By: Lenora Kirkland On Jan. 6, 2023, another school shooting made national headlines, only this time, the perpetrator was a six-year-old boy. The incident occurred in a first-grade classroom at Richneck Elementary School located in Newport News, Virginia. The student in question found the weapon in his home, brought it […]
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The Direction of Health in Sports: An observation after Damar Hamlin’s recent on-field scare
By: Hannah Bonanducci It was a chilling scene at the Cincinnati Bengals football stadium on January 2 for both fans and players alike; after taking a hit square in the chest from Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and was taken away […]
Tis’ the Season: Sharing some favorite Christmas traditions of the EU community!
By: Hannah Bonanducii It’s the most wonderful time of the year again… Finals season! Just kidding. It’s Christmas time! The hopes of snow rise in children, families prepare to bake cookies and gingerbread houses together, decorations fly up in living rooms and lawns and the overall joys of Christmas activities […]
The WGA Continues to Strike: An update and review of the continuing strike of the Writers’ Guild of America
May 2, 2023 marked the beginning of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. WGA is a coalition of two writers’ labor unions comprising over 11,000 writers of film, television, news, radio and online media. The strike began after unmet demands were made for higher pay, a more stable pay […]
Nuance in Plastic: A review of the movie, “Barbie”.
Let me be frank, I don’t like Barbies. Now that this important bit of information has been conveyed, I will say what I really want to say and that is, the “Barbie” movie might just be my favorite movie I have seen all year. I went to the theater fearing […]
Theatre Preview: Hamlet
Hamlet is a work that stands tall, even among the many legendary plays of Shakespeare. It is a tale of revenge, madness, love, betrayal, life and death that has captivated many since its release in the early 17th century. This semester, the (arguably) most renowned work of the English language’s […]
Your Money Won’t Solve The Poverty Problem
I had an interesting (and mostly unproductive) conversation in the comments section of an Instagram ad that made me realize we don’t understand poverty and low-income cycles as well as we should. I was making fun of an ad for an app that showed someone not realizing they were spending […]
The Purpose of College: A witty take on our vocation.
If you’re reading this, I assume you are in some way connected to a college. More specifically, you are connected to Eastern University. Whether you are staff or student, stray goose or professor, you play some role here. Perhaps you have found yourself wondering why you are here. I can’t […]
The Pitfalls of Journalism: Why bias and selective reporting are hurting journalism.
I have now been writing for the Waltonian for several semesters, and, like most other people, am a regular consumer of various journalistic outlets. I truly love working for the Waltonian, and appreciate a lot of the work my fellow writers are doing here. With that in mind, throughout the […]
Why You Should Skip Class: There are better ways to spend your time.
The alarm rings at 7 a.m. And then again at 7:03, 7:05 and 7:10. Muttering your usual threats to drop out, you finally get up, miserable and unhappy, with nothing to look forward to but a day of classes that you’ll sleep through anyway. You cross your fingers that you’ll […]
Learning To Speak: Why good poetry doesn’t equal good poems
By: Hannah Bonanducci “Poetry is not about making sense but sense-making.” That’s the quote that stuck with me from my two years at Messiah University’s Young Writer’s Workshop. I didn’t understand what it meant at first, and if I’m being honest, I still don’t think I do, but I wrote […]
Time and Festivity: How to actually remember Women’s History Month
By: Trinity Schabel Do you remember your great-grandmother’s name? Mine is named Jean, but we call her Gram. She’s 104 years old, blind as a bat and sharp as a nail. She has a taxidermied cat that sleeps on her couch, a secret staircase in her house she doesn’t know […]
2023 Oscars Recap: Taking a look into this March’s Academy Awards
By: Brian Lines As we look back on the movies of 2022, the 2023 Oscars results have a little bit of surprise mixed with a pinch of met expectations. With over 50 films being nominated for various awards at the prestigious ceremony, only 13 different movies walked away with awards. […]