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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

The News won 34 awards at the Illinois Collegiate Press Association 2024.

EDITORIAL: The News wins 34 state awards

Editorial Board February 21, 2024

The Daily Eastern News staff won 34 awards at the Illinois Collegiate Press Association this past weekend in Chicago. The staff beat its previous record of 28 awards set at last year's ICPA in both...

Cam'ron Hardy is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at 581-2912 or cahardy@eiu.edu.

COLUMN: Being Black at The News

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor February 1, 2023

I have been working at The News for about a year, and my experience has not been ideal. When I first stepped into the Daily Eastern News Newsroom, I looked forward to getting involved and working on...

Members  and advisers of The Daily Eastern News pose with awards they won from the annual Illinois College Press Association contest.

The News wins 17 awards in ICPA contests

News Staff March 19, 2022

The staff of The Daily Eastern News won 17 awards in the annual Illinois College Press Association newspaper Saturday afternoon. The staff won three first-place awards, including two overall awards in...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: What readers can expect in the Spring 2022 semester

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2022

Last semester, I told you of the updates our publication would be seeing. This semester, I am proud to tell you more about where our publication is headed and what you can expect from us this semester. A...

THROUGH THE LENS: The News' year in photos

THROUGH THE LENS: The News’ year in photos

The News December 31, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, the staff of The Daily Eastern News invites you to look back at the year through our lens. January February March April May June July August September   October November December   Happy...

Eastern Center Kevin Duckworth muscles inside for two of his 12 points from Dec. 10, 1984.

The News on major athletic achievements

Adam Tumino, Sports Editor December 10, 2021

From its inception, The Daily Eastern News has been dedicated to covering Eastern athletics. For more than a century, The News has been there for thrilling victories, crushing defeats and historic performances....

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Tom Roberts, the press supervisor, checks over the final version of the newspaper.

The News says ‘bye’ to longtime press supervisor

Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

  The Daily Eastern News has printed a daily publication with its own press since 1976 with three men leading a majority of the press runs: Mark Turk, Johnny Bough and Tom Roberts. Turk ran...

COLUMN: Looking forward to reading the next century of The News

COLUMN: Looking forward to reading the next century of The News

Cassie Buchman, Former Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

There are days when I look back at my time working for the Daily Eastern News, from 2014-2018, and I don’t know how we pulled it off. A bunch of broke college students, all from different backgrounds...

COLUMN: What I learned, gained while being an editor for The News

COLUMN: What I learned, gained while being an editor for The News

Nora Maberry, Former Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

The early and mid 2000s at the Daily Eastern News was a time of innovation. The paper was the first college newspaper in the country to produce Podcasts, won national awards for our photo slideshows,...

Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens Thursday, March 3, 2016. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) 2455184 - ct-heidi-stevens-mug-0225

COLUMN: The News gives students lifelong lessons, experience

Heidi Stevens, Former Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

Long before I fell in love with journalism, I fell in love with journalists. College journalists, specifically. The campus newsroom at The Daily Eastern News was the first place I felt like I belonged....

COLUMN: Former EIC, adviser reminiscences on The News

COLUMN: Former EIC, adviser reminiscences on The News

Lola Burnham, Former Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

A lot of the news events in the 1982-83 school year would seem familiar to readers of today’s Daily Eastern News. A faculty union contract was up for ratification. Room-and-board increases were under...

EDITORIAL: Last daily print edition a sign of the times

EDITORIAL: Last daily print edition a sign of the times

Editorial Board December 10, 2021

In 1915, three students, Ivan Goble, Ed McGurty and Ernest Bails, banded together to create the Normal School News with the intention of covering Eastern’s football team. Those three students, unbeknownst...

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