Forthcoming flowering for EIU’s Titan Arum, also known as the 'corpse flower,' appeared imminent, greenhouse manager Steven Malehorn said recently, as the plant that has bloomed every other year since 2008 showed signs of readiness.
Announcing no more furloughs or layoffs, Eastern Illinois University (EIU) President David Glassman addressed his entire campus community recently in Charleston with an update on the university’s budget scenario, including plans for the near future.
Mark Schleusener, who serves as chief crop statistician for Illinois as well as for the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) home page, recently issued an updated summary of crop conditions and yield for farmers.
It was the fifth inning of the Big East championship game, and the Butler University (BU) women's softball team, who was trying to win its first-ever conference championship game, had fallen into a steep 6-0 hole to St. John's.