Smelly Potatoes: American Crime Story
Billy Faulkner Ryan Murphy is a very polarizing creator. His shows include Popular, Glee, Nip/Tuck, and American Horror Story. The problem with his shows is that they rely heavily on stereotypes. So,…
2016
New Opera “Cold Mountain” Premieres in Philly
Alanna Piper On Fri., Feb. 12, 2016, my best friend and I went to the Academy of Music for the area premiere of a new opera, “Cold Mountain,” composed by Jennifer Higdon…
Student Spotlight: Danielle Semsey
Ray Miketta When a person who is new to Eastern comes and looks around at how beautiful the campus is, one could think of the people who make this institution the way…
Waking Up the World with Faith, Reason, and Justice
Tanaisha Coleman In 2014, Eastern University revealed to the community a new marketing slogan: Wake Up the World. The university website states, “To ‘Wake Up the World’ means to become aware of…
Gryphon Cafe’s 6 New Spins on Hot Chocolate
Morgan Hess I have a confession to make: I gave up chocolate for Lent. Well, I did, and then, one Sunday afternoon, I went to the Gryphon and tried six hot chocolates.…
An Alternative Spring Break: The YACHT Service Trip
Madelyn Lee While a spring break “yacht” trip at another school may conjure up images of parties and frivolity on a grand boat, here at Eastern our “yachters” are looking forward to…
Prostitution in Wayne
Brianna Cicero Body of Zen, a local massage parlor in Wayne, has been shut down for undercover prostitution. The Radnor Police department decided to investigate the case after seeing some of the…
Larycia Hawkins Update
In December of 2015, Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a political science professor, and the first tenured black female professor at Wheaton College, posted several controversial statements on Facebook relating Christianity to…
Unity Through Diversity
Lauren Murphy Students Launch Hosea 4:6 Initiative “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. ‘Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the…
EU Leaders Give Community Update
Lauren Bujaky On Feb. 16, members of EU’s Leadership Team addressed the faculty and staff about the state of the community following the layoffs of last semester. These leadership team members included…