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The Daily Eastern News

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

The Daily Eastern News

Nicholas Bays is a fifth year sports media relations major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

Thought Bubble: Golf made for a fun Father’s Day

Nick Bays, Columnist June 19, 2023

Perhaps this piece is not the “sportiest”. It might not have the hottest takes or the silliest claims. But for this week’s edition of Thought Bubble, I wanted to write about a fun experience I had...

Biannual Radio Play at Doudna Friday

Biannual Radio Play at Doudna Friday

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter December 2, 2021

The Eastern Theatre department is hosting their biannual Holiday Romance Radio Play in the Doudna Fine Arts Center’s theater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The tile of this year’s show is...

Friendsgiving: A time to be thankful and celebrate with your best friends

Friendsgiving: A time to be thankful and celebrate with your best friends

Morgan Bledsoe, Contributing Writer November 17, 2021

An array of delicious holiday dishes is a delight to share with others on Thanksgiving—especially when the people at your table are friends. This year, some Eastern students are celebrating something...

Students display work at art sale

Valentina Vargas, Staff Reporter December 2, 2018

The Department of Art and Design held a Holiday Art sale over the weekend at the main concourse in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Students, faculty of Eastern and residents of Charleston stopped by the...

Take a breather before winter holidays

Megan Keane, Columnist October 31, 2018

Not everybody celebrates every holiday. To the people who do celebrate Halloween, don’t you feel as though it gets swallowed up by Christmas’s/Hanukkah’s/Kwanzaa’s shadow? Halloween’s moon eclipsed...

You do not have to celebrate holidays with family

Abbey Whittington, Columnist April 2, 2018

With each passing holiday comes the strange feeling of choosing to stay at what I consider my current home: Charleston, instead of returning to what our townies like to call “Kankabourbly.” The...

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