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

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Dennis Malak picked up candle making as a side hobby during the middle of the pandemic. He started in a corner of his garage on a single-burner portable skillet.

Malak picks up a ‘wick’ed hobby during pandemic

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Campus Reporter June 8, 2022

Dennis Malak started making candles in November 2022, using them as an outlet to cure his pandemic boredom and to be creative. Whether he received his candles from family or bought them himself, he...

Conor Baltz, the director of operations for Doudna Fine Arts Center trims the top of the  Chirstmas tree in the Doudna lobby area to put the topper on Tuesday afternoon.

THROUGH THE LENS: Christmas falls on Doudna

Rob Le Cates, Assistant Photo Edior November 30, 2021

 

Representative candidates talk district issues

Cassie Buchman, News Editor November 3, 2016

With the elections coming up and a state set in a gridlock, both candidates running for representative of the 110th district talked about their plans to rectify the state’s instability and lessen its...

Dennis Malak, Democratic candidate for Illinois’ 110th represenative district, sits next to an empty chair and answers questions from community members during a forum Wednesday at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Reggie Phillips, the incumbent representative, was not in attendance.

Malak discusses platform, Phillips absent at forum

Angelica Cataldo, Entertainment Reporter October 12, 2016

The candidate forum Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union allowed students, faculty, staff and community members to ask the candidates questions about their campaign and their plans...

Lack of full funding hinders future university planning

Cassie Buchman, News Editor September 22, 2016

Although Eastern received a stopgap budget in July, the university will have problems planning for the future without full funding. After going without a budget for nearly a year, Illinois lawmakers...

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