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When I was five years old, my father took me to see the Disney version of Cinderella at a packed theatre. During the scene in which the ugly stepsisters start ripping apart Cinderella’s dress, most of the other kids in the room started to cry. Not me. I stood on my chair, pointed at the […]

Anja Eltgroth was raised in an Episcopal home. Before she entered Eastern, she had left that more traditional church and “trended fundamentalist-like,” she said, even somewhat anti-Catholic. But now, as a senior, she has done more than just convert to Catholicism. When she graduates, she plans to become a nun. Her turn toward the higher

We at the Waltonian, traditional undergraduate students at the traditional undergraduate campus, worry about Eastern’s direction. It seems sometimes that what the University really needs is not another new non-traditional college or new name or new organizational structure, but just the opposite: a renewed focus on the undergraduate endeavour. But we’re very excited about the

As my title euphemistically suggests, I would like to address those who will cast their vote in November based on the candidate’s position on abortion. I respectfully and urgently disagree with your decision. I do not wish to minimize the importance of the abortion debate, but rather contend that it should not be ascendant among

At their most recent meeting, the faculty voted not to implement the proposed four by four curriculum change. Out of the 100 eligible faculty members, 65 cast ballots. The final vote was 54 to 11. “It’s dead,” Walt Huddell, math professor and head of the natural sciences division, said. Huddell, along with the other three

Abuse of privileges has caused a change of availability of the gym facility. Traditionally, Eastern’s policy for use of the gym was that the main gym area was to be used for athletic team activities only. This included practices and events. The recreational gym was to be used for everyone else and was open 24