The Leadership Fellows Program, formally the Leadership Grant Program, has been active on Eastern’s campus since 1999. While twenty students from each class have been involved in the program, most of the student body does not know about it. The program was developed to aid aspiring leaders in the skills that they need to lead. […]
Leadership Fellows Program to double in size next year Read Post »
Varying reports of the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti are all providing differing accounts of victims and those affected, but here’s what we know: it’s happening and it’s serious. On October 22, NPR reported that the illness has claimed 160 lives so far, and 2,000 cases of the disease have been reported in Haitian
Incidents of cholera climb in Haiti Read Post »
Midterms are finally coming to a close. It is time to breathe in the fresh, sweet air of test freedom. And what better way to breathe this air than by plopping down in front of a big-screen television? Normally, this is my way of zoning out and relaxing, numbing my mind from a day of
Women’s soccer -Current Record: 6-0 (MAC), 12-4-1 (Regular) -Key Wins: Away game against Misericordia on Oct. 2 Women’s soccer has clinched a tournament berth, but whether they will receive the top seed during the playoffs will be determined on Oct. 30’s game against FDU-Florham. According to head coach Dan Mouw, the team just needs to
Fall sports prepare for MAC playoffs Read Post »
After hearing of the death by suicide of Rutgers University first-year Tyler Clementi, I did some research. According to The New York Times web site, Clementi’s roommate, Dahrun Ravi, was charged with four counts of invasion of privacy, and he was set free on $25,000 bail. Ravi was charged with his first two counts of
Clementi’s roommate got a get-out-of-jail-free card Read Post »
The familiar excitement of college basketball is right around the corner, and there seems to be a new conference to watch. With six teams in the top 50, and holding the top two spots in the preseason power rankings, the Big Ten is set to be the best conference in the country this year. According
The Big 10 poised to dominate college basketball Read Post »
What do civic virtue, the common good and freedom have in common? According to the newly created Institute for Civic Virtue and the Common Good, these three things should have a great deal of similarity. The Institute is a new research center housed at Eastern and the Templeton Honors College. Their web press release says
New research center to start next fall Read Post »
Karate Kid All you have to do is take the Tae-Kwon-Do class here at Eastern. You have to pay for the uniform, but it can also double as a pretty cool Karate costume. Or you can always borrow from your friends who are taking the class. A Boy/ A Girl Just go to one
Cheap Halloween Costumes ideas Read Post »
Sophomore Jeff Stoltzfus “Last year at Penn State, I saw these guys who were dressed normally, except with real stuffed deer heads attached to their chests. It looked like the deer were coming out of their bodies. They were pulling another guy, dressed up like Santa Claus, behind them in one of those Playskool wagons.”
