People have the power to positively or negatively transform a person’s life. It seems that the influence on some people’s lives has been more damaging than uplifting, resulting in suicides. There are 4,600 youth suicides each year among those aged 10 to 24, according to Statistic Brain. Young adults can help to prevent teenage suicide […]
Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch is Eastern’s latest addition to the biblical studies department. Erudite and compassionate, Burnette-Bletsch feels very welcomed to the Eastern community. The youngest of three girls, she grew up on a tobacco farm in North Carolina with a Southern Baptist family. She is the first person in her family to graduate from college, and
Less than a month ago, two American journalists were assassinated in Iraq by the Islamist extremist group IS, or the Islamic State, and since then, the ring of the American battle drums have again been beating to the sound of another military intervention in the Middle East. IS’s assassinations and numerous deplorable actions have created
On August 22nd, Dr. Duffett addressed the faculty and staff at the Fall Gathering concerning the letter he signed (as mentioned in the article “Duffett and Brigham Weigh In On LGBT Conversation”). The text that follows here is a transcript of Duffett’s address. Before we move ahead I want to attend to some past business.
Eastern’s campus is buzzing with the voices of students, faculty and staff, not to mention posts on social media from alumni, parents and various student groups. This stems from the semester’s hot topic: Dr. Duffett signed a letter on June 25th asking President Barack Obama to exempt religious institutions from a non-discriminatory policy (ENDA) specifically
Last season was a season to be proud of for Eastern’s men’s soccer team. Last season the Eastern Eagles had a respectable record of 14-4-1, and finished with a conference record of 5-1-1. They ended up going to the Freedom Conference Semifinals. This year, Eastern will look to improve upon last season. This season looks
This summer Eastern soccer partnered with T3 soccer’s Future 500 ID Camp. Together they held the largest college soccer ID camp in the nation. The camp was held June 19th through June 22nd, with 500 high school students attending to work with college coaches from more than 50 colleges. Players from 38 states and 11
There are a lot of things to be optimistic about for Eastern’s Women’s volleyball team. Eastern’s women’s volleyball team was selected as the team to beat in the Freedom Conference coaches’ preseason poll. If this prediction proves true, Eastern will be Freedom Conference champions for the 7th year in a row. That is certainly an
[twocol_one]Disconcerting Lauren Bujaky It’s difficult to go anywhere on the Internet right now without seeing something about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. TV personalities, popular celebrities, and even notable politicians have taken the challenge and nominated some other unlucky persons to also drench themselves with ice water. As per the original challenge instructions, dumping a
1. When you come back to school, it’s great to catch up with friends and hear about their summer adventures. Except when you’re not sure whether or not your greeting is worthy of a hug. You stand there awkwardly, looking at each other thinking, “Well, we did spend all of that time in lab together
