The men’s basketball team is without one of its top scorers this semester. Senior Jason Reels was dismissed from Eastern for academic reasons. Before Reels’ departure, the three-year starter was averaging 15 points a game this season. Reels also helped the Eagles offensively as they averaged 72 points a game during […]
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When she first heard about the earthquake, Dr. Joselli Deans was dumbfounded. The first-generation Haitian American dance professor, who has numerous family members living in Port-au-Prince, did not know what to think. “I was just sort of dazed and I didn’t realize or understand the extent of the destruction until the next
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In response to the devastation in Haiti, the Student Activities Board quickly put together a benefit concert on Jan. 23 called “Music & Words for Haiti.” The three-hour concert featured students, faculty, staff and alumni with talents ranging from singing and rap to prophetic words and testimonies. Those in attendance were encouraged to give a
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The stage in McInnis auditorium is covered with students and volunteers who lay flat on their backs. Some giggle, unsure of what’s about to happen. Some wait patiently for instruction. What are they doing there? They’re warming-up for rehearsal for the Yes! And… musical, A Winter Sort of Thing: It’s About Time, which will be
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The power of coming together and making the best use of an opportunity is the story of Braided Rain. First year Erin Baliles formed the musical trio with her sister Caris and friend Madison “Madi” Hart. The singers are currently separated as they each attend a different college: Erin Baliles chose Eastern, Caris Baliles
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The Student Activities Board welcomed students back for the spring semester in a flash on Jan. 23–with five dance parties in five locations. The “Flash Dance” was a unique event that took students party hopping all across the campus. Those planning to attend signed up beforehand so that the secret locations for each dance
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“Strange,” uttered one woman in the sparsely populated theater, rising from her seat during the ending credits of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed and co-written by Terry Gilliam. Though it would be hard for anyone to argue with the word choice of her brilliantly concise review, I did not share the sense of disappointment
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Dr. Kenneth Maahs, a Biblical studies professor, is taking his almost-annual trip to Israel with interested students from May 23 to June 8. According to Maahs, during the 17-day pilgrimage the students will walk where Jesus walked and see almost what Jesus saw. “I am hoping that, through this trip, I will be able
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Students from Eastern have been lending a helping hand to New Orleans for the past four years. This year, the group consisted of seniors Krystal Cairns, Laura Lockyer, Julie Peiffer, junior Amy Fischer, sophomore Kristi Kraft, alumnae Rebekah Miller and librarian Jonathan Beasley, who served as advisor of the trip. The team served in
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The Student Activities Board has big plans for this spring semester, and Coordinator of Student Activities Paul Daigle has come up with events that students can attend every weekend. Here is a list of the top five events of the semester that should be on every student’s calendar: 1. Spring Banquet, King’s Mill, April 10:
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