Eastern Progress

11/05/2024

As the time for seniors at the Eastern Progress comes to a close, they take a moment to say their goodbyes and thanks to the publication, professors, and to Eastern Kentucky University.

Read their columns on our website.

As the time for seniors at the Eastern Progress comes to a close, they take a moment to say their goodbyes and thanks to the publication, and to Eastern Kentucky

10/05/2024

Spring 2024 graduates will receive their diplomas on May 10 not on Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) campus, but at Alltech Arena in the Lexington Horse Park. The change, announced in October 2023, came as construction and renovations began at EKU’s Alumni Coliseum.

Last spring, Alumni Coliseum served as the needed rain location for graduation, as severe weather prohibited any outdoor ceremonies in Roy Kidd Stadium.

Read more about the ceremony, and what to know, on our website.

Spring 2024 graduates will receive their diplomas on May 10 not on Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) campus, but at Alltech Arena in the Lexington Horse Park. The change, announced in

01/05/2024

Eastern Kentucky University students assembled a peaceful protest in support of Palestine on April 30, 2024. The students made signs, marched across campus, and chanted to spread their message. The protest began in Powell Plaza before relocating to the Daniel Boone Statue and ending in the green space outside of the Keith Building and the Combs Building.

To view all of the photos, visit our website. Link in bio.

30/04/2024

As spring 2024 commencement approaches , Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) seniors Grace Kelley, Jenna Riel, and Abbie Thomas have been chosen to speak at the three commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 10, 2024.

Read more about the speakers on our website.

As spring 2024 commencement approaches , Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) seniors Grace Kelley, Jenna Riel, and Abbie Thomas have been chosen to speak at the three commencement ceremonies scheduled for

30/04/2024

Meet the members of the Eastern Progress visuals and sports teams!

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24/04/2024

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) Violence Prevention, formerly known as Green Dot, is prepared to educate students and faculty on campus.

To shine a light on survivors of sexual assault, EKU Violence Prevention held several events this April for students and faculty to participate in. Their first event, on April 17, was Flags on the Lawn.

“That event specifically is going to be with red flags and green flags in relationships, dating violence, (and) stuff like that,” said sophomore Hilary Koster, the president of Violence Prevention’s ambassadors.

Students had the opportunity to write on the respective flags what they feel are green flags in a relationship, or good behaviors, and red flags, bad behaviors. Once they wrote on the flags, they were placed around campus for the Walk-a-Mile event that was on April 18.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) Violence Prevention, formerly known as Green Dot, is prepared to educate students and faculty on campus.

19/04/2024

Since 1992, more than 2,000 journalists and media workers have been killed, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Many have been since October of 2023, a total that has been driven heavily by the Israel-Hamas war. According to the CPJ, 90 Palestinian, two Israeli, and three Lebanese journalists have died since the start of the war. In the past, Eastern Kentucky University students have held a memorial in recognition of these fallen journalists. In honor of First Amendment Week, here are those who have died since last year’s event.

Editor’s Note: On April 13, 2024, Iran launched an air raid on Israel in response to the latter’s attack on Damascus, Syria two weeks prior. The media and journalists casualties

19/04/2024

Sarah Mitchell, a senior split blocker on Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) beach volleyball team, earned her 50th career win on Friday, April 12 at the College of Charleston Beach Classic. Mitchell and her partner, junior split blocker Paityn Walker, were able to secure wins at the No. 1 spot at the event.

Before college, Mitchell was a four-year volleyball player at Madison Southern High School. During her senior year, her team won a district championship and individually, Mitchell was named to the 11th Region All-tournament team. She left her legacy at her high school, holding all five kills records in school history and being the first player to achieve 1,000 kills and digs at the school.

PHOTO: Courtesy of EKU Beach Volleyball.

Sarah Mitchell, a senior split blocker on Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) beach volleyball team, earned her 50th career win on Friday, April 12 at the College of Charleston Beach Classic.

18/04/2024

This year’s First Amendment Week pop-up protest was great! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the First Amendment. Join us tomorrow night at 7:30 in Crabbe Library for Banned Books Bingo!

Want a shirt? We still have some available! Purchase one at Banned Books Bingo.

18/04/2024

According to a report by JMUSports News, Eastern Kentucky University Athletic Director Matt Roan is expected to serve as the next athletic director at James Madison University (JMU). He will replace current JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne.

Roan, who was initially hired at EKU in 2020, recently signed a contract extension to remain at the university until June 2027.

“For me, Richmond is home. My parents live in Richmond, my sister has relocated to Richmond with her family. EKU and Richmond are absolutely home to us,” Roan told the Lexington Herald-Leader in fall 2023.

According to a report by JMUSports News, Eastern Kentucky University Athletic Director Matt Roan is expected to serve as the next athletic director at James Madison University (JMU). He will

15/04/2024

Celebrate your right to free speech this week during First Amendment Week! The EKU Society of Professional Journalists, alongside the Eastern Progress and other sponsors, are hosting events across campus throughout the week. We'll see you there!

14/04/2024

The Eastern Kentucky women’s basketball team is coming off a record-setting season, and a big part of their success is rooted in Assistant Coach Coretta Brown. During her coaching career, she has held many different positions at other programs and was also the 2003 11th pick in the WNBA draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars before being traded to the Indiana Fever, coming off a collegiate career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brown left the school as being the leader in all time three-pointers made at the time and being named first-team ALL-ACC. Brown played her Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) days with the Atlanta Dream team.

The Eastern Kentucky women’s basketball team is coming off a record-setting season, and a big part of their success is rooted in Assistant Coach Coretta Brown. During her coaching career,

13/04/2024

In our first Staff Saturday, meet the Eastern Progress news team!

Interested with working with Madison and Emily, and getting to know the rest of the team? Message us, or visit in Combs 325.

10/04/2024

Eastern Progress Reporter Emily Keller covers "Eclipse Paddle at Lake Reba," an event hosted by Eastern Kentucky University's Student Recreation Center on Monday, April 8.

09/04/2024

Need advice? Looking for help in a college crisis? Madison Livers and Rose Sievers, hosts of The Eastern Progress’s newest podcast have got you covered! Submit your questions via the Google Form: https://forms.gle/ovWrVVPh5KipsEYA8

08/04/2024

Viewing of the solar eclipse stretched far beyond Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) campus, and the Richmond community gathered to watch the event at Lake Reba.

During the eclipse, EKU’s Campus Recreation program also hosted a kayaking event to view it from a unique perspective: on the water.

03/04/2024

Have you heard the news? A new print edition of the Eastern Progress is out now! Pick up one across campus today.

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02/04/2024

On Jan. 14, 2023 Hope Staley, a sophomore pre-dental major and EKU co-ed cheerleader, stood on the grass at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida holding and kissing the 2024 co-ed cheerleading D-1 Championship trophy with a first-place medal around her neck. It took grit, determination and endless hours of dedication to get to this moment.

Staley remembered being a little kid and watching older girls cheer and thinking, ‘I want to do that’. However, cheer was not her first calling as far as athletics go. Staley was first a gymnast, and she always wanted to play either basketball or volleyball, but her parents never allowed her to.

On Jan. 14, 2023 Hope Staley, a sophomore pre-dental major and EKU co-ed cheerleader, stood on the grass at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida holding