December 2007

An effort to help a school in need

Ah, good old ramen noodles, staple of the college diet since the beginning of time (or whenever instant food was invented). Check out pretty much any dorm room in any college in the U.S., and you’re likely to find a package or two of ramen noodles lying around somewhere. And no wonder; cheap, easy to

Frank Martinez, bookstore manager”I enjoy spending Christmas with my daughter. I love putting up the Christmas tree with her and I love watching her play with her toys. Most of all, I love watching her reaction when she’s opening up her presents Christmas morning.” Evan Moyer, first-year”Every New Year’s my friends and I have gotten

As students living in a diverse community, it is very important to not take our differences for granted, but to be as well educated about the variety of religious traditions around us as the subjects we are studying. You might be surprised to learn that, according to statistics taken by the Institutional Research Department at

During an impressive fall season that saw four teams reach the PAC Championships after combining for a record of 36-2-1 throughout the regular season, it is no surprise that several Eastern athletes and staff earned conference honors. Two athletes and one coach earned the top honor in the PAC after posting perfect regular season records.

The challenge of injuries to college athletes

Men’s Basketball School………………..PAC………Overall1. Immaculata………1-0………..3-02. Gwynedd-Mercy..1-0………..4-1 3. Misericordia………1-0……….5-24. Alvernia……………1-0………..3-25. Neumann………….1-1………..3-26. Cabrini…………….1-1…………2-37. Marywood…………0-1………..2-38. Eastern…………….0-2…………1-39. Centenary…………0-2…………1-5 Recent Action 12/1 Eastern 55, Alvernia 63Top Scorer: So. Jason Reels-14Top Rebounder: Reels-8 11/29 Eastern 68, Gwynedd-Mercy 79Top Scorer: Fr. Derek Wright-16Top Rebounder: Jr. Mike Johnson-12 OVERALL LEADERS:Scorer: Reels & Sr. Ty Coleman-44Rebounder: Jr. Daryl Leegwater-24 Women’s Basketball School………………..PAC……….Overall North Division1. Marywood………..1-0…………5-02.

Home games in bold. Dec. 6Women’s Basketball @ Lancaster Bible College 7 p.m. Dec. 8Women’s Basketball vs. Farleigh Dickenson 1 p.m. Dec. 15Men’s Basketball @ Delaware Valley College 7 p.m. Dec. 19-20Men’s Basketball @ Hoop in Surf Invitational, Honolulu, HI Jan. 4-5Men’s Basketball @ York College Tournament Jan. 7Women’s Basketball @ PSU-Delaware County 7 p.m.

Two weeks ago the college football season kicked off. Millions of students packed stadiums across the United States wearing the colors of their universities and shaking the bleachers like a swarm of energetic college kids should. Meanwhile, back in St. Davids, Pa., Eastern’s field hockey and men’s soccer teams opened their seasons at home in

Going to class or not can be one of the most difficult decisions for college students. When students are confronted with a bombardment of demands, class is always the safe bet to be left off the list of things to do in a day. Some classes throw up the inconvenient stoplight that makes missing class