Joe Arpaio Pardon
Anthony Barr I thought about beginning this article by recounting the horrific abuses perpetrated under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, such as the time a woman arrested for an outstanding fine was forced to…
Anthony Barr
Earning Trust In An Age of Fake News
If I were to ask you, “what makes for a good newspaper,” most of you would probably respond with words like “fair,” “balanced,” “truthful,” “and “unbiased” as part of your…
Saying No to the Faustian Bargain
This has been a semester of loss, both for me and for a number of my closest friends. Whether that loss came in the form of a death in the…
Emily Cole Becomes First Eastern Student to Receive Fulbright Scholarship
In October, current senior Emily Cole will be on a plane headed to Ecuador as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright program is highly competitive and involves…
Moonlight and Eastern Solidarity
One of the most memorable scenes in “Moonlight” features a black man teaching a black boy how to swim. I think the power of the imagery is that it is…
The Walt-Onion
EASTERN SET TO LAUNCH FOOTBALL PROGRAM by Anthony Barr and Jordan Kolb Last week, Eastern announced that on April 1 it will launch a new plan to develop a football…
All They Do Is Win: UConn Women’s Basketball wins 100+ games
The University of Connecticut’s Women’s Basketball team hasn’t lost a game since November…2014. Their win streak, which reached 107 games on March 7, is unprecedented, upending the NCAA record that…
Lolz: A Linguistic Study- The EU Radish, your most unreliable news source*
It is all too common to use words without giving careful thought to the inherent meaning of these words. Such careless speech strips words of their potency, degrades language and…
Eastern University and Immigration Policy
On Jan. 31 Dr. Duffett released a statement on President Trump’s executive order regarding immigration, informally known as the “travel ban,” which prevents residents from seven Middle Eastern countries from…
Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
The loss of Justice Scalia was a devastating blow to the nation last year. He brought a conservative disposition, prudent intelligence and incisive wit to bear on complex cases argued…