The latest faculty union survey shows support for the university's salary and raise system, but salary equity remains the biggest concern among faculty.

Journalism Department Chair Les Hyder addressed the Faculty Senate Tuesday about the business of the Faculty Advisory Council of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

While the Athletic Department does not yet have exact attendance figures for Saturday's football playoff game, it did sell enough tickets to cover the $30,000 payment due to the NCAA.

The proposal for Jitters and Bliss to locate in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union never materialized, leaving the university blaming Jitters and Bliss and Jitters and Bliss pointing the finger at Eastern.

Provost Blair Lord told the Faculty Senate Tuesday that he would, "with great reluctance," reopen the search for an Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Technology.

Picking out a Christmas tree has become a time-honored tradition for many families and students, and there are several local options for honoring that tradition.

The Student Senate tonight will hold elections for the new speaker of the senate and discuss a constitutional amendment regarding qualifications for the City Council Liaison.

Before the last jazz performance of the semester began, Sam Fagaly, director of the EIU Jazz Ensemble, said, "I hope the audience will be able to enjoy some of the old-style music to contemporary music being played at tonight's performance."

Faculty on the tenure track, or those looking for promotions, can receive tips on portfolio preparation at the Portfolio Preparation Workshop today.

Eastern students, who wish to be unidentified, listen in to an Eastern counselor speak about how to help friends in stressful situations on Tuesday night in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. One of the topics addressed was how to console friends with suicidal thoughts.

Eastern's campus is invited to attend the "Holiday at the Castle" and enjoy festive music performed by local students in two separate performances.

At last night's city council meeting, Charleston resident Bob Lewis questioned why residents did not know sooner that council members Lorelei Sims and Marge Knoop would only be serving a two-year term instead of a four-year term due to switching of city manager form of government.