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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

Trent Jonas is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Learning is supposed to hurt, it is how we grow

Trent Jonas, Columnist January 30, 2023

I am what you might call a veteran of higher education.   I have an undergraduate degree, two graduate degrees, and am here at EIU working on a third graduate degree. I like to think of myself as...

Question your beliefs, strive for goodness

Colin Roberts, Copy Editor April 24, 2018

When I was thinking on what to write for my last column of the semester, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to tackle. There’s plenty of challenging issues facing our nation, but it’s hard to cut through...

Hypocrisy can be a form of growth

Abbey Whittington, Columnist March 19, 2018

We live in a world of hypocrisy. All around us are double standards, and far too often we find ourselves doing what we tell others not to. Just like those of us who swear we will not become our parents,...

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