Effective this semester, all fliers posted on campus will need approval by the Office of Campus Scheduling. This new policy is part of the revisions of the Internal Governing Policy, which was approved by President Bill Perry Sept. 28. "There are at least 50 posting locations throughout campus, and frequently they become a mess with 'postings on top of postings,' as well as outdated and incomplete information," said Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs. (13) comments
Eastern students looking for a job at a school district can wear their best suits, grab their resume and attend the Fall Education Job Fair today. The fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. (0) comments
Can TV teach kids to read? Jeni Huckstep thinks so. Huckstep, a Ready to Lead in Literacy coordinator, will present a workshop today to show future teachers how to use educational PBS programming to teach children. The Word World and Feelings are back-to-back workshops held by the Student Association for the Education of Young Children starting at 7 p. (0) comments
The City Council capped off a quick meeting Tuesday night with the unanimous approval of another energy contract that is estimated to save the city $24,000. The contract with Ameren Energy Marketing Co. will be effective this month and last until October 2010. (0) comments
Across the world, beauty can be described in many different ways. Beauty changes within different cultures. Beauty changes over time. Beauty is even different in individual opinions. At 5 p.m. today in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall, Jo Ellen Jacobs will address the controversial beauty topic of pale versus tan skin. (0) comments
Passing the $205 million for the Monetary Award Program grant was just the first step. The next step is for Gov. Pat Quinn to figure out where to cut from the budget to fund the grant. Political science professor Richard Wandling thinks approving the $205 million before gaining a funding source was not an empty gesture. (0) comments
Do you have an issue? Take it to the Student Government. Tonight's meeting will include a campus-wide open forum as part of the regular meeting. Registered student organizations presidents received an email from Mark Olendzki, student vice president of student affairs, encouraging them to attend the open forum "to air grievances or to direct their representatives to investigate a specific issue affecting them or the campus. (0) comments
The Daily Eastern News gives you an in-depth look at all of the upcoming seasons' Eastern sports. (0) comments
A theft was reported Friday from Ninth Street Hall, police said. Christopher Franklin, 22, of Charleston, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, blood alcohol content of more than 0.08, reckless driving, criminal damage to government property, possession of a controlled substance, operating an uninsured vehicle, failure to transfer title and driving in the wrong lane during a 1:37 a. (0) comments
Students looking for a nice sit-down restaurant to take their dates may not need to leave the campus. Pantera, the campus's student-run, full-service restaurant, is now taking dinner reservations for Nov. 10, 17, and Dec. 1. Pantera, Spanish for "panther," can be found in the Family and Consumer Sciences department on the first floor of Klehm Hall, Room 1418. (0) comments