2007

The old adage says that a picture is worth a thousand words. So how about a thousand pictures? What do they have to say? This question comes to mind during a cleaning out of the filing cabinets in the basement of Ott Hall. Doing such revealed a multitude of photographs covering the expanse of the […]

As fans waited for pitcher Brett Myers to throw the third strike on Sept. 30 against the Washington Nationals, they became part of a historical moment that will be replayed forever. When Myers threw the last pitch, the Phillies celebrated reaching the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Before the season, Phillies shortstop Jimmy

Overtime has not been kind to the Eastern Eagles men’s soccer team. In losses to Gettysburg, Misericordia and a draw at Gwynedd-Mercy, the Eagles failed to clinch victory in overtime play. When the Oct. 3 game against Richard Stockton College of New Jersey was forced into extra time, things looked a little precarious for the

FIELD?HOCKEY Starting Homecoming weekend off with a bang on Friday, Oct. 12, the field hockey team dominated Rosemont in a 7-0 victory. The Eagles impressed with five goals in the first 18 minutes of the game. Sophomore Olivia Derr began the scoring, followed by a goal from senior Steph Moyer off of a pass from

On Friday Sept. 28, the Eastern community lost a friend and brother. Benjamin Timothy Carr, a 2006 graduate of Eastern University, died at age 23. While visiting Lake Raystown Campground in Huntingdon, Pa. to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacle, he went for a swim. Friends and family reported that Carr lost the ability to

SPEAK, an organization on campus that calls for justice, is redefining the term sweatshop. An item of clothing made in another country is not necessarily made in a sweatshop. “I was using the term ‘sweatshop’ without a clear definition in mind, because there is no clear-cut, agreed upon definition,” Jeremiah Barker said. Barker is a

In recognition of the fact that St. Davids is now 100 precent wind-powered, Eastern University has been selected to recieve the 2007 Green Power: Turn It On! award from PennFuture. According to a letter from John Hanger, president and CEO of PennFuture, this is the eighth year for their awards. The organization exists to promote

As the semester came to a close last spring, one group of Eastern students spent the last two weeks of May in Cochabamba, Bolivia. They helped build homes, worked for a school and supported girls in a clinic for the sexually abused. The school and clinic were started by 2007 alumna, Brisa DeAngulo. Sexual abuse

Dr. Cora Sparrowk has dedicated over 20 years to Eastern University and to honor that dedication on Oct. 19, one of our newer residence halls, North Campus Hall, will be named after her. As with every dedication, the recipient is one of high character and one which the Eastern community can emulate. Sparrowk has been

London, England A statue of a fallen Prince Harry is set to go on display at the Bridge Art Fair. The statue, which depicts the prince as a fallen war hero, is a memorial dedicated to those who are willing, but are unable to serve in the Iraq war. Prince Harry, a Lieutenant in the