November 2011

Thanks to significant monetary contributions over the past 10 years, Eastern has been able to add two turf fields, upgrade the gym floor and renovate the fitness center. The addition of the two turf fields about seven years ago has given Eastern one of the best turf fields among colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. According […]

If you tuned in to SportsCenter on the morning of November 2nd, 2011, you may have noticed that a familiar image was missing on the ESPN highlight reel. No NBA basketball games were played the night before the regular season was supposed to start because the NBA has cancelled all of its games through the

On October 29, while most of the student body was sitting comfortably inside their dorm rooms watching the unseasonable snowfall, sledding down the Kea-Guffin hill or taking part in the Dia del Este festivities, Eastern’s cross country team lined up for their MAC championship race in their short shorts and singlets. Through five inches of

During the first weekend of November, Eastern sent 10 student representatives to the National Christian Multicultural Student Leaders Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of the conference as outlined on its Web site is to “provide participants with knowledge and skills that enhance their understanding of multicultural ideals, challenges and realities, and the role of

Before boarding a plane to St. Louis for a four game tournament hosted by Washington University, the 4th ranked Eastern University Volleyball team knew they would have their hands full with talented competition. However, it is safe to say nobody bargained for the immense milestones that would be reached on this short trip. The Eagles

After winning the Freedom Conference, the Women’s soccer team lost in penalty kicks to SUNY Cortland in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. As the #2 seed, Eastern defeated a very tough Misericordia team 3-0 to take the Freedom Conference crown. The Eastern women’s soccer team, not to be shorted of

How the Occupy Movement reflects our vocation to

Conversation, debate and dialogue—these are phenomena that involve multiple people and positions. But when “Occupy Eastern” convened a panel of nine on Tuesday, November 8th, there was near consensus. There was little question of whether Occupy Wall Street was good and just, but rather a partial explanation from those involved and a call to action.

Katie Breitigan, the new Resident Director of Gough Hall, loves working with her students. Breitigan earned her master’s degree in higher education from Taylor University of Indiana in 2011 and graduated from Houghton College of New York State in 2009. Breitigan, a native of Lancaster, was thankful that this position allowed her to move close