Jason "Peanut" Pierce said he got his "butt whipped" last fall. Jessica Burk, Eastern's assistant director of fitness, pushed him hard in his first group cycling class at the Fitness and Wellness Center. He's been going ever since. "The group cycling classes push me like I've never been pushed," he said.…

Clothing, food, water and a place to learn. For many students on the Gulf Coast, these four items may have become blessings. Hurricane Katrina disrupted thousands of lives on the Gulf Coast, and Eastern is helping some students from the area with the trauma of being displaced.…

Eastern students who want their degrees to be worth something after graduation should pay heed to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Quality Enhancement Plan. SACS is the governing body that decides whether Eastern should be reaccredited.…

When students returned to campus for the fall semester, they thought they faced a new visitation policy that called for equalization between same sex and opposite sex check-in rules. During the 2004-2005 school year, students were allowed to have guests of the same gender stay past midnight, but with what was thought to be this year's new housing policy, this privilege was struck from the rules.…

For the first time, the Student Government Association Student Senate approved and passed the SGA operations budget Tuesday evening - and it won't be the last time. Senate will able to examine the operations budget each month to see if the funds allotted within the budget are legal and needed, said Justin Schriver, SGA treasurer.…

Dale Perry, a Student Government Association Student Senate member, may have his hands full this semester with additional duties as a college representative of the College of Arts and Sciences. College representatives are student senators asked to represent each of the five colleges.…

Prologue Two universities, both alike in dignity, In the fair bluegrass, where we lay our scene. From old grudge break to new rivalry, Where several fumbles make many touchdowns unseen. From forth the football locker rooms of these two foes A pair of determined coaches take the field With well-trained teams who give their all To gain bragging rights until next fall …

After declines in membership and a few bumps along the road, the Older Wiser Learners program is making a comeback and climbing the charts with the number of GED recipients enrolling in postsecondary education. "There have been huge changes since the organization started," said Steve Wilkins, coordinator of undeclared advising and OWLS sponsor.…

Since Steve Gallup became Aramark's Senior Food Service Director at Eastern last November, he has tried to bring the service his company provides to the Eastern community to a new level. He started surveys, "chefs' tables" and focus groups, all to give students the chance to complain, compliment and make suggestions - and he listened.…