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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 […]

“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

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

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

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,

“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

Halo 3 may not be considered a sport, but it is now an intramural. Eastern recently added a Halo 3 tournament to its list of competitive intramurals. The student director of intramurals, Ryan Matteuci, known to many students as “Moe,” came up with the idea of having a video game-based intramural last year. “It started

10. Hop on the train to visit and appreciate the masterpieces found at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Make sure to bring your ID for a student discount, or you could postpone your date until Sunday when admission is free! 9. Looking for that perfect gift with a personal touch? Take your girl to Ubead2

No, curling is not what they do at Arby’s to get your curly fries the way you like them, or what’s done to a woman’s hair to get those luscious locks cascading in a glorious whirlpool. Curling is actually a Winter Olympic sport. During the Winter Olympics, you just may have asked yourself while flicking

Amanda Gass came to Eastern University as a first-year, not knowing she would have to leave a year later. Gass, among other students, decided to transfer to a college that offers nursing programs for undergraduate students. “I loved Eastern, it was a great school,” Gass said in a phone interview, now a nursing student at