Dozens of students rallied at the Mellin Steps before handing off a petition to Eastern’s President Jay Gatrell to include all-gender bathrooms on campus Thursday. Graduate student Theo Edwards led the petition signing on social media. Edwards said the center for gender and sexual diversity committee has been working on the petition since the beginning.
Te Maraurau o te Pae Api’i Cook Islands Ministry of Education has officially welcomed 12 new employees this week who will soon begin their roles in the islands.
Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois, EIU-UPI, continued their strike on Monday for the third day following a “disappointing” bargaining meeting on Friday for EIU-UPI’s negotiation team. EIU-UPI met at Morton Park at 7:30 a.m. and headed over to Old Main to picket at 8 a.m. to continue the third day of the strike..