Despite efforts to come up with funds from outside sources, the University Board and Sports and Recreation will be unable to act on some plans to expand their programs and facilities for next year, because the Apportionment Board could not give them the funds they wanted.

The last of three finalists in Eastern's presidential search arrives Friday for interviews and tours of the campus and community.

Eastern will begin celebrating "International Week" Saturday with a pot luck dinner, followed by a international student fashion show.

A sea of camouflaged students poured into Phipps Auditorium to hear an Eastern graduate speak about women's opportunities in the military through the past and in the future.

Alexandra McHale will be performing a comedic act at the 7th Street Underground Friday, March 22 at 9 p.m.

Denise Peters, the current Residence Hall Association secretary, was elected the new National Communication Coordination/Illinois Communication Coordination representative.

The water in the Gulf of Mexico this time of year is still a little chilly, but with the sun blazing in a cloudless sky and the challenge of catching a frisbee thrown rather haphazardly to distract from the water temperature, it's really quite nice.

The three student activity fee funded boards that received decreased budget amounts gave their revised budgets to the Apportionment Board Thursday.

Eastern's final presidential candidate, John Cavanaugh, brings the support and praise of many of his colleagues with him to campus.

Phillip Conn, Eastern's second of three finalists in the search for a new president, fielded questions about collective bargaining, fund raising and his experience in a faculty open session interview Thursday.

The College of Education and Professional Studies will be conducting its Fourth Annual Research Fair and Luncheon Friday.

The Residence Hall Association will vote on constitutional changes at Thursday night's meeting. RHA president Kevin Leverence said the RHA will propose a change in the nomination process for executive board positions.