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We need to get a little more extreme. Extreme sports have been increasing in popularity these days. Some colleges, like Boise State University, even offer extreme sports. Eastern should consider doing following suit. Imagine a giant rock climbing wall looming over Doane Hall. Students would have the ability to free climb and feel the exhiliration […]

Many new faces will greet students when they return this fall, and Leah Mulhearn is proud to be one of them. She will be the new coordinator of housing and also the resident director of Gallup. As a former Eastern student, Mulhearn is excited to return to the place where she learned so much. After

No one goes from a regular job straight to the National Football League, especially at the age of 30. However, in 1976, Philadelphia native Vince Papale, a part-time bartender and substitute schoolteacher, became the first man in history to do just that. During a low time in their team history, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to

It’s time to broaden our horizons. A new year and new students give us an opportunity to meet new people. With a cavalcade of activities and events, interacting with a wide variety of people is easy. The problem is, we don’t. Instead, we gravitate toward people just like us. We settle into groups of like-minded

I’m sitting alone on the rooftop of a dear friend’s apartment enjoying the first quiet moment I’ve had in weeks. Life has been a blur of appointments, errands, vaccinations, lists, emails, painful goodbyes, rewriting lists, franticly packing bags and hunting for reservations. But tonight I get a chance to be still and take one last

Since my graduation last semester, one of my biggest joys has been choosing “want to read” books rather than “have to read” books. The first book I chose to read was one recommended to me by Betsy Morgan: Saturday by Ian McEwan. McEwan’s brilliant writing immediately drew me into thinking the thoughts and living the

For the past several weeks, all of Eastern’s six fall athletic teams have been hard at work preparing for their upcoming seasons. Here is a peek at each team and how they look so far. Women’s Soccer 2005 Record: (11-9, 9-2 PAC) The women’s soccer team finished last season as the runner-up in the Pennsylvania

They made the NFC Championship game four years in a row, but when 2005 came, the Philadelphia Eagles fell off the map. The NFL radar didn’t even pick up the Eagles in the race for its last remaining playoffs spots come the end of the season. To make matters worse for Eagles fans, the Steelers

Eastern athletes show dedication through hours of practice and pain

Biblical studies professor Kent Sparks was recently appointed Eastern’s first-ever special assistant to the provost. The appointment came from Chris Hall, whose job as the dean of the Templeton Honors College in addition to his new position as provost required him to have an assistant.”I had a full-time job, and I took on another full-time