On Affirmations: How to love yourself and others.
Abigail Brooke Many of us have a tendency to talk down to ourselves. Recently, I have caught myself saying “I’m so stupid” and “I hate myself” time and time again. It is…
Abigail Brooke
Student, Abigail Stevens, Receives a Research Prize: Abigail Stevens shares about her research on housing for returning citizens and the reasons for her interest in the topic.
Abigail Stevens is a senior Economic Development major at Eastern University, who has recently been granted a Research Prize from the Center for Public Justice because of her research on…
Sports and the Derby
When you think of a “derby,” your first thought is probably the annual Kentucky Derby horserace, or maybe roller derbies. This cultural definition of “derby” makes the term into a…
The Art of Thrift Shopping: A reflection on how thrift shopping is a form of expression.
A major part of art is curation. It’s bringing together different components like colors, textures and style, and combining them all to create something beautiful and expressive. Though I’m not…
SAB’s Coffee House: A look into the event filled with Eastern student performances.
On Feb. 1, The Student Activities Board (S.A.B.) hosted a coffee house in Jammin’ Java with the theme “Singing through the Ages.” Performers played songs from bands throughout the decades,…
Softball Player tries out to be a Phillies Ball Girl
On Jan. 11, Sabrina Thomas, an Eastern University softball player, tried out to be a ball girl for the Phillies baseball team. Ball girls are women who retrieve foul balls…
Inside an Impromptu trip to Europe
I remember being a little girl staring at the world maps on my wall. Colorful pins dotted the pastel continents with seemingly no rhyme or reason, but to me, every…
Student Highlight: Morgan Leavy; A look into the performing life of an Eastern student.
If you are involved with or even interested in theater at Eastern University, you have likely heard of Morgan Leavy. Though she has only been at Eastern for 2 semesters…
Surviving Finals Week
Finals week. It’s a phrase that looms over us all semester. It’s when everything we’ve learned for the past four months culminates itself in the form of major exams, extensive…
Sharing food and stories–the heart of Friendsgiving: Part 1
My friends and I have celebrated Friendsgiving every year for the last three years, and we don’t skip it for anything. As we’ve gone away for college or struggled through…