Students say Alert EIU was ‘too vague’
Analicia Haynes and Hannah Shillo
October 15, 2019
Richard Marrero, a junior history major, said when he was in class Tuesday morning, one of his classmates told him that there was a “potential threat” on campus. That was the first time he heard about the threat, and his classmate stopped the class to tell everyone about it. Everyone was confused and...
Threat to campus found to be not credible
JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2019
A threat issued to Eastern’s campus early Tuesday morning was found to be not credible by law enforcement following a day of investigations, false alarm emergency calls and questions from a concerned public and student body. 9:48 a.m. Initial alert sent out Eastern’s administration was informed...
Arts Festival returns this spring after 2-year absence
Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter
February 6, 2018
After being canceled in 2016 and 2017, Celebration, an arts festival, returns this spring. Anita Shelton, the interim dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said Tuesday at a Faculty Senate meeting the festival is a tradition at Eastern that was originally cut in 2016 because of low staffing. Cel...
Students who stayed through Douglas Hall fire could face consequences
Mallory Kutnick, Contributing Writer
November 30, 2017
Though most residents left the building after a fire in the attic of Douglas Hall Tuesday evening, those who remained may reap the penalties for disregarding their own safety. In an article of The Daily Eastern News, University Police Sgt. Ryan Risinger said some students did not follow evacuation procedur...
Sparking motor to blame for Douglas Hall fire
Chrissy Miller, News Editor
November 30, 2017
Emergency vehicles responded to a fire in the attic of Douglas Hall at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday night. Mark Hudson, director of university housing and dining services, said the ventilation motor that caused the fire will be replaced. “We had a motor that froze up and as it froze up it threw out...
Faculty senate votes to ask Glassman to restaff naming committee
Brooke Schwartz, Admistration Reporter
October 3, 2017
A resolution to urge Eastern President David Glassman to re-staff a naming committee to discuss changing Douglas Hall’s name was passed at the Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday. The resolution passed 12 to one, plus one abstention. The semester-long debate has spanned outside the campus and into...
Douglas Hall wins boat race for second year in a row
Mary Ellen Greenburg, Photographer
September 28, 2017
The annual boat races signal that the end of Residents on Campus Fest is quickly approaching. The residence halls spend almost a week every fall collecting boxes that they can use to build their boats. unknown Douglas Hall won the race for the second year in a row. Shawn Hammers, the president of Douglas Hall, was happy that they had “...
Faculty Senate continues Douglas Hall discussion
Chrissy Miller, News Editor
September 19, 2017
The Faculty Senate continued the discussion regarding renaming Douglas Hall and decided to take a vote at its next meeting. Faculty Senate member Todd Bruns proposed voting in the next meeting on sending it to a naming committee, continuing the discussion on campus climate and making sure Eastern...
Faculty Senate debates renaming Douglas Hall
Chrissy Miller, News Editor
September 6, 2017
After a teleconference with former Eastern professor Chris Hanlon, the Faculty Senate debated how changing Douglas Hall’s name would affect the community and ideas of how to handle the proposal. In Fall 2010, Hanlon first brought forth this proposal. Former Eastern President Bill Perry agreed with ...
Faculty Senate to see proposal to rename Douglas Hall
Staff Report
September 5, 2017
The Faculty Senate will review a proposal to consider renaming Douglas Hall, submitted by Professor Chris Hanlon, a former Eastern professor who now teachers at Arizona State University, at its meeting Tuesday. The renaming proposal discussion will include a teleconference with Hanlon, followed by...
Blotter: Battery reported at Douglas Hall, thefts at Weller and Coleman Halls
October 5, 2015
Taelor P. Tiffin, 20, of 204 E. Colorado, Casey, Ill., was arrested and charged with underage consumption of alcohol, Sunday morning. Tiffin was released later that morning with a court appearance notice. Battery was reported at Douglas Hall Thursday night. The incident was referred to the Office of...
