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With the most romantic day of the year, Feb. 14, slowly arriving, there are students on campus who are anxiously anticipating it and others who are not looking forward to it at all. Valentine’s Day is not just a day for lovers but also a day for people to show their family and friends that […]

President, CNI Distribution, Nashville, Tenn.

With a triple major in youth ministry, biblical studies and theology, it is a wonder that sophomore Mike Montgomery is able to start a worship group amidst his heavy workload. Praise and Worship Session is a youth group-inspired worship service that Montgomery started with a group of friends three weeks into his first year at

Founder, Urban Youth Collaborative

Ever since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan enacted the Federal Abortion Ban, there has been a tug-of-war between Republicans and Democrats over taxpayers’ money funding abortion. Democratic President Clinton lifted the ban in 1993 and Republican President Bush put it back in 2001. Now in 2009, Democratic President Obama has lifted the ban again. The

What is one thing that you would change about Eastern

George W. Bush was not a very popular president. His approval ratings, some of the lowest in history, may have been a reflection of his inability to connect with the American people. On the other hand, dare I say it, maybe it was the American peoples’ inability to understand Bush that made him such a

Alex Harne: Now that we finally see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, what do we do once we get there? Some argue that we go to far in allowing suspected terrorists to be held on U.S. soil since it would give them claims to the same rights we Americans possess; those

If you have seen a friend walking around campus with a long-sleeve black t-shirt that says “Kick Asphalt” on it, give them a hug – or at least a high five. They deserve it. “Kick Asphalt,” this year’s theme at the 15th running of the annual Philadelphia Marathon, drew in more than 18,000 runners and

Recently, the city of Philadelphia has faced large budget cuts. Last November, Mayor Michael Nutter announced that he would be closing 11 libraries, laying off city workers, cutting pay and eliminating a number of unfilled positions in the city. In addition to that, the city would not fulfill plans of hiring additional police officers. “We