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  • Sept. 7- EIU volleyball swept at the Southern Illinois at the Saluki Bash 🏐
  • Sept. 7- EIU football home opener against Indiana State 🏈
  • Sept. 7- Broadway A-Z at 7:30 P.M. in the Dvorak Concert Hall 🎶
  • Sept. 8- Women's soccer vs. Northern Illinois at 1 P.M. ⚽
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  • Sept. 11- Study Abroad Fair from 10 to 3 in the University Ballroom ✈️
  • Sept. 14- Catch the All-American Circus at the Coles County Fairgrounds 🎪
  • Sept. 15- EIU softball vs. Kankakee CC 1 P.M. at Williams Field 🥎
  • Soccer standings: Women's at 2-3-2, Men's at 1-3
  • Football standings: 0-1 after loss to Illinois
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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

Freshman Forward Alex Tetteh dribbles the soccerball pass MoreHead St. defenders at Eastern Illinois University Lakeside Field Thursday afternoon.

Sophomore forward scores first hat trick since 2012

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter September 1, 2024

Thursday was a good day for Eastern Illinois women’s soccer. Not only did the team pick up a comfortable 3-0 win over the University of Illinois-Springfield, but Eastern had control of the game...

The women soccer team won its game against Valparaiso Thursday evening Aug. 22, 2024. The team started the game with a pep talk.

Panther women’s soccer lose close game to Mastodons

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter August 25, 2024

Eastern battled back and forth but lost to the Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons 1-0 Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field.   Despite the extreme temperatures, with it being 90 degrees just before...

 Junior defender Kya Trejo makes her first career goal during the Eastern Illinois University Valparaiso University game at Lakeside Field Thursday. EIU won with a 66 min 1-0.

Trejo speaks about first collegiate goal

Patrick Schmitz, Assistant Sports Editor August 25, 2024

Junior defender Kya Trejo scored her first goal at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday. However, she said she doesn’t care about the goal as much as she does the win. Especially when it's...

Defender Kya Trejo attempts a long pass on Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost 1-0 against the ISU Redbirds Thursday afternoon.

Panthers struggle to gain momentum against Redbirds

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor September 7, 2023

Eastern lost to Illinois State 1-0 on Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. “We didn’t have the greatest training session right before the game,” Head Coach Dirk Bennett said. “We transit that...

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