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

WEIU could lose up to 80% of its budget following federal cuts to the Public Broadcasting Service funding, according to General Manager Jeff Owens. However, Owens says the station will continue to ...

Coming off a 3-9 season, head coach Chris Wilkerson and the Eastern football team are ready to turn things around this ...

Kids look on as tractors drive past in the Charleston 4th of July Parade on Polk Ave in Charleston, IL on July 4.

Kicking off the “big three” of blockbuster films this month (“Jurassic World Rebirth,” “Superman” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”), “Jurassic World Rebirth” doesn’t make for a strong start as it ...

The Coles County Board approved Apex Clean Energy’s 51-turbine Coles Wind project in a 6-5 vote Tuesday. The decision came after years of debate, dozens of public meetings and 14 days of hearings ...

Over the last two decades, Eastern has lost nearly half the number of students once enrolled as part of a statewide trend in public universities across Illinois. Since the 2004-05 school year, Eastern ...

Athletic Director Tom Michael said Eastern Illinois has not yet decided whether it will opt into the NCAA House settlement ahead of Monday’s deadline. Michael said the university was initially ...

In 115 seasons of men’s basketball, EIU has seen its fair share of standout talent. Whether it was Kevin Duckworth ’s All-Star NBA career or Henry Domercant ’s prolific scoring that put him among the ...

The Charleston community has several events this week, with many taking place over the weekend: “No Kings” Day Protest (Saturday) Charleston is scheduled to partake in a nationwide “No Kings” Day ...

The male Panther of the Year is going to Cooper Willman from the football team. The senior wide receiver from Sterling was named part of the 2024 First Team All-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference as ...

Eastern Illinois University announced this afternoon that the men’s and women’s tennis programs would be cut immediately.