February 2014

By An Anonymous Student   Deep breath filled with salty escape, I walk down the aged wooden steps.   Each flight down gifts a soft breeze. Rocks welcome my last step, smooth and chilled, padded by satin seaweed.   The calm lucid lake shines a smile back at me. To my left a weathered wooden […]

The beginning of a new semester is an exciting time for the Eastern community. Students are back for another season of studies on this beautiful campus. Faculty and staff are back to teach their favorite courses. However, what is a new semester without new students? Although winter is still in its course, many students join

Elizabeth Vollmer evollmer@eastern.edu   On Saturday evening, January 18, Central Baptist Church in Wayne, PA, hosted an event featuring the work of nonprofit LGBT Christian organization, Other Sheep. Central Baptist in Wayne is attended by many faculty and students at Eastern University. Founded in 1992 by Rev. Dr. Thomas Hanks, Other Sheep “works worldwide for

On January 9, 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol also containing “PPH,” which contains glycol ether, was released into the Elk River in West Virginia.  These chemicals belonged to Freedom Industries, a company that creates a wide range of mining and water treatment chemicals. The White House ordered a state of emergency for West Virginia and

Living on a small campus is a great experience; there is community and a lot of opportunities to meet new people. However, when it gets cold, everyone goes all Quasimodo from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and locks themselves away in their bell towers. Even though it’s cold and everyone is beginning to hibernate, there

Ariel Sharon, the former Prime Minister of Israel, passed away on January 11. Sharon had been in a coma after suffering from a severe stroke in 2006. Although he had been holding firm, his condition rapidly worsened during his last few weeks, and death overtook him at age 85. Sharon had a very controversial journey