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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
Sophomore English education major Faith Gallagher walks on campus next to Booth Library while admiring the fall colors and weather on her way to her next class.
EIU students share what they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving
Former Illinois gov. Jim Edgar speaks to EIU and Charleston community members about stories and lessons learned from his life and career in Illinois politics in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr University Union.
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar shares story, advice to EIU community
Students met in the Center for Student Innovation Thursday to craft and have free snacks. President of the library ambassadors of Booth Christopher Redman said, “I feel like every event we planned is successful. We put the hard work and dedication into it.” 
Thanksgiving arrives early at Booth Library
Two people died in a murder suicide at 817 N. 34th St. in Mattoon on Nov. 10, 2024.
Mattoon pair who died in murder-suicide named by police
Goal Keeper Sophomore Ella Kratochvil of the women's soccer team, in the beginning of the game jumps up to bump team mate during the introduction of the game during the Eastern Illinois University Panther game vs Tennessee Teach Golden Eagles
Women’s soccer could see extended season
Eastern redshirt sophomore running back MJ Flowers carries the ball across the goal line during the football game Saturday at O'Brien Stadium. The Panthers won 16-13.
Flowers said God saved him
Basketball going through a hoop
CHS boys’ basketball 3-2, girls’ 0-9 as season begins
Senior guard Alex Rouse stands during the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball game against Indiana State Sycamores at Groniger Arena on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
Panthers of the Week: Zion Fruster, Alex Rouse
Safety NiJhay Burt (34), intercepts the ball for a 67 yard return touchdown. The Panthers won 27-0 against the Sycamores Thursday night.
Starting defender announces decision to enter NCAA transfer portal
Anderson reflects on Yankees career during 9/11
Freshman right-handed pitcher Slater Wilcox (32) pitches at Coaches Stadium on Sunday for the EIU baseball game.
EIU Baseball’s path through OVC Tournament
Men's Baseball team players stand in the dugout at home against Bellarmine at Coaches Stadium on March 12, 2024. Eastern beat Bellarmine 9-4 Tuesday afternoon.
EIU Baseball honors seniors, win over MSU
Junior Outfield (1) Quade Peters join the team in excitedment after sliding into home base at the game against Bradley
EIU Baseball drops second game against MSU
The baseball team game get suspended due to the weather, the team walked back to the locker room at the game against Bradley University Tuesday
EIU Baseball loses fifth straight game
Basketball going through a hoop
CHS boys’ basketball 3-2, girls’ 0-9 as season begins
Senior guard Alex Rouse stands during the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball game against Indiana State Sycamores at Groniger Arena on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
Panthers of the Week: Zion Fruster, Alex Rouse
Senior guard Kiyley Flowers shoots a three point shot at the Eastern Illinois University women's basketball game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Groniger Arena in Charleston, Ill., Friday, Dec. 6 2024.
EIU women’s basketball holds off Indiana State with dominant first half
Junior Guard Zion Fruster, gets a free throw during the second half of the game, , The Mens Basketball team lost too the Univerisity of Illinois 112-67 in the Statefarm center on the U of I campus on Nov 04, 2024 in Champaign Ill.
EIU men’s basketball win over Calumet on Kid’s Day
Guard Senior Kiyley Flowers, runs around the court and all the players to pass the ball as much as she can during the game against the University Of Illinois. The Womens Basketball team lost too the Univerisity of Illinois, in the State farm center on the U of I campus on Nov 14, 2024 in Champaign Ill.
Panthers of the Week: Kiyley Flowers, Kooper Jacobi
Zaria Flippin, senior, sports media relations
COLUMN: Start paying student athletes to help them live
Patrick Schmitz Sophomore, Sports media Relations
COLUMN: Paying athletes could lead to roster cuts for EIU athletics
Payton Liggins, sophomore, sports media relations.
COLUMN: What went wrong with EIU football?
Chloe Proffitt
COLUMN: Female athletes are just as capable as male
Patrick Schmitz
COLUMN: Court storming should be a thing of the past
Freshman Joe Stoddard (117) runs at the 2023 EIU Walt Crawford open.
Panthers of the Week: Joe Stoddard, Alex Tetteh
Pierce Holley, a junior quarterback (3), looks to throw the ball to a teammate during their homecoming game against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.
Fall 2024 athletes to watch
Taris Thornton, a junior forward, attempts to rebound the ball during the during second quarter of the women's basketball game against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks at Groniger Arena on Saturday afternoon. Thornton scored 13 points, had two rebounds and shot 4-6 for field goals. The Panthers won 72-62 against the Leathernecks.
Panthers of the Week: Joe Stoddard, Taris Thornton
Panthers of the Week: Macy McGlone, Isai Morales
Panthers of the Week: Macy McGlone, Isai Morales
COLUMN: Why you should watch running sports
COLUMN: Why you should watch running sports
Eastern redshirt sophomore running back MJ Flowers carries the ball across the goal line during the football game Saturday at O'Brien Stadium. The Panthers won 16-13.
Flowers said God saved him
Safety NiJhay Burt (34), intercepts the ball for a 67 yard return touchdown. The Panthers won 27-0 against the Sycamores Thursday night.
Starting defender announces decision to enter NCAA transfer portal
Redshirt freshman running back MJ Flowers (20) scores a touchdown vs. the Tennessee State Tigers Saturday afternoon. The Panthers won 30-17.
All-American running back announces departure from football program
Football is back at O'Brien Stadium
Linebacker enters transfer portal after two seasons with Panthers
Nick Coates, a junior defensive back, prepares to tackle a teammate during a drill at O‘Brien Field Wednesday Evening.
Senior safety will enter transfer portal
Goal Keeper Sophomore Ella Kratochvil of the women's soccer team, in the beginning of the game jumps up to bump team mate during the introduction of the game during the Eastern Illinois University Panther game vs Tennessee Teach Golden Eagles
Women’s soccer could see extended season
Eastern graduate quarterback Pierce Holley (3) and redshirt sophomore Jay Pearson (21) line up behind the line before the snap during the football game against Charleston Southern University Saturday at O'Brien Stadium. The Panthers won 16-13.
Panthers of the Semester: Pierce Holley, Abby Reinl, Dirk Bennett
Sophomore forward Alex Tetteh (22) gains control of the ball during the women's soccer game against the UT Martin Skyhawks Sunday at Lakeside Field. Tetteh had three shots and one shot on goal. The Panthers lost 1-0 against the Skyhawks.
Two roommates led EIU women’s soccer to OVC tournament
Number 11 Adam Boykin a forward freshman for Eastern Illinois University keeps the ball away from Middle field 21 Timothy Ospina player for University of Incarnate word, at the Lakeside Field on the Eastern Illinois University campus,
Freshman forward shares experience training with professional soccer players in Q&A
Midfielder Felipe Kerr Lourenco (6) passes the ball during the game against SIUE Sunday.
EIU men’s soccer honors seniors, loses playoff contention to SIUE
Sophomore infielder, Kendall Grover swings and misses the ball during the Eastern Illinois University softball game against Tennessee State.
Grover, Oslanzi, Archibald win OVC Awards
Freshman pitcher McKenzie Oslanzi throwing a pitch on April Saturday 20, 2024 against Tennessee Tech University.
Panthers of the Week: McKenzie Oslanzi, Joe Stoddard
Senior guard Jordan "Tiger" Booker during the men's basketball game against Tennessee Tech Thursday night at Groniger Arena. The Panthers beat the Golden Eagles 68-59.
Panthers of the Semester: Tiger Booker, Macy McGlone, Tara Archibald
Freshman catcher Sophia Olman catching a pitch on Saturday April 20 2024 against Tennessee Tech.
Catcher talks about being a black belt in Q&A
softball
EIU softball loses nine-game winning streak to Tennessee Tech
Senior midfielder Avery Richardson stands still during a break in the game for a green carding during the Eastern Illinois University Panther game vs Tennessee Teach Golden Eagles at Lakeside Field on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Charleston, Ill. EIU won 2-1.
Panthers of the Week: Avery Richardson, Conner Colston
Through 40 years of coaching: Scott Teeters
Following an investigation, the men's swim team is suspended for the fall semester.
COLUMN: EIU should move on from swim program
The women's swim team lost their first home meet of 2024 149-109 against the University of Southern Indiana.
EIU swim competes for first time in 2024
Jackson Penny, a sophomore individual medley and breaststroke swimmer, jumps from the grab start of the men’s 200 yard medley relay for the breaststroke segment at the swimming meet on Saturday at Padovan Pool. The Panthers won 169-93 against Valparaiso.
EIU Swim competes as whole
Ludolph Wiggett, freshman Freshman Ludolph Wiggett tries to hit the ball during the Eastern Illinois Fall Invitational Friday at the Darling Courts.
Freshman tennis player shares COVID-19 experience in Australia in Q&A
Pierce Holley, a junior quarterback (3), looks to throw the ball to a teammate during their homecoming game against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.
Fall 2024 athletes to watch
Junior infielder Danny Infante tags University of Dayton freshman infielder David Mendez during their double header on March 16 and 17 at Coaches Stadium
Panthers of the Week: William Hays, Danny Infante
Tennis ball by the nets at the Darling Courts Wednesday afternoon
EIU men’s tennis gets second straight victory with win against USI
Fifth year senior Max Pilipovic-Kljajic is a computer science major from Brisbane, Australia, practicing his serve and is currently attending Eastern Illinois University
EIU tennis siblings’ journey from Australia
Eastern Illinois Volleyball team won 3-1 the game against Tennessee State at the Groniger Arena on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Nov 20,2024. Charleston ILL.
EIU volleyball triumphs over TSU in season finale
The head coach of the Panthers calls for a quick team discussion at the end of tonight’s game against Tennessee Tech
EIU volleyball gets swept by Tennessee State; loses tournament hopes
The EIU volleyball team cheers during the Eastern Illinois University against Southern Illinois University Evansville, on Tuesday Oct 15. 2024. at Groniger Arena
What EIU volleyball needs to do to make the OVC Tournament
Head Volleyball Coach Cheers with the Volleyball team with a smile on her face ready for the next play, during the Eastern Illinois University against Southern Illinois University Evansville, on Tuesday Oct 15. 2024. at Groniger Arena on the Eastern Illinois University campus.
Takeaways from EIU volleyball versus Little Rock
Crews begin renovations in south McAfee Gym on Oct. 30. The stage along the east wall will most likely be covered by a temporary barrier, according to EIU Athletic Director Tom Michael, but he isn't sure exactly how it will look on game day. 
EIU volleyball to move practices, games to McAfee Gym in fall 2025
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 
Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism
COLUMN: ‘The Intruder:’ nothing you haven’t seen before
Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
COLUMN: ‘We Live in Time:’ an emotional story told out of time
Enlow (Amalia Balash) unknowingly sells a leather music box as a musical candy box and then performs “No More Candy.”
‘She Loves Me’ closes doors after two-week showing
Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism
COLUMN: ‘King Richard:’ greatness starts with a plan and a tennis ball 
Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
COLUMN: ‘Time Cut:’ cutting into your valuable time
Gunnar Olson, Senior, Journalism.
COLUMN: Pokémon TCG Pocket, we need to talk
Cam'ron Hardy, Senior, Journalism
COLUMN: ‘The Intruder:’ nothing you haven’t seen before
Luke Brewer, Freshman, Journalism.
COLUMN: ‘We Live in Time:’ an emotional story told out of time
Gunnar Olson, Senior, Journalism.
COLUMN: SNL made me cry last week
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 77: The Wiz: Impactful Or A Ripoff?
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 76: Gladiator: Does It Need A Sequel?
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 75: Annihilation: Destroying Each Other’s Opinion
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 74: Ready Player One: Winner Takes All
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Two Dudes Talk Movies Ep. 73: Is Trick ‘r Treat (2007) A Staple In The Horror Genre?
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
Participants of the Haunted Hike take a hayride back to the entrance of Douglas Hart Nature Center. The guided hikes took off every five minutes on the trails to cycle through the different Beetlejuice themed stations on Saturday night, Oct. 19, from 5-8 p.m.
THROUGH THE LENS: ‘Beetlejuice’ takes over Douglas-Hart Nature Center
There were 24 finishers in the 50-mile race at the Tour De Charleston Saturday. First place finished the race in 2:10:16.22.
THROUGH THE LENS: Tour De Charleston
The Camp New Hope had a small Mattoon train that took people around the camp sight seeing during the Camp New Hope 50th anniversary.
THROUGH THE LENS: Camp New Hope celebrates 50th anniversary
Students start to cook the beans and corn for meatless tacos during a healthy cooking class.
THROUGH THE LENS: Something’s cooking in Klehm Hall
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Sometimes, it is hard to say goodbye

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 9, 2018

Professor performs 1st recital as faculty

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 5, 2018

Volunteers wanted to help with Christmas giving event

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 4, 2018

Don’t live a life that will lead to regrets

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 2, 2018
Members of the St. Louis Ballet Company perform in the Theatre at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday eventing. “The confetti, I was not expecting that,” Usher Amanda Kiessling said. “Then when they put the lights back and it was still coming down when the bowed I was like ‘That’s so pretty.’”

St. Louis Ballet performs for full house at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
December 2, 2018
Kyara Morales, a freshman English major, and Luis Paniagua, a freshman art major, make stress balls out of balloons and sand at the event Thursday evening. “I’ve never made any of this before,” Morales said. “I wanted to try it out,”

Students de-stress with slime before finals

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 29, 2018

Students to de-stress before final exams

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 28, 2018

Take time for yourself during the holidays

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 26, 2018

New campus group to support minorities in STEM fields

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 14, 2018

Know when to speak your mind

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 11, 2018

Students perform ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at the Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 8, 2018

Annual faculty concert to benefit jazz students

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 8, 2018

Professor to cite original work at memorial poetry reading

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 7, 2018

Comedy show to cover alcohol dangers, issues

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 7, 2018

Hunger Action Month kicks off with lecture on food insecurities

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 4, 2018

Community celebrates Dia de los Muertos

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 1, 2018
Alyssa Jacobucci, a sophomore music performance major, smiles after her performance with the EIU Wind Symphony at Call to Duty: A Veteran’s Day Tribute Thursday night in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Doudna honors veterans: EIU Wind Symphony performs a Veteran’s Day tribute concert

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 1, 2018

Dia de los Muertos to raise cultural awareness around Eastern

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 31, 2018

Past ALT-TV episodes to air on television

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 29, 2018
Sadie Armstrong plays the violin in her handmade Swan Lake costume. “I was like ‘What am I going to be?’” Armstrong said. “Then we were playing (Swan Lake) so I was like ‘Oh I’ll just do that.”

Costumed orchestra performs Fright Night at Dounda

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018

Keep the holidays in order, please

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018
Bruce Hecksel performs with Julie Patchouli Thursday night at “The Landscape of Guitar” in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. “We were warming up to this song (Sounds of Silence) and our tour manager came in and said ‘you should play that tonight.’ We looked at each other and then at him and said ‘it isn’t on the approved play list.’ Our tour manager said ‘I don’t care, you should play it.’ So we went out there and played the song and we were only four words in when the entire place erupted in cheers,” Patchouli said.

Music brings art to life at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2018

Landscape of Guitar concert to incorporate animated paintings

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 24, 2018

Cultural Fest to include international food, entertainment

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 23, 2018

Alum author to sign books at Bob’s Bookstore

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 23, 2018

Food pantry helps with food insecurity on campus

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 22, 2018

Libraries are overlooked and underrated

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 21, 2018

Panthers to give ‘Paws For A Cause’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 18, 2018

Improv group to perform ‘When Hello Met Dali’ Friday

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 18, 2018

Professor plays to the beat of his own drum

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 16, 2018

Self-harm can take several forms

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 14, 2018
Pavlo performs in the Dvorak Concert Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday evening.

Audience spends ‘An Evening With Pavlo’ at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 10, 2018

Guitarist Pavlo to perform at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 9, 2018

Drones presentation flies into Eastern

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2018
Jacob Shepard sings in the Elementium concert Sunday afternoon.

Choral groups perform in Elementium concert

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 7, 2018

Leave your political views off social media

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 7, 2018
Jackie Renteria, a junior pre-nursing major, gets her lunch after waiting in a line of over twenty people for food from Vita’s Mexican Food Truck, which is a part of Latino Heritage Month. Renteria said she enjoyed having the food truck on campus. “I think it’s cool that a lot of people on campus get to experience authentic Mexican food,” said Renteria. The next Latino Heritage Month event will be the “What is Latinx?” student discussion panel that will take place Thursday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Student panel to discuss ‘What is Latinx?’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
October 3, 2018

Mindfulness Club aims to help students reduce stress

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018

#MeToo is not enough, we need change now

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 30, 2018

UB hosts transgender comedian Jeffrey Jay

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 30, 2018

UB hosts comedy night on Friday

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 27, 2018

Lincoln Trio performs at Doudna Fine Arts Center

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 25, 2018

Piano trio to play at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018

Concert Band and Wind Symphony to perform at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 20, 2018

Theatre troupe to perform at ’80s-themed dinner, murder mystery

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 20, 2018

Tarble Arts Center presents ‘Real Women Have Curves’ film

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 18, 2018

Introverts are not necessarily antisocial

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 17, 2018

Eastern to celebrate Latino Heritage Month

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 16, 2018

‘Up All Night’ play festival will be on Friday in Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 13, 2018

M-PACT takes the stage on Saturday at Doudna

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 13, 2018

Fall programs lined up at Tarble

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 10, 2018

Ignore generational distinctions; unite with other generations

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2018

Eastern students given opportunity to ‘PLAY’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 6, 2018

Children to spend day at ‘Castle’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 6, 2018
Ivan Escott (right), a sophomore marketing major, fist bumps Officer Samantha Berry from the University Police Department. “I love seeing that sort of stuff out here, especially on a college campus,” Escott said. “I love seeing support for the police.”

Students have ‘Pops with the Cops’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 5, 2018

Be who you are, not who others want

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 4, 2018

Kinesiology and Sports Studies, Recreation departments combine

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
September 3, 2018

Volunteer opportunities available in Charleston community

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 30, 2018
Alex Hill, the vice president of the Spirituality Club, and Josh Harden, a club member, offer passing students free fruit. “We may run out,” Hill said. “Apparently people like fruit.”

Spirituality Club sees the fruits of their labor

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 29, 2018
Kayla Jandek, a freshman finance major, speaks to Laura Diltz and Elizabeth Stark about the special olympics event JURASSIC SOFF at Lakeland College on Saturday, September 15. “We cannot do this event without Eastern Illinois University volunteers,” Diltz said.

[Photo] Volunteer groups, local businesses showcased at fair, expo

Logan Raschke, Staff Reporter
August 29, 2018

Don’t let fear hold you back

Mercury Bowen, Columnist
August 28, 2018

Student opportunities to be presented at Volunteer Fair and Business Expo

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 28, 2018
Comedian Barry Brewer laughs with audience Friday night during his comedy show in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Comedian laughs it up with students

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 26, 2018
Student-created art hangs in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. This piece was created by a senior graphic design class and the advanced printmaking class under the supervision of Alan Pocaro, a professor of art, and Samantha Osborne, a professor of graphic design.

Department of Art, Design resurrect, reconfigure BA in graphic design

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 23, 2018
Paul Hinson, and Gary Rollings, members of the “Irish Music Circle” perform for the crowd Tuesday evening at Jackson Ave. Coffee.

Irish Music Circle performs at JAC

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 21, 2018

New students get a ‘Jumpstart’ on volunteering

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018

EIU students to ‘Take the Lake’

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
August 15, 2018

‘Haunted Hike’ hunts for help

Mercury Bowen, Contributing Writer
October 23, 2017

Annual concert looks to help end sexual assault

Mercury Bowen, Contributing Writer
November 3, 2016
Morgan Brown, a freshman English education major, and Cara Soucie, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, color Halloween themed coloring pages.

[Photo] Coleman Hall becomes Halloween Hall

Angelica Cataldo, Entertainment Reporter
October 25, 2016

Cochren & Company to perform ‘backwoods Motown’

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 21, 2016
Jacqueline D. Wright, graduate studio art graduate student, places her largest artistic work in the center of her display in hopes of catching the viewers' attention.

Tarble to unveil graduate thesis show

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 14, 2016
Multiple students volunteer to be apart of the exhibition team. They are responsible for building the parts for all of the artwork displayed in the 'Making Illinois' exhibit.

Tarble to exhibit ‘Making Illinois’

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2016

Students use alternative spring break to give back

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 1, 2016

Students Unite for Prayer Vigil

Mercury Bowen, Verge Reporter
April 1, 2016

Eastern Euphonics lack of instruments, lots of fun

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2016
Renown band is respected for producing traditional celtic sounds. Lúnasa members are: Kevin Crawford (flutes, low whistles and tin whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Colin Farrell (fiddle and whistles), and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles).

Performance to combine Irish, American sounds

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2016
Chanell Hall passion inspires her to start her own makeup business.

Sophomore realizes creative ability with makeup business

Mercury Bowen, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2016
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