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

COLUMN: ‘I have an idea, let’s make a pattern’

Dan Hahn, Columnist April 26, 2023

The title of this column is actually a direct quote from my three-year-old daughter. Here is how a typical scene unfolds: out of nowhere she says the phrase "I have an idea." What follows has zero relevance...

Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.

COLUMN: Reflecting back on my time

Katja Benz, Columnist March 23, 2023

All my in-person classes are back-to-back on Tuesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it is the greatest decision ever because I can work and do homework all day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.   However,...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: The halfway mark

Kyla Moton, Columnist March 20, 2023

We are almost at the end of the Spring 2023 semester. As this is my third year at Eastern, it almost feels surreal. It is crazy for me to think about how much I have accomplished and how much I have...

Will Padgett is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 581-2912 padgett14@gmail.com.

COLUMN: Why so serious?

Will Padgett, Columnist March 10, 2023

You know what, I am going to go back to being (semi) serious for a second. A couple weeks ago, I wrote a column talking about what my place was in writing the wacky columns I do and feeling as if it was...

Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2912 or kkbenz@eiu.edu.

COLUMN: What would have happened?

Katja Benz, Columnist January 26, 2023

Last night, instead of falling asleep, I was thinking about the future.   I found out that I graduate at 10 a.m. on May 6. That made me wonder what would happen in the fourteen hours that I get stuck...

Katja Benz is a senior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Coming from humble beginnings

Katja Benz, Columnist October 31, 2022

So, I transferred here from a local community college close to my hometown. At the community college I went to, despite the word community being in the name, there wasn’t much community and camaraderie...

COLUMN: The value of college memories

COLUMN: The value of college memories

Maya Kurth, Columnist November 11, 2021

When I got to college, I was fairly certain that I was going to graduate at 19-years-old as a marketing major without a group of friends, and I was content with that. Believe it or not, none of those things...

COLUMN: Check on us: We’re not OK

Logan Raschke, Columnist June 5, 2020

Check on the college students in your life during this pandemic and economic recession. We’re not OK. In fact, (at least) half of the country isn’t doing OK. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found...

‘Grown-ish’ is college on spot

Rayshaun Stevens, Columnist January 23, 2020

If you know the TV show "Black-ish" or you are a college student, you most likely know about the spin-off show "Grown-ish." The show, which premiered in 2018, is a coming-of-age story about a group of...

Time to study: Students give advice before last class week, finals week

Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor December 1, 2019

Eastern students shared their tips for working through the last week of classes in the semester. Find a place to study Many students like studying in quiet areas before finals. Elizabeth Hicks,...

Set goals to prepare for life after college

Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist August 18, 2019

It is finally official, I am a senior and this is going to be my last year at Eastern. I have decided to set personal and academic goals this school year. Every student at Eastern should enjoy the school...

College is a cup of coffee: too brief

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist April 24, 2019

For the past couple of weeks, my dad has been repeating a few words to me that have yet to hit me with their full weight until I sat down to write this column, my last column for The Daily Eastern News: “College...

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