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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

Dear Aunt T: Dealing with annoying people: how to survive and find common ground

Dear Aunt T: Dealing with annoying people: how to survive and find common ground

Tera Johnson-Swartz, Columnist October 23, 2023

One of my favorite crafty gifts to make is a vintage-inspired wall hanging that reads: "People. What a bunch of bastards." Raise your hand if you too struggle with a short fuse when it comes to annoying...

Dear Aunt T: We do not know either

Dear Aunt T: We do not know either

Tera Johnson-Swartz, Columnist September 11, 2023

I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure you get asked this question a lot: what do you want to be when you grow up/graduate? How does it make you feel when you are asked it? Confident because you have...

COLUMN: Dear Aunt T, who is that lady?

COLUMN: Dear Aunt T, who is that lady?

Tera Johnson-Swartz, Columnist September 4, 2023

I am going to let you in on a little secret: I’m over 40, earning my MA from EIU remotely (sadly, nowhere near the campus), and I have not told my family I am starting this column. What if this flops?...

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