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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

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Creative Outlet Ep. 7: Wander

Ryan Meyer January 18, 2022

Editor's note: This podcast contains some strong language. In this episode, I talked to Wander, a Filipino-American post-rock band from the Bay Area in California. This was one of my favorite episodes...

DEN at Home: Letter from Jose "Kyle" Ignalaga

DEN at Home: Letter from Jose “Kyle” Ignalaga

Jose Ignalaga April 21, 2020

My name is Jose Leo Carmona Ignalaga, but my friends call me Kyle. Currently, I am a second semester junior, and I am a computer information technology major as well as a digital media minor. Prior...

Relax during Thanksgiving break

Katelyn Eddington November 21, 2019

I should not have to explain myself or keep apologizing for everything.  My anxiety has been through the roof, it is the end of the semester rush.  And when my anxiety gets like this, all I do...

STAFF EDITORIAL: Don’t dream of holidays; live them

Staff Editorial November 21, 2019

 Can you imagine it?  Passing by relieved pupils with happy faces in the halls, packing your things for a great trip and making the drive back home in the cold of November. A relief from the tumult...

Enjoy life at college during ‘Creepy Weekend’

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist August 29, 2018

I am going to take this time, or these 500 words or so, to tell you all that I am not mad … I am just disappointed. I am disappointed by the amount of Eastern students who are already scurrying back...

Be joyful for friends moving on, no matter how hard

Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist December 10, 2017

Every time a break is just within reach, I realize more and more that the amount of returning trips to Eastern I have are limited. This realization deepens every time I think about how one of my roommates...

College can be a ‘new home’ for growth, finding oneself

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter November 26, 2017

While filling out various forms, I often come across a section that has recently gained the ability to induce a swirl of anxiety in my stomach — the home address line. When I come across this, my first...

Events help make EIU home away from home

Staff Report November 6, 2017

When we all left home to make to come to Eastern, we knew that there would be tears and homesickness. Those feelings were embraced, however, and we left home with our heads held high and teary eyes...

Never forget where you came from, be proud of who you are  

Jaynell Perara, Columnist October 10, 2017

As college students, we are always bombarded with homework, tests, extracurricular activities, bills and more. It seems like we are always struggling to meet deadlines. It is easy to get involved...

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