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You will not find many people who would argue that Chester needs a facelift. Well, Chester’s plastic surgery is coming in the form of a Philadelphia Major League Soccer team. The 414 million dollar Rivertown redevelopment project will hopefully do just that, and it all starts with the new 18,500 seat soccer stadium to be

Cuba- Fidel Castro’s reign as president of Cuba ended on Tuesday, Feb. 19, as he sent in his letter of resignation. Fidel wrote that he would not be able to continue as president due to his physical condition. In summer of 2006, Fidel had emergency colon surgery and has not fully recovered since. The reign

On Monday, February 18, a note appeared on the flat-screen television that sits at the landing of the steps in Walton. The message asked that the unfunctioning television be used for a better purpose or sold, with the proceeds going to a better cause. It specifically suggested using the money to provide Africans with clean

Let’s see … calculating how much money I’ve borrowed … and how much tuition costs … with scholarships, I’m paying approximately 310 dollars a credit. That means I’m paying around 1,000 dollars for a normal three-credit class. Since I’m the one who is going to be paying back loans for the rest of my life,

While walking through Walton and McInnis, one never seems to miss the many posters everywhere advertising really good deals for study abroad programs across the world. One person who took one of those opportunities was senior David Rothwell who recently went to Salzburg, Austria, through the Alderson-Broaddus College Program. Through the program, Rothwell was able

From Fiddler on the Roof to The Sound of Music, the familiar tunes and lyrics of several Broadway musicals filled the McInnis Auditorium on Feb. 23. The Saturday afternoon presentation marked the final performance of the collegiate career of GODCHA senior co-founders Bailey Pretak and Natalie Cisternas. GODCHA, which stands for Global Outreach Drama Company

The restricted and highly unpopular fitness center hours are about to be changed for the better. Eastern’s athletic department is currently working on plans to completely revise the fitness center schedule to make it more available for students. “We want to make the fitness center open much earlier in the morning and much later in

Anyone with a strong opinion about Eastern’s core curriculum had a chance to speak their mind on February 20. The core curriculum, which is currently under review, was the topic of the student open forum held in Gough Great Room. Approximately 30 students showed up to participate in the discussions led by Dr. Kathy Lee

Eastern has received a major upgrade in its equipment and tools for operation in the laboratory sciences. Over the course of the last year, the biology and chemistry departments at Eastern were given two separate donations of equipment that were together valued at approximately $230,000. The donated equipment came from Mr. and Mrs. John and

They dress in all black, wear white gloves and paint their faces. They make exaggerated hand gestures, but their voices are silenced. They are Precious Movements. It began five years ago with a group of four alumni. They wanted to practice a new way of worship. Now, twelve students are the only mime ministry on