Dr. R. Keith Iddings Named New Provost
Tanaisha Coleman On April 6th Eastern University announced Dr. R. Keith Iddings as the new provost. Iddings says, “God has positioned Eastern in such a way that it can help lead Christian…
May 2014
Abigail Storch Recipient of 2014 Benjamin Carr Award
Waltonian The Templeton Honors College is pleased to announce that sophomore English major Abigail Storch is the winner of the annual Benjamin T. Carr Memorial Award for truth seeking in journalism…
Remembering Eastern’s History Through Martha Walton’s Painting
Russell Risden George Claghorn, a former Eastern philosophy professor and dean (1951-1965), once wrote, “Your personal visit to the new campus of Eastern Baptist College is bound to be memorable. For neither…
The Facts Behind High Tuition Rates
Sebastian Carpenter Recently, administration at Eastern University have decided to raise tuition for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. While many students ponder the raise in tuition, this sort of thinking is not…
New Art Unveiled in Dining Commons
Kimberly Zayac Shortly after returning from spring break, students were greeted by a new addition to Eastern’s dining commons: a three-canvas painting portraying Eastern’s logo and moniker, “faith, reason, justice.” Senior Eastern…
Fishing for Luck, a creative writing piece
Athony Pelone Mark grumbled as he cast yet another line into the lake’s depths. Having lost count of his fishing attempts at maybe two hours ago, he’d begun to conclude this was…
Continuing The Legacies: Eastern Graduates who returned as faculty
Lauren Murphy Dr. Darrell Pearson is an associate professor and the department chair of youth ministries. At Palmer, he earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2010. When asked about his experience as…
Advice for Seniors from Eastern Faculty
“To use an expression of John Paul II, ‘Be not afraid.'”- Christopher Hall, Christian Studies Department “Contentment is the only antidote to greed. Heb. 13:5” – Jack Bower, Business Department…
Welcoming President Duffett
Although he has been with Eastern University since July 2013, Eastern celebrated the official inauguration of Robert Duffett as Eastern’s ninth president on Friday, April 4. The multi-day event celebrated…
Refuge and MAAC Host Trans* Panel
Kit Apostolacus On April 7th, Refuge and MAAC hosted a panel of trans and non-binary individuals from the Bryson Institute for Social Justice week. The Bryson Institute is a branch of The…