A large group of students searching for a major filled the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union Monday night.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will discuss a two-part report on salaries and fringe benefits at Illinois colleges and universities that will be presented at the meeting.

An all-too-familiar wail of boredom rises from campus, from students tired of the same old weekend entertainment options and weary from a long week of classes.

An article in Friday's edition of The Daily Eastern News incorrectly stated the total number increase of students at Western Illinois University. Western had an increase of 255 students, or 1.939 percent.

The City Council will consider an ordinance approving a redesign of the new wastewater treatment plant at Tuesday's meeting.

Faculty contract negotiations continue as the administration and faculty met Monday to discuss faculty concerns.

An autopsy report concluded a student found dead in his apartment Sunday died by hanging himself.

The Student Government registered less students to vote than they have hoped for during last week's voter drive.

The university presidential search committee last year included two students, but department faculty committees do not offer students as much participation in the faculty hiring process. However, Student Government is pushing for more student involvement, said Ronnie Deedrick, student vice president for academic affairs.

Eastern's faculty earns much less than their peers at other state universities in Illinois, not to mention peers across the United States, something the faculty's union hopes to correct.

The Tarble Arts Center is currently featuring a free exhibition of paintings by 20th Century artist Paul T. Sargent until Oct.6.

A number of committee chair and member approvals are on the agenda for the semester's first meeting of the Student Senate.