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Shannon McNamara's name continues to live on as the sixth-annual 4k run/walk in her honor will commence on April 26. McNamara died on June 12, 2001, when she was raped and murdered by former Eastern student Anthony Mertz in her apartment near Eastern. Mertz was convicted in February 2003, and received the death penalty, and is now sitting on death row. (0) comments
Students at Eastern can find out what it is like to hear someone's last lecture - literally. Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, was diagnosed with cancer and forced to retire; so the school decided to let him have his last lecture, which was a culmination of what he had learned over the years. (0) comments
Students interested in vegetarianism should educate themselves before making a promise to no longer include meat in their diets. Sarah Allen, nutrition coordinator for the Health Education Resource Center, said people who want to become vegetarians should not do it on their own until they are mature enough. (6) comments
Necessity is the mother of invention, so the saying goes. However, one would have to assume the originator of the saying was not referring to Internet scams and employment shams. Though, given the current state of the economy, job opportunities seem to be coming at something of a premium. (3) comments
Edmond Gween once said dying is easy, but comedy is difficult. Imagine the difficulty of standing in front of an audience, all of who not only hope but expect you to make them laugh. The lights glare down on you, beads of sweat start to form on your brow, all as you wait for the roar of laughter to affirm your efforts. (0) comments
On page 3 of Friday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, the name of the award Jonathan Biss won was incorrectly reported. Biss won the Leonard Bernstein Award. The DEN regrets the error (0) comments
Auditions for the EIU Pink Panther Dance Team will take place April 17 to 19 in the Student Recreation Center with registration beginning at 4 p.m. in the Lantz main hallway. All incoming freshmen, transfer and current Eastern students with jazz, lyrical, kick and hip-hop dance experience are encouraged to audition. (0) comments
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