HUMANS OF EU: featuring first-year students
Waltonian Jimae Smith-Hobbs Do you know what you want to study yet? “I’m an English lit and writing major, and french and psychology minor….I got into English Lit because my mom…
November 2016
EU Theater Welcomes New Faculty
Eliza Brown The Eastern theater program experienced significant heartache last academic year when Jenny Tibbels resigned from her position as theater director. While her time of two years here was brief, Professor…
The Art of Grief
Hector Davila Have you ever asked yourself what good comes from grieving? Or perhaps you’ve wondered why our hearts may need a little sorrow once in a while. Honestly, these are minor…
“Broken” Moves Audiences at EU
Jared Maier On Friday, Sept. 23, alumni Kevin Monaghan (‘10) witnessed the first performance of his show “Broken,” which he describes as “a musical theater song cycle that focuses on the topic…
Why Work Matters
Jessica Nielsen “The Lord God took and put him in the garden of Eden to work and keep it.” There comes a point in every college student’s career that he is faced…
An Educational Perspective Reflections on Oxford
Kelsey Johnson “And that sweet City with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty’s heightening…” What sets the University of Oxford apart from colleges in the United States? Perhaps it…
The Eastern radish your Source for Local, unreliable News
Peter Twigg Calvinist & Psychic Conference to be held at Area University An area university is set to hold the first annual Calvinist & Psychic Conference. The unlikely pairing of the Society…
From Crayons to Coffee Cups Balancing family life with work
Billy Faulkner Call it work-life balance, work-life coexistence or simply life, but balancing responsibilities can be stressful in an active world. People have vastly different views on what it takes to maintain…
New Copernican Dialogues Create Safe Place for Unsafe Questions
Anthony Barr What do you do when you find yourself questioning your faith? How do you respond to doubts about your core beliefs? Mike McHargue, known by his moniker “Science Mike,” has…
New Philippines Leadership Vows to End Drug Trafficking
Kelsey Fiander-Carr This June served as a promising leadership change in the Philippines with the inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte, a man who passionately spoke of eradicating the drug trafficking ring that dwindled…