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Dreidels, the Koran, seven principles and Jesus can all be found in Booth Library this holiday season. Booth Library is showcasing four exhibits this time of year, each of which is made up of symbols of four different winter holidays. The Symbols of Christmas and the Eid-ul-Ahda- Histories and Origins exhibits are on display in the Marvin Foyer. (0) comments
The Booth Library's new program Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity is offering awards to students with creative and original pieces of work. The program is designed to recognize excellence in student work and is open to all majors and both undergraduate and graduate students. (1) comment
Colleges Against Cancer hosted a Relay for Life kickoff event Thursday night in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union bowling ally. The event was put on to raise awareness about Relay For Life and to get teams signed up in person or online. To entice students to sign up for teams, Colleges Against Cancer offered $1. (0) comments
Jill Nilsen wants her life to be as meaningful as she can make it. "There was a poem I heard at commencement last spring called 'The Dash,' and 'The Dash' talks about how on your tombstone there's the day you're born and the day you die and in between is a dash," Nilsen said. (1) comment
Leonard E. Storm, chair and professor of physics, grew up in Windsor, Ill. He enjoyed high school physics, and did well enough to earn a scholarship to Eastern, he said. "I like knowing how things work," Storm said, "and I like the problem solving aspect too. (1) comment
Christine McCormick is packing up her office and leaving Eastern, after a little more than a quarter of a century in the psychology department. After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a Ph.D. in 1977, McCormick began teaching courses such child psychology. (0) comments
David Radavich, an English professor at Eastern for more than 25 years, is all set to move to Charlotte, N.C., once he retires at this semester's completion. Radavich and his wife have already purchased a home in Charlotte and are making the move to be closer to relatives, which includes their grandchildren. (0) comments
Most people prefer to reflect as a decade comes to an end. As 2010 approaches, Charleston city government wants to look toward the future, and city officials will need help from Eastern students to do so. City Planner Steve Pamperin said the U.S. Census Bureau would mail census forms in March to residents across the United States. (0) comments
Eastern won the 2009 Donate Life Illinois Campus Challenge by registering 205 organ donors. Cameron Chana died in a tragic bus accident last summer, two weeks after he graduated from Eastern. His organs saved the lives of recipients who had no other option, but to receive a transplant. (1) comment
Representatives of the former Golden Gyros restaurant are in negotiations with a fast food chain that is similar to Wendy's, according to Jay Sikorski, a commercial broker for Caldwell Banker. Sikorski said the group hoped to finalize a deal before the end of the year, adding Caldwell Banker hopes to have more direction on negotiations by the end of the month. (0) comments
The Bookstore's fall semester clearance sale continues until Dec. 19. If ordering gifts, be sure to order by Dec. 18 to guarantee arrival by Dec. 25. (0) comments
In Thursday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, the outcome of the vote regarding revisions to the Student Body Constitution was inaccurate. The referendum passed by 557 votes out of a total of 668. Therefore, the number of students who voted "yes" secured more than the required 2/3 majority to ratify revisions to the Constitution. (0) comments
The Council on University Planning and Budget has received 65 comments regarding the draft furlough policy through its Web site and many more comments from council members, said CUPB chair Karen Drage. The council will address these comments and concerns of the campus community at its 3 p. (0) comments
Bonnie Irwin, the lone internal candidate for the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, was interviewed by liberal arts faculty Thursday afternoon in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Irwin, the dean for the Honors College since 2004, said even though she is happy working in the Honors College, she wants a different challenge. (0) comments
Eastern will soon have a new vice president for university advancement to replace Jill Nilsen upon her retirement on Dec. 31. "I would like to have someone on board in January," said President Bill Perry. "That's going to depend upon the person's obligations in his or her current position. (0) comments
