The Eastern swim team was a day removed from a fifth place finish in the Summit League Championships. The team’s bus was bringing them back to campus in Charleston, carrying on it swimmers who had just...
Eastern swimmer Jaylan Butler and the ACLU filed a lawsuit against police officers for an incident that occurred last February, in which police officers pinned Butler to the ground, placed him under arrest,...
In a town with multiple police forces, the University Police Department stands out.
Chief Kent Martin, who has been with the department since 1997 and has been serving as chief of the department since...
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
• March 5, 2019
The Charleston City Council honored police officers from the Charleston Police Department and the University Police Department and approved all action items on Tuesday.
The officers were honored for...
The Charleston Fire Department extinguished an attic fire at a residence located at 319 Madison Avenue early Sunday morning.
The cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring, according to the press...
By Logan Raschke Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Eastern Illinois University Police Chief Kent Martin said when it comes to contacting the police when students need help, no time is a bad time. Martin along...
The American justice system has often been criticized for its many shortcomings, and they are many.
In the international community, the one that does not include oppressive regimes, we have been taken...
Students spent some of their leisure time with members of the campus police department in Taylor Hall Tuesday night.
Pizza, Pool and Police, hosted by Residence Life and Conference Services, allowed...
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
• October 31, 2016
German police officer Wilhelm Schmidbauer talked about his experiences with terrorism to students and faculty Monday night.
Schmidbauer is the head of the Bavarian State Police, a force which...
The Charleston Police Department and University Police Department responded to two shots fired calls Friday morning.
The first one occurred at 1:51 a.m. at Ninth Street and Garfield Avenue...
Janet Pernell, Multicultural reporter
• October 5, 2016
Students lined up outside of Coleman Hall Wednesday afternoon to be handed cups of root beer floats by officers from the University Police Department.
The University Board has put together a social...
No one was hurt after shots fired were reported early Sunday morning, Charleston Det. Tony West said.
The shots were reported at 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 11th Street and Hayes Avenue. The suspect has...
