At first glance, the small herd of sheep and the few cars in the gravel parking lots may seem the only signs of life at the Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Site near Lerna. Nearly four months after state budget cuts forced the site to close, site manager Matthew Mittlestaedt is working to preserve the historic park for the day when it opens its doors again. (0) comments
The candidates running for the April 6 and 7 Student Government elections were officially announced Thursday. Student Senate members Ron Jordan and Michelle Murphy are running for student body president. Jordan, a first-semester senator and junior corporate communications major, is a candidate for the new party, Students for Change. (0) comments
A three-vehicle crash resulted in minor injuries on Thursday night on the corner of Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue, said Captain Todd Foster of the Charleston Fire Department. "When we arrived, there were three vehicles involved," Foster said. "There was a van on its side - on the driver's side ¬- and two other vehicles involved. (0) comments
At 10:30 p.m. Thursday, police officers apprehended armed robbery suspect Andrew S. Maisonneuve in connection with an armed robbery that occurred at 950 Fourth St. Apt. 17, according to the Charleston Police Department. Both Maisonneuve and suspect Derek B. (0) comments
Update: 4:10 p.m.: Three Eastern graduate students were killed early Saturday in the town of Des Peres, Mo. Anusha Anumolu, 23, Anita Lakshmi, 23, and Prya Muppvarapu, 22, were international students from India working on their master's degrees in informational technology. The three were killed instantly when an off-duty St. Louis police officer driving in the wrong lane struck their vehicle, according to Sgt. Al Nothum of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. (1) comment
Taylor Dining is cracking down on students who take more than one meal per swipe. To stop this problem, Taylor Dining started issuing receipts for students getting food to go. Panther Dining noticed many students would sit down and eat in Taylor and then also take food home in a to-go container. (0) comments
The art department has announced the recipients of the 2009 All-Student Show awards and the 2009 department awards. The exhibition is open to the public until March 29 in the Tarble Arts Center. The recipients were recognized at an awards reception held March 1. (0) comments
The Student Services Building is scheduled for a power outage on Saturday. Times and service outages will begin at 9 p.m. Friday with PAWS, Self Service Banner, Internet Native Banner and all related Banner applications. At midnight on Friday, PantherMail and all e-mail services, WebCT and departmental server shares housed in the Information Technology Services Data Center will be unavailable. (0) comments