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Lincoln Springs Resort's Halloween holiday "Haunted Trolley Tour," which tours the three haunted houses, is completely booked by Charleston community members who wish to celebrate with tricks and treats for $30 a person. The one remaining date on Oct. 25 at 7 p. (1) comment
The lawn outside of Old Main was covered with people stretching, some wearing shorts and trying to keep themselves warm as they prepared for the Homecoming 2.5K race. "There are more people than I thought," said Kayla Levec as she stretched on the ground, preparing to participate in the race. (0) comments
The Charleston/Mattoon Amnesty International Chapter is a group that is trying to get people aware of human rights issues all over the globe. The local chapter is showing the movie "Justice Without Borders" at 6:30 tonight at the Carnegie Public Library in Charleston. (2) comments
Free tickets for the Second City performance and the Mavis Staples concert are available through the Doudna Box Office at 581-3110 or by e-mailing doudnatix@eiu.edu. Second City, which jumpstarted the careers of comedians John Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, Stephen Colbert and John Candy, will perform at 7 p. (0) comments
Roger Claar, class of 1967 and 1968, who served 22 years as mayor of Bolingbrook, detailed the difficulty in articulating an acceptance speech for the Distinguished Alumni Award. "I've struggled more with what to say tonight more than any other speech I've given. (0) comments
During the past 10 years, the number of high school graduates attending universities has increased significantly while funding for those universities has not, according to an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development study. "Our institutional costs continue to rise; our state support is not rising with that so we have to identify other means of providing a high quality education to more students," said Jill Nilsen, vice president for external relations. (0) comments
Lori Aten, an Eastern alum and 38-year resident of Charleston, was pleased with the Homecoming parade performances and crowd attitude this year. "I am very impressed this year," Aten said. "It's been six years since I have been in it, and I think they have done a wonderful job. (0) comments
The Eastern Cheer Team made sure to remind students who they were at Friday's Homecoming pep rally. "P-A-N, T-H-E, R you a Panther? Hell yeah," shouted the team. For the 2008 Pep Rally, signs of school spirit were displayed throughout Lantz Arena Friday night while the cheerleaders, the band, EIU Pink Panthers, Registered Student Organizations, students and faculty came together to celebrate Homecoming. (0) comments
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