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

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

The Daily Eastern News

A bar graph showing Eastern's top ten highest paid head coaches in the athletics department in 2022.

Eastern’s top ten highest paid head coaches

Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor April 12, 2023

Head Eastern Illinois football coach Chris Wilkerson has the highest paid salary of the head coaches in the Eastern athletics department in 2022 and makes 12.96% more than the second paid highest coach.  In...

Associate Professor in the biological sciences department Eloy Martinez is joined by his nine-year-old daughter Amelia Martinez who wanted to help her dad during the second day of picketing for a fair contract Friday morning. Amelia is homeschooled and her dad said his daughter wanted to come out and learn, and added it would be a good lesson in social justice.

Strike Day 2: EIU-UPI picketing a ‘family affair’

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor April 7, 2023

Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, EIU-UPI, continued their strike Friday for their second day with over 200 picketers, including students and families. The union have been bargaining...

Todd Bruns (left) and Jennifer Stringfellow (right) talking to Connor Mellott, a sophomore interpersonal communications major at Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University.

Students, teachers voice opinions on the potential union strike

Karyne Allen, Reporter March 29, 2023

Editors Note: Article has been corrected. With the potential union strike in the near future, students are concerned about how it could affect their peers and what would happen to their classes. Alonna...

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