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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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

COLUMN: The very best coffee

Dan Hahn, Columnist November 30, 2023

I discovered recently that Americans drink a combined 400 million cups of coffee a day. In fact, according to the National Coffee Association's fall 2023 trends, nearly two in three American adults drank...

For the first 100 customers, store franchisee and owner Krishna Patel handed out free insulated tumblers. Krishna said they were looking at Charleston for a long time and were trying to find the right location. “We’re looking forward to working with the community, college, everyone,” Krishna said.

Charleston’s running on Dunkin’

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2022

Students and “townies” alike descended on Charleston’s new Dunkin’ location this morning, lining up outside ahead of the 8 a.m. opening. Around 30 customers arrived before the doors opened, but...

Ellen Dooley

COLUMN: The best study places on campus

Ellen Dooley, Columnist October 6, 2021

With midterms coming up, you probably need to study. The problem is where to study though! Your dorm may have some noisy neighbors or slamming doors. There are plenty of cool spaces to buckle down and...

Sabrina Bunting, a freshman majoring in english language arts, makes a strawberry smoothie for a customer.

National Coffee Day celebrated Wednesday

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter September 28, 2021

Even though many college students enjoy drinking coffee, they may not realize that there is both an International Coffee Day and a National coffee day. National Coffee Day is Wednesday and International...

Here’s a hot take on hot vs. iced coffee

Jessica Stewart October 22, 2019

The other day, I went through the Starbucks drive-thru and ordered a french vanilla coffee with cream and sugar, which is hot by default. However, when I got to the window and they handed me my drink,...

Coffee is one influential drink

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter July 16, 2019

I didn’t like coffee—at least, not at first. It took several years of drinks littered with sugar and the slightest coffee taste to slowly build myself up to a point where I could drink it any other...

Java B&B serves up hot coffee, warm atmosphere

Valentina Vargas, Multicultural Reporter April 24, 2019

The strong aroma of ground coffee beans drifts all around the first level of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. A huge red mug sign reads “Java Beanery and Bakery” displayed across a variety...

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