Spotlight on Student Artist
Archive After spending his entire high school career focusing on art, sophomore James Davis Rideout still wanted to come to Eastern, despite the recent closure of the art program. Rideout attended…
2009
Economic stimulus proposes $150 billion in aid to education
With an American public that is daily being forced to reckon with an increasing awareness of the dire and declining state of the economy, President Obama has initiated his campaign…
6th Man brings renewed excitement to basketball
It is just after 8 p.m. on Jan. 26. Eastern students packed the seats of the gymnasium, late-comers crowding the aisles, and nearly every one of these students is reading…
Eco-friendly house opens doors for tours
There is a house located not far from Eastern that looks like many others, but this house has a secret. It is one of the most eco-friendly houses you will…
Student groups devote the month to environmental awareness
Environmental month invades Eastern’s campus this February and Students in Free Enterprise, SGA and Earthkeepers will be hosting various events throughout the month. It all began with SGA deciding that…
Eastern mourns passing of Softball Coach Mark Ambler
On Jan. 28, just three days into the softball season, Head Coach Mark Ambler unexpectedly passed away following a heart attack. Ambler, who had been a part of the Eastern…
Civil unions and gay marriage: How can we be faithful?
As a young Christian who believes firmly in social justice and just as firmly in the presence of an active and loving Christ Jesus, I have a hard time placing…
Corporate greed and why God needs businessmen
I always feel a bit self-conscious when I walk around Eastern dressed in a shirt and tie. Business generally receives a negative rap at Eastern, a place where radical figures…
Stem cells and the debate on personhood
Every human being, and almost every living multi-celled organism, possesses stem cells. These remarkable cells have the unique ability to divide and develop into any number of more specialized cells,…
Taxpayers v. The unborn
Ever since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan enacted the Federal Abortion Ban, there has been a tug-of-war between Republicans and Democrats over taxpayers’ money funding abortion. Democratic President Clinton lifted…