Snow provides opportunities for work, play among students
Archive From sledding and building snowmen to shoveling to looking out a window in the morning at a world that has been transformed into a white wonderland, snow can bring excitement…
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Help!’ Beatlemania Now invades McInnis auditorium
The snowstorm of January 21 put a stop to many weekend plans for students who instead chose to sit in their rooms sipping hot chocolate. It did not, however, stop…
Cheerleaders organize free clinic for local girls
“Go E U!” shouted 40 pink- shirted girls at the men’s basketball game against Neumann College, January 29. Spectators may have wondered about the abundance of youngsters grouped together in…
YAY!
Glad to see you guys are up and running. I was getting worried there for a few days. Good issue, though (of course) I’d love to see a hard copy.…
Grade inflation an increasing concern of faculty
American academia is traveling a controversial road: grade inflation has caused average GPAs in public and private undergraduate institutions nationwide to steadily increase since 1980. And Eastern is not immune…
Racism play debuts at annual MLK Convocation
After the turmoil surrounding last year’s racial incident, this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation held added significance for the Eastern community. Along with an address from President David Black…
Cyber community Facebook connects all college students
Like to find out if that boy in literature class is single? Does that friend at the University of Illinois still like the movie Top Gun? How many people does…
Upcoming activities present chances to aid the tsunami relief
Several upcoming events at and around campus will benefit the victims of the recent tsunami and earthquake. The Feb. 9 Justin McRoberts concert will take donations. There will be a…
Hollywood filth: the dirt on sex, lust and American Pie
I did something over Christmas break that I had vowed never to do. I watched the movie American Pie. I do not think there is any other movie that made…
Napoleon Dynamite explodes in popularity
For previous generations of college students, the name Napoleon stirred up images of a short, French emperor obsessed with world domination and putting his hand up his shirt. Recently, however,…