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First-year Martin Soaries was honored as the MAC?Player of the Week by the MASCAC office for the week of Feb. 9. Soaries was the first Eastern player to receive this award for the winter season. The guard has contributed heavily for the Eagles this entire season. When the men’s basketball team has had comeback wins, […]

The Greener Eastern Initiative, sponsored by SIFE, Earthkeepers and SGA, made it possible for the “Green Fox,” Paul Hughes, the writer, producer and host of the radio show The Great Green Home Show, to visit on Feb. 17. Hughes shared his expertise on environmentalism, while educating willing students about what they can do to become

As we have all been taught from the first semester of our first year, addressing the injustices of our world is essential to the coming Kingdom of God. We seldom realize that if we neglect our call to fight injustice, we only allow it to prosper. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil

In a recent blog posting on Internetmonk.com, Christian writer Michael Spencer predicted the imminent collapse of American evangelicalism, the results of which will be “that within two generations of where we are now, evangelicalism will be a house deserted of half its current occupants.” According to Spencer, the American religious landscape will become increasingly hostile

A well-known fact to students is that the male presence here on campus is low. Case in point: sophomore Evan Kerstetter is the only male chaplain in the entire Kea-Guffin residence hall. At his first Grow Group meeting of the fall semester, Kerstetter found himself hosting around 40 guys in his room. That initial number

ACT 101, originated by the Higher Education Equal Opportunity Act of 1971, is a state grant program that provides assistance to Pennsylvania students with counseling, mentoring and resources to help them excel in the state’s schools. At Eastern, the program has been directed by Dr. Lisa Hemlick, director of CCAS since 1999, with Calvin Skinner,

On Feb. 13, the Student Activities Board held a Valentine’s Day-inspired coffeehouse. Six performances delighted the crowd, with four student musician acts, one poetic reading, and an outside band. Refreshments, including a chocolate fountain, were provided by SAB. 1. Sophomore Chris Clark plays the drums while sophomore Ian Hoffman plays guitar and sings to sophomore

There was a time in Europe when disputes would be settled at the tip of a sword; when blood was drawn over insults and miscommunications. While rules were eventually developed to regulate fights, death was still common. Fortunately, we live in a time when disputes and arguments are resolved with words and not blows. And

Perhaps no season can prove how unpredictable intramural playoffs can be as much as the recently completed winter session. Both sports, dodgeball and floor hockey, held their championship matches earlier this week, with two more teams claiming this year’s champion t-shirt. However, if the first rounds of playoffs were any kind of prequel to the

On Feb. 23, James Magee will assume the position of Director of Security, replacing Jack Sheehan, who is retiring after serving since April 1995. “There will be no changes immediately,” Magee said. “We’ll try to keep things running the way they are, and if changes are warranted we’ll implement strategies to effect those changes.” The