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Eureka College's Student Magazine Since 1889

The Eureka College Pegasus

Eureka College's Student Magazine Since 1889

The Eureka College Pegasus

Eureka College's Student Magazine Since 1889

The Eureka College Pegasus

Student slump: is engagement at Eureka College on a Decline?

Student slump: is engagement at Eureka College on a Decline?

Leah Smolen, Staff Contributor December 11, 2024

Eureka College’s 2024 fall Semester brought in 242 new students, the largest first year class in the school’s history. However, new students do not equate to new interests. Certain classes suffer from...

Eureka Cheer Team takes steps towards a brighter Future

Eureka Cheer Team takes steps towards a brighter Future

Tyler Bundren, Staff Contributor November 11, 2024

Many rumors and gossip have been circulating about the cheer team and their status as an official club on campus. The cheer team in recent years has been disorganized with the role of leader being changed...

Check In: Eureka's New Faculty

Check In: Eureka’s New Faculty

Ronnie Valverde, Staff Contributor November 8, 2024

As the semester moves along, it’s a good time to check in and see how new faculty members of Eureka are adjusting to life on campus. From teaching in the classroom to getting involved in campus life,...

Year in Review: Top Stories You Might Have Missed

Year in Review: Top Stories You Might Have Missed

Merik Flatt-Beer, Staff Contributor May 2, 2024

As another year of the Pegasus goes down in the books, here are a few of the stories you may have missed. Social Media Harbors Hidden Dangers on Students’ Lives, by Wes Adkins and Gaige Owens Wes...

Secrets of Sweetness: The Inside Scoop on Uncle Bob’s

Secrets of Sweetness: The Inside Scoop on Uncle Bob’s

Emily Virgil, Staff Contributor April 5, 2024

Uncle Bob’s Homemade Ice Cream has been a business local in Eureka since 1980. Established by Bob Bally, the shop first opened at the Heart of Illinois fair in July of that year. Their current location...

Viral Gun Trend Shocks Eureka College

Viral Gun Trend Shocks Eureka College

Wes Adkins, Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2023

Only a few weeks into the 2023 fall semester, Eureka College students and faculty were emailed in regard to an incident where a few students were “wearing masks and using a weapon, Orbeez gel blaster...

Eureka College Ranks #41 in Midwest Regional Colleges

Eureka College Ranks #41 in Midwest Regional Colleges

Gaige Owens, Staff Contributor November 28, 2023

Eureka College has earned the rank of number 41 in the Midwest for regional colleges in the 2022 U.S. News and World Report rankings. The college prides itself on providing students with high-quality education,...

Collage done by Phil Duncan

Over 100-Year-Old College Paper “The Pegasus” Goes Digital

Tyler Bundren, Staff Contributor October 28, 2023

From paper to screen. In its original format, Eureka College's paper, the Pegasus, published its news in a newspaper that was freely distributed to the students and staff. Now, in recent times, the Pegasus...

Homecoming 2023

Homecoming 2023

Edgar Reyes, Staff Contributor October 28, 2023

Homecoming in Eureka has been celebrated for over one hundred years. Homecoming is a special event for students and alumni. For students, the school plans events during the week before the game on Saturday....

Secondary VP: La'Nya Love - Left                                       President: Jurnee Flournoy - Middle 
VP: Daizjah Shannon - Right

The Black Student Union Creates Safe Space on Campus

Alexis Smith, Staff Contributor September 25, 2023

The Black Student Union is an organization that welcomes members from all generations around the world who are interested in learning more about Black culture, Black spaces, and Black dynamics. They wish...

Challenges arise with Commuter Students at Eureka College

Challenges arise with Commuter Students at Eureka College

Tyler Bundren, Staff Contributor September 25, 2023

Commuter is a title given to students who live off campus while attending school. Like many other schools, Eureka College has its fair share of commuters. It can be challenging being a commuter, which...

Microsoft Key on a Keyboard

The Microsoft Transition: Good or Bad?

Emma Braten, News Editor May 1, 2023

When Eureka College announced that they would be beginning the switch from Google to Microsoft, annoyance could be felt campuswide. Many students are frustrated that they have to begin the transition of...

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