Donating the Gift of Life
Heather McBride 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…
November 2014
Abducted Philadelphia Woman Made Effort to be Found
Tanaisha Coleman 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,…
Mark Driscoll Resigns From Mars Hill Church
Lauren Murphy 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…
Waltonian Guide to Expressing Your Thankfulness
Julia Pulli 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…
Art Club
Waltonian 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…
Letter to the Editor
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…
Pope Francis Demotes Conservative Cardinal: How the papacy has changed for the better
Alex Kraft 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…
What Gets My Goat
Chad Seamon 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…
Volleyball Team Has Another Successful Year
Tim Bowdoin 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…
Rupert wins All-Region, narrowly misses nationals
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…