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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

The Spirit Rock, freshly painted by EIU Pride on June 6, 2024.

Getting the Spirit Rock: “It’s harder than you might think”

Aidan Cusack, Editor-In-Chief June 12, 2024

  Eastern's campus seems to stand still in the summer months. There is no hustle and bustle of students, no athletic events, no line at the deli (thankfully). Somewhat mirroring this...

Spencer Spear, an educational leadership graduate student, supports his wife, Shelly Spear, an English instructor, in her fight for a fair contract in front of Old Main Wednesday afternoon.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To Provost Gatrell, get EIU strong

Spencer Spear April 21, 2023

Dr. Gatrell, My perspective is a unique one that demonstrates my pride for EIU and its community through multiple avenues. PAST: I am a proud EIU alumnus who remembers the positive impacts my...

Cost of living vs EIU salary

Cost of living vs EIU salary

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor March 22, 2023

In 2022, the cost of living for a single parent was $33,602 according to livingwage.mit.edu. Since then, the wage has increased roughly 31 percent to $43,981. With the current lack of contracts for Eastern’s...

How diverse is Eastern?

How diverse is Eastern?

Karyne Allen, Reporter March 3, 2023

Inclusion of all types of people in different programs and ways to make them feel included has been a topic at Eastern Illinois University. It is just one place that claims to be "committed to diversity...

Paying out of pocket for second party applications causes an issue for students

Paying out of pocket for second party applications causes an issue for students

Jenna Minor, Staff Reporter February 22, 2023

Isabel Spear is a freshman criminology major at Eastern and despite it only being her second semester of college, she has already taken a class where she had to pay out-of-pocket to access her homework. The...

Jay Gatrell, after being announced the 13th president of Eastern Illinois University, gets interviewed by WEIU in the University Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Friday afternoon.

BREAKING: Jay Gatrell to be EIU’s 13th president

Madelyn Kidd, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2023

Jay Gatrell, the current provost and vice president of academic affairs, was announced on Friday to be the 13th president following University President David Glassman’s retirement on June 30. Gatrell...

Eastern will interview four candidates to replace the current University President for Eastern, David Glassman. Those candidates include, Jay Gatrell (left), David Brennen (top middle), Michael Godard (bottom middle), and Diana Rogers-Adkinson.

Eastern to announce new president, BOT to approve president contract Friday

Madelyn Kidd, Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2023

Eastern will announce the 13th president of the university on Friday at 3 p.m. in the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The new president will begin on July 1 following...

Eastern's top 10 highest paid faculty

Eastern’s top 10 highest paid faculty

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor September 6, 2022

University President David Glassman has the highest paid salary at Eastern in 2021 and makes 66.2% more than the second highest paid salary. In 2021, Glassman’s salary was $325,412 along with an additional...

Meeting the admins: a look inside Eastern leadership

Meeting the admins: a look inside Eastern leadership

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2021

Often in college, administrators are seen as inaccessible people. The Daily Eastern News set out to bridge that gap and give the campus community an inside look on who is running Eastern. To get a better...

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