Aaron Alexis entered the Washington Naval Yard on September 16, 2013 ready to kill and be killed. The FBI stated, “Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis left a note saying he was driven to kill by months of bombardment with extremely low-frequency radio waves.” The note also explains that Alexis blames his action on the […]
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Dr. David Bradstreet, the chair of the Astronomy and Physics Department at Eastern, has completed the new curriculum for the Spitz SciDome located in the Julia Fowler Planetarium. Spitz Fulldome Curriculum Volume 2 was made available to over one hundred planetariums across the globe, as far as Turkey, in August 2013. Dr. Bradstreet developed
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Vice President Biden announced two new policies in regard to gun control on Thursday, August 29. While the White House has been busy dealing with issues in the Middle East, Biden has introduced the policies in the form of executive action. Obama’s pursuit of stricter gun policies was sparked in the wake of the Sandy
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Fifteen Somali-Islamist terrorists stormed the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, September 21. The militant al-Shabaab fighters threw grenades and fired shots, quickly destroying parts of the mall and taking numerous hostages. Throughout the course of the three-day stand-off between Kenyan officials and the Al-Qaeda linked group, 67 people were brutally mutilated and killed,
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The men’s lacrosse team seems to be having another successful season after winning the MAC Championship last year. The Eagles, who boast a 7-2 record, are committed to making it even further this year under the leadership of second-year head coach, Kevin Wallace. Eastern had a stand-out performance on March 14th against Gettysburg College despite
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Three weeks ago, Sebastian Carpenter was just a lowly Waltonian staff writer who had been tasked with writing up an article on the first weekend of March Madness action. Sebastian wrote that article, and he wrote it well. Said article was in fact so pleasing to the basketball gods that Sebastian’s bracket entry into the
Carpenter crowned king of Waltonian Bracket Competition Read Post »
Thomas a’Kempis, 13th century theologian and author of “The Imitation of Christ,” beautifully asserts, “Indeed, by loving myself badly I lost myself; by seeking only You and by truly loving You I have found both myself and You, and by that love I have reduced myself more profoundly to
To love one’s self well Read Post »
How Facebook is much more than just a waste of time
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