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Are internships a must? It depends on your major. Are they recommended regardless of your department? Most definitely. Read on to make sure you’re updated and in the know about what requirements exist for internships. According to Jack Bower, chair of the business department, “[An internship] is not required, but [is] highly recommended and encouraged […]

The production of Charlie Brown was nothing short of a success and left audiences smiling. The top picture features, clockwise from top left, senior Rob Miller as Charlie Brown, first-year Kevin Monaghan as Schroeder, junior Elliott Simko as Snoopy, senior Adelle Swartz as Sally, senior Josh Landis as Linus and junior Natalie Cisternas as Lucy.

I turn into campus and start hoping that the “Lot is full” sign was mistaken. Maybe someone is just leaving McInnis, or even better, the library. I barrel around the curves of Thomas Drive at a speed distinctly unrelated to the 16 mph limit posted. As I round the last curve, my heart sinks, and

As much as the saga of Anna Nicole Smith has graced the news for the last several months, so the conflict in Palestine has filled the news for longer than one can remember. Continually, stories of violence stream through the news media, influencing how one interprets and reflects upon the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, lost in

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul talks about marriage, a topic that seems to be quite important to Eastern students. The most oft-quoted verse is often 7:9: “but if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion” (NRSV). However, there are many other ideas

On March 31, the classrooms of McInnis were overflowing with students and professors from various colleges. These weekend visitors were not exceptionally early for Monday’s classes but were attending the 18th Annual Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association conference that was held at Eastern. The conference was entitled “Growing More Attentive to the Manner of Writing: Looking

On March 23, SAB hosted the Battle of the Bands in the gym. The contest was open to any band that wished to play. Seven bands graced the stage and performed in front of over 150 audience members. The bands included Lucky Friday, Win with Flynn, Madison Falls, Postmark Twain, Zelos, Constant Recourse and Through

For junior Taylor Kiser, tennis was not always a sport he saw himself playing in college. As a child, Kiser had a friend who had been playing tennis since the age of four. “I always picked on him for playing a girls’ sport, so he challenged me to try it,” Kiser said. “I went to

During Spring Break, Eastern’s men’s lacrosse team traveled to Clearwater, Fla., for a week of practice, community service and a game. The week brought more than just physical labor for the men; it also brought a new sense of unity. “That’s always one of the highlights – the bonding that takes place,” Head Coach John

Starting this spring, students at Eastern will be filling out new teacher evaluation forms that the administration believes will help evaluate teachers more effectively. The new form will be longer, taking approximately 15-20 minutes to complete, and it will include a whole new scale of questions. “We take course evaluations very seriously,” Tom Dahlstrom, director