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Eastern, like the national economy, is facing fiscal difficulties as state and federal aid is undecided and the Eastern endowment, a fund that supports student scholarships, has decreased significantly. (0) comments
As in-house scholarships become more competitive and lessen their awards, students may be looking for outside scholarships to help supplement their finances for their time at Eastern. With the help of Jone Zieren, director of financial aid, here is a list of Web resources for outside scholarship searches: 1) State Higher Education Agency and federal searches: This Web site gives information about state aid, such as scholarship and grant programs as well as student loans. (0) comments
The administration is in the process of altering Illinois legislation in order to finance the construction of the Renewable Energy Center. President Bill Perry said the university has worked with Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, and Rep. (1) comment
In Wednesday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Will Kendall's name was misspelled. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
State Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, spoke to Student Senate about the Renewable Energy Center state bill at Wednesday night's meeting. The bill would allow funding to be used at Eastern for the Renewable Energy Center. (0) comments
Members of the National Residence Hall Honorary service organization are considered to be in the top 1 percent of campus leaders, and set out to make residence halls a better place to live. (2) comments
President Bill Perry believes the university should have as much information as possible when it comes to tracking legislation in Springfield. He said, on a consistent basis, many bills affecting higher education and the operations of state agencies flood the legislature, which makes it difficult for the university to stay informed with the different bills. (1) comment
As part of Asian Heritage Month, "Learn Chinese America" and "Study Abroad in China" will take place at 3 p.m. today in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. "Middle Eastern Dance: Learn to Belly Dance" will also be presented as part of heritage month. (0) comments
The Lincoln Log Cabin in Lerna is scheduled to re-open next week. Site Manager Matthew Mittelstaedt said the historic site would open by April 23. The site has been closed since Dec. 1, after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich cut funding to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency during the summer. (1) comment
