September 2007

Since the beginning of the fall semester, the traffic on Thomas Drive has increased due to the closing of the Fairview Drive exit. With construction vehicles, students, faculty and visitors driving in and out of Eastern, Thomas Drive has become very crowded. Joggers, bikers and students who choose to take that road only add to […]

Along with the St. Davids campus, Eastern in the City’s semester is already in full swing. With 44 first-year students and 27 sophomores attending EIC this year, Dean Vivian Nix-Early expects this year to be “smaller, more focused” and views it as a chance to “really refine the program.” In a telephone interview Jeneen Barlow,

Fall Sunday afternoons mean only one thing to sports fans. Take a walk to the turf fields and the answer will be clear. Football season is back and Eastern’s Powder Puff teams are ready to play. Junior Brittany O’ Neal, founder of Powder Puff Football at Eastern, is very excited for the second season. She

It takes a lot for a first-year to stand out on a team with a solid returning lineup. It takes even more effort to get playing time. But that is exactly what first-year Dann DeLorenzo has managed to do since arriving at Eastern. Playing on the Eagle’s front line, Dann has been a strong contributor

While the British typically recieve credit for polo, the first recorded games were played in what is now Iran over 2,500 years ago. Originally used to train cavalry, early games featured up to 100 players on each team. The name “polo” is derived from the Tibetan word “pulu,” which means ball. The sport was discovered

Attention Eastern sports fans: two very important games pitting the Eastern Eagles against some of the top Division III teams in the nation will be taking place on our home turf. At 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, the women’s volleyball team will be playing against the defending national champions and current number one team in

The display in McInnis also includes photographs by Sonya Sider, an Eastern alumna who works with the Mural Project in Philadelphia and is the daughter of Dr. Ron Sider, a professor at Palmer Theological Seminary.

Sept. 9Mike Wilson Cross Country Wilson finished 5th out of 152 with a time of 27:57 at the Delaware Valley Invitational and third at the Lebanon Valley Invitational with a time of 27:38. The sophomore set school records for Eastern with both times, earning the award for the week of the Sept. 9. Sept. 16Lindsay

After several seasons of barely having enough runners for a team, the 2007 cross country squads have their largest rosters ever and are beginning to turn some heads with their finishes. At their opening meet, the Delaware Valley Invitational, the men finished 15th out of 19 and the women claimed 12th of 15. The next

In a rematch of the 2006 PAC Championships, Eastern gives up a 2-0 first half lead and three late goals to conference rival Alvernia.