Eastern’s first Black female student body president, Jacqueline Williams, represents students of color, diversity on campus and change for the history of Eastern’s Student Senate.
For Williams,...
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...
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
• December 7, 2016
With another semester for the Student Senate over, the executive board will reflect on the past semester and vote on a new Speaker of the Senate at their meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola/Tuscola...
Student leaders are putting themselves out there hoping to gain students’ votes for the student government elections lasting Wednesday through Thursday.
Students can cast their votes for student senators...
Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor
• November 4, 2015
Student Senate approved Blue Room magazine as a registered student organization and talked about upcoming events at their meeting Wednesday.
Blue Room magazine was created two years ago.
Brooke Szweda,...
The Student Senate passed emergency proposals and discussed the upcoming senator and speaker elections Wednesday evening in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Two proposals were brought up...
Jehad Abbed, Associate News Editor
• October 5, 2015
State Sen. Scott Bennett asked Eastern President David Glassman how much longer the university could continue operating given the current state budget impasse during the State Senate Higher Education Committee’s...
The Student Senate approved three registered student organizations Wednesday night during its meeting in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
The Construction Club,...
Eastern’s budget issues were brought up at Wednesday’s Student Senate meeting.
Reaching the end of its fiscal year, the state of Illinois has yet to decide on a stable budget to accommodate the...
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