2008 Woodie Awards
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Livingston Lord thought it was "absolutely necessary" to have a residential facility on Eastern's campus. "He was a visionary," said Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining services. "He wanted to make the university experience as rich as it can be with a residential component. (3) comments
Closing of more than 400 acres of land in Mattoon for the proposed FutureGen power plant will likely take place at the end of the year. Angela Griffin, president of Coles Together, said the FutureGen Alliance has exercised its option to purchase the land located at the intersection of Dole Road and Illinois Route 121. (0) comments
Starbucks coffee lovers have nothing to fear. The coffee chain announced in July 600 stores would be shut down, but the Charleston store, located at 437 Lincoln Ave., was not included. Kelly Mattran, a spokesman for Starbucks' marketing firm, said individual store information was not available to the public. (0) comments
Justin Hetzel has a new place to hang out, thanks to the Panther Paw Bar & Grill. "I didn't use to like the bar," Hetzel said. "But now I've been here three times a week." Hetzel and his brother, Jason, started coming to the Panther Paw again to use the new beer garden patio - a recent renovation to the bar. (0) comments
The Village Theatre has closed and Art Park West is unoccupied in the wake of the Doudna Fine Arts Center opening. While Doudna was being constructed, the two facilities were originally used by Eastern to service the Arts and Humanities department's lack of space. (0) comments
Dianne Nelson never thought the nursing program would receive it, and now she is trying to keep it. The program received a $63,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to start a new online program. The grant lasts until June 30, 2011, and the nursing program is the first program on campus to implement this type of grant. (0) comments
Observatory hosting open house The Eastern observatory, located between O'Brien Stadium and the intramural softball fields, is hosting an open house at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Visitors will have the opportunity to view Jupiter as well as tour the facility and hear about local plans from six guest speakers to celebrate 2009, the International Year of Astrology. (0) comments
Student Body President Levi Bulgar wants more campus unity. He said he would work with faculty this year to incorporate Blue Crew and the School Spirit Committee more and wants the Student Supreme Court to be a more prominent organization. Student Senate held its first meeting of the semester Wednesday night. (0) comments
The Council on Academic Affairs will continue discussions this year on foreign language requirements, cultural diversity requirements and the intent of the senior seminar. The CAA meets at 2 p.m. every Thursday in Booth Library Room 4400. Last year, the council received a proposal from a foreign language instructor to increase foreign language requirements for Eastern students, said Kathleen Bower, chair of CAA and associate professor in the geology/geography department. (0) comments
