The Residence Hall Association met Thursday night in Pemberton Hall to discuss attendance of meetings and future plans for campus events and living. "We are going to start enforcing attendance for future meetings, and taking away voting privileges for those members with poor attendance," said Melissa Liedtke, secretary of RHA. (1) comment
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, a specialist in modern Russian/Soviet history and the Cold War, wants Americans to reconsider their decision about the drop of two atomic bombs on the Japanese during World War II at 7 tonight in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall. (0) comments
Scary movies, haunted houses, costumes and let's not forget trick-or-treat candy tends to be the subject for Halloween, the October holiday. Residence halls, Greek Life and student organizations have entered into the celebration for this holiday with various activities for students and community members. (0) comments
State, city and county officials filled the Mattoon/Charleston Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union for the first state officials forum on campus. The forum was intended for students to learn about their offices on the ballot for Election Day, Nov. (0) comments
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks should be set back one hour. Percussion Ensemble concert today The Percussion Ensemble will make their Dvorak Concert Hall debut at 7:30 p.m. today in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. With selections from Antonin Dvorak and Billy Joel, there will be something for all music lovers. (0) comments
Graduate student Nia Klein was one of the 2.4 million women living in the United States with breast cancer. Breast caner is a disease where abnormal cells in the breast are divided and multiplied uncontrollably. The abnormal cells then attack nearby tissue and spread, leading to death. (0) comments
Gus Sanford thinks LaffJam's comedy will not only appeal to returning black alumni, but undergrads as well. "It's going to be a great show," he said. "I'm like a chef when it comes to comedy." Sanford is the CEO of MidCoast Entertainment. His company will bring the LaffJam Supershow, starring comedian Talent and feature comedians Deon Cole, K-Dubb, Chastity White and Lil' Rel. (0) comments
With questions running through everyone's mind about the financial crisis, students and the community came together to discuss issues in the United States and in the local community. The department of business, business solutions, and SCORE sponsored the "Wall Street Bailout/Main Street Fallout," Thursday night. (0) comments