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Blake Leitch, a veterans service officer, gives a speech during the 9/11 memorial on Tuesday. His speech encouraged connecting with others after times of tragedy.

EDITORIAL: Support our veterans

Editorial Board November 10, 2021

Today is Veteran’s Day, and we at the Daily Eastern News feel it is important to use this day as not only a way to support veterans, but also an important time to bring awareness to the struggles veterans...

Billy Hung, biological sciences professor, gives his thoughts and point of view on a philosophy proposal brought to the Council of Academic Affairs.

CAA to vote on changes to residency hour requirements

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Associate News Editor October 20, 2021

The Council on Academic Affairs will be meeting to vote on a proposal that, if approved, will lessen the number of residency hours required at Eastern during its meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The council...

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...

EIU Wind Symphony to perform Veteran’s Day salute

Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor November 8, 2019

Veterans and active military members will be celebrated by the EIU Wind Symphony Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The annual Veteran’s Day concert is called...

Members of Boy Scout Troop 141 march in honor of those who died in military service during the Memorial Day ceremony at Roselawn Cemetery.

FEATURE PHOTO: Memorial Day ceremony

Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2019

Members of Boy Scout Troop 141 march in honor of those who died in military service during the Memorial Day ceremony at Roselawn Cemetery. The troop marched with comrades of the Veterans of Foreign...

Rodney Rote Jr., a senior music performance major, sets up the exhibit "Designs of Duty" in Booth Library Monday afternoon. "Designs of Duty" is an exhibit featuring East Central Illinois veterans and their service-related tattoos, this will be on display at Booth Library from Jan. 22 through May 11.

Booth Library exhibit to feature veterans’ service-related tattoos

Staff Report January 22, 2018

East Central Illinois veterans and their service-related tattoos will be displayed in Booth Library’s latest exhibit, “Designs of Duty.” This exhibit can be seen at the library from Jan. 22 through...

Veterans Day ceremony to honor veterans, families

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter November 7, 2017

Eastern’s Veterans Day ceremony will honor not only veterans, but also those who support them at 10:30 a.m. on Friday in Old Main’s Cougill Foyer. Jennifer Sipes, the special assistant to the vice...

Booth Library to feature veteran related-service tattoo exhibit

Valentina Vargas, Contributing Writer September 17, 2017

Almost a year ago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a veteran tattoo-service exhibit named Symbols of Service. This upcoming spring semester, the Booth Library will be showcasing a similar...

A table in the University Union’s Bridge Lounge was set up Monday to honor POWs, MIAs, and others who have fallen in service.

MIA table honors fallen soldiers

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor November 9, 2015

A plate, with a lemon wedge and salt to signify the loss of veterans, sat on the table of the bridge lounge in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. A wineglass was inverted to show that the soldier...

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