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Mandy Matthias,’06 alum, describes her first two years at Eastern as a dark time, filled with tension between her sexuality and her spirituality. She was a quiet, withdrawn girl, focused on the tumult inside her mind. “Then I had the guts to actually talk to a professor and she said, ‘Look, you’re okay and it’s […]

An innumerable number of awards adorning the red and white tiled walls of Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries proclaim the goodness of this family friendly diner. The diner is open seven days a week, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and offers quality food at reasonable prices with speedy service. The diner serves various

While turkey and cranberry gelatin are still digesting from Thanksgiving, Black Friday hits with a vengeance, filling shopping malls and department stores with people whose appetites have moved quickly from food to sales. But there is an alternative to braving the malls on Black Friday, and it is as simple as staying at home and

So you’re looking for a place to study. Maybe a place to hang out with your friends. Perhaps you want to get a quick cup of coffee or to engage in a deep philosophical discussion. If you are looking for a local band, a meal, or a study spot, the Gryphon Café is your answer.

By mid-semester, the classroom starts to close in like a vice, and the dorm room seems to lose square footage by the hour. Although campus is an oasis of trees, wildlife and ponds, academia has a way of cutting off the fresh air from one’s lungs. But there is an antidote to classroom claustrophobia, according

Though the bark crumbled in his hands, structural engineer Rick Ortega of Hillier Architecture still expressed optimism for the preservation of the log cabin. On the very day the cabin was slated for demolition, Ortega was performing a pro-bono consultation for Ted Pollard, the president of the Radnor Historical Society, and Charles Kline and Beverlee

Due to students and SGA who have supported Eastern’s partial use of wind energy in the past, SGA recommends 100% wind energy. The wind power will be purchased from Community Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of IBERDROLA. “To our knowledge, Eastern University would be the first Christian college to be 100% wind powered,” according to CEI.

This year a long-sought dream of music majors and professors alike, an orchestra ensemble, will be realized. “Last year everyone wanted to come together,” Kristin Snyder, a sophomore violinist and in the orchestra, said. “We talked about it with Dr. Matthews. This year I heard this rumor about the orchestra.” The final planning for the

Professor Brian Walsh walked onto our Belize campus and began our two-week “God and Nature” course with what seemed like a simple request: Re-imagine the way you perceive the world. This being the halfway point of our Creation Care study program, his request didn’t seem like anything to get too worked up about. It seemed

U2’s Bono continues his effort to end AIDS and poverty in Africa by going red. The (RED) campaign, that is. Britain premiered the product (RED) line in January, and it came to the U.S. with the Oct. 13 airing of the Oprah Winfrey show. The campaign will reach Canada, France and Japan by November. Product