Last February may not seem so long ago for Lynette Drake who, since then, has acted as vice president for Student Affairs. In less than one week, the Eastern alumna will return to her role as director of Health Services. "The biggest difference was the variety of issues and topics," she said.
Doudna construction expanded last week eliminating more than 27 faculty parking spaces in the surrounding parking lots. Ten parking spaces in the University Police Department lot are gone permanently and 17 spaces in the east alley adjacent to Clinical Services are temporarily gone, Steve Shrake, Manager of design and construction, said.
Drum and bugle corps from around the country displayed their talent in front of several thousand people attending "Thunder on the Plains," the Drum Corps International (DCI) event held at O'Brien Stadium Thursday, July 14. Five drum and bugle corps participated in the event and each group was judged in three general categories to determine who gave the best performance that night.
The Town Branch creek accident, which occurred near the intersection of Fifth Street and Van Buren Avenue in December 2004, resulted in four different people facing charges. The driver, Kyle T. Witter, 23, of Darien, pleaded guilty to four charges on July 15 and was the last person from the accident to receive punishment.
The asbestos removal from the former bank building at the intersection of Sixth and Monroe streets is complete.The asbestos removal from the former bank building at the intersection of Sixth and Monroe streets is complete. The removal, which began on June 29, and was done primarily in the evening in order to make time for other projects, was complete on July 13 without incident, said Mike Edemiston an employee of We Do Environmental Inc.