October 2006

About 30 students attended the kick off of Eastern University’s Alcohol Awareness week Oct. 3. On that evening, there was a forum sponsored by Cruisin’ Not Boozin’, a program presented under the auspices of Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. The members of the program are all survivors or family members of survivors of incidents involving drunk

Eastern’s Finest: Homecoming 2006

Summer is gone, and the cool breeze of fall has blown its way into the St. David’s area, leaving birds flying south, beautiful foliage and morning frost. With the warm weather gone and the beaches closed, many think that all forms of entertainment have vanished. Think again. The southeastern part of Pennsylvania is chock full

Eastern’s Finest: Homecoming 2006

The construction of two buildings across from Heritage House has garnered mixed responses from students and faculty alike. Several biology majors are concerned about the environmental effect the loss of trees will have. “I’ve seen a lot of deer on campus,” sophomore biology major Emily Brown said. “They have to move to a new part

“Eastern rebounds with 3-0 win at Immaculata.” “Eagles down Neumann 8-0 as seven players score.” “Eagles beat Widener 6-0 in opening game of Swarthmore tournament.” These headlines, according to Eastern’s website, indicate shut- out wins for the men’s soccer team. Why? It was because star-athlete and goalkeeper for the Eastern Eagles, Michael Dorsch, did not

“With great power comes great responsibilty,” someone once said. There is no better description for student leaders. These leaders are everywhere. According to estimates by Vice President of Student Development Bettie Ann Brigham, there are over 250 students leading SGA, student clubs and organizations and athletic teams, and acting as RAs and student chaplains. This

Dear Editor, I want to applaud Inquiring Minds (Issue 3, September 27) for posing the question, “Where’s our Elie Wiesel?” The Waltonian is not alone in wondering why the range of speakers at Eastern often seems pretty narrow. I, for one, have wondered if Eastern has considered inviting President Jimmy Carter to speak, whose life

Robert Rodriguez (the brains behind Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and Sin City) is an anomaly in Hollywood: he does a lot of the work by himself. It’s not uncommon for Rodriguez to be credited as writer, director, cinematographer, editor and composer for even his larger budget films. Especially on large budget films

It’s a Monday night, and other than watching football, working out or studying, I have no idea what there is to do at Eastern. If you’ve already watched Anchorman three times this week, if you’re not involved in any of the clubs or sports teams and if you’re not going out, have fun sitting in