September 2005

Last spring, David Greenhalgh, Dean of Arts and Sciences, announced an administrative change: a new performing arts division. “It seemed to me that each of these [programs] have grown and have unique demands,” Greenhalgh said. Space for lessons and rehearsals, as well as pedagogical needs and the art students’ commuting to Rosemont, are some of […]

Advice, of a sort

Most Eagles’ fans couldn’t tell you the score of their team’s last meaningful game. Most Eagles’ fans probably never even watched the “highlights” of last year’s season-ending defeat in Super Bowl XXXIX. But the passion for Philadelphia’s most beloved sports team is still there, as proven by the chilling roar of 68,532 crazy fans when

Book Review

Hey Ben, Don’t forget to update the “about us”–or are you not the editor in chief of the online version? 😉 Mom Karen Carr

Although I’ve never slapped a “Kill Your TV” sticker on my bumper, I resonate deeply with those who have. That said, I feel sufficiently qualified to argue the superiority of the written word over flashing, blinking, fancy-sound-tracked nonsense that passes today as TV news. I should warn you, however, for those who might claim I

It took years, but the new library was worth the wait. We know, the brick looks a little out-of-place next to the stone of Old Warner and the other buildings of Main Campus, but the inside is so roomy and functional and the view out those huge windows is so good that we hardly mind

Notes From Afar

Misconceptions abound from outside perspectives that construe Eastern RAs as police, chauffeurs, gophers, and reconnaissance for the rest of the Residence Life staff. During my application process, I understood some portion of the responsibility attached to the position, but I did not know the inluence a single RA’s perspective has. Last week, abstract discussion became

A new partnership between Eastern University and Lamberton Public School in Philadelphia will allow urban students to earn up to two years of college credit while still in high school. “The most exciting aspect of this project is the opportunity to transform education and make an impact on the inner city,” Yvonne Turner, the early