Why students go traditional
Archive Anja Eltgroth was raised in an Episcopal home. Before she entered Eastern, she had left that more traditional church and “trended fundamentalist-like,” she said, even somewhat anti-Catholic. But now, as…
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All I know about justice I learned from Cinderella
When I was five years old, my father took me to see the Disney version of Cinderella at a packed theatre. During the scene in which the ugly stepsisters start…
The missions trip puzzle: Short-, long- or no-term?
For the last four years, I’ve generally disliked the idea of short-term mission trips. After studying abroad in Uganda, that opinion became even stronger. It got to the point where…
Let’s all take a wild ride on Spaceship Eastern U.
I’m sure we’re all familiar with the futile battle to cool off by opening windows inside certain buildings around campus. Add to this the energy released from the impressive grid…
Inquiring Minds: Junior college in the city a better idea than most
We at the Waltonian, traditional undergraduate students at the traditional undergraduate campus, worry about Eastern’s direction. It seems sometimes that what the University really needs is not another new non-traditional…
Faculty decisively votes down four-by-four plans
At their most recent meeting, the faculty voted not to implement the proposed four by four curriculum change. Out of the 100 eligible faculty members, 65 cast ballots. The final…