Anyone interested in helping to bring big concerts to campus is encouraged to join the now-forming University Board Concert Committee, concert coordinator Bud Wierenga said Wednesday.

Kathleen May, a freshman middle level education major, will be awarded tomorrow for her "Letter to the Front."

The Residence Hall Association Thursday will discuss a proposal from Lawson Hall residents to change to a 24-hour visitation and smoke-free hall, RHA President Kevin Leverence said Wednesday.

The Council on Academic Affairs Thursday will discuss proposed changes to family and consumer sciences major and psychology majors.

A "possible malfunction" in mechanics on one of Eastern's shuttle buses may have caused Tuesday night's crash, which injured one student.

The carpet delivered for the bowling alley of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union was the wrong kind, causing a delay in the ribbon cutting ceremony of more than a week.

A two-car accident between Eastern students on Lincoln Avenue Wednesday night required the "jaws of life" to remove one of the drivers so he could be treated at Sarah Bush Health Center in Mattoon.

Eastern will receive a visit Thursday from Hazel Loucks, Illinois' deputy governor for education and workforce.

Interim President Lou Hencken contacted four campus groups for input on the date of next fall's commencement, and hopes to announce his decision by Tuesday.

This letter is in response to Ms. Possley's article regarding my father, John W. Henry, the man who died on campus during Thanksgiving. While I do understand a student's death is worthy of being published on the front page of the student newspaper, I do not agree with the method used to portray my father. Only good things should be said about the deceased, and anything negative that was involved in his death should be dealt with in good taste, not to mention with complete accuracy.

At this time of the year, it is usually not a good time to be a Chicago sports fan. So what makes this year different?

Some Thomas Hall residents feel that the Bond Revenue Committee's decision to put the new convenience center into their hall was a practical one. However, some residents of Stevenson Hall, the other possible location for the convenience center that was not chosen, are not too pleased with the decision.