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Potentially historic presidential candidates, a new strategy in a very old Iraq and a burgeoning conflict in Iran are marking the 2007 political landscape. The Republican party has been fairly quiet about the 2008 election, putting forth only one major candidate, Senator Samuel D. Brownback of Kansas. However, the Democratic party’s candidates are making headlines […]

I went to the mountains with my crew from Eastern. We got to goof around, play paintball and accidentally get in trouble for trespassing. We were up in the mountains at a fellow EU friend’s grandparent’s cabin. The first night we got there, we jumped in all of our Jeep Wranglers and 4-wheel-drive vehicles. They

The Eastern campus is in mourning after the tragic and untimely death of one of its own. Don Peterson, 28, had served the Eastern community as a reliable security guard for the past three years, but he was more than that. He was a friend, a father, a son, a lover and a carefree spirit

First-year Mary Fitch ended up cheerleading by chance in high school. Now, she has a love for the sport that she defends from stereotypes. Fitch has an athletic history. She was involved in ballet, swimming, cross-country and track. “I had been interested [in cheerleading] in Kentucky, but took ballet lessons when I moved to New

Would you die tonight for your beliefs? This is a question many Eastern students never thought about until Eastern’s fall production of Antigone. This ancient Greek story was given a modern twist by director Elizabeth Carlson, ’06 alumna, and a talented cast of performers. Antigone is the story of a young woman living with courage.

Audiences should expect to encounter some familiar experiences in visually powerful ways at the upcoming dance concert. The Dec. 8-10 concert’s title “Encounters” embodies the theme many of the pieces have of artistically exploring encounters common to the human experience, according to dance and theatre department chair Karen Clemente. “The performances are based on the

Christianity Today As I opened up Christianity Today, I felt nothing less than bombarded with advertisements for Christian schools and seminaries. Once I got passed those initial advertisements, I found several book reviews, as well as some readers’ feedback and opinions. This was an interesting section, as the editors allowed very controversial letters to be

Cabrini vs. Eastern: The rivalry unpacked

The opening frame of The Fountain is directly taken out of the book that holds the most clarity and truth – the Bible. As the movie goes back and forth between the life of a doctor with a sick wife, a conquistador trying to find the fountain of youth and some strange spacey scenery filled

James Bond always was a badass. Daniel Craig just perfects it. In last month’s film Casino Royale, the story of Bond (Craig) was revived by telling about how he came to be the suave, smooth man brought to life by the likes of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. However, Daniel Craig is no