The Art of Politics: A refection on finding unity in a divided world.
Kay O’Keeffe In a world obsessed with differences and division, it is tempting to believe that the art of politics has been lost or perhaps never even existed at all. It’s hard…
February 2020
The Arts & Wayne: Delving into the various artistic platforms our lovely township offers.
Cait Wooten It’s no secret that Philadelphia offers much by way of the Arts. But as broke college students, it can be intimidating to buy a ticket for the train into the…
Does Mental Health Influence Creativity? Breaking down the link between the brain’s health and creative expression.
Amanda Lowman “Creativity is the use of imagination or original ideas,” as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Generating ideas that are inclusive to one’s imagination and originality, however, may prove to be a…
Eastern’s Production of Antigone and the Importance of Female Power: Inside the recent production put on by the Eastern Theatre Department and how they adapted an ancient Greek tragedy to be their own.
Gabrielle Pardocchi On Thursday Nov. 14, Eastern University’s Theatre Department opened its production of the Greek tragedy Antigone. The show focuses on conflicts of power versus relationships and depicts the outcome when…
Artist Spotlight on Poet Nicole Markert: An interview with a student that often challenges herself by creating more meaning in a poem by how it looks on a page.
Kelsey Fiander-Carr The moment that I knew my roommate, Senior English Writing and Literature major, Nicole Markert, was not just a fantastic poet but a spectacular storyteller was when I watched her…
People of Eastern: The first-year making a political statement.
Lillie Allen When Meg Malkemes walks in a room, she looks exhausted. Despite this exhaustion, her hair is perfectly pulled back into a bun, her eyes are lined with perfect black wings,…
Being Thankful in the Chaos
Thanksgiving. That time of the year between Halloween and Christmas that can often get forgotten in the rush to buy Christmas gifts on Black Friday. But Thanksgiving is important– especially…
An Open Letter to the Allies of Eastern
Dear Well-Intentioned Allies at Eastern, Thank you for accepting me somewhere I feel out of place. You come to me absolutely ecstatic to support the queer relationship I’m in. While…
Holiday Foods Around the World: How cultures across the globe celebrate Christmas.
Megan Mahoney Candy canes, hot chocolate, marshmallows… these immediately come to mind as American Christmas staples. However, this isn’t the case for many other countries around the world. Here are ten dishes…
HAHA Week and a Human View of Homelessness: Inside how YACHT celebrated National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Erin Zak Nov. 16 to Nov. 24 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, and one organization on campus, Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today (YACHT) has planned an entire week of…