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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

Finishing second last season and snapping their ten-year championship streak, the women’s volleyball team is back with a vengeance. Six talented newcomers will add to a team that is also getting junior Kara Hildebrand back. An All-American from two seasons ago, Hildebrand was red-shirted last year due to injury. First-year Maria Horning will start immediately

Before many of us even thought about returning to school, Eastern’s residence life staff was back and preparing for the coming school year. The RAs arrived at Eastern on August 13. For senior Bekah Worley and junior Mike Miles, returning to school early is nothing new. This is Worley’s third year as an RA and

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Ten years after graduating from Eastern, Mark Spangler returned last spring to coach the men’s tennis team. This fall he will be extending his responsibilities to include head coach of the women’s tennis team. “I thought some of the things we did with the men’s program we could do with the women’s program,” Spangler said.

Even before having played a game in the MAC, Eastern’s field hockey team already has a rival in their new conference. Alvernia College reached the PAC Championship game against Eastern each of the past three years, winning last year’s championship by the narrowest of margins in penalty shootouts. Alvernia will join Eastern in the Freedom