An Open Letter to RAs: Giving RAs gratitude for all they are doing this semester.
Erin Zak This semester has not been easy on any of us, but I think it’s safe to say that your semesters have been extra rough. Not only do you have to…
October 2020
People of Eastern: Meet Sydney Storms, an English major with a caring heart.
Mary Johnson During my first year of college, I remember walking past a fellow college student who was smiling brightly and offering candy to everyone who crossed her path. The overwhelming nerves…
Reframing Resources: How local programs are changing perceptions of college students getting help with mental health issues.
Now more than ever, taking care and being aware of your health is crucial with the pandemic numbers beginning to rise again. However, health is not simply physical; it’s also…
Will Live Theater Survive the Pandemic: A look at how the performing arts have suffered during COVID-19.
Gabrielle Pardocchi Lights went out on Broadway and stages all over the world when COVID-19 made its debut. Since then, theaters of all levels have been trying to come up with solutions…
Podcast Highlight: “On Being with Krista Tippett.”
Waltonian The podcast On Being with Krista Tippett has been an integral and grounding voice in my social and political growth. Through fostering civil conversation and asking questions about human nature,…
Serviceable Service Learning: Inside the changes being made to Eastern’s Service Learning program in the midst of a pandemic.
Jennie Brouse Each year, all first year students are required to take an INST 150 course, and one of the requirements regarding the course is the Service Learning program. The program is…
We the People: A brief history of the evolutions of democracy and how it applies to the United States today.
Abigail Brooke In Ancient Greece, democracy was exercised at least one a month, possibly even weekly. The people would cast plebiscitary votes in which every individual had the opportunity to express their…
COVID-19 Relief Bill Stalls: Lack of negotiations in Congress leaves citizens without stimulus money.
Faith Millender As the impending November election draws nearer and the number of U.S. COVID-19 cases continues to rise, it has become even more necessary for an agreement to be made about…
Man Shot in Denver Rallies
On Oct. 10th, right-wing and left-wing rallies transpired at close proximity with each other in Denver’s Civic Center Park. At 1:30 p.m., the self-proclaimed “Denver Communists,” held a BLM-Antifa Soup…
DUEL OF THE TOWN HALLS
Jaron Lee President Trump and former Vice President Biden held separate town hall meetings in place of the typical Presidential Town Hall Debate on Oct. 15, 2020. In their respective town hall…