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A female student was allegedly attacked by a group of men while walking early Thursday morning. The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Ninth Street, near Carman Hall. The woman stated at least three male subjects knocked her to the ground and pursued her when she tried to run away. (0) comments
UPDATED at 9:30 a.m.- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the area at 4:36 a.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site. Originally the USGS reported the quake to be a 5.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale. As of 9 a.m., the epicenter of the quake was listed as seven miles north, northeast of Bellmont. (4) comments
A memorial service will be held for Eastern student Lauren Sturgeon, 21, at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney, according to University Spokesperson Vicki Woodard. Sturgeon passed away at St. (0) comments
What: The fifth annual 4K Run/Walk for Shannon McNamara When: 2 p.m. Check-in starts at 1 p.m. Where: Campus Pond Pavilion Cost: $15 *All proceeds go to the Shannon McNamara Outstanding Physical Education Student Scholarship -- Shannon McNamara was a model student with a great attitude and personality. (1) comment
Eastern student Mark Schwartz's death was caused by natural causes, said Coles County Coroner Mike Nichols. Schwartz, 22, was pronounced dead around 7 p.m. on Feb. 29 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Emergency Room. Nichols said a heart complication that probably existed at birth led to Schwartz's death. (0) comments
Former Illinois first lady Brenda Edgar found her comfort zone in PJ Funny Bunny. Thursday night in the Buzzard Auditorium, Brenda Edgar, wife of former Gov. Jim Edgar, presented "Her-story on His-story: Conversations with Brenda Edgar," the second part of the Edgar Speaker Series. (0) comments
University Board came to the Residence Hall Association meeting Thursday night looking for "Parti Gras" volunteers. Spring fling Parti Gras is taking place today from noon-3 p.m. It will be in the North Quad by the library and is free to students. Andrew Hubbard, University Board president, came to ask RHA members to help with setup for the event any time between 10 a. (0) comments
Residents who live on the Lake Charleston loop will not be leaving without a fight, despite the fact that their leases will be expiring in less than a year. "It will take the sheriff to get me out," said resident Sandy Patterson. "I will not leave voluntarily. (0) comments
Panther Service Day is changing. Rich Higginbotham, student vice president of student affairs and chairman for Panther Service Day, said this year they're taking a different approach to the event. "What we're doing different this year from last year is that in the past we just painted houses, but what we're doing this year is going around the community cleaning streets, going around raking leaves behind people's yards and just cleaning around the fences," he said. (0) comments
President Bill Perry wants people to have ample room for parking. And with the Doudna Fine Arts Center scheduled to open in the fall, the availability of parking could become an issue. "We need to have a rational way to show people where to park and have space for them to park very close to the building," Perry said. (0) comments
Today is the last day students can purchase discarded textbooks. The sale, which started Monday, will feature a "Friday Special" that allows students to get a $5 discount for every box of textbooks they purchase. The sale is being conducted on the sidewalk near Textbook Rental. (0) comments
On page 6 of Thursday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Kraig Koch was misidentified. The DEN regrets the error. (0) comments
