Community members from Eastern, Charleston petition against racist posters
Corryn Brock, News Editor
February 28, 2020
A petition was started by an Eastern student demanding the university to take more action regarding the recent white power propaganda found on campus. As of Thursday night, the petition had reached 1,300 online signatures. The petition was started by junior sociology major Siobhan Doherty Wednesday night following more propaganda being found at Eastern and th...
Veterans Day ceremony honors with a bang
Mackenzie Freund, City Editor
November 11, 2015
The annual Veterans Day ceremony ended with a bang after the three volleys were fired off by the cadets of the Eastern Army ROTC Cannon Crew Wednesday morning at Old Main. The volleys were followed by “Taps,” played by Michael Eckardt, a music major and trumpet player. Cadet Jacob Trigleth,...
President Glassman assures Eastern won’t close in spring
Staff Brief
November 4, 2015
Eastern president David Glassman emailed students and faculty Wednesday morning after what he says is a “rumor” re-surfaced regarding the statement he made during a state budget hearing, implying a potential university shutdown in the spring semester. A Chicago Tribune article ran the statement,...
Glassman gives State of the University address
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
September 29, 2015
Eastern President David Glassman said he expects the university enrollment to grow and stabilize by 2017 during his State of the University Address on Monday. Glassman also said athletics would report to the Office of the President as opposed to Student Affairs. Glassman said the transition would...
CUPB elects chair, staffs subcommittee
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
September 13, 2015
The Council on University Planning and Budgeting elected their chairman and staffed subcommittees at their meeting Friday. David Emmerich, the current chair of CUPB, was elected to continue serving. Kathlene Shank, the department chair of the special education program, said she did not see anything...
