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Homeschoolers aren’t weird. Unfortunately, I’ve had to explain this to a lot of people over the years. Although homeschooling affects far more than the social life of a student, many of the people I have told about my twelve-year stint as a homeschooler are most concerned that I did not spend most of my days […]

Turkey Day has a whole new meaning if you are the one supplying the turkeys. Just ask sophomore Lauren Pounds, whose family has run a turkey farm near Pittsburgh, Pa., since 1935. For Pounds, Thanksgiving means two weeks of butchering (or “processing”), plucking, singeing, bagging and boxing 11,000-12,000 turkeys. She said the farm, which also

Just three days before the Democrats took control of Congress, several key candidates appeared at a rally at Cabrini College. While recieving an ovation, Senator Bob Casey, Governor Ed Rendell, Congressman Joe Sestak, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Al Gore urged America to vote for change. “We have one message. Change,” Sestak

Men’s SoccerSchool……….Overall…PAC1. Arcadia…………….9-3-5 7-0-22. Alvernia……………10-4-3 6-1-23. Eastern……………12-5-1 6-2-14. Wesley……………..13-3-2 6-2-15. Misericordia………7-9 5-4 Recent Action11/2/06 PAC SemifinalsEastern 0, Alvernia 0 (5-6 Penalty Kicks)10/31/06 PAC QuarterfinalsEastern 9, Immaculata 0 10/25/06Eastern 3, Wesley 0 Women’s SoccerSchool…………Overall…PAC1. Eastern…………….13-5-1 9-0-12. Cabrini………………11-5-3 8-1-13. Gwynedd-Mercy…11-8 8-34. Misericordia……….14-6 8-35. Arcadia……………….8-8-3 5-4-2 Recent Action11/1/06 PAC SemifinalsEastern 1, Wesley 2 10/24/06Eastern 4, Lebanon Valley 0

I was 12 when Jimmy Swaggert stood in his televised pulpit and wept a confession into my living room. “I have sinned against you, my Lord,” he said with a quivering voice, tears streaming down his cheeks. And I remember the image to this day. Jim Bakker, Robert Tilton and a few others were equally

“Action! Cut! Action!” With a pencil in her hand, and following script revision # 2, these are the words said by director Elizabeth Carlson ’06, during the rehearsals for Eastern’s fall production of Antigone. “We have been rehearsing since mid-September,” Carlson said. “Stage management comes early and stays late. Actors are called to attend according

Through Federal Work Study, Warner Library is offering paid positions to build a virtual world of resources. After a few years of planning, the Virtual Bibliographic Instruction Project has begun at Eastern. VBI is a 3-D website where electronic resources from Warner Library, other libraries and websites can be accessed by students. Several high schools

Some Eastern students regularly smoke behind McInnis. A faculty member and a staff member in McInnis know every time those students light a cigarette. Director of INST 150 and Christian ethics professor Julie Elliott and transcript office and office manager for the registrar Crystal Tracy work along the side of McInnis where the students smoke,

Junior Andrew Little, an RA in Hainer, proudly stands with Vice President of Student Development Bettie Anne Brigham after winning the title of Mr. Eastern. The Mr. Eastern contest, held Nov. 1, included contestants from first-years to seniors and drew a crowd that packed the Dining Commons. Contestants were asked to give unique information about