Core classes altered
Archive On Feb. 13, faculty approved a new core curriculum that will affect students both entering and continuing their studies at Eastern next fall. The major changes include a reduction in…
2009
Tuition set to increase for the year 2009-2010
The total cost of tuition, room and board for Eastern’s College of Arts and Sciences is set to increase 4.3 percent – from $31,280 to $32,640 – for the 2009-2010…
Students relax and serve on Spring Break trips
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Junior Steven Diaz in music program at Martha’s Vineyard
For junior Steven Diaz, homework, lectures and tests all have new meanings. Instead of working on a paper, he spends an afternoon in the recording studio. Instead of cramming for…
Watchmen: not your usual superhero movie
An adaptation from one of the most prestigious graphic novels of all time, Watchmen was finally released after multiple abandoned attempts by major motion picture studios. The film is able…
Spotlight on Student Artist Jacqueline Yurik
Jacqueline Yurik watched as an elderly woman applied dark blue paint to her paper, slowly creating the shape of a tree. The woman added no leaves or additional colors. While…
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers deals with the secular and Christian relationship
“No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.” This quote from evangelical Christian author Philip Yancey is spelled out in white block letters on an otherwise black…
Living on campus vs. living off
As a result of the increase in the number of students living at Eastern, students now have the opportunity to add their name to a waiting list to be approved…
Letter to the editor: Stimulus package simply repeating language
I would like to respond to the op-ed piece by Andrew Milbourne titled, “Is the stimulus package anti-religious?” The language to which he refers has appeared in several bills over…
The benefits of graduate school
With graduation a few short months away, many students are worried about the financial burden of repaying their student loans or finding jobs, so the idea of going on to…