November 2013

On Tuesday, November 12, as a part of Eastern University’s Unity Week, Refuge sponsored the “Busting LGBTQ Stereotypes” panel.  Refuge is Eastern’s Gay-Straight Alliance, open to students and faculty who desire to support the LGBTQ community and would like to participate in discussion about the issues they face.     The purpose of the event was to […]

On October 22, Esperanza College of Eastern University, formed in 2000, was selected as a finalist for the 2013 Examples of Excelencia Award. Excelencia in Education, the organization that gives the award, seeks to advance and promote the success of Latino students at the collegiate level. Excelencia in Education focuses on providing the means for

Though Hurricane Sandy devastated the shoreline a year ago, New Jersey residents are still waiting for funding for reconstruction. Over 360,000 houses need repairs in New Jersey; $60 billion dollars in funding for Hurricane Sandy’s recovery was approved in January, 2013. The grant money goes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other natural disasters

The Philadelphia School District held a panel in October on selling artwork that is worth millions. The art was put into storage in 2004 by former superintendent, Paul Vallas, because he thought the school could not manage or keep the artwork. The collection has antiques and artifacts from artist Thomas Eakins, African-American artists Henry Ossawa

It seems like forever that our military has been present in Afghanistan, but that will soon no longer be the case.  Reports have come in that NATO military forces led by the U.S. will begin withdrawing from the country, culminating in a complete withdrawal by 2014.  The move, prompted by a seemingly endless military stalemate

      Many students are aware that Eastern’s grounds were once owned by the Charles Walton family, but little else is known about the man who holds a large place in Eastern’s history. That’s about to change. A team of students have a plan to preserve Walton’s legacy by restoring a 100 year-old painting

The Medical Mission Sisters is an order of Roman Catholic religious women. It was started in 1925 by Austrian Dr. Anna Dengel in response to the plight of Muslim women in India that were being denied medical care due to their gender. Dr. Dengel created this order of religious women that would study medicine in

Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven” (NKJ). Indeed, Walton Hall has had its seasons; it has gone from grand mansion to the center of a college. One particular room in Walton Hall especially has had its seasons: The Walton Hall Prayer Chapel. The Prayer Chapel