Subway has filled their stock rooms with hundreds of cookies only to give them all away to customers for free cookie day.

Eastern's local state representative said he had contacted the executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education to make sure that a top state legislator was acting properly in his intervention into union negotiations with the university, which have now become the target of a federal investigation.

At a pretrial conference hearing for the capital murder trial of Anthony B. Mertz today, the court will be updated on the progress of the defense after a continuance was granted because the defense was not ready for trial.

Eastern will host the second of four candidates for assistant vice president for academic affairs for technology, a position Eastern established to provide direction in technology.

Phil Manning, a biological sciences major, and Scott Ducar, a sociology major, members of the rock band Hit Gone Bad, play a set at Weller's block party in the Library quad Saturday afternoon.

Stix Bar and Grill has cut down on the number of bands playing in April and will continue the trend next fall semester because of low turnout.

EARTH club has a plan to make Charleston a little more appealing by cleaning the town branch and Kiwanis Park.

Despite Eastern's attempt to raise the quality of students attending the university, the average ACT score for incoming freshmen remains the same.

Students entering the Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts degree program in the fall 2002 semester will be taking more required classes and fewer electives.

"Big Trouble," directed by Barry Sonnefeld, is a movie adapted from a very funny Dave Barry book. The movie stars many funny and talented actors. These three ingredients would usually be all that is needed to make a good film, but something crucial was missing in "Big Trouble." Instead of being a very funny film, everything is just mediocre.

Many students find themselves "lost" or unaware of what direction their life may be taking. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship is a group of students on campus who meet throughout the week to help students grow and ask questions about their spirituality.

The Residence Hall Association elected their new executive board and announced endorsements for student senate candidates Wednesday night in Thomas Hall.