RISE Chat panel talks college race issues
Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2019
Eastern students learned about race issues from several different perspectives Monday night, courtesy of six panelists at the event. Outside of the Buzzard auditorium, a mix of students, faculty and community members mingled over pizza and soda, provided by Eastern President David Glassman’s office, before showing a short clip of the 1994 documentary, “The Color of Fe...
FEATURE PHOTO: Pondering over pronouns
Nayeli I. Vazquez, Photographer
October 14, 2019
Sam Hennegan (far left), a sophomore double majoring in English and philosophy, Alex Mullin (left), a sophomore majoring in mathematicians education, Liz Wilson (right), a senior majoring in 2D studio art and Grase Osborn (far right), a senior majoring in biological sciences, lead a Safety Open Discussion...
RISE Chat to talk inclusivity in higher education
Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter
October 13, 2019
Eastern students and faculty can attend RISE Chat: Race and Our Society for free on Monday to learn about increasing inclusivity on campus. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Buzzard Auditorium. The chat follows MEI’s annual Reaching Inclusivity for Student Excellence Conference that took place...
LGBTQ+ discussion slated for Wednesday
Hannah Shillo, Associate News Editor
October 8, 2019
LGBTQ+ individuals will share their experiences in the workplace at a panel Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Charleston/Mattoon room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity and Career Services are sponsoring the “Out @ Work” panel as part of Gender and...
PSA talk about Trump orders
Analicia Haynes, Online Editor
February 7, 2017
A panel detailing the recent executive orders and calls made by President Donald Trump since his arrival into office will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Roberson Auditorium of Lumpkin Hall. Kate Arnold, president of the Political Science Association, said the panel is non-partisan. “(It...
Panel to highlight budget impasse
Mallory Kutnick, Campus Reporter
February 1, 2017
EDIT: A previous edition of this article cited a claim from a Center for Tax and Budget Accountability website with a misleading statistic about Monetary Award Program grants for 2016, saying that they were cut by 53.5% in FY16. The article should have said that while MAP grants were technically only...
Students look to the past to move forward
Luis Martinez, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2014
Students prepare to talk about the need for a new social movement, while revisiting the past in an upcoming discussion panel, at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 in Booth Library. The panel, “Revisiting the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960’s” is part of the Revolutionary Decade series at Booth. Felix ...
