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On Tuesday, it was reported a vehicle was burglarized in the Greek Court parking lot. - Compiled by News Editor Nora Maberry (0) comments
Comedian cancels performance Comedian Jordan Carlos' scheduled performance on Friday night at 7th Street Underground was canceled because of transportation problems. Amy Baumgart, a graduate assistant in the Student Life Office, received a call around 6:30 p. (0) comments
On Page 10 of Thursday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, the Eastern women's basketball assistant coach's name was misspelled. Her name is Quacy Timmons. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
The communication disorders and sciences department will be the first department at Eastern to implement and use the laptop initiative. The program will start in Summer 2008 and continue through Fall 2008. But the department might have to alter its plans for the summer if the university does not finalize the contract, which is still being negotiated. (0) comments
For the 2009 fiscal year Illinois state budget Gov. Rod Blagojevich will allocate more than $14 billion for road and bridge repair across the state. Yet, this money may not be used to adequately help fund Coles County road projects already that are being constructed. (0) comments
An Eastern student died in an off-campus apartment on Friday. The student was identified as 22-year-old Mark Schwartz from Yorkville by Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs. "Today, our thoughts go out to the family and friends of EIU student Mark Schwartz," Nadler said in a statement released Saturday morning. (2) comments
Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, announced nearly $350,000 would be provided to 10 counties in the 15th Congressional District for emergency food and shelter assistance. The money, which comes from the Emergency Food and Shelter Board Program, will be used to help programs in the community. (0) comments
Heather Carnahan brought Jane Austen to life Sunday afternoon, dressed in a long black period dress with a white shawl covering her shoulders. Carnahan is part of the living history program, which celebrates the accomplishments of women and shares them with elementary schools in the Charleston school district. (2) comments
Once was enough for Oliver David David, a first-year graduate student in music/jazz studies, entered this year's Peck Music Competition for the first time. In his first try, David won the prestigious award. In the competition, which took place Saturday at the Tarble Arts Center, contestants were given 10 minutes to perform for three judges: Michael Ewald and Ricardo Herrera from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Beverley Simms from Indiana State University. (0) comments
About 400 students attended Sunday night's candlelight vigil to remember the five victims of the Feb. 14 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Three speeches were given, and a candle for each victim was lit in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. (0) comments
Scott Kooistra, 21, from Chicago, was arrested Saturday morning on charges of domestic battery, stemming from an incident in Stevenson Hall, said University Police Chief Adam Due. UPD was notified of an incident in Stevenson Hall at approximately 4:04 a. (0) comments
