February 2008

For the guys on the men’s tennis team, the only place to go is up. The men’s tennis team is not following the other spring sports to Fla.; instead, they are going to Hilton Head, S.C., to play five matches. According to senior and team captain Eric Walter, the team has gained more unity and […]

If you miss seeing her singing karaoke Thursday nights at Applebees, make sure to tune into the women’s lacrosse season this spring to see her in action. Who is she? Sophomore Krystal Cairns, who plays low-defense for the Eastern Lady Eagles lacrosse team. She played 14 out of the 18 games last season and is

Last year the women’s lacrosse team won the PAC Championship by beating Cabrini with only 33 seconds left in the game. Some other exciting wins of last season came against Rowan University and Lycoming College. Hopefully the team will win their third PAC title this season. According to Coach Azzarano, the team is working hard,

Despite being one of Eastern’s smallest athletic teams, men’s golf might just have more fun than anyone else. “[Coach Birtwistle] makes sure it’s a care-free atmosphere,” junior Adam Rogers said. Spring break in Virginia, hanging out on golf courses and slacks aside, this year’s golf team has a serious goal to win the PAC Championship.

When most people think of the Winter Olympics, the first things that usually come to mind are probably bobsledding, ice-skating, hockey and maybe even curling. However, there is another, much less-known sport that has a long and proud history in the Olympics: biathlon. Biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and target shooting. Competitors ski

The Men’s Lacrosse team plans to play one game in their Florida tournament. They will then work for Habitat for Humanity for two days, rebuilding homes in Clearwater, Fla. When the guys come back, they’ll be practicing a lot for their upcoming matches, especially the game against Cabrini, whose team is ranked nationally. But Coach

Walking through the Garden of Gethsemane, going to the Mount of Olives, passing through Jericho or stopping by Gezer may be part of a typical weekend for junior Nick Agazarian. Nick is currently studying abroad in Jerusalem. His weekends are often filled with trips to different places around the Old and New City of Jerusalem.

Not everyone goes to Cabo and Key West on spring break. Here are some of the things that Eastern students are doing to give back and interact with the communities around them. One of the main things that people are doing is participating with Habitat for Humanity International. HFHI is a Christian-based program that seeks

SIFE business club (Students in Free Enterprise) have a new addition to their agenda this year called EU Wallstreet, which started on Nov. 15. The game was open to all business majors and minors. Students created a fake portfolio and they were each given a hypothetical $30,000 with which to invest. “The goal is to

Many students have recently become aware of the plight of child soldiers through the increasingly popular organization Invisible Children. However, the use of child soldiers is not an isolated situation and has been a controversial issue for many years. A staggering number of children are forcibly conscripted into national and rebel armies in countries across