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A Saint Patrick's Day display of different kinds of alcoholic beverages was put out at Gateway Liquor.

What drinks are popular during Unofficial

Chandler Smith, Reporter March 8, 2023

Liquor sales have kept strong for local business owners in Charleston that have been through the COVID-19 pandemic, Carl Wolff and Ethan Wolff explain more about the liquor sales during the holidays and...

A student raises a black cherry White Claw at the second house on the Unofficial 2022 crawl. Unofficial is an annual event in Charleston where participants take part in a “house crawl” where people go from house to house drinking and partying. Unofficial is not affiliated with EIU.

THROUGH THE LENS: Unofficial 2022

Rob Le Cates, Assistant Photo Editor March 7, 2022

STAFF EDITORIAL: Be safe Saturday during Unofficial

Staff Editorial March 5, 2020

“Chucktown Unofficial” will be making its annual visit to Charleston on Saturday. This is a day that many students look forward to because they can forget about their schoolwork, or at least try to,...

Students discuss update to Drug Free Act

Austen Brown, Staff Reporter February 6, 2020

Eastern students offered their take on drug and alcohol use on campus following the updated Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, which offers a strategic plan to reduce substance use on campus.  The...

City Council to vote on FY18 to FY19 MFT funds

Staff Report May 20, 2019

The Charleston City Council will vote on eight action items Tuesday night, one including a resolution appropriating $125,000 of motor fuel tax funds for FY18 to FY19. According to the final expenses...

Comedy show to cover alcohol dangers, issues

Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter November 7, 2018

The University Board will be hosting “A Shot of Reality” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grand Ballroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Two comedians will be hosting the comedy event and...

Sean says: Watch out for perfect passes

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 11, 2018

One of the most iconic Hail Mary’s of all time was Doug Flutie’s game-winning touchdown pass to help Boston College upset Miami in the ‘80s. More recently, there is Aaron Rogers’ game-wining...

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