Eastern hosts blood drive On Monday, Nov. 17, Eastern University hosted a blood drive through the American Red Cross. Many students signed up to give to this worthy cause, but this is a much more personal donation than money. Giving blood is so important because it is always in demand; someone in the United States […]
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On Nov. 2, 2014 a woman was abducted from Philadelphia. During her abduction, she used planned tactics that helped shorten the process of finding her. The 22 year-old African-American woman, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, used strategic measures to leave a trail of evidence to make sure the authorities were able to find her. When Freeland-Gaither’s abductor, Delvin
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On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mark Driscoll resigned as a pastor and elder of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. In August, Driscoll and his church were removed from the Acts 29 Network, the church-planting group he founded in 1998. In response, he decided to take a leave of absence for at least six weeks while Mars
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Thankfulness is often expressed in passing or with words. Reading about those less fortunate may invoke a silent expression or prayer of thankfulness for all that you have. Or perhaps looking out the window on a cold, rainy day may cause a sensation of gratitude for the roof overhead. Maybe thankfulness is quickly mumbled before
Waltonian Guide to Expressing Your Thankfulness Read Post »
The society of art and illustration is a great place to try something new. People of all experience levels are welcome to come on Tuesday nights in McInnis 312 between 8-11pm. [twocol_one]A colorful painting made by Sarah Underwood [media-credit name=”Heather Ciaramitaro | The Waltonian” align=”aligncenter” width=”260″][/media-credit] A clay cat with a butterfly on its
From Allison Cox I found out about the new housekeeping contract on Tuesday the 4th of November, the same day the housekeeping staff and the university’s faculty were told. Prior to this announcement, I had planned a housekeeping appreciation day based on Shane Claiborne’s similar practice in The Irresistible Revolution. My close involvement with the
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Though still early in his papacy, at least by papal standards, Pope Francis has certainly not been shy about challenging the status quo of the Catholic Church. Many in the media and outside the church have cheered his statements, particularly about being more welcoming to homosexuals and divorcees. Within the Vatican, however, the applause has
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1. Changing weather patterns without my consent. You wake up in your warm bed to your alarm saying, in an all-too-much-like-Willy-Wonka voice, “Good morning, sunshine! The earth says ‘hello’!” As you begin to scramble around getting ready for the day, you look outside to get a visual picture of the weather. ‘It looks fairly reasonable,’
The Eastern Volleyball team had their season end at the sweet sixteen to 9th ranked Christopher Newport University. The 13th ranked Eastern Eagles finished the season 31-6. This season was the fourth season in a row where the Eastern Eagles have at least made it to the sweet sixteen. This is a feat that the
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Cross country season is finished following the team’s 22nd place finish at regionals. At least one runner’s season could have been a little bit longer. Senior Josey Rupert, the leader of the women’s cross country team for the last few seasons, won her second straight All-Region Honor. However, she came two runners away from a
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