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National Residence Hall Honorary inducts new members Twenty new members were inducted into the Louis V. Hencken Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary on March 17. The National Residence Hall Honorary comprises the top one percent of student leaders living in residence halls. (0) comments
Eastern student Jesse Mounce's death was caused by asphyxiation due to hanging, said Coles County Coroner Mike Nichols. Mounce was intoxicated at the time of his death, with a blood alcohol level of 0.082, which is just above the legal limit of 0.08, Nichols said. (0) comments
Nearly 7,000 Eastern students live off campus, and many are now looking for places to live for the 2008 fall semester. Melrose on Fourth is one new apartment complex that has created a interest among off-campus residents. The complex, which started construction earlier this year, will be completed before the start of the fall semester. (0) comments
On March 15, David M. Thill, 22, of Charleston, was arrested around 1:55 a.m. at the corner of Street and Buchanan Avenue in Charleston on the charge of driving under the influence. On March 16, Woodrow R. Brown, 24, of Chicago, was arrested about 12:50 a. (0) comments
Mandy Buell wanted to make her spring break worthwhile. Buell, a senior management major, went on a mission trip to Washington, D.C., with a group of others from the Wesley Foundation to talk to U.S. representatives about homelessness and poverty. The Wesley Foundation hosts a mission trip every spring break, said Pat Lindstrom, a sophomore sociology major. (0) comments
Eastern President Bill Perry uttered the name "Barbara" shortly before he could make the formal introduction. But the overflow crowd gathered in Room 1895 of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union saw Eastern's future athletic director minutes before, when Barbara Burke walked in with Vice President for Student Affairs Dan Nadler and sat down in the first row of chairs. (0) comments
On Page 1 of Friday's The Daily Eastern News, the Rev. Kenneth Hoover, from the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charleston, was misidentified. On Page 3 of Friday's The Daily Eastern News, the day of the peace march was incorrectly reported. The march took place Tuesday. (0) comments
No inquest will be held in the death of Eastern students Jesse Mounce. No inquest would be held because the student's families did not wish to have an inquest performed, said Coles County Coroner Mike Nichols. Nichols is no longer legally bound to perform inquests in cases where the cause of death is relatively obvious. (0) comments
The University Board Lectures committee has filled the spot left open by Bill Nye's cancellation. Michael Showalter, a stand-up comedian, writer and director, will come to campus April 2 with his lecture "The Life and Times of a Semi-Famous Basic Cable Sketch Comedian. (0) comments
