Student Senate met quorum with 17 senators present for Wednesday night’s meeting at 7th St. Underground, providing them with the opportunity to run official business.
Thanks to the appointment of...
The Charleston City Council approved engineering companies for the $7.4 million The Wastewater Treatment Plant Nutrient Removal Project Tuesday night.
Mayor Brandon Combs said the project is...
Editor's note: The following story is based on scanner audio from Sept. 19. Timestamps next to subheadings correspond with the attached audio clip.
The scanner audio from Sept. 19 shows what led up...
Eastern’s Naming Committee met Thursday to begin discussing potential names for a Douglas Hall rename.
Following the naming committee’s recommendation in April to University President David Glassman...
Collecting a list of name recommendations will be the task of the Naming Committee Thursday morning as they meet to continue the conversation on the renaming of Douglas Hall.
The last time the committee...
Eastern’s Student Government quorum increased from 14 to 15 senators due to EIU’s population growth, moving last week’s business into this week’s meeting at 7 p.m. October 13.
Prabin Karki,...
The second candidate for University Police Department Chief visited Eastern Tuesday afternoon.
Joseph Przybyla, the candidate and current police commander at the Northern Illinois University Police...
University President David Glassman announced his intentions to retire in June 2023 pending a one-year contract offer from the Board of Trustees.
His current contract ends on May 31, 2022.
Glassman...
Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers confirmed the deaths of two motorcyclists, one on Monday and the other early Tuesday.
The first fatality was Jeffery B. Storm, 67, of Mattoon. He was pronounced dead at...
There were three separate two-vehicle wrecks in Charleston Monday night within two hours.
The first wreck was on Route 16 near Deerpath Road at around 4:00 p.m. It involved a motorcycle and a truck.
One...
The EIU Campus Food Pantry opened its doors for all students and faculty at room 1347 in the McAfee Gym on Friday, Oct. 1.
The food pantry is open for anyone who is experiencing food insecurity or may...
Dozens of administrators, faculty and students gathered in front of McAfee Gymnasium to celebrate the opening of the new Campus Food Pantry.
Beth Gillespie, the director of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism,...
