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“When you turn 21, I am going to take you out, and we’re getting smashed,” a relative of mine once said. “No thanks, party without me,” I replied. It can be difficult to go against the assumptions of society, especially with drinking. Peers and family members expected me to drink when I was legally allowed–and […]

Where to Get Help Have a roommate who constantly goes to off-campus parties and comes back drunk? Do you have a parent who is an alcoholic? Do you think you might have a drinking problem? Whether you are personally suffering from the influences of alcohol, or you are overwhelmed because a friend or family member

The world in which we live consists of terrorist attacks, devastating hurricanes, an AIDS epidemic, tragic and sudden deaths, inevitable wars, hunger stricken nations, nuclear war testing and seemingly insurmountable civil unrest. It is these times that the group Music Theology sings about in their new album, Troubled Times. Music Theology is led by Eastern

In the fall of 2007, Eastern University will have its newest addition to the residential life on campus, Eagle Hall, and also an office/ classroom building yet to be named. The Eastern network on Facebook.com has a group titled, I Got 99 Problems and 82 of them are the Parking Spaces That You Can’t Find

There is definitely a need to pump up the volume, as the rock band Stereos mixes a diverse variety of Christian messages with powerful rock. The band consists of Ben Smither, a sophomore and student chaplain at Eastern, as well as Kina, Bryn and Ryan Graybill, and Scott Leonard. With the exception of Bryn, who

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

The midterm elections of 2006 will be some of the most important in recent years. With hot topics like immigration, same-sex marriage and the war in Iraq, it is important that student voters know the candidates and the issues. This is why we think the smear campaigns currently being run by candidates against each other

Paying $15 for a winter without the flu?