Powell Lobby was buzzing with chatter about the Student Government Association election results Tuesday evening. A crowd of students sat impatiently awaiting the announcement that would reveal the new leaders of SGA for the 2008-2009 school year. Joseph Knuckles was announced as the new vice president for Student Activities Council.…

You might remember getting that physical examination before you could start middle school. You might have images of a white-shirted nurse with unpleasantly cold hands, or still be able to taste the tongue depressor shoving your mouth open as you said "aah.…

Eastern students and other fans packed the Ravine on the chilly night of April 12 for the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour featuring Fabolous and OneRepublic. The performances were hot enough to make fans forget about the cold weather. Local band Solace opened the concert and had hometown support from the audience.…

The dead week policy currently states, "No major examinations or assignments shall be given during the week preceding final examinations. Exceptions must be approved by the department chair and be shown in the course syllabus." However, numerous students have expressed their displeasure with the current policy, prompting members of the Student Senate to draft a piece of legislation that will revisit the specifications defining dead week.…

If you have ever been to the Richmond campus, chances are, you have been in close proximity to dangerous toxic substances. In fact, there are poisonous heavy metals and corrosive electrolyte solutions throughout your house, and even in your car. Found in batteries, these hazardous wastes are detrimental to the environment, dotting the landscapes and landfills with poison; other than simply throwing them in the trash, there is no effective and convenient way to dispose of batteries.…

Students looking for a few extra credit points this week received something else along with it - stories about the slavery, lynching and discrimination that occurred in their own backyard. Jackie Burnside, professor of history at Berea College, presented a history of African-Americans in Madison County this week in the Crabbe Library.…

Sex, murder, lies and a convent collide in EKU Theatre's final production of the year. Agnes of God by John Pielmeier combines these issues in its controversial plot about Agnes and the death of her child. The play, which opens this week on campus, centers on the story of a nun's birth of a child, one she claims is a virgin birth.…

For many students, spring break was a time to relax, sleep late, tour new places or just enjoy a week without stress or worry. For others, it was just the opposite: A time to follow strict commands and perform at peak levels of competition. Thirteen cadets in the EKU Army ROTC competed at the Pershing Rifles Competition in Daytona Beach March 15-and they were successful, said cadet facilitator MSG Douglas Kleem.…