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Mayor John Inyart smiled at the close of the city council meeting Tuesday, despite it being the last before he must officially file his petition to run for re-election in the spring of 2009. "The thing I am most proud of is how highly functional this council is," he said. (0) comments
Paul McCann, director of business services/treasurer, was named interim vice president for business affairs Tuesday. McCann will start in that capacity after Jeff Cooley, vice president for business affairs, retires on Dec. 31. Cooley announced his retirement in June. (0) comments
As the semester quickly comes to an end, Eastern has seen as increase of stolen dishes from dining halls. Jamie Huckstead, assistant director of Stevenson Tower Dining Center, said a student worker for dining was hired with several responsibilities last summer, one being to watch dishes that could be taken. (0) comments
Sex, popularity and who students think the biggest nuisance is on campus are some of the related topics posted on the Web site, juicycampus.com. Even though this Web site feeds off the "juicy" gossip surrounding a particular college campus, Greeks are usually the main focus on the site. (9) comments
The city council is giving the people of Charleston a chance to look at the tax levy that could increase by $396,000 from last year's rates. The council approved the execution of health insurance agreements, placing the city in charge of the majority of the deductible. (0) comments
President Bill Perry plans to meet with the neighbors of the Renewable Energy Center in early January to discuss the location, the aesthetics and the timeline for the center. The plans for the Renewable Energy Center, a biomass steam plant, were put on hold pending further financial analysis and discussions with community members. (0) comments
Five new allocations for University Board will be presented at the Student Senate meeting tonight in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. University Board Special Events had its additional allocation for $4,500 for Up All Night: Blue Invasion X-treme Sports pass through Apportionment Board. (0) comments
Eastern officials will announce their final decision on changes to campus parking this week. President Bill Perry said the announcement would be sent by e-mail to students, faculty and staff. He said, as part of the planning process, student and employee concerns were taken into account about creating a new campus parking plan. (0) comments
Kent Kille, a visiting scholar and professor from the College of Wooster, will present "The Role of the United Nations during the (Barack) Obama Presidency" at 7 p.m. today in the Lumpkin Hall Auditorium. Kille will speak on the history of the United Nations and its challenges in facing new global security crises and will address how the president-elect may work with the UN. (0) comments
Students with the Newman Catholic Center were riled during Thanksgiving break. The people of the Catholic center, along with members of the School of Americas Watch, protested the U.S. Army School of Americas at Fort Benning in Georgia. The military program specializes in training and educating Latin Americans about military and warfare. (0) comments
Kim Broddock, a freshmen elementary education major, believes having concealed weapons on campus would cause unheralded violence at Eastern. "I think by having them (it) would put more students in danger," Broddock said. "When tempers flare, I can see students using the weapon as a result which will cause violence on campus. (1) comment
Lights set up for the holidays illuminate the outline of Old Main as the sun sets Tuesday evening. (0) comments
