Becoming a Waltonian Editor or Writer
Maggie Lauer Do you enjoy reading The Waltonian? Are you a passionate writer? Do you like working with people and getting information out to the public? If so, maybe you want to…
February 2019
Meet Dr. Eric Flett, a Theology and Biblical Studies Professor
Courtney Schrom Dr. Eric Flett is a professor in the Theology and Biblical Studies Department here on campus. When asked what brought him to theology he explained, “The experiences I had growing…
A ‘100 Days Until Tassels Turn’ Reflection
Gaelan Campbell Recently, Eastern University celebrated 100 days until tassels turn (regarding the spring graduation of the class of 2019). For many seniors, they will be starting one of the first of…
Around the World: Brazil; Inside the collapse of Brazilian mine leaves 300 Victims Missing.
Madison Messics The morning of Jan. 25, families had seconds to run from their homes with their loved ones in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil. Vale, a well-known mining company, had an…
Windows on the World: A look into Rev. Cean James’s message about not choosing sides.
Jess Snader Tony Campolo, an Eastern alum and founder of the Campolo fellows program, has influenced numerous people during his journey at Eastern and even after the fact. On Wednesday, Jan. 30,…
Black History in Philadelphia: A look into the Black History Month Mural tour.
Dionna Mayes-Felton Did you know that Philadelphia annually holds Black History Month mural tours that display historical Black figures? February is well-known across the nation and the world as being Black History…
Inside of Human Trafficking Awareness Week: IJM makes the Eastern community aware of the issue of Human Trafficking and how we can get involved.
Carissa Gulick During the week of January 28, Eastern’s International Justice Mission (IJM) chapter hosted a Human Trafficking Awareness Week. According to Homeland security, Human Trafficking is defined as “modern-day slavery and…
Self-Care After Hibernation: A closer look on how to get back to taking care of your mind and body after a long winter break.
Self-care. What is it? To each and every person, self-care can mean a different thing. When people think of the word self-care, many of them automatically think of the famous…
Eagles Soar Just Short of Victory: Coming off to slow start, Eagles pulled through to playoffs.
Fly, Eagles, Fly! On the road to an almost victory, that is. As many Eagles fans know, the team had a disappointing season towards the beginning. After winning the LII…
The Physicality of Dance: Inside the extreme work dancers put into their craft similar to that of a sports player.
Ruby Baker There are a lot of people who would not consider dance a sport, including people who do it. There are differences: the performance for a dancer is usually pretty similar…