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During his shift at Booth library Kyle Prouse, junior environmental biology major, sits on the ground as he checks books in the reference section of the library on Thursday afternoon. The process called shelf reading is used to make sure that all books are in the correct order and have not been put back in the incorrect spot. (0) comments
Student Body President Levi Bulgar presented information at Thursday night's Apportionment Board meeting on the Conference on Student Government Associations, which will take place at Texas A&M University from Feb. 28 to March 3. Student Senate members Mike Hilty, Jarrod Scherle, Tyson Holder, Drew Griffin and Isaac Sandidge will attend the conference. (0) comments
Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining services, brought the housing and dining budget to the attention of the Residence Hall Association at Thursday's meeting. Hudson handed out sheets to RHA members to discuss the change of expenses for students and committees. (0) comments
In Thursday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Lovell's Shoe Repair was misspelled in an online teaser. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
Drew Griffin won the Student Senate Speaker position for the spring. The announcement was made at Wednesday's Student Senate meeting. He was appointed to the senate this semester and has been the chair of the external relations committee as well. "He was an excellent candidate, and I think he will be a great speaker," Student Body President Levi Bulgar said. (0) comments
State Rep. Chapin Rose expects the resolution that begins the impeachment process of Gov. Rod Blagojevich to progress when the General Assembly meets for a new session next week. Rose, R-Mahomet, said the House Republican Caucus supports the resolution, but is unsure of the response from the House democrats. (1) comment
With final exams less than a week away and final projects being due already, student stress could climb to insurmountable heights. Ryan Messinger, health education coordinator for the Health Education Resource Center, said stress could come from a number of sources. (0) comments
Students may have experienced a few problems when submitting their Electronic Writing Portfolios because of technical difficulties with the server, but steps are being taken to fix the problems. Kathy Reed, the associate director of Information Technology Services, said graduate students have not been allowed to access the application and no one was allowed to access the application for about two hours nightly because a data source used with the EWP application is being rebuilt. (0) comments
Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs, believes Eastern has highly trained professional counselors that offer adequate treatment for students in the Counseling Center. "We have a team of highly trained and licensed counselors and health care professionals," Nadler said. (4) comments
Part-time instructors are detrimental to student success, according to a national study, but that appears not to be the case with Eastern. In a Nov. 14 Chronicle of Higher Education article, Paul D. Umbach, professor of adult and higher education at North Carolina State University, found in his study that for each 10 percent of credits taken with part-time faculty members, a student's success rate falls by 2 percent. (3) comments
Student Supreme Court had its first meeting Thursday night at Booth Library. Things such as what court cases to take and getting news out to the student body were discussed at the meeting. "We are there for those cases where justice have not been served," Adviser Ken Baker said. (0) comments
Justin Sudkamp, a senior English major, decided to write a poem after an experience he encountered at his job in Booth Library while sitting at the security desk. "One day I was looking at the screen, and I see this woman who had a baby strapped to her back," he said. (0) comments
On Dec. 21, off-campus students who reside in Section 1 of the water-billing district will receive their water bills, which will be due for payment on Jan. 7. Section 2 residents will receive their bills on Dec. 30, which will be due for payment on Jan. 14. (0) comments
The heavenly melody strummed as the calm, chilled patrons filled the Wesley United Methodist Church Thursday night awaiting the famous King's College performance of "Nine Lessons and Carols." The performance is meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and was made famous by the King's College of Cambridge. (0) comments
