October 2005

Not every elementary school has the educational resources and facilities that elementary schools surrounding Eastern do. Because of this, for about 12 years Eastern has cultivated a partnership with the Barry School, a city school in Philadelphia. From this relationship spawned such programs as Fall Festival Day, held on October 15. Barry School fifth-graders were […]

October 31, All Hallows Eve or Halloween was originally set aside as a day to celebrate the deaths of Christian martyrs. However, as time went on, the day changed. It was the night before the Celtic Harvest Festival when the souls of the dead were said to come back to earth to revisit their homes

If you have ever seen the movie White Noise, you might have a lot of questions about the subject of speaking to the dead. The movie’s protagonist is Michael Keaton, whose character becomes a widower who faces numerous challenges in undertaking techniques to communicate with the dead. The movie deals with the Electronic Voice Phenomenon

When senior volleyball player Erin Meredith made the 5000th assist of her college career, she didn’t even realize what she had done. “I honestly didn’t know when it was going to happen,” she said. If she had known, she added, “I don’t think it would have fazed me.” Meredith made her 5000th assist during the

The Angels of Harmony is Eastern University’s multicultural gospel choir. Its goal is to share its music and message with audiences. Angels of Harmony was founded in 1971 by Eastern students with a desire to share God’s word through African American and African gospel music and song. The choir is made up of 50-70 dedicated

On Tuesday, October 11, the Eastern men’s soccer team moved into the NCAA Division III top ten rankings for the first time in school history. Meanwhile, the women’s volleyball team received national recognition on Oct. 18 with a top 25 ranking in the Division III poll, at 21st. With the men’s soccer team at zero

The woman’s tennis team has undergone myriad changes in the past few years. From a high turnover in coaching staff to the general loss of players, this season is most definitely a rebuilding year. And the newest head coach, Ang Sprock, is excited for the team’s potential. “Team unity and the power of dependence on

David Lee Castañeda, an alumnus of Eastern who graduated in 2005, stated in an interview that overcoming color prejudice does not lie in ignoring the color differences that individuals have. Castañeda is from Costa Rica. At Eastern, he was a sociology major. Currently, he is working with Eastern University financial services and Nueva Esperanza. During

I am a true Philadelphia Eagles fan, one that will stay with them until I die. These guys go out and play hard every given Sunday from September until the playoffs in January and the Super Bowl in February, like the 31 other teams in the National Football League. But some of the students at

What could one do with $2 million? People dream of winning the lottery or befriending a long-lost rich uncle who is about to bite the dust. Essentially, that’s what happened to Eastern, or at least to our seminary. That money won’t be coming to the St. Davids campus, at least not all of it. But