The Daily Eastern News

Recipes carry legacies with EIU scholarship-funding cookbook

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Editor-in-Chief • June 14, 2023

EIU Civil Service Council presents the first-ever EIU Eats Cookbook to fundraise money and share the recipes of many staff members and students alike. Ke’an Armstrong, the Publicity Promotion associate...

Community Band salute, bingo to kick off Red, White, Blue Days

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief • June 25, 2019

As part of the Red, White and Blue Days celebration, people can attend the Community Band patriotic salute and Harold Hackett Memorial Bingo this week to begin the city's Independence Day festivities. Ginger...

Hunger Action Month activities exceed initial goals

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief • December 4, 2016

The Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism raised over $900 during Hunger Action Month, with the money coming from numerous fundraisers and Coin Wars. All proceeds will be donated to...

Hunger Action Month to raise awareness, funds

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief • November 1, 2016

Throughout the month of November, the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism will educate, fundraise and assist citizens who suffer from food insecurity during its fifth annual Hunger Action...

Date auction raises money for St. Jude’s

Chrissy Miller, Campus Reporter • October 31, 2016

Residents of Ford Hall raised money for “Up ‘til Dawn” by holding a date auction in Pemberton’s Great Hall Monday night. Up ‘til Dawn is a fundraising organization for St. Jude’s...

Endowment Fund helps jazz department

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor • November 11, 2015

Ticket sales from the Faculty Jazz Concert Sunday generated more money for an endowment fund created about seven years ago. This same fund is used to not only bring in guest artists to Eastern, but...

Mums make money for scholarship

T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor • September 23, 2015

The Civil Service Council is having a scholarship fundraiser selling an array of Mum’s flowers until Friday as part of an effort to help civil service employees or their children pay for college. Selling...