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This spring break, from March 1 to 8, Eastern’s Habitat for Humanity club will be taking two teams to Valdosta, Ga., and Christianburg, Va. “Over the last four years I have learned to install drywall, siding, trusses and roofing,” said Andy Horvath, director of service learning and campus ministries, in an e-mail interview. “The trips, […]

At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 5, nine Eastern students, including myself, along with one staff member, left the Philadelphia International Airport for New Orleans, La. We were on our way to help with the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. I made the same trip with a group from my home church in Harmony, Md., back

We’ve all experienced it. The push for social action at Eastern is unavoidable. STV, Justice, INST 150 and the general mood of our school pushes students to get out and do something. Many of us love this aspect and may have come to Eastern for this very reason. But there’s a glitch. This socially conscious

1. Get in shape because you know everyone else is. 2. Read that book you’ve been talking about for the past year. I hear The Kite Runner is still on the New York Times best-seller list. 3. Learn something new. You’re in school right? Use that education for something. 4. Do some community service. INST

Growing up in a family with six siblings and playing a sport every season in high school, senior Mandy Kuiken has always engaged in an active lifestyle. It is no surprise that she has such an upbeat and energetic personality. Mandy, who first began playing basketball at the age of six, serves as the point

On Jan. 5th through the 13th a group of Eastern University students, partnering with the Beyond Borders organization, participated in a missions trip to Haiti. “We had a really amazing experience, and we all want to go back,” senior Brittany Smith said. “I think we would all recommend sending more students down.” The group consisted

The tragedy and hope that can be found in Israel and Palestine are displayed in photographs in the McInnis lobby. Junior Adam Beach and senior Peder Weigner travelled there this past summer to capture the realities of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict through photography and documentary. Beach’s passion for the conflict began when he went

Growing up in a family with six siblings and playing a sport every season in high school, senior Mandy Kuiken has always engaged in an active lifestyle. It is no surprise that she has such an upbeat and energetic personality. Mandy, who first began playing basketball at the age of six, serves as the point

Almost every athlete can be viewed as a hero to someone. That said, what happens when those heros are caught illegally using steroids? Do they still deserve the same amount of respect as before? On Dec. 13, seven MVP’s and thirty one all-stars were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report. Out of the 86 names

Football is the most male-dominated professional team sport. The only girls likely to be seen on that turf are either pirouetting, cart-wheeling or providing some other sort of moral support. So for girls who haven’t had a boyfriend fulfill his manly duty of explaining the intricacies of the game, read carefully so you can impress