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“Faith, Reason and Justice.” We’ve all heard this motto time and time again at Eastern. In fact we spend a whole semester studying these important principles in INST270. But does Eastern University really follow its own mission statement? In INST270, the concept of “tokenism” is a vital portion of the curriculum. For those who have […]

Mark Twain may have called it a “good walk spoiled,” but five afternoons a week seven players from Eastern’s golf team return to the links for as many holes as they can get in before the sun sets. “Sometimes people think of golf as a recreation – but it is a legitimate NCAA sport, it

Lent is more than just an opportunity to give up a bad habit. For Roman Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox and some Protestants, it is instead one of the most significant times of the year, and is marked by traditions that in some cases stretch back centuries. One tradition observed by all three branches of Christianity

The clothesline project was originally started in Boston in 1990 by a small group of women to raise awareness of issues of intimate violence like rape and abuse. They began hanging clotheslines all over the city with different shirt colors to represent different issues. For example, yellow shirts symbolized battered assault. The project was brought

Jammin’ Java recently hosted the annual Literary Coffeehouse and gave young writers an opportunity to showcase poetry, short stories and other forms of literature. The event, held April 6 and sponsored by the Writing Center, was orchestrated by senior English majors Andrea Priest, Shannon Whiting and Sarah Vanacore, with help from professor John Nordlof. Set

Softball Away vs. Cabrini, April 21, 3 p.m. Baseball Home vs. Alvernia, April 18, 3 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Home vs. Misericordia, April 20, 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Home vs. Neumann College, April 19, 4 p.m. Men’s Tennis Home vs. Marywood University, April 13, 4 p.m. Golf Widener College at Wild Quail Country Club, April 20

The recreational gym’s new policy includes a limitation on the number of guests Eastern students can bring to the gym. To prevent the rec gym from becoming something of a local community center, at first the policy was changed to permit only Eastern students and their guests, security director John Sheehan said. While the rec

Not many colleges offer classes with a view of a cabin and snow covered mountains. Nor do they offer a library in the valley of the Rocky Mountains. But there is one exception: At Eastern, that class is Youth Ministry in the Wilderness. The two-week class travels to Colorado each year after the spring semester

This summer, the student group SPEAK plans to send about a dozen students to Northern Ireland in the hoping to help end a conflict that has plagued the Irish for over 400 years. “When I first heard the potential of a trip to Northern Ireland, it was from an impassioned Tony Campolo. Needless to say,

Duke’s decision to suspend their men’s lacrosse season in response to allegations of gross misconduct by several team members is all over the news. This story stands in contrast to the feel-good stories of George Mason men’s basketball and national championships for Maryland women’s basketball and Florida’s men’s team. Millions of people around the country