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Student Community Service is partnering with One Campus, One Community, to bring the Christmas spirit to everyone in need with a campus toy drive to benefit local children and families. The toys will be given to "Christmas For Kids," a local toy drive in Mattoon that provides new toys for children and families in need. (0) comments
The current application for federal student aid is six pages long, with more than 100 questions. The U.S. Department of Education has proposed legislation that would reduce that to two pages and 27 questions. Sara Martinez Tucker, the U.S. under secretary of education, introduced the department's plans to Congress in the middle of November. (0) comments
View Larger Map An Eastern student reported receiving harassing telephone communication from another student on Tuesday, police said. (0) comments
The Council on Academic Affairs will decide the fate of proposed changes to Eastern's foreign language requirement at its meeting today. Last spring, CAA voted to increase the number of foreign language courses students must take to graduate. The requirement increased the number of semesters from two to three. (0) comments
Extending library hours at Eastern is still in the works. The Academic Affairs Committee from Student Senate went to Faculty Senate and the Library Advisory Board at first to get their input, said Chris Kromphardt, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. "The Library Advisory Board could give us their professional input and these were two important groups to talk to in the beginning," he said. (2) comments
Political science professor Kent Kille thinks relations between the United States and the United Nations will change when President-elect Barack Obama takes control of the White House. He said the UN has debated President George W. Bush's unilateral mentality with foreign affairs. (0) comments
University Board presented five allocations at the Student Senate meeting last night. All the allocations have been passed through Apportionment Board unanimously. UB's Special Events asked Student Senate for $4,500 for Up All Night: Blue Invasion X-Treme Sports. (0) comments
Comedian Johnny Walker has been invited by the University Board to entertain students with a mix of music and stand up comedy at 9 p.m. today at 7th Street Underground in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Walker said he is excited about coming to campus to entertain students with his comedic humor. (0) comments
Eastern's three jazz combos will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in Room 1360 of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The concert will feature jazz compositions by Wayne Shorter, Clifford Brown and Horace Silver along with new compositions and arrangements by Eastern students. (0) comments
