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

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National Guard students talk Veterans Day

Austen Brown, Staff Reporter November 10, 2019

Veterans Day is being commemorated all over the country as well as at Eastern, where student National Guard members have various opinions on the holiday. Mackenzie Maslowski, a junior psychology major...

Eastern students share thoughts on fake news

Imani Tapley, Contributing Writer April 1, 2019

Eastern students shared their varying definitions and thoughts on fake news—a controversial topic of discussion and reflection on modern media. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “Fake news articles...

Eastern’s nontraditional students share stories, experiences

Trevin Milner, Contributing Writer March 22, 2019

According to USA Today, 74 percent of undergraduate students are comprised of students who are above the age of 25 or have children; they are referred to as nontraditional students. Timothy Hunter,...

First day of spring: Students’ thoughts and what to know

Tony Elias-Cadena, Contributing Writer March 20, 2019

What is the Spring Equinox all about? According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the spring equinox is an astronomical event that took place Wednesday. “The spring equinox is also known as March equinox...

Students share opinions on changing temps

Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor February 4, 2019

After last week’s polar vortex, Charleston has been experiencing warmer temperatures going into the mid-fifties. Everett Lau, WEIU Newswatch’s local forecaster, said these temperature changes are...

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