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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

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Yup!

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Yup!

Kierstyn Budz, Columnist September 15, 2023

If you have read my colleague and fellow columnist Dan Hahn’s column, you will know I believe wholeheartedly, Pluto is a planet. Nothing anyone can say, will change my mind. Ever since I was a kid,...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Is Pluto a planet? Nope!

Dan Hahn, Hahn September 14, 2023

When my colleague and fellow DEN columnist Kiersten Budz told me that she believes, wholeheartedly, that Pluto should be a planet and that nothing could change her mind, I thought it would be fun to...

Adam Tumino

COLUMN: Ranking the planets of the solar system

Adam Tumino, Columnist April 20, 2022

The sun is a massive and terrifying celestial body that is constantly firing deadly radiation at us at the speed of light. If it had its way, we’d all be dead right now. But the sun does some good things...

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