Faculty Senate elections now underway
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2019
Faculty members have until March 26 to vote in the Faculty Senate election, which includes voting for changes to the Faculty Senate constitution. Jeff Stowell, the vice chair for the Faculty Senate, announced at the Senate’s Tuesday meeting that the election is now open and the ballot can be dist...
Faculty Senate discusses shared governance
Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter
April 17, 2018
A proposal for a new shared governance plan presented at the latest Faculty Senate meeting would keep the number of senators the same but include senators on other campus committees. Vice chair Jeff Stowell, a psychology professor, originally showed a shared governance plan, which included a much...
Miller files paperwork to run for representative of the 110th district
Staff Report
November 28, 2017
Oakland Resident Chris Miller, 63, officially made his bid for state representative in the 110th district Monday, filing the paperwork with the Illinois State Board of Elections to be a Republican candidate. Monday was the first day candidates could file to have their names in March’s primary elections....
Student Senate to see unofficial results of election
Samuel Nusbaum, Contributing Writer
November 14, 2017
The Student Senate will see the unofficial results of the race for senator at its next meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. William Outzen, speaker of the student senate, said 13 senators are up for re-election. There are 26 open...
Two Incumbents lost seats in municipal elections
Molly Dotson, Photographer
April 4, 2017
Dennis Malak and Matthew Hutti won the Charleston City Council race, according to the unofficial election results. Hutti received 48.95 percent of the vote with a total of 886 votes; Malak received 29.12 percent of the vote with a total of 527 votes; and Jim Dunn received 21.93 percent with a total...
Jarrell, Titus run for school board position
Kalyn Hayslett, Editor in chief
March 31, 2017
With different experiences fueling their passion for education, incumbent Charles Jarrell and newcomer Matt Titus are running for a position on the Board of Education for Charleston Community Unit School District No. 1. Charleston residents can vote to elect either Titus or Jarrell for a 4-year term...
Student body president candidates talk goals
Emmanuel Ayiku, Contributing Writer
March 26, 2017
Students will have the chance to vote for the next student body president Monday and Tuesday. An email will be sent to each students’ panthermail address, allowing them to vote all the student government’s executive board positions. Speaker of the Senate Felicia Wagner, student vice president...
Student Senate to have executive elections
Chrissy Miller, Administration Reporter
March 23, 2017
The Student Senate will have elections for executive positions starting next week. Candidates running for student body president are Luke Young, Felicia Wagner and Jonathan Williams. Derek Pierce and Juan Neveraz are running for executive vice president. Both Tarve'a Durant and Rebecca Cash are...
Girls State chooses Eastern student representative
Blake Warman, Staff Reporter
June 19, 2014
She was chosen to work for the 74th Session of Illini Girls State on Eastern's campus. Picked from a selection of 400 people to council, Kelsie Abolt, a sophomore family and consumer sciences major, has been working the past week as a counselor for Girls State. Abolt feels that coming back as a...
