May 2008

In my opinion, I have had an interesting religious upbringing regarding to the different denominational practices that I have been exposed to and a part of. I have been going to church since I was born because both of my parents wanted to raise their children to become good Christian men and women. I was […]

Eastern has evolved in many ways since being founded in 1925 as Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The makeup of the faculty and student body has become much more diverse, but the commitment to Christ has remained prevalent. The student body of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary was made up of mostly American Baptists with the faculty

Undergraduate graduation will occur on Saturday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. on Eastern’s auxiliary field. Students, friends and family alike will gather to celebrate the accomplishments and bright futures of the class of 2008 containing nearly 300 eager seniors. This year’s keynote graduation speaker is Dr. Randall Balmer, a professor of religious history at Barnard

Tourist: traveler for pleasure; traveler for personal advantage; someone who travels in order to take advantage of a particular service or benefit that is not available at home. I suppose school is a personal advantage, maybe to some it is a pleasure, but I never considered myself a tourist in a city I have spent

Social work major Karen Bush is not interning at a social work agency. Rather, she is interning at Parkhouse Providence Point, a public-skilled nursing facility in Warriorsford, Pa., with social workers on staff. Working two days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. is giving her meaningful and useful experience within the field of

You know what spring means. No, not the leaves returning to the trees, not the warm weather and not the NBA playoffs, although that’s a worthy candidate. Spring is coming around and so are the proposals and diamonds. Sing in spring with the rings. Terrible puns aside, you might have noticed that there seems to

I remember asking my father as we rode in his cobalt blue pick-up, what he thought of the primary season, the candidates, the economy, the war in Iraq and in general, American politics. An avid reader of history, well educated in the nature of world governments and American values, he responded quite frankly: “Democracy is

It has become customary during the time of an election for newspapers to endorse a candidate. This practice is seemingly defiant of the industry’s golden rule of remaining objective. Despite that, the Waltonian has decided to make an attempt to endorse a candidate for the presidential election. As reported in our Feb. 13 edition, of

Justin Tomevi

In a lecture on city living, Richard Potts, assistant director of the Washington Journalism Center where I am studying this semester, spoke on homeless in D.C. “Treat them like they exist,” he said. Before hearing most of his lecture I had already made up my mind that I knew enough about the homeless and the