Things have come full circle at 1405 Fourth St. The restaurant/bar has undergone several name changes and face-lifts over the past few years, but after the recent closing of AJ's/Club 217, the original owners that opened Stu's bar more than a quarter-century ago have returned to their roots to reopen the bar. (1) comment
Peter Boie became interested in magic when he was 11 years old when looking at books of magic tricks. He did his first professional show when he was 15 years old. "I kept on doing it because I thought it was a good way to make money," Boie said. (0) comments
Candace Collins is one of four contestants for the Miss Black EIU pageant. The 38th Annual Miss Black EIU pageant begins at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union. "Honestly, I wanted the experience," said Collins, a senior graphics design major. (0) comments
Eastern needs to serve both the students and the residents in East Central Illinois, said Richard Sax, candidate for the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. He said he would look at improving cultural programs at Eastern, which would benefit students and residents of the region. (0) comments
Electronic textbooks are not a new concept. Companies have been offering them to college students as a way to reduce costs. Adding e-textbooks to the Textbook Rental Service does not appear to offer any current benefits. (2) comments
The Eastern Illinois University Foundation's committees will present to the Board of Directors on the status of the endowment, scholarships and grants at the end of fiscal year 2008. Administrators were alerted to instability in the endowment after Foundation President Tim Gover announced it had suffered at a 26 percent loss, which is a negative return of $7 million at January's Board of Trustees meeting. (0) comments
The public is invited to view Comet Lutin during Eastern's observatory open house at 8:30 p.m. today. The comet is at peak brightness, and it is best viewed with binoculars. People may either bring their own binoculars or use those available at the observatory. (0) comments
Wednesday's campus briefs were rerun in Thursday's edition of The Daily Eastern News. The DEN regrets any problems this may have caused. (0) comments
By KAYLEIGH ZYSKOWSKI Staff Reporter The Apportionment Board meeting began untraditionally Thursday night in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union by not meeting quorum for 30 minutes. While the board waited to call the meeting to order, members of the Student Senate addressed the AB members about the misunderstanding of the Senate bill for the basketball fan bus passed during Wednesday night's Student Senate meeting. (0) comments
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