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Ben Whitney's seven day forcast predicts temperatures will drop to single digits into the start of next week.

Dangerous temperatures early next week

Rob Le Cates, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2024

Dangerous wind chills, freezing rain and blistering temperatures as low as negative 15 degrees Fahrenheit are likely over the weekend and into early next week, said EIU climatologist Cameron Craig. Starting...

Have common sense; prevent illness

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor March 9, 2020

OK, people, common sense check: If you are told to self-quarantine, that does not mean go out and risk spreading the coronavirus to others. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday that the first case...

Perseverance will help you get through the week

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist February 20, 2019

This is a call to all my fellow students who are sniffling, coughing and taking shots of DayQuil. Let us raise our tissues and play our tiny violins together: It sucks to be sick during the week as a...

Take care of your fur babies; keep them in warmth

Staff Editorial February 19, 2019

Far too often, we see animals outside during this time of year when we are experiencing what can be frigid temperatures. We at The Daily Eastern News disapprove of the way many animals are being treated...

What you need to know for flu, cold season on campus

Logan Raschke, News Editor February 10, 2019

During every bustling week of cold and flu season, Eastern students are getting sick and passing their illnesses along to one another unintentionally. Becky Ogle, family nurse and practitioner, and registered...

WEIU’s Everett Lau: ‘bundle up’ for weekend weather

Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor January 9, 2019

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of central, east central, southeast and west central Illinois. Wind chills are expected to be in the single digits early...

Winter weather advisory in effect until Thursday evening

Staff Report November 14, 2018

A winter weather advisory will be in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. According to Weather Underground, there will be mixed precipitation Thursday. Total snow accumulations will be around three to five...

Don’t judge others before you know the facts

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor January 29, 2018

Watching students my age hunched over, their arms hugging their torsos while speed walking to class may prompt a quick chuckle from any passerby regardless of age. Seeing someone shiver in their thin...

Students enjoy warmer weather

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor January 22, 2018

With a warmer atmosphere hitting campus, several students have taken advantage of the 50-degree weather to spend time outside after experiencing formerly freezing temperatures. Nadh Alsubaie, a graduate...

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