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Senior attackman Nick Mandia is all about lacrosse every minute of his life, but he does not have a problem with that. Mandia is majoring in Biokinetics in hopes of being a strength-conditioning coach at a university. He also wants to go back to school after graduation for sports management. Before Mandia can complete those […]

Although the terms “schooling” and “education” seem synonymous, they are distinct from one another. Schooling denotes attending, or having attended, an institution that promotes “learning” of one kind or another. The subjects that are taught are forced upon the learner and are chosen by society’s perception of what is important. If one is “schooled,” one

The latest in the series of the government’s Stimulus Packages is just as highly controversial as its two predecessors. The $787 billion dollar proposal has been accused by many of being little more than a huge barrel of pork that will reward a myriad of special interest groups and campaign supporters while leaving taxpayers high

DODGEBALL Despite some extremely close and exciting matches between teams during the first round of playoffs, the clear favorite to take the dodgeball title is the defending champions, Blitzkrieg 31. Every team left in the playoff hunt immediately acknowledged Blitzkrieg as their toughest competition, due to their dodgeball experience and smart game play. “No other

“Jonathan Ambrose is now in a relationship.” With one click, I sent this feed update over facebook, updating all of my 600 plus online friends on the status of my love life. While my only intention was to repair some hacked info on my profile, I was soon swamped with a deluge of comments on

FLOOR HOCKEY Throughout the entire season, the team to beat in floor hockey was Las Tortugas. The team, which consists of field hockey and soccer players, went undefeated, beating many of their opponents by large margins every week – until playoffs. After receiving a night off for their first-round bye, Las Tortugas found themselves behind

On Feb. 14, Eastern Athletics helped show some love to the community. The athletic department organized a canned food drive at the men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. One or two cans of non-perishable goods would earn a person free entrance to the event. The athletic department teamed up with City Team Ministries, a

After months of planning, one of the biggest events to be held on campus, Dia del Este, will take place on March 13 and 14. Dia del Este, which is supposed to mean “day of Eastern,” is “almost like a progressive dinner, but like a party all over campus,” Paul Daigle, student activities coordinator said.

In the 21st century, technology has advanced in such a way that people do not need to see each other to interact, walk out of the door to shop, own a building to administrate a business or even go to a doctor to receive a diagnosis on any symptoms that occur. All of these things

After spending his entire high school career focusing on art, sophomore James Davis Rideout still wanted to come to Eastern, despite the recent closure of the art program. Rideout attended an art magnet high school in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he intensively studied both the history and practice of art. Through his high school, Rideout