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Federal aid for student loans is going down, interest rates are going up and grants are being created under a new law. As of July 1, the $40 billion Deficit Reduction Act, signed into law February 8, will put into effect $12.7 billion worth of cuts to student loans over the next five years. It

It is with great enthusiasm that I sit to pen this letter based on my experiences as a gay man at Eastern University. I graduated from Eastern with my BA in psychology in 1993. I am writing to express my excitement and pleasure about the upcoming visit by Soulforce’s “Equality Ride.” This is a wonderful

While students have been updating and browsing Xanga and Facebook accounts and rating their professors on ratemyprofessors.com, a certain Eastern professor has been busy with a private blog about the university. Most of the posts are satire on the institution. The blogging professor has requested anonymity for both self and blog. On the blog, the

When one hears the word “veteran,” the first image that often comes to mind is usually an eighty-something year old balding man who served in Vietnam or World War II. It is certainly not a picture of twenty-year-old Chris Slininger, first year Eastern student who served in Kuwait for a year. Slininger, who is in

Ricky Martin is carving out a new vocation as modern day “hero.” The hip-swaying, loca-living superstar is lending his fame to the anti-trafficking movement by appearing in ads designed to educate the public to the horrors of modern-day slavery. Martin is rightfully disturbed that 27 million people are currently enslaved in forced labor and sex-related

The Book of Daniel, a new NBC show about an Episcopalian priest, the conflicts within his family and flock and a randomly appearing Jesus figure, premiered January 6. From the time the show was announced, Christians had been protesting it. Two NBC affiliates refused to air Daniel even before its debut, and five more canceled

Dear Editor, I know I ‘m speaking to a large crowd and I don’t expect you will all like what I’m going to say. But seeing the words “EU Idol” plastered around campus two years in a row stirs up in me emotions that would be foolish to hide. I do not pretend to be

Imagine a teacher telling the following joke: “What do you call a man with half a brain?” Imagine the women in the classroom starting to smile. Some are whispering things to their female neighbors and chuckling. The teacher waits for the murmur to die down, and answers: “Gifted.” Now there is an audible snicker in

Spiritual Emphasis Week is misnamed. It’s not a week where spirituality is emphasized, it’s three days when students can easily forget God. Last week, this year’s incarnation of the event, the only difference for many students from any other time of year was Thursday’s changed class schedule. It’s not that Eastern is unspiritual. Students participate