2017 – Page 13 – The Waltonian

Alumna Lara Owlett Nominated For Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award

abigail.webb / 09/05/2017

Education is a foundational, yet significantly undervalued, pillar of society that ought to form young people into excellent citizens, leaders, and most crucially, excellent human beings. Teachers and professors are integral to creating a school environment that encourages not only memorization of the facts and figures, but also virtue and growth as people; yet these […]

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Eastern Among Best Christian Colleges

kelsey.fiander-carr / 09/05/2017

In recent months, Eastern has been ranked in a few national lists of outstanding Christian colleges and universities based on aesthetics, academics, and various other qualities that make any institution of higher education attractive to prospective students. The most recent list from College Choice named Eastern 34 out of 50 of the best Christian colleges

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Dr.Kent Sparks Named As Eastern’s Provost

abigail.webb / 09/05/2017

With the introduction of new staff members across Eastern, faculty and administration acted in the trend by electing a new provost who firmly believes in the school’s ability to grow every year as he did throughout his life. Dr. Kent Sparks was recently elected as Eastern’s new Provost. however, he has been working for the

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Courage To Be An Eastern Eagle

Eliza Brown / 09/05/2017

Students have noticed that some cosmetic changes have occurred on campus while they were away for the summer. The majority of the changes have been made by the Eastern marketing team. For one, the previous “Wake up the World” banners that hung off of lamp posts are now displaying variations of “Courage.” Filling in the

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Farewell, Seniors

waltonia / 05/03/2017

SHELLY LISTER [media-credit name=”Jon Galdames-Henry/The Waltonian” align=”alignleft” width=”260″][/media-credit] 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 not as “optional” as we college students think… Favorite Waltonian memory: Seeing my name in the paper for the

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Sports

Your Final Eastern Sports Recap

Shelly Lister / 05/03/2017

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 reach 100 career goals. Lamb, Matt Martin and Bryan Goetz all finished with two goals each. The Eagles have an overall record

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Sports

The Myth of the Summer Body

nicole.markert / 05/02/2017

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 become exhilarated at the thought of our bare feet touching the sand, feeling the warmth of the sun on our skin and

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Sports

EU Hosts “Faith on the Field”: Phillies Pitchers Come to Talk Baseball and Jesus

Shelly Lister / 05/02/2017

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 community packed into the EU gymnasium to hear Eickhoff and Gómez explore their identities as both professional athletes and people of faith.

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Sports

Thousands of Football Fans Headed to Philadelphia For NFL Draft

Ray Miketta / 05/02/2017

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. Back then, the draft was less in-depth, as the players who were drafted were only split into the eight teams of the

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Sports

Philly Fan Creates SportsVenting App

kelsey.fiander-carr / 05/02/2017

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 games, players and even coaches. Soon enough, he came up with the idea of having an app that would allow him and

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