The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Snow-free week ahead for finals

Brandi Volk December 10, 2001

Area temperatures during Eastern's finals week should hover around the 40s and possibly the 50s, said local weather observer Dalias Price.

750 students walk the stage

Jeremy Pelzer December 10, 2001

To the sounds of cheering, applause and air horns, approximately 750 students received their Eastern degrees during commencement ceremonies Saturday in Lantz Arena.

Mission Accomplished

Mandy Marshall December 10, 2001

To the sounds of cheering, applause and air horns, approximately 750 students received their Eastern degrees during commencement ceremonies Saturday in Lantz Arena.

Lincoln Log Cabin resurrects spirits of Christmases past

Brandi Volk December 10, 2001

Taking a trip back in time to fireplace cooking and hand-made Christmas ornaments, this past weekend's Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site event gave Eastern students and area residents the chance to see what the holidays were like in the 1800s.

Council votes for expanding exceptionality

Melissa Nielsen December 7, 2001

The Council on Academic Affairs recommended Tuesday that the President's Council expand exceptionality.

Stressed out about finals?

Julie Ferguson December 7, 2001

All-nighters, lost computer disks, failing grades and term papers are all part of the end-of-the-semester blues. Students and professors alike are ready for the semester to be over.

Applications available for Student Senate positions

December 7, 2001

Applications are now available for Student Senate member positions that were not filled during last week's elections.

Booth completion delayed again

Maura Possley December 7, 2001

Booth Library may not be open to students for use on Jan. 7, an opening date that administrators had announced despite recurring project delays throughout the semester.

McGwire in search of another ring

Erika Larson December 7, 2001

Since Stephanie Slemer graduated from Eastern in 1999, her life has taken several unexpected turns. She moved from Illinois to California, retired from a brief career in sales, and got engaged to future Hall-of-Famer Mark McGwire.

Wow!

December 7, 2001

This semester, complaints have run rampant about Student Senate. As senate members, we too were disheartened by the lack of proactive response to student concerns. This was key in our decisions to end our senate terms this semester.

Log cabin offering vision of Christmas

Brandi Volk December 7, 2001

After stringing blinking lights and setting up plastic snowmen, holiday enthusiasts can come take a look at what Christmas was like before all the fanfare.

Charleston residents reflect on Pearl Harbor anniversary, time of national crisis

Brandi Volk December 7, 2001

America reflects back upon a day which lived in infamy 60 years ago: the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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