, 2017
Charleston police department executes a warrant at an apartment complex on the corner of Arthur and 10th Street Tuesday afternoon. Patrol Lt. John Bennett said afterwards that despite no one being in the apartment building at the time they received a tip the individual they were looking for was in the building.

Police search apartment for wanted man

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
March 8, 2017

Graduating shop for seniors Tuesday

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
March 6, 2017
Margaret Mwenya, senior director of nutrition and food security for Catholic Relief Services, demonstrates how women in Zambia use the position of the sun as a reminder to feed their children. It is suggested that the women feed their children five times a day to ensure that they are properly nourished Mwenya said. The Zambian mothers also come up with songs to remember nutritional facts Mwenya said.

Nonprofit battles malnutrition in Zambia

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
March 2, 2017
Anita Saffa, a junior economics major, and Jane Kim, a junior exchange student from South Korea snack as part of their participation in The Mardi Gras celebration in Coleman hall.

French, German clubs celebrate Mardi Gras

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 28, 2017

Historical women presented by Women’s Studies

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 28, 2017

French, German clubs to host Mardi Gras

Kennedy Nolen, Contributing Writer
February 27, 2017
African Student Association dancers perform during The Evolution of a Black Women Wednesday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Performers, models honor African-American women

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 23, 2017
Senior Hillary Fuller, center, a communications studies major, Sierra Snell, left, a junior psychology major and Kyla Dixon, a junior sociology major presented a “Black Face: Then and Now” discusion and interacted with audience members Monday in Lumpkin Auditorium.

Sorority discusses problems with blackface

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 20, 2017
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Frederick Douglass escaped from his life of slavery in 1938 to go onto become an influential abolitionist, author, and to hold government office.

Discussion to focus on Douglass

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 14, 2017
The Rev. Rae Lewis-Thornton spoke out about her personal experience with HIV and AIDS at Whispers in the Dark Monday in the 7th Street Underground at Martin Luther King Jr. Union.

AIDS activist encourages openness about syndrome

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 13, 2017

AIDS activist to share story

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 12, 2017

Feminism workshop talks gender equality

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
February 5, 2017

Students bring Chinese New Year to U.S.

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 29, 2017

Chinese students to celebrate New Year

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 26, 2017

First Safezone training set for Thursday

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 25, 2017

9th Annual Diversity Conference

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 24, 2017

Coaching opportunity for girls on the run

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 18, 2017

Students give back on MLK Day

Kennedy Nolen, Muticultural Reporter
January 16, 2017

30th annual tribute and march to honor Dr. King

Kennedy Nolen, multicultural Reporter
January 12, 2017

SACIS helps trafficking victims year-round

Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 11, 2017
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