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It will cost about $62,000 to bring Lupe Fiasco and opening act Shwayze to this year's spring concert. The costs were $50,000 for Fiasco and $12,000 for Shwayze. Ian Winston, the winner of "So You Think You Can Rap," will be another opening act, and negotiations for a third opening act are still in the works for the April 4 concert in Lantz Arena. (10) comments
The last Campus Master Plan was completed 10 years ago. Eastern is in the process of choosing a consulting firm to update the Campus Master Plan. The 19 proposals from companies have been evaluated and narrowed down, said Paul McCann, interim vice president for business affairs "We've gotten down to the final three," he said. (0) comments
Two companies now offer curbside recycling programs in Charleston, but company officials say few residents have signed up. Veolia Environmental Services, which already collects recyclables in bins at 815 Adkins Drive, began offering curbside pickup Jan. 2. (0) comments
Black fraternities and sororities are not what they used to be. The black fraternity and sorority motto has been "Cultural for Service and Service for Humanity," said Charles Phillips, director of human resources and adviser for Phi Beta Sigma. But black fraternities and sororities have not been fully living up to that, he said. (0) comments
View Larger Map Matthew Kucharski, 20, of Oak Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a 12:11 a.m. Jan. 23 arrest, said the University Police Department. (0) comments
Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin was misquoted in Wednesday's issue of The Daily Eastern News. "It's a personal prerogative. Not completing the requirement doesn't make you a bad senator," he said. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
Professor to present at exhibition opening Robert Petersen, associate professor of art, will present "Kente in Context," the keynote address for the traveling exhibition "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African-American Identity." The opening program for the exhibit begins at 7:30 p. (0) comments
Interim Budget Director William Weber presented the university's budget problems to the Student Senate at Wednesday's meeting. Weber showed members a PowerPoint presentation about how Eastern's budget works and struggles facing funding. Weber said most of Eastern's funding comes from ledgers; a different monetary account the university uses to fund different operations on campus. (0) comments
To combat outside institutions from poaching Illinois talent and to encourage enrollment of high achieving out-of-state students, Eastern will enact the Enrollment Enhancement Tuition Program in the fall. The program will lower out-of-state tuition rates for students of exceptional caliber to the in-state rate, with hopes to increase the enrollment of such students. (0) comments
