April 2009

Rugby is referred to by some as “the game for animals, played by gentlemen.” The origin of the game is unknown, some claiming it comes from Greece with others tracing its roots back to a Celtic game. With the discrepancy, it has taken a good deal of time to formulate a common code of rules. […]

In Tuesday volleyball action, the intensity and level of play has increased since the fall semester, with many women’s volleyball players competing on teams. Last semester’s champion, Moo Knucks, is still one of the teams to watch, even though they do not have anyone from the volleyball team. “We don’t need any,” junior Josh Keim

What do all those acronyms stand for? Whereas, I am not going to go into detail about these acronyms specifically, I will tell you that they all have to do with your connection to the Internet. This article is written in response to the article titled “Global evolving: The impact of the Internet” in the

If you know anything about the softball team at Eastern, you are sure to have heard about senior Karen Hertzog’s skills for the game and her upbeat nature on the team. She plays center field and has been the co-captain of the team for two years. Last year, Hertzog earned an Honorable Mention award from

I think that most people on campus can agree that one of the most frustrating things resident students face is finding things to do over the weekends besides staying in their rooms and watching movies. In the past, there have been complaints about the lack of a student union, the closure of the Jammin’ Java

Photos by Bryon Calawa Eastern students filled the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for the annual Spring Banquet hosted by SAB. The evening began with a catered dinner, followed by a night of dancing. A DJ provided a wide variety of music ranging from “Cotton-Eyed Joe” by Rednex to “Lip Gloss” by Lil’ Mama. The

Imagine a college with about 400 students with an English department of only three professors. This was the state of Eastern when Dr. Caroline Cherry joined the staff 41 years ago in the fall of 1968, when the university was still known as Eastern Baptist College. Cherry, after many decades of service to Eastern as

Sophomore Mike Montgomery has faced some interesting situations with his club, Praise and Worship Session, better known as PAWS, but his passion for offering an outlet for worship is as strong as ever. “Orginally, PAWS was meant to be a transition from youth group to college,” Montgomery said. “Throughout our first year, we realized several

Eastern does not often compete with schools like the University of Penn, widely considered one of the top business schools in the world. In the last two weeks however, Eastern’s March 28 and Penn’s April 3 microfinance conferences were informal rivals. Two years ago, Dr. Connie Ostwald encouraged her business students to attend Penn’s conference

Eastern recently founded the Eastern University Academy Charter School, which will provide a unique learning environment for 7th to 12th grade students within the Philadelphia school district. “It is an early college high school, which means students are earning college credits while in high school,” said Yvonne Turner, director of the early college high school