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In the current campaign climate, we easily forget that voting makes little contribution to our public fabric, a fabric torn by distrust and antipathy that often characterize expansive and heterogeneous publics. Still, we mistakenly believe elections are the gold standard of democracy. Iraq, of course, has put the lie to that myth. Voting can too […]

The core courses such as INST150 and BIB101 are a part of Eastern that most students take for granted, but the core curriculum review committee has been meeting about possible changes occurring in the core. Betsy Morgan, dean of arts and sciences, said that four plans have been proposed, but no action is planned to

A Winter Sort of Thing: The Greatest Snow on Earth took place on Jan. 24-27. A circus invaded the McInnis lobby, and snow fell in the auditorium. Music, laughter and the smell of popcorn were all around as guests awaited the start of the theatrical production. When never-ending snow threatens to bury their town, six

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

After enduring months of grueling construction traffic along Thomas Drive, not to mention the large amounts of dust that accumulated there, CCGPS, an acronym for the Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies, is now open and in full use. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was on January 17. The building, for now, is called the

Some religious upbringings teach adolescents the dangers of rap music. Though rap as a genre could never be defined as evil, if it ever were, artist Oppose in his new album Time to Deliver, Psalm 32:7 is working to redeem it with his beats and lyrics. Hailing from Philadelphia, the coordinator of seminary relations and

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