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President Black has recently offered faculty and staff the option for a revised work week schedule, in hopes of reducing travel costs. According to a memo sent from Dr. Black to faculty and staff, available options include: “Work four extended days per week (e.g., Four ten-hour days if one works 40 hours per week); or […]

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Whenever there is a global crisis, the world can count on facebook to raise awareness. Anyone who is a member of the popular world-wide-friend-network has found themselves enlisting in more causes than they can count. It is amazing that with such a spike in activism the U.N. peacekeepers have not already doubled their numbers. The

This Friday marks Eastern’s annual Fall Convocation in the main gym from 10 to 11:30 a.m., causing the cancellation of all 11 a.m. classes. The main order of the day will be the installation of Dr. Chris Hall as Eastern’s first Chancellor. The former provost is taking on more responsibility with the new role, essentially

Just before the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics, a friend told me there was no reason why the United States shouldn’t win every medal there was to win in Beijing. His argument, in a nutshell, was that we are a vastly superior nation to any other country in the world. Unfortunately, being one of

If you are expecting your new resident directors to be boring, guess again. Paul Daigle and Nathaniel Stutzman, new RDs of Gough and Doane, respectively, bring enthusiasm and an ardor for student development to Eastern’s campus. If you see Paul Daigle around, you will be sure to see him wearing a big grin on his

With 18 of 20 players returning from last season’s PAC champion team, the women’s soccer team seems ready for everything. Ten of last year’s 11 starters are returning, including seniors Ashley Hackman, Kara Neef, Corie Brant and Amanda Daveler. Junior Jill DiRenzo also returns to the team after leading the conference in goals with 25

When a summer blockbuster receives as much hype as Batman: The Dark Knight, expectations can become so high that they are impossible to meet. Well, this DC Comic movie masterpiece managed to pull it off. What made this movie great was that its typical action-packed explosive fights were coupled with philosophical and psychological vistas not

Coach Mark Wagner called his team to focus last Wednesday on a group of veteran players performing a passing drill. “That’s what we want, boys: fast, crisp perfection,” Wagner told his team. “Everything must be fast.” Achieving perfection will certainly be more difficult this year. Not only does the switch to the MAC mean a

Controversy, comedy, creativity and chords will take center stage at Eastern this fall with a full semester of performances from the theatre, dance and music departments. The theatre department’s production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea will be the first performance to grace the McInnis Auditorium stage. The play runs from Sept. 24-27 at