Farewell, Seniors
Waltonian SHELLY LISTER Hometown: Hampstead, Maryland Majors: English and Psychology Years with The Waltonian: 2 Positions with The Waltonian: Sports Editor, Staff Writer One thing you’ve learned at Eastern: Sleep is…
May 2017
Your Final Eastern Sports Recap
Shelly Lister On Saturday, April 22, EU Men’s Lacrosse defeated King’s College with a score of 9-7. During the match, senior Tim Lamb became only the fourth Eastern Men’s Lacrosse player to…
The Myth of the Summer Body
Nicole Markert The relaxing bliss of summer is what all crave as the semester begins to come to a close. Overwhelmed with the overload of finishing up finals, projects and presentations, we…
EU Hosts “Faith on the Field”: Phillies Pitchers Come to Talk Baseball and Jesus
On Monday, April 24, Eastern University welcomed Philadelphia Phillies pitchers Jerad Eickhoff and Jeanmar Gómez, presented by 610 Sports/ESPN Radio. Eastern athletic teams, students, faculty and other members of the…
Thousands of Football Fans Headed to Philadelphia For NFL Draft
Ray Miketta From April 26 to 28, the City of Brotherly Love will host the 2017 NFL Draft. It will be the first draft in Philadelphia since the draft began in 1936.…
Philly Fan Creates SportsVenting App
Kelsey Fiander-Carr Philadelphia native Jeff Phillips has been passionate about Philly sports for multiple decades. He has been longing for a platform in which fans can express their thoughts about a team’s…
Confessions of a Calorie Counter: Caring for Our Bodies as a Spiritual Discipline
Jordan Kolb Our bodies are God’s good creations and should be honored as such. Furthermore, our bodies allow us to live out our callings, part of which inevitably involves loving the people…
Whitewashing in Hollywood
Billy Faulkner Whitewashing has been cemented in the culture of Hollywood since it has existed. The term “whitewashing” is defined as a casting practice in the film industry of the United States…
Midwifery and Feminism
Emily Matzinger For midwife Nancy Hazel, the role of the midwife is to be “centered on the woman and the family, to help them be stronger together after the birth.” On March…
Prayer and the Inward Turn
Abigail Webb The idea of an “inner turn” as the prelude to discovering the awesomeness and wonder of God has always made me uncomfortable. It always seemed so self-involved and egocentric to…