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On Dec. 16, Eastern 2008 graduate Michael Anthony Skinner, Jr. was killed in a car accident on the Girard Point Bridge in Philadelphia. The news devastated the Eastern community, much of which was close to Mike. A week after his death, hundreds showed up to Mike’s memorial service, which was held in West Philadelphia. Mike, […]

This season is all about improvement for the Lady Eagles. In just her second year at the helm, Head Coach Katie Levis is looking for her players to improve their play throughout the season. “Our focus is less about wins and losses and more about improving as a team and as individuals,” Levis said. “We

For the second consecutive year, a team of Eastern students participated in a Transformational Travel trip to Haiti from Jan. 3rd through the 11th. Eight students went on this year’s trip, along with faculty advisor Brett Kincaid. Transformational Travel is a program created by Beyond Borders that strives to provide a more thoughtful approach to

Before Mark Hallen, the theatre department of Eastern University was not one that brought about the performances Eastern has grown accustomed to – plays that have been heart-warming, thought-provoking and even controversial, but always entertaining and enlightening. The theatre department was almost nonexistent until Hallen arrived in 1992 and began to form the current program.

Throughout all of 2008, America’s televisions blared with commercials about the government-mandated transition from the analog signal to one that is purely digital. Now that 2009 is upon us, so is the transition. All analog televisions that use rooftop antennas or antennas that simply sit on the set will now have to have a digital

To many he was Mr. Eastern or the King of the Class of ’08, and others also knew him as “Flow-Ski,” but to all he was a great friend. There are no words to adequately express how Mike impacted the Eastern community. While I was reading many comments left by people who knew Mike, I

After planning their winter break trip for almost ten months, the Eastern-sponsored New Orleans missions team received a disheartening phone call a few days before they were scheduled to leave. The church they had planned to stay at had overbooked the week of Jan. 2-11, meaning they no longer had a place to stay. As

I’ve heard some say that this is the worst recession since the Great Depression. That’s a frightening thought, but it may be true. President Obama says that the economy will get worse before it gets better. That is to be expected of any large problem, so it comes as no surprise that times will still

I waited for four, long hours in 27 degree weather on Jan. 20 to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama. As he came down 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, people from all over America and overseas screamed with enthusiasm as President Obama and the First Lady waved them on. One woman, Natalie Johnson, came

Back in the days when Eastern University was called Eastern College, no one really knew much about our small campus. In 1988, however, Eastern was finally put on the map – by the men’s basketball team. On March 9, 1988, the Eastern Eagles, coached by Nate Ware, faced the Philadelphia Pharmacy Devils in the NAIA