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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

Students finding common ground despite political differences

Tom O’Connor, Staff Reporter March 6, 2019

Grant Manning’s friends at Eastern almost never agree with him, at least politically. Manning rarely dissented from the political outlook of his friends at Metamora high school, most of whom embraced...

Those who were registered to vote Tuesday night received an "I Voted" sticker after turning in their ballot.

Election judges, constituents discuss primary elections

Olivia Swenson-Hultz , News Editor March 20, 2018

As people gathered to cast their votes in the primary elections, election judges and community members shared their opinions on the candidates, why it is important to participate in the elections and how...

Chicago Alderman Amaya Pawar, who recently announced his bid for democratic nomination for governor, spoke to a room of members of the Eastern community Saturday afternoon.

Pawar proposes “new deal” for Illinois

Analicia Haynes, Online Editor February 26, 2017

Inspired by the determination of former president Franklin D. Roosevelt and equipped with a vision, Chicago alderman Ameya Pawar, from the 47th ward, spoke to students, faculty and community members about...

Students stand in line, waiting to register to vote in Coles County Monday in the hallway leading into the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Early voting ends day before general election

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter November 7, 2016

With the general election merely hours away, the time period for early voting has come to an end. The line for the early voting, in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, was...

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