September 2006

Top: first-year midfielder Taylor VanBrackle has helped the men’s soccer team to their 2-2 start. VanBrackle has played solidly at both ends of the field. He has scored a goal in each of three of the team’s four games so far this season. In high school, VanBrackle was his school’s all-time leading scorer, a two-time […]

Ocean City, NJ: The sublime weather seemed like a miracle on Labor Day. It was as though God himself parted the clouds and allowed the sun to finally shine through after nothing but rain for days. This relief from the rain was welcomed by the Eastern community and greatly appreciated by all those who went

Not everyone fits neatly into the canon of art history. How exactly does Jimmy Lee Sudduth, for example, a self-taught folk artist who drew in the dirt as a child in Fayette, Alabama, fit into a world of Wyeth and Rembrandt? Where does one put Mose Tolliver, a man crippled in a furniture factory accident

I feel like many Christians see Hollywood as a toxic waste dump that should be walled-off with bio-hazard signs. Actually, maybe it is–the smog does appear particularly thick today as I look outside my eleventh floor apartment window in Los Angeles. These Christians think that other believers should avoid contact with Hollywood at all costs.

I hate watching people pack up. No, I’m not talking about the end of my college career. I’m referring to class. You know the scene: Watch the clock–12:30, 12:40, ten minutes before class ends, and each student’s head is turned every which way but at the front of the classroom. One minute later, people begin

We need to get a little more extreme. Extreme sports have been increasing in popularity these days. Some colleges, like Boise State University, even offer extreme sports. Eastern should consider doing following suit. Imagine a giant rock climbing wall looming over Doane Hall. Students would have the ability to free climb and feel the exhiliration

Usually films hoping to do well at the Academy Awards are released in November or December. However, the fall movie season boasts a number of films by big name directors and subject matter that could score Oscar gold. Perennial favorites Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese will both be releasing films within the next couple of

A classic among rock n’ roll’s greatest, Tom Petty is the type of artist that never really fades away. He simply refuses to slow down. It’s as if he feels challenged to prove himself, so he continues to put out music. To his fans, Petty has nothing left to prove his brilliance with a guitar

How far will $20 go?

How far will $20 go?