2008 Woodie Awards
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Internal organization and student interaction were two big issues discussed during Thursday's Student Government election debate. "I believe the Student Government has been tarnished by the Student United Party being in power for so long," said Eric Hiltner, presidential candidate for the United Party of Students. (5) comments
The Residence Hall Association discussed the new textbook prices from the previous Student Senate meeting at last night's RHA meeting. Next year, the fee for textbooks will be $9.95, a dollar increase from this year. This will help pay for the new Textbook Rental building, which will be located between the Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Kappa buildings. (1) comment
Jeff Cooley is knocking on wood. He is hoping the steam plant, which heats and cools campus, can survive another winter. Heating costs during this winter increased by $125,000 after parts of the coal boilers in the steam plant broke for several months. "We had to find someone to come in to make the parts to get it fixed," said Cooley, vice president for business affairs. (0) comments
Sam Plaia's months of training come down to a few days of competition. Plaia, a freshman elementary education major and member of Alpha Phi, is joining hundreds of other Greek participants in the most competitive Greek Week event: Tugs. " Tugs is fun because I was very involved in athletics in high school, and this allows me to stay active," said Plaia. (0) comments
Daniel, a volunteer at Angel Wings, usually goes to the resale shop after work. He stays at the Mattoon Public Action to Deliver Shelter homeless shelter, but he is getting ready to move into an apartment. The winter wasn't kind to Daniel, as he was without gloves. (0) comments
This weekend, fifteen Eastern students will travel 200 miles. On bicycles. The students are raising money for Gospel for Asia. Missionaries for the GFA are native people who minister in their own countries. Because of bad road conditions, these missionaries rely on bicycles to get around. (0) comments
Business is about to pick up at Fox Ridge State Park. With summer approaching quickly, the park will receive a larger flow of visitors looking to take in the 2,064 acres of scenery. Located eight miles south of Charleston, Fox Ridge is visited by an estimated 410,000 people per month. (0) comments
Smita Srivastava believes people cannot grow unless they leave their comfort zone. Srivastava, a clinical psychology graduate student, was a panelist during the "Coping with Transition for Graduating Student" seminar held Thursday night in the Effingham Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. (0) comments
Pyramids and Canoes rescheduled for Friday The Greek Week steering committee made the decision to reschedule Pyramids and Canoes to Friday, said Kelly Goodpaster, Greek Week overall-co chair. The decision was made because of inclement weather conditions. The event will take place at Campus Pond after the Tugs event Friday. (0) comments
