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Mike Lawrence, former press secretary for Gov. Jim Edgar, spoke out Tuesday night against the current budget crisis Illinois is facing. When Edgar left office, Illinois had a positive balance in excess of $1 billion dollars. Now, due to poor fiscal discipline, the state is facing one of its largest deficits in years. (0) comments
Ten students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday for the second forum on proposed parking changes to campus. Those changes, which university president Bill Perry outlined in an Oct. 30 campus-wide e-mail, included increasing parking fees. Parking permits for upperclassmen, faculty and staff would increase incrementally from $50 to $100 over the next four academic years. (0) comments
After his election in 2005 to a third term, City Council member Jim Dunn finds himself repeating old behavior. The 12-year council member is seeking re-election in the 2009 municipal elections for Charleston City Council. "I want to continue to work on building the relationships with the community and outside communities that we have worked so hard in the last four years to attain," Dunn said. (0) comments
Bundled-up students walk through the puddles that formed on campus after the morning rain on Tuesday. (0) comments
Twelve veterans received a rousing applause in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center as they stood during the "Armed Forces Salute," the closing piece of Tuesday night's performance, "The Call of Duty." The EIU Wind Symphony and the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School concert band honored Veteran's Day with the performance, which had about 150 attendees. (0) comments
Today, Gina Bessa, a cultural anthropologist and associate professor at Illinois State University, will give a lecture to anthropology students on the motherhood in a Brazilian shantytown. Anthropology professor Don Holly invited Bessa last spring to speak with students at Eastern to lecture on her research she has been conducting since 1996. (0) comments
The Newman Catholic Center is hosting its annual hunger banquet at 5 p.m. today. The banquet is to help students get involved in hunger awareness. The banquet is interactive, said Megan Gausepohl, the chair of the event. Participants will not be given a speech, but rather a personality. (0) comments
Past and present veterans were honored for their service at the Veteran's Day Memorial Service Tuesday morning. The day became a national holiday in 1938 and is celebrated every year. This year, Eastern hosted the ceremony in the main lobby of Old Main. The event was held inside because of weather. (2) comments
A proposal will be brought to Student Senate today pertaining to university board movies. "We will be having an additional allocation request from UB come to the table," said Student Body President Levi Bulgar. "University Board is asking for an additional $2,621 so they can put on their regularly scheduled movies programs for the spring of 2009. (0) comments
Allison Carter, the senior field manager of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Coleman Hall Auditorium. She will discuss the state of equal legal protection for women, people of color and sexual minorities. Free flu shots today in Human Services Building Flu shots will be available from 8 a. (0) comments
Deanna Parke, 53, of Charleston, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of less than .25 grams of cannabis after a 1:03 a.m. Saturday arrest at Fourth Street and Roosevelt Avenue, said the University Police Department. (0) comments
In Tuesday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Erik Tofte's name was misspelled. The first female city council member in Charleston was incorrectly reported. Olga Durham was the first female city council member. The DEN regrets the errors. (0) comments
An alleged sexual assault on campus was reported to the University Police Department Monday night, said University Police Chief Adam Due. "The incident may have taken place in a residence hall on campus," Due said. He added the incident was reported to have taken place Saturday night or Sunday morning. (0) comments
The new Renewable Energy Center that will replace the current steam plant, built around 1925, will use wood to produce synthetic natural gas. Ryan Siegel, campus energy and sustainability coordinator, said the byproduct of this process will produce soluble fertilizer. (0) comments
