Eastern names Whitlock as presidentUniversity forgoes costly national search, chooses one of its own
Monday's special session of the Board of Regents met with several agenda items to cover, but it seemed like an ordinary meeting on the surface.
Until everything changed.
As the meeting moved toward adjournment after an hour and a half closed session, Regent Malcolm Frisbie presented a motion to declare Doug Whitlock the 11th president of Eastern.…
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Big-game arrests at EasternFour arrests for intoxication after homecoming game
The ingredients to a college football game celebration are no secret. You take a bunch of students, a big win and add a lot of beer to get the perfect recipe for post-game hoopla. But football celebrations occasionally leave a bitter aftertaste otherwise known as arrests.…
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Emerson Drive to cruise by EasternCountry band has been nominated for two CMA awards
The country band Emerson Drive says its new musical direction began one night in Bowling Green when it met two prominent people, record producer Josh Leo and Teddy Gentry from the country group Alabama, after the show, according to the band's biography on its official website.…
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Eastern takes nine-city tour to improve enrollmentUniversity to place extensions in 22 southeast counties
They want the numbers to double, and now they have a plan.
Representatives from the Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education (CPE) submitted its plan to double the number of Kentucky college graduates by 2020 to Eastern administrators Monday.
And university administrators highlighted their plans to increase enrollment and graduation at Eastern.…
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Prank calls and religious jokesStudents say comedian Dan Ahdoot was funny, entertaining
As the rain fell Tuesday night, the confines of O'Donnell Auditorium welcomed people from the muck, but also provided them a chance to enjoy some comic relief with the continuation of the One Night Stand Comedy Series with Dan Ahdoot.
Ahdoot has appeared on the "Dave Chappelle Show," as a finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," and as a member of Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers" and "Premium Blend.…
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Recycling brings benefitsEastern recycles more than most other Kentucky universities
In a corner of a large warehouse on the edge of campus, down the road from the intramural fields, off a parking lot few students ever see, there is a small mountain of plastic bottles. The mountain is comprised of about 30 extra-large blue bags, nearly overflowing with bottles collected from everywhere and anywhere on campus in the name of environmental sustainability.…
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United Way campaign kicks offEastern hopes to raise $35,000 to aid Madison County programs
A blitz is underway at Eastern, but it doesn't involve football.
Eastern's United Way Campaign blitz kicked off Oct. 1 and will run through Friday, Nov. 16. The goal is to reach $35,000 with all the money aiding 30 programs in 30 agencies serving Madison and other surrounding counties and regions.…
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Former Eastern dean conquers mountains on the Appalachian Trail
Over rivers and through woods, from the top of Blood Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin, Maine, hikers from all over the world come together to hike the Appalachian Trail.
One of these hikers is one of Eastern's own, retired professor Al Patrick. Patrick worked as the dean of the College of Business and Technology.…
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Homecoming 2007Students, organizations take part in parade and tailgating events
Eastern fans and students lined the streets while cops blocked roads and directed traffic through downtown Richmond as homecoming came to town.
Although homecoming 2007, dubbed "Mission: Maroon," kicked off earlier last week, Saturday's parade and the tailgating that followed were great successes, said Jackie Collier, assistant director of alumni relations.…
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Editor visits, gives job adviceEastern alumna covers Olympic games, other national news
Students who wondered how far a degree from Eastern could go received a living, breathing answer last Thursday when Eastern's College of Business and Technology presented Theresa Klisz as this year's distinguished speaker.
"I'm so delighted to be here during homecoming," Klisz, an Eastern alumna, said as she placed a pink tiara on her head.…
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