![The Board of Trustees will vote Friday on renaming Douglas Hall after Zella Powell, Easterns first Black graduate, and Ona Norton, a Charleston resident who helped house students of color starting in the 1950s.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/metoo-900x643.png)
Zella Powell and Ona Norton: Looking into the women who Douglas Hall may be renamed after
Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief
• April 21, 2022
![EDITORIAL: Powell, Nortons best options for renaming](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0083-900x628.jpg)
EDITORIAL: Powell, Nortons best options for renaming
January 19, 2022
![Naming Committee member Steven Scher reviews a list of previous and future actions of the committee Nov. 18.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9452-900x675.jpg)
Naming Committee to review potential Douglas Hall name replacements
Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief
• December 14, 2021
![Eastern Illinois University President Davis Glassman speaks during the Sept. 10, 2021 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Grand Ballroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. He announced his intention to reconvene the Naming Comittee during the meeting on Sept. 10.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09-13-2021_-BoardofTrustees_01_RL_color-900x598.jpg)
Naming Committee reconvening
Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief
• October 13, 2021
![Eastern Illinois University President Davis Glassman speaks during the Sept. 10, 2021 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Grand Ballroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. He announced his intention to reconvene the Naming Comittee during the meeting on Sept. 10.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09-13-2021_-BoardofTrustees_01_RL_color-900x598.jpg)
Glassman updates BOT on Douglas Hall
Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief
• September 12, 2021
Guest Column: You can cancel Stephen Douglas or you can cancel Black people
Christopher Hanlon, Guest Columnist
• April 27, 2021
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