Cross Country Update
Shelly Lister The Eastern Cross Country teams have worked hard this fall to compete well in several meets. For those of you who are unfamiliar with scoring in cross country, allow me…
November 2015
“Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”?
Eliza Brown A few weeks ago, on a cold, rainy day, I had a conversation in the Dining Commons that I can’t get out of my mind, though on the surface it…
Smelly Potatoes: The “Martian” Review
Billy Faulkner Oh “The Martian,” how overrated you are. Based on the 2011 science fiction novel of the same name by Andy Weir, you are essentially “Hatchet” in space. Your premise is…
What Grinds my Gears: Outdoors Edition
Jared Maier The Weather: In case you haven’t noticed yet, the weather outside is changing. It’s gone past the point of being oncoming autumn weather. Now it’s just straight up unpredictable. The…
An Ode to Shenans
Madeleine Harris The art of the “shenan” is a sacred and historic one. I could point to examples hidden within the child’s history book or perhaps from the literature so oft considered…
Discovering African Art
Iyenani Zabadi In Africa, art is a manifestation of culture. Art has everything to do with culture. Culture, by definition, is “the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation,…
Bringing Fame to God’s Name
Morgan Hess Professor Steven Ford’s Journey to Eastern “Many in academics want to go professional, but can’t because of life circumstances. I had the opportunity to do it the other way around.”…
Rachel Held Evans to Speak at EU
Jordan Kolb “Evolution means letting go of our false fundamentals so that God can get into those shadowy places we’re not sure we want him to be. It means being okay with…
Philadelphia Universities Face 4Chan Gun Threat
Brianna Cicero On Oct. 5, students at universities in and around Philadelphia held their breath, praying that the threat of violence at a university near Philadelphia was just going to be a…
Experiencing EU’s Fine Arts
Despite the dreary weather on Oct. 9, the stage was bright at the 2015 Fine Arts Festival as it flooded with artists. The Fine Arts Festival is the only occasion…