Faculty Senate continues Douglas Hall discussion

Chrissy Miller, News Editor

The Faculty Senate continued the discussion regarding renaming Douglas Hall and decided to take a vote at its next meeting. Faculty Senate member Todd Bruns proposed voting in the next meeting on sending it to a naming committee, continuing the discussion on campus climate and making sure Eastern...

September 19, 2017 • No Comments

Representatives from China to visit Eastern

Staff Report

Municipal representatives from Shanghai, China will participate in a public forum at Eastern during their visit to Charleston. The public forum is set for 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. It will include a Q&A session....

September 19, 2017 • No Comments

Peace Meals partnership helps struggling senior citizens

AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter

Students have the opportunity to give back and help feed senior citizens through the partnership program Eastern has with Peace Meals. Beth Gillespie, interim director of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, said, “It is an organization that helps support the seniors in our community and provide meals...

September 19, 2017 • No Comments

Theater raises awareness for Alzheimer’s

Brooke Schwartz, Contributing Writer

A night of movie trivia, costume contests and prizes with the goal of raising money for Alzheimer’s Disease awareness will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Green Mill Village Theater in Arcola. The cost of attendance is $10, with all proceeds going to The Walk To End Alzheimer’s. Cassie Yoder,...

September 19, 2017 • No Comments

Masked Men delete Twitter account

September 19, 2017

The twitter account reportedly made by three individuals wearing horror-movie-inspired masks and allegedly wielding knives on campus this weekend has been taken down. The mask-wearing...