Professors voice opinions about theft
Archive In light of the recent bumper sticker theft, what shines from the professors who owned the stickers are various beams of opinion regarding the motive. Dr. Wendy Mercier, Dr. Kathy…
October 2004
OPINION: Voting should not be a fad
With the Presidential election drawing nearer, there have been a plethora of issues concerning me. The issue that most concerns me is the notion that people of color, particularly African…
Plain Jane website debunks myths about body image
Two years ago, 45-year-old actress Jamie Lee Curtis posed bluntly for More magazine, in a sports bra and spandex underwear-without makeup, special lighting or air brushing-in defiance of Hollywood’s standard…
Pennswood residents relate life at Eastern University’s off-campus residence hall
To on-campus students, there is a sense of mystery surrounding Pennswood, Eastern’s off-campus residence hall. “It’s a piece of heaven!” said Kevin Maness, Pennswood resident director. Pennswood is a three-floor…
Former bartender paints observations
“The four horsemen of the apocalypse walk into a bar…” What sounds like the beginning of a joke is actually the inspiration behind artist Marcy Abhau’s “Behind Bars.” The series…
BOOK REVIEW: The Nazi Doctors
Doctors are healers. We take this fact for granted, trusting in those who take an oath to protect the sick. But as Robert J. Lifton’s The Nazi Doctors shows, that…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Chapel would be much better if we had biblical preaching each week’
I think chapel would be much better if we had biblical preaching each week-that means, the speaker tells the students to open up to a particular passage, reads the passage…
Hijacked faith calls for quick recovery
Many of us feel that our faith has been stolen, and it’s time to take it back. A misrepresentation of Christianity has taken place. Many people around the world now…
Students reveal preferred midnight snack suppliers
For some, searching for late night food is fundamental to college life. The pickings may be slim, but when it nears midnight and most places on the Main Line have…
Students give meaning to ‘nerd,’ ‘geek,’ ‘dork’
The terms “nerd,” “geek” and “dork” are thrown around by many, but there is some ambiguity as to what the differences among these terms are, or if they are merely…