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The Daily Eastern News

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

The Daily Eastern News

Column: T.V. title sequences evolve

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter April 6, 2017

It used to be the first thing you would hear as you clicked on the T.V. Saturday morning. With a bowl of cereal on your lap, you pushed the channel number on the remote by memory, sat back and settled...

Column: Flavor-changing tablets disappoint

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter February 23, 2017

When I was in middle school, my best friend created a monthly dare. She would go to the condiment table in the lunchroom, pick up a napkin full of jalapenos, the spiciest food we could get at school,...

Column: A black ‘Bachelorette’ is long overdue

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter February 16, 2017

I spent my Valentine’s day in a true fashion of romance — eating pizza and making my boyfriend watch the latest episode of “The Bachelor.” Because what is more romantic than watching twenty women...

Column: Super Bowl ads cause as much buzz, conflict as game

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter February 2, 2017

The Superbowl is three days away, and I’m going to be honest, I had to Google who was playing. Yes, I am one of those people who only watch for the ads (after the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, of course)....

Column: Trolley Problem becomes possible reality with driverless cars

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter January 26, 2017

Last week, I saw a video while surfing through my newsfeed that connected self-driving cars to the ethical dilemma called the Trolley Problem. The Trolley Problem, first developed by philosopher Philippa...

Column: Take time to learn about your fellow classmates

Megan Ivey, Staff Reporter January 19, 2017

It’s senior portrait week at Eastern, which means the journalism department is full of soon-to-be graduates in their best attire. While we had the 2017 senior class handy, the Warbler Yearbook staff...

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