Spring Break
Campus Briefs: Time to set back the clocks on Sunday
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: News
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks should be set back one hour.
Percussion Ensemble concert today
The Percussion Ensemble will make their Dvorak Concert Hall debut at 7:30 p.m. today in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. With selections from Antonin Dvorak and Billy Joel, there will be something for all music lovers. Admission is free.
Historical tour of cemetery on Saturday
The Coles County Historical Society and the historical administration class of 2008-09 are offering tours of the Mound/Roselawn Cemetery Saturday. Historical tours will be offered at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. Stylistic tours will be offered at 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Some moderate walking is involved. Visitors are allowed to roam the cemetery grounds between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Brochures will also be available for self-guided tours. To get to the cemetery, follow Old State Road (Route 316) going west towards the Coles County Fairgrounds. Look for signs to the cemetery walk on the right side and park on gravel roads by the chapel.
View today at observatory
The community is invited to view the Andromeda Galaxy and globular clusters at Eastern's Halloween-themed observatory open house at 8 p.m. today. Even if it's cloudy, the observatory will be open for tours. Eastern's observatory is located southwest of the Campus Pond. Those who attend may park their vehicles in the lot of the Wesley United Methodist Church, and walk west to the observatory site. For more information contact the physics department at 581-3220.
Looking for talent for upcoming show
The Association of Honors Students is hosting the second annual "Eastern's Got Talent" at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium. Acts of all varieties are needed, whether dancing, singing, comedy or swallowing goldfish. There is a $5 entrance fee for acts, and $1 admission fee for the audience.
Interested performers should contact Michelle Peters at mlvaughan@eiu.edu.
- Compiled by Associate News Editor Matt Hopf
Percussion Ensemble concert today
The Percussion Ensemble will make their Dvorak Concert Hall debut at 7:30 p.m. today in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. With selections from Antonin Dvorak and Billy Joel, there will be something for all music lovers. Admission is free.
Historical tour of cemetery on Saturday
The Coles County Historical Society and the historical administration class of 2008-09 are offering tours of the Mound/Roselawn Cemetery Saturday. Historical tours will be offered at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. Stylistic tours will be offered at 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Some moderate walking is involved. Visitors are allowed to roam the cemetery grounds between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Brochures will also be available for self-guided tours. To get to the cemetery, follow Old State Road (Route 316) going west towards the Coles County Fairgrounds. Look for signs to the cemetery walk on the right side and park on gravel roads by the chapel.
View today at observatory
The community is invited to view the Andromeda Galaxy and globular clusters at Eastern's Halloween-themed observatory open house at 8 p.m. today. Even if it's cloudy, the observatory will be open for tours. Eastern's observatory is located southwest of the Campus Pond. Those who attend may park their vehicles in the lot of the Wesley United Methodist Church, and walk west to the observatory site. For more information contact the physics department at 581-3220.
Looking for talent for upcoming show
The Association of Honors Students is hosting the second annual "Eastern's Got Talent" at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium. Acts of all varieties are needed, whether dancing, singing, comedy or swallowing goldfish. There is a $5 entrance fee for acts, and $1 admission fee for the audience.
Interested performers should contact Michelle Peters at mlvaughan@eiu.edu.
- Compiled by Associate News Editor Matt Hopf
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