Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major. He previously served as summer Editor-in-Chief, associate news editor, news editor, multimedia news editor and Editor-in-Chief for the fall 2022 semester at The News.
![Francesca Jones, an Eastern alumna who studied biosciences, brought Dunkin' hot chocolate and doughnuts to union members who were picketing in front of Old Main on Thursday. Jones and her husband, Jermaine, both attended Eastern and had their wedding on campus. They still live in Charleston, and Jones says she wants her children to attend Eastern too because of the support she and her husband received from their professors. "I had such a hard time when I started [going to school], I started with two children," Jones said. "All my professors, if I said 'my kids are sick,' they'd say, 'this is what we're doing, here's how to make it up.' They got us through."](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Strike_03_LT_O-779x900.jpg)
