EIU-UPI sets meetings for members to discuss negotiated agreement
Analicia Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2018
Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois will have two general membership meetings to discuss the terms of its recently negotiated agreement at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Lumpkin Auditorium. One meeting will also be online for members who cannot make the meetings on...
Women’s, gender and sexuality studies has plans to expand in future
AJ Fournier, Campus Reporter
November 28, 2017
The women’s, gender and sexuality studies department at Eastern has plans to expand and offer new classes as part of a nationwide movement. Jeannie Ludlow, English professor and coordinator of the program, said this movement began about 10 years ago. Ludlow said when women’s studies originall...
Women’s Studies to present awards
Mallory Kutnick, Campus Reporter
March 27, 2017
Women’s History and Awareness Month will end with the annual Women’s Studies Awards 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Women’s studies coordinator Jeannie Ludlow said the awards will include the Women of Artistic Vision at EIU awards,...
Silent choices discusses abortion in African American community
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
January 24, 2017
A discussion about the problems in African American communities in regards to abortion followed the documentary “Silent Choices” Tuesday night in Coleman Auditorium and was led by Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of Women’s Studies, and academic adviser Yolanda Williams. Ludlow and Williams engaged...
Professors to present at annual symposium
T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor
November 9, 2015
The Interdisciplinary Center for Global Diversity has awarded Eastern faculty with travel grants and now professors get a chance to present to the campus for the sixth annual symposium for the Interdisciplinary Center for Global Diversity. This symposium is taking place at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Charleston-Mattoon...
Women’s Resource Center moves forward despite changes
T'Nerra Butler, Multicultural Editor
October 5, 2015
For years the Women’s Resource Center has been in the basement of Stevenson Hall and now the center is in Coleman; it now shares office managers with the Leslie Ashley, the office manager for the philosophy department and Women’s Resource Center. In order for someone to get into the Women’s...
Glassman gives State of the University address
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
September 28, 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...
Poets offer advice at memorial poetry reading
Luis Martinez, Entertainment Editor
September 21, 2015
During the Allen Neff Memorial Poetry reading, Wyn Cooper and Matthew Minicucci read some of their own written work to the members of the Eastern community. The two poets maintained now only a professional atmosphere, but there was also some humor added to some of their works. This was the first...
Risk higher for sexual assault during ‘Red Zone’
Morgan Murray, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2014
Female students are more susceptible to sexual assaults in the first 12 weeks of the fall semester. This period of time is called the “Red Zone.” Women and men have banded together to start a campaign in the hopes of changing this trend. Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of women’s studies,...
