Reflections on Narnia: the movie, the symbolism and the allegory
Archive When I was seven years old, I used to pray that the powers that be would release movie versions of the final three Chronicles of Narnia books. I loved the…
December 2005
UnityFest promotes revival through music, poetry
Students gathered in the auditorium and the Walton Dining Commons to worship God in unity and diversity. The evenings of December 4 and 5 were the second time the UnityFest…
Images’ from the Eastern fall dance concert
On December 10 and 11, the dance program performed their fall concert Images, which featured “Dance Works by Stephen Welsh,” according to the posters.
Home again for the holidays
Sometime early in the morning I awake to the banging of doors, the muffled tones of the morning news and the clanging of dishes. My eyes adjust to the glaring…
Inquiring Minds: The 4×4 plan should primarily benefit students
Despite all the discussion that has occurred about whether to switch to a 4×4 curriculum plan, there are still some serious questions that need to be answered before the decision…
Movie-oke at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute: karaoke with a twist
From Wayne’s World to Rocky, Blue Velvet to Pulp Fiction, Clerks X to Twin Peaks, all kinds of movies were represented at Movie-oke. Sponsored by and held at the Bryn…
Campolos controversial but right
Tony and Peggy Campolo recently discussed the controversial topic of homosexuality during a Perspectives session. Much of Eastern’s student body, faculty and administration were on hand to hear the pair…
God wants to convert you, again and again and again
It’s been a little over a decade since I met Jesus in a Tennessee Waffle House. He plucked me out of my plastic orange booth and, simultaneously, from a deeply…
Protest later: Iraq needs restoration
We’ve got to get our priorities straight. I refer specifically to Josh Andersen’s attitude toward the Iraqi war, which he expressed in his November 12 Waltonian article. In that article,…
The Readers Respond: Housing woes
Dear Editor, In the last issue of the Waltonian, one of the front-page articles addressed the issue of mandatory on-campus living for students. This may seem like a good idea…