March 2007

During Spring Break, Eastern’s men’s lacrosse team traveled to Clearwater, Fla., for a week of practice, community service and a game. The week brought more than just physical labor for the men; it also brought a new sense of unity. “That’s always one of the highlights – the bonding that takes place,” Head Coach John […]

SGA’s recent approval has given Eastern its very own paintball club thanks to the idea of sophomore Seth Thomas. Thomas has been working since last year to get the club off the ground. “Paintball is fun and anybody can come do it,” Thomas said. He is the president of Eastern’s new paintball club. “You don’t

On March 23, SAB hosted the Battle of the Bands in the gym. The contest was open to any band that wished to play. Seven bands graced the stage and performed in front of over 150 audience members. The bands included Lucky Friday, Win with Flynn, Madison Falls, Postmark Twain, Zelos, Constant Recourse and Through

As I embark from the school bus at the mouth of the Guatemala City cathedral, I am enveloped by its cavernous darkness, alleviated only by a few lone candles burning on the altar. The light flickers, transforming the solid pillars into dancing columns of light and shadow. I kneel in a pew half way down

Ruth Robinson: Our troops’ safety and well-being in Iraq has now been subjugated to partisan politics. On March 23, the House of Representatives, by a breathtakingly narrow margin of six votes, passed an Aug. 31, 2008 pullout date for Iraq. The Senate is currently debating a bill along similar lines. The problem is that this

“Prepare for Glory!” read the caption on posters advertising the movie 300, which was released on March 9, 2007. The movie, based on the graphic novel 300 by author Frank Miller and illustrator Lynn Varley, is another success in a long tradition of epic battle films. What makes the film exceptional, however, is not the

Yes, it’s that time of the semester again. Group projects are in full swing, term papers will be due soon, and students will soon fill out those evaluations that take forever to complete. At least, students think they take forever to complete. In reality, they take more like five minutes to fill out, a five

Live it up, Eastern University. From now on, all operations and costs for the school year are covered by alumni and outside gifts, not from current students’ tuitions. In fact, tuition only provides about 84 percent of education costs, making gifts from alumni, parents, businesses, faculty and friends extremely important. To celebrate and show appreciation

Lent is upon us. With it comes an ancient tradition of sacrificing something, or in some cases, doing something, for that forty-day period that traditionally marks the days before the death of Jesus. This tradition has deep, symbolic roots in the idea that Christians can somehow particpate in Christ’s suffering and learn in just a

The undergraduate program at Eastern is not just for the young, but also for the young at heart, as proved by several adult students pursuing their undergraduate degrees. Three adult students gave an inside look at what it’s like to be an adult student and how Eastern meets their specific needs as someone beyond the