Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

  • Welcome back to the Daily Eastern News!
  • Check out our podcasts on Spotify!
  • Check out our newsletters on Overlooked!
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

Career Services helps students think future goals

Gillian Eubanks, Staff Reporter February 24, 2020

Students at Eastern who are struggling with their majors can reach out to Career Services to receive career counseling. Career Services offers many resources to students to help them find the career...

Set goals to prepare for life after college

Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist August 18, 2019

It is finally official, I am a senior and this is going to be my last year at Eastern. I have decided to set personal and academic goals this school year. Every student at Eastern should enjoy the school...

Value the opinions that matter

Staff Editorial April 2, 2019

Each person has their own way of perceiving life and their own goals for the future. However, the future is not always forseeable, especially during these temporary years of college when there is still...

Students discuss goals for after spring break

Shamaine Ware, Contributing Writer March 18, 2019

Students on campus shared how they plan to finish the last 6 weeks of the semester. Demetria Joiner, a junior majoring in management, said her goals for the rest of the semester are to finish her classes,...

Slipping up on goals does not validate quitting

Liz Stephens, Columnists January 21, 2018

I’m usually not superstitious, but I probably got the flu this year because I failed to knock on wood when telling one of my friends “I never get sick.” About a week ago I woke up drenched in sweat...

Abnormal is not absurd

Chrissy Miller, News Editor October 3, 2017

When people find out I am an elementary education major, they become inquisitive. I have gotten everything from, “Why do you write for The Daily Eastern News?” to “You do not seem like the teaching...

Column: Resolutions are possible with effort and patience

Alex Bonnot, Staff Reporter January 10, 2017

It is that time of year again. The new year is starting, people ate way too much food and spent a lot of time with family, and now they want to start the year by saying, “New year, new me!” Your Facebook...

Column: Set realistic, helpful goals for the new year

Cindy Huff, Staff Reporter January 9, 2017

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that it is 2017 already. I am hoping that the new year will bring new hope for some of us as well as change and growth. Because we are college students, the...

Column: Be S.M.A.R.T. about the coming year

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief August 17, 2016

Whenever I think of goals I hear my mother’s sassy voice saying, “If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.” I hate to admit it, but she is right. Whenever you start a new phase in your life,...

Load More Stories