April 2006

This summer, the student group SPEAK plans to send about a dozen students to Northern Ireland in the hoping to help end a conflict that has plagued the Irish for over 400 years. “When I first heard the potential of a trip to Northern Ireland, it was from an impassioned Tony Campolo. Needless to say, […]

Softball Away vs. Cabrini, April 21, 3 p.m. Baseball Home vs. Alvernia, April 18, 3 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Home vs. Misericordia, April 20, 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Home vs. Neumann College, April 19, 4 p.m. Men’s Tennis Home vs. Marywood University, April 13, 4 p.m. Golf Widener College at Wild Quail Country Club, April 20

Mark Twain may have called it a “good walk spoiled,” but five afternoons a week seven players from Eastern’s golf team return to the links for as many holes as they can get in before the sun sets. “Sometimes people think of golf as a recreation – but it is a legitimate NCAA sport, it

Alumnus responds to Rebecca Harwick’s review from the last issue

This year’s Spring Dance Concert promises to be an eclectic conglomeration of dance styles, including modern, jazz, ballet and even swing. “It’s always interesting; in every concert you have different expressions, different styles and different cultures represented,” senior dance major Yatzaira Marcano said. The concert, titled “Passages,” is being held April 22 at 8 p.m.

The team is currently 7-1 in the PAC, with an overall record of 8-3. In the past two weeks, they have garnered victories over Alvernia (16-7), Gwynedd-Mercy (15-9) and Arcadia (19-2). Their latest victory was over Cedar Crest with a score of 21-3. Their only loss in the PAC was to Cabrini (8-9) on April

The weeks from March 25 through April 8 were rough for the ladies, whose PAC record dropped from 5-3 after their split double-header against Wesley College to 6-6 after another split double-header against Immaculata University on March 31 and a double-header loss to conference favorite College Misericordia on April 1. In non-PAC play, the team

Clips: Shorter reviews for shorter attention spans

The recent evening of worship presented by Brighter Day Ministries reached more than just Eastern students. Within the audience during that April 3 service were students from West Philadelphia High School. This was not the first time many of these students had been on campus. During the weekend of February 21, many members of WPHS’s

Jammin’ Java recently hosted the annual Literary Coffeehouse and gave young writers an opportunity to showcase poetry, short stories and other forms of literature. The event, held April 6 and sponsored by the Writing Center, was orchestrated by senior English majors Andrea Priest, Shannon Whiting and Sarah Vanacore, with help from professor John Nordlof. Set