Philly Olympians Go for the Gold
SaraGrace Stefan As the 2016 Summer Olympics came to a close in Rio de Janeiro, the 554 Olympic athletes representing the United States were finally able to take a brief respite and…
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Eastern Basketball’s Emily Lavin Tours Brazil With USA Select Team
Shelly Lister In her three seasons of basketball for Eastern University, Emily Lavin has dominated the MAC Freedom Conference, making a name for herself in all of NCAA DIII Women’s Basketball. In…
Heidi Birtwistle Serves as Interim Athletic Director
Waltonian On July 1, the EU Athletic Department announced the departure of Nate Stewart, who served as Athletic Director during the 2015-16 academic year. Stewart has accepted the position of Director…
The Spirit of the Game: Reflections from Emily Cole of EU Women’s Soccer
by Emily Cole “Lord, You have established peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12, NIV). When I read this verse, I am…
Eastern Student Punts Kaepernick Controversy
Maddy Lee As early as the first Olympic Games, sports have been associated with patriotism. This is especially true in the United States with football. Football players are not just athletes—they are…
The Struggles Of Being Born Catholic
Matt Wolek I was born and raised in the largest denomination of the Christian religion, Catholicism. I didn’t choose this religious identity, it was given to me. My only exposure to Christianity…
Doc’s Dash In memoriam: Leonard “Doc” Carr (1964-2016)
Joseph Modica There’s a well-known poem (“The Dash”) that highlights the importance of a person’s dash; that is, the little, often unnoticed, line in-between the year of someone’s birth and death. It’s…
Do the Olympics Help the World?
Gaelan Campbell Not Really by Gaelan Campbell The largest country in South America, Brazil is home to 205 million people. It has the seventh largest economy in the world, is a major…
Tips for a Fabulous First Year
Ray Miketta Eastern Class of 2020: Welcome to Eastern University! As we enter a new school year and you, our newest Eagles, showed up on campus for the first time, there are…
Beauty, Busyness and Philly Art
Jordan Kolb The semester has just begun, and already I am in “rush mode.” Texts must be read; papers must be written; people must be e-mailed; meetings must be attended. So why…