The Board of Trustees is a group of about 40 men and women who advise the university on matters of policy, finance, governance and real estate. The board met for three days in succession, Feb. 7, 8 and 9, making decisions about issues that will affect Eastern students in the near future. The board members […]
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SIFE business club (Students in Free Enterprise) have a new addition to their agenda this year called EU Wallstreet, which started on Nov. 15. The game was open to all business majors and minors. Students created a fake portfolio and they were each given a hypothetical $30,000 with which to invest. “The goal is to
SIFE keeps busy with new endeavors and gives back to the community Read Post »
When Sabrina Calloway graduated from Eastern in 2004 and moved to California, she had no idea that she would be teaching a classroom of Eastern Eagles a few years later. Especially a class between the ages of 8-9. As part of Aspire Public Schools, Calloway instructs a third-grade class at Rosa Parks Academy in Stanton,
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There are not many new television show episodes lately due to the writers strike. This opened up the perfect opportunity for the show American Gladiators to make a comeback. American Gladiators is a competition in which amateur athletes compete against body builders known as gladiators. The show originally aired on cable television from 1989 to
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Valentine’s Day only comes once a year, but for some odd reason we are called to love each other every day of the year – something having to do with Jesus’ commandment in Matt. 22:39 to, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” So what then is the significance of a holiday centered around love? Surely Valentine’s
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“The Sadie Hawkins Dance, in my khaki pants, there’s nothing better oh, oh, oh, the girls ask the guys, it’s always a surprise, there’s nothing better, baby do you like my sweater?” The hottest event at Eastern this February is straight out of a Relient K song. The Student Government Association’s freshman class, partnering with
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The Philadelphia Small College Basketball Coaches Association awarded senior men’s basketball player Matt Flanagan with the Sam Cozen award for the week ending Feb. 3. Throughout that week, Flanagan set career records in both of Eastern’s games. Against rival Cabrini, Flanagan led a late overtime comeback with 20 points and then topped that with a
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During a time when people often look out for themselves more than anything else, an act of true sacrifice is hard to come by. The ideas of keeping others first and laying down one’s life for a friend are taken to heart but, unfortunately, not as readily practiced. For these reasons, the story of Eastern
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Who would ever think that Comedy Central would be a source of news for the younger generation? With all the showings of Super Troopers and the comedic roasts of celebrities, where would the network ever relevantly fit information about the political atmosphere of America? The funny thing is that it has, and not only that,
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“You just have to wake up and be responsible,” Mercedes McNeal, 17, said of the Saturday morning commute from Philadelphia to Eastern’s St. Davids campus as part of the Cross Boundaries program. McNeal is one of eleven high school juniors and seniors who are part of the applied chemistry class that will be traveling to
High school students earn credits at Eastern Read Post »
