December 2005

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 BBC versions of the first four books. Sure, they seem terrible now, but back then it made no difference to me that Mr. Beaver definitely […]

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 was held on Eastern’s campus. The event, which had a revival-style format, featured music and speakers, as well as a Monday night workshop. “The speakers

On December 10 and 11, the dance program performed their fall concert Images, which featured “Dance Works by Stephen Welsh,” according to the posters.

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 red numbers perched atop my bed-stand: 6:30am. Who on earth is moving around at this hour? I soon realize the voices don’t belong to my

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 is made. Proponents of the plan claim that the switch will allow students to focus more on each class by having fewer courses each semester

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 Mawr Film Institute, Movie-oke took place the night of December 1. Movie-oke is a twist on karoake. Instead of a person singing the lyrics to

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 compare and contrast their differing views. Tony’s view of homosexuality is not, perhaps, the traditional “evangelical” stance. Most evangelicals dismiss homosexuality as one of the

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 destructive lifestyle. It was a radical conversion on Halloween night. A waiter pranced around in full Elvira drag while I recited a tearful sinner’s prayer

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, he voiced his grief over the deaths of 2,000 American soldiers and his anger at the war we have waged in Iraq. I feel his

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 at first, but I personally do not think it is going to work. There are many issues that are not brought up regarding the reasons