2006

Dear Editor, I know I ‘m speaking to a large crowd and I don’t expect you will all like what I’m going to say. But seeing the words “EU Idol” plastered around campus two years in a row stirs up in me emotions that would be foolish to hide. I do not pretend to be […]

Imagine a teacher telling the following joke: “What do you call a man with half a brain?” Imagine the women in the classroom starting to smile. Some are whispering things to their female neighbors and chuckling. The teacher waits for the murmur to die down, and answers: “Gifted.” Now there is an audible snicker in

It is with great enthusiasm that I sit to pen this letter based on my experiences as a gay man at Eastern University. I graduated from Eastern with my BA in psychology in 1993. I am writing to express my excitement and pleasure about the upcoming visit by Soulforce’s “Equality Ride.” This is a wonderful

While students have been updating and browsing Xanga and Facebook accounts and rating their professors on ratemyprofessors.com, a certain Eastern professor has been busy with a private blog about the university. Most of the posts are satire on the institution. The blogging professor has requested anonymity for both self and blog. On the blog, the

When one hears the word “veteran,” the first image that often comes to mind is usually an eighty-something year old balding man who served in Vietnam or World War II. It is certainly not a picture of twenty-year-old Chris Slininger, first year Eastern student who served in Kuwait for a year. Slininger, who is in

Ricky Martin is carving out a new vocation as modern day “hero.” The hip-swaying, loca-living superstar is lending his fame to the anti-trafficking movement by appearing in ads designed to educate the public to the horrors of modern-day slavery. Martin is rightfully disturbed that 27 million people are currently enslaved in forced labor and sex-related

The Book of Daniel, a new NBC show about an Episcopalian priest, the conflicts within his family and flock and a randomly appearing Jesus figure, premiered January 6. From the time the show was announced, Christians had been protesting it. Two NBC affiliates refused to air Daniel even before its debut, and five more canceled

Spiritual Emphasis Week is misnamed. It’s not a week where spirituality is emphasized, it’s three days when students can easily forget God. Last week, this year’s incarnation of the event, the only difference for many students from any other time of year was Thursday’s changed class schedule. It’s not that Eastern is unspiritual. Students participate

After three years as Eastern University Provost, David Fraser has resigned following a personal request to do so from President David Black. Fraser was asked to leave following a time of increased internal tension among the faculty and administration. He will take a sabbatical before coming back to work somewhere at the University. “I certainly

After almost 78 years, Valley Forge Military College is opening its academic doors to women in fall 2006. VFMC is the last military college of its kind in the country to become a coeducational institution. There are four other two-year military colleges in the United States: Wentworth Military Academy, Marion Military Institute, New Mexico Military