Interim President Lou Hencken met with administrators and faculty from the art department to discuss the problems in the former Booth West building and the goals for the building completion, while construction at the building seems to be moving ahead at a faster rate.

Those interested in celebrating their freedoms to commemorate Sept. 11 may contribute to the Tarble Arts Center's temporary shrine today and tomorrow.

Money doesn't cover wounds like the ones Kansas State could inflict upon Eastern's season Saturday.

A benefit fund for Bill Feltt has been set up at First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust in Charleston to help offset Feltt's medical expenses.

The EIU Dancers will hold auditions for the 2002-2003 school year at 7 p.m. today in the McAfee Dance Studio.

Freshmen are encouraged to attend the "Getting Ready for Spring '03 Class Registration" presentation at 7:30 p.m. today in the Taylor Hall dining center.

The beginning of any school year for a new college student is often full of expectations of studying daily and getting good grades.

A morning ceremony commemorating Sept. 11 with words, music and moments of silence will be held at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday in the South Quad.

A Coles County judge Friday handed down a 12-year sentence to a Mattoon man who pleaded guilty to raping his mentally disabled brother.

Bill Feltt was upgraded from stable to fair condition Saturday, but his doctors tell him he is lucky to be alive.

The Charleston Alley Theatre will present Shakespeare's "Richard III" at 7:30 tonight at its 718 Monroe Ave. location.

The mosquito-born West Nile virus has yet to hit the residents of Charleston, and Gov. George Ryan is assisting in the control of the outbreak.