May 2006

It is traditional, in this space and at this time, for the Waltonian’s outgoing editor-in-chief to say goodbye to the newspaper and the Eastern community and hello to next year’s staff. So: Goodbye. And, Hello. I should probably elaborate a bit. It has been a very good year for the Waltonian. We’ve been able to […]

The United States prides itself as a nation of immigrants. The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of America’s openness bidding, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” However, the debate currently taking place in the U.S. Congress over immigration reform leads me to question whether we really

At Eastern University, we have a history professor who is Catholic, an English professor who is Baptist and a communication professor who is Quaker. We have flaming liberals and staunch conservatives, both faculty and students. We have students and professors from all kinds of cultures, of all kinds of color and with all kinds of

Proximity is a crucial issue for politicians, actors and knife throwers. In Washington, the closer one is to power, the better–in Hollywood it’s about the same. And in the illustrious world of throwing knives, being close to one’s target is essential (especially if the target is an apple resting on a friend’s shaky head). But

An Eastern student was recently arrested for driving under the influence, according to head of security Jack Sheehan. Early in the morning of April 8, a student who lives in Gough reported seeing a small, dark-colored car driving onto the turf soccer field. It drove around in a circle and then left the field. The

Some may doubt that social work is the most romantic of disciplines at Eastern, but Patience Domowski, a junior majoring in the field, has incorporated her love of children, adoption and international service into a published romantic novella. Christiana and Alec: Traveling with Children is Domowski’s first published work, and tells the story of a

Executive BoardPresident: Jared BassVice President: Shawn MurphyTreasurer: Rob CarusoSecretary: Danae Steele Senior ClassPresident: Nathan SeifertSenators: Talitha BrownPhilip Storm Junior ClassPresident: Marvin Jones, Jr.Senators: Emily PfizenmayerAshley Lewis Sophomore ClassPresident: Justin TomeviSenators: Bethany BolandJennifer Heltzel Commuters:George Reigle(1 vacancy) Class RepresentativesSenior Class: 3 vacancies Junior Class: Nikita BakerKatie CoskyElizabeth Stoddard Sophomore Class: Elaine DoudLauren SeygalStaci Newsom

The Notebook is a chick-flick from 2004 that’s nowhere on the Internet Movie Database’s top 250. Would you believe that it is the most popular movie among not only Eastern students, but all college students across the country? The Facebook’s newish trendspotting feature, the “Pulse,” claims that this is true – and has the data

Dear Editor, Just over two years ago, I wrote a letter as a student about how I believed Eastern’s administration was suffering from a “crisis of authenticity” in which the asserted mission of Eastern did not match the unclear and seemingly unjustified business practices in dealing with staff and faculty. Unfortunately, I find myself writing

God is not a Republican or a Democrat. So then why is there such a heated debate between the two parties as to who can claim God’s allegiance? This topic was discussed in the McInnis auditorium at the most recent “Conversations that Matter.” Jim Wallis, the editor of Sojourners magazine, led a panel discussion which