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Mattoon and Charleston construction plans for shopping, dining and hotel services have slowed over the winter season. Mattoon's approval to build Coles Centre and Charleston's plans for a shopping center and hotel have been subject to the slow economy, making further approval, construction and leasing fall well beyond the timeline. (0) comments
As the semester comes to a close, writers of The Vehicle will showcase their pieces or work tonight. Glen Davis, a graduate of the English department, will also be featured at the event, which begins at 5 p.m. in the Effingham Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. (0) comments
The search for a replacement for Jeff Cooley, vice president for business affairs, is progressing as planned. Robert Augustine, dean of the Graduate School and chair of the search committee, said the search committee has received 36 applications and will continue reviewing them until campus interviews are scheduled for sometime in January. (0) comments
Eastern has recently added a new system this fall to help transfer and native Eastern students with the confusion on what classes will transfer to other schools. The u.select system, also known as the Course Applicability System, is designed to help students obtain information about how courses taken will transfer to other institutions and to understand which classes will go toward their college degree. (0) comments
Student Government will give a presentation and ask for additional funds for the Conference on Student Government Associations at Texas A&M University. The Apportionment Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. (0) comments
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar was shocked about the level of political corruption Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly conducted during his two terms. Edgar, a Charleston native and a 1968 Eastern graduate, said he was not surprised, however, that Blagojevich was arrested. (1) comment
The potential budget reserve or reduction. The Campus Master Plan update. The power plant project. The effect of the state's economic situation on Eastern. These are just a few of the issues Paul McCann will face when he becomes interim vice president for business affairs. (0) comments
Student Senate members said their goodbyes Wednesday, while new senate members said their hellos. With the fall elections, every person who ran got a spot. A total of 152 people voted, with 63 voting in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and 89 voting in Coleman Hall. (0) comments
State Rep. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, and other House Republicans initiated impeachment proceedings of Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday. House Republicans filed a resolution that would form a special investigative committee to conduct impeachment hearings in the House, according to a press release According to precedent, the release stated, forming the committee is the first step of the impeachment process. (0) comments
Holiday lights and traveling cars light up Lincoln Avenue in Charleston on Wednesday. (0) comments
