New Sports Season Begins at Eastern: Previews of all Eastern’s fall Sports
Archive For the past several weeks, all of Eastern’s six fall athletic teams have been hard at work preparing for their upcoming seasons. Here is a peek at each team and…
August 2006
2006 Philadelphia Eagles On the Rise
They made the NFC Championship game four years in a row, but when 2005 came, the Philadelphia Eagles fell off the map. The NFL radar didn’t even pick up the…
In Love With the Game
Eastern athletes show dedication through hours of practice and pain
Sparks named special assistant to provost
Biblical studies professor Kent Sparks was recently appointed Eastern’s first-ever special assistant to the provost. The appointment came from Chris Hall, whose job as the dean of the Templeton Honors…
Notes from afar: preparing for Belize
I’m sitting alone on the rooftop of a dear friend’s apartment enjoying the first quiet moment I’ve had in weeks. Life has been a blur of appointments, errands, vaccinations, lists,…
Inquiring Minds: Uniformity is boring: Let’s learn to expand our horizons
It’s time to broaden our horizons. A new year and new students give us an opportunity to meet new people. With a cavalcade of activities and events, interacting with a…
A reflection: five years after the Towers fell
Since my graduation last semester, one of my biggest joys has been choosing “want to read” books rather than “have to read” books. The first book I chose to read…
Business professor suspended
Professor Gary White of the business department was recently suspended from Eastern University. The suspension came after White pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud occurring from January 2001…
Eastern student spends the summer in Beirut
Eastern student Sevag Bakalian left Beirut, Lebanon, one-and-a-half weeks into the war between Israel and Hizbullah. Sevag, a sophomore social work major, has moved back and forth between Beirut and…
Dr. Morgan appointed dean of arts and sciences
When a vacancy arose in the position of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Eastern took no time to hire one of its own. English professor Betsy Morgan was selected…