The Pledge of Allegiance is fairly common in America. It is recited in public school classrooms and public events. One phrase of the pledge is actually fairly new: “under God.” Louis A. Bowman added this to the pledge in 1954, when “under-God consciousness swept the nation.” In the 2012 Republican race, Mitt Romney has used […]
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Faith, Reason, Justice. Although we may be sick of them at times, these three words touch on an underlying Christian value: Empathy. Linguistically speaking, empathy is a noun that means to share in the feelings of others, but I look at it as more of a verb. I was drawn to this college because of
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Even though February is coming to a close, it is never too late to celebrate black history. Philadelphia just happens to be one of the best places to do so. As a stop along the Underground Railroad and a destination for southern African-Americans seeking to escape from the segregated Jim Crow south, Philadelphia is home
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Can you believe the entire world once had its eyes on a trio of whales? Based on both the book “Freeing the Whales” and the actual 1988 event, “Big Miracle” (directed by Ken Kwapis) tells the story of three whales trapped under an Alaskan sheet of ice. Discovered by reporter Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), the
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“A Winter Sort of Thing” has been a tradition at Eastern for the past five years. It is a collaboration between Eastern University theatre and Yes! And…, a theatre organization created by Eastern alumni. This year’s musical was entitled “All Hands on Deck” and was truly “decked out” with imagination and creativity. It is the
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