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Eastern in the City offers classes in urban setting
In the Northern Liberty section of Philadelphia, mere blocks from the projects, Eastern University students are attending core classes this fall. Eastern in the City is a two-year liberal arts program sponsored by the Campolo School for Social Change. According to Janeen Barlowe, program director, the mission of EIC is to “transform lives with rigorous,
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Ice cream and chocolate with Swiss chalet charm
Sarah McLachlan may think that love is better than ice cream, but if she ever visits Zwahlen’s Ice Cream and Chocolate Company, she may change her tune. Zwahlen’s is in Audubon, Pa., so the drive from campus is about 20 minutes. For someone in the mood for ice cream or chocolate, the drive is definitely
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Eastern in the City students fighting to play on basketball team
How high can they jump? This year, Eastern University has opened the doors to a new campus in the city of Philadelphia called Eastern in the City. The program allows students to attend classes for two years with the option of transferring to Eastern’s main campus their junior year. These students have access to many
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Eastern’s Elite: The top two athletes of the past two weeks
Top: first-year midfielder Taylor VanBrackle has helped the men’s soccer team to their 2-2 start. VanBrackle has played solidly at both ends of the field. He has scored a goal in each of three of the team’s four games so far this season. In high school, VanBrackle was his school’s all-time leading scorer, a two-time
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Four worship opportunities offered this semester
They’re all offered at Eastern! What’s your style of worship? Four main opportunities for students to worship in their own ways are Act 2, Worship on the hill, Sunday night worship and chapel. Act 2, lead by junior theology and Biblical studies major Joe Smith and his team of four other student chaplains, uses the
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Eastern gets football program: Powder Puff style
Every fall, colleges across America experience the pageantry and excitement of college football. When some think about classes beginning, others are thinking about the start of football season. For years, Eastern has not shared in this fine collegiate tradition, until now. Sophomore and Pennswood RA, Brittany O’Neal, has been laying the foundation for a well
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