November 2008

Ever since he stepped foot on campus, junior Jonathan Ebersole had dreams of starting an Eastern karate club. Now, two years later, he is the leader of an official, SGA-approved club that meets three times a week. On Wednesdays, the karate club meets from 6-8 p.m. in the Eagle Great Room, on Fridays they work […]

The play Three Sisters has been advertised all over campus – you cannot miss it. It ran Nov. 12-16 at 8 p.m. with early showings on Nov. 15 and 16, and the audience filled every available space on stage. On Nov. 13, the play featured sophomore Caitlyn Shaffstall as the character Olga, sophomore Kat Moorman

Nov. 7-9, Eastern hosted the 2008 National Christian Multicultural Student Leaders Conference. Over 400 students and advisers representing 30 different colleges were present. Visiting students shared rooms in dormitories with current Eastern students for the weekend. The conference, titled “Faith Through Action: Bridging the Multicultural Gap One Student at a Time,” included panel discussions, workshops,

Daniel Craig storms back to the big screen as Ian Fleming’s legendary superspy in Quantum of Solace, the latest offering of the James Bond franchise. The movie is a sequel to the previous 007 caper, Casino Royale, and while not as good as its predecessor, it is still a worthy Bond adventure in its own

Singer/songwriter junior Claire DiLullo and bassist Johnny Vesper played at the Jammin’ Java coffeehouse on Nov. 12. See the board in the Jammin’ Java for more information about upcoming shows. All photos by Bryon Calawa.

Let us set aside the well-worn arguments of the firearms debate; guns don’t kill people, people do; guns make it easier to kill: many violent crimes are committed with guns, the Second Amendment gives us the right to bear arms. These are, indubitably, worthy of serious consideration, but they are so frequently discussed that they

The streets of Wayne are generally quiet on a rainy Saturday afternoon, but as I entered The Neighborhood League Shop across from The Mustard Seed and Louella Ave, I suddenly realized where everyone was. The stores were filled with men and women trying to discover antiques, trying on clothing, or inspecting jewelry. The workers, mostly

The library is always updating its software and technology, so it came as no surprise to hear the Eastern community buzzing about the new multimedia in Warner Memorial Library. Playaways is the newest addition to audiobooks in the library. Students can use these to listen to books, as opposed to reading them. They come downloaded

As the world was celebrating the victory of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States, the small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan was preparing for a grand celebration, not for Obama, but for the Coronation of the fifth king of Bhutan, Jigme khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. At 8:31 a.m. on the morning of Nov.

Thanks to extensive remodeling of several offices and classrooms in McInnis this summer, the Biokinetics department now has a fully functioning lab for practical instruction.The majority of renovations were completed in September, but the final touches of moving in equipment and finishing interior work are wrapping up this month. McInnis 101, formerly a large classroom