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Eastern's Student Affairs department needs to continue a strong tradition while understanding the financial problems facing higher education, the first vice president for Student Affairs candidate said during his campus visit on Tuesday. Rick Brandel, dean of students at Northern Arizona University, is the first of four finalists for the job to visit Eastern over the next two weeks.
The Charleston Fire Department received $160,000 in equipment from the state of Illinois, which enables it to serve 14 southern and eastern Illinois counties in the event of a rescue situation. The fire department is a part of the state's regional response team for technical rescue, said Pat Goodwin, captain of Charleston Fire and Rescue.
The Charleston City Council hired an engineer to redesign Polk Avenue from Sixth to Division streets. The upgrade of Polk Avenue is part of the city's comprehensive plan to improve Charleston, and it wants another east-west street other than Lincoln Avenue, Mayor Dan Cougill said.
It began in 1992 with seven strangers meeting in New York to have their lives taped. MTV's reality show "The Real World" almost cast one Eastern student. With former "Real World: Boston" cast member Syrus on campus for a casting call this week, Eastern students had the chance to follow in that student's footsteps.
For the past five years, the honors program at Eastern has allowed students to go on archeological digs at a castle in Belgium. Bailey Young, associate professor of history, is in charge of the program. Young, who studied Merovingian archeology in Paris, came to Eastern in 1994 and together with Raymond Brulet, of the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, designed the four-week summer archeological dig.
Kind smiles and the aroma of green tea were in abundance Wednesday night at the international forum, where Eastern students and staff were introduced to Japanese culture. The forum, a Japanese tea ceremony, was sponsored by the International Programs Office and provided a unique opportunity for students to understand and experience another culture.
The Residence Hall Association is preparing for its last meeting of the year before the transition of its new executive board. Natalie Kuchar, president of the Residence Hall Honorary, will speak to RHA about the renewal of its recycling contract. RHA was responsible for the "Bottle Battlez" and "Can Warz" that took place in the residence halls throughout the year.
After nearly three hours, two recesses and four attempts to suspend its bylaws during Student Senate's meeting Wednesday night, members left with no election of next semester's speaker of the senate. A bylaw was adopted by the senate extending the opportunity to run for speaker to anyone who has "held a position in Student Government that is subject to election by the student body.
