University presidents make national push to lower drinking age
Over 120 university presidents across the nation have said they would like to talk about lowering the minimum drinking age.
A Web site called the Amethyst Initiative has collected the signatures of at least 128 university presidents on a statement claiming the legal drinking age of 21 has allowed "a culture of dangerous, clandestine 'binge-drinking'" to develop.…
Progress wins open records appeal
Near the end of last semester, the Progress staff got fed up with vast quantities of black ink clouding the police reports we received from the Eastern police department every week. The reports were so heavily redacted we couldn't list names in the police beat without running the risk of libeling someone.…
Survey used to select roomates at Eastern
If you're an incoming freshman, you might have spent a lot of your summer worrying about various things that come with dorm life, like cooking your own food or doing your own laundry. And most of your classmates probably worried about the same things.
But if you're an incoming freshman who had a randomly selected roommate, you have a whole other problem to worry about.…
Back to Cincinnati
Eastern is looking to accomplish several things in tonight's 2008 season opener. The Colonels are trying to win their first season opener since 2000, beat a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, and avenge a 31-0 loss to Cincinnati in 2006.
Whenever an FBS team meets up with an FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) team, whispers about an upset like Appalachian State's over Michigan start up.…
Upstairs Powell gets a modern makeover
Wide open spaces. Colorful track lighting. Shiny steel. Curvy, brightly painted walls. If you attended Eastern last year, you wouldn't have used any of these phrases to describe the cafeteria in upstairs Powell. This year, they fit quite accurately.
Over the summer, the Fresh Food Company on the second floor of Powell underwent some drastic cosmetic changes.…
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