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One year ago, Eastern’s men’s basketball team was skidding its way to the end of a season in which they finished 9-16 (7-9 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference). Today they stand three playoff wins away from the school’s first PAC Championship in men’s basketball since Eastern became a part of NCAA Division III in 1992. […]

Earlier this semester, Eastern University lost its head baseball coach. Brian Burke left his position to accept an opening as head baseball coach at De Sales University in Central Valley, Pennsylvania. “I respect and understand why he left, but it still sucks,” sophomore baseball player John Montague said. Atheltic director Harry Gutelius shared similar feelings,

When it hit the market last November, the Xbox 360 created a hype similar to the first man landing on the moon. This new gaming system was supposed to be the beginning of a new millennium in video games. Its slick silver and intersecting green colors together with its absence of ninety degree edges were

The new format of the spring convocation ceremony is selective, exclusionary and, in fact, elitist. Under the new system, only 60 of Eastern’s most promising juniors and seniors will be recognized for academic excellence at a special dinner and ceremony on February 17. The event will not be public. All the other hundreds of Dean’s

Rob Miller and Elliott Simko race on tricyles around the lounge as a part of Alcohol Awareness Week. Their vision was affected by goggles that simulated a drunken state. Photo provided by Kara Hornak.

The Eastern Ladies’ Eagles Basketball team has played a tough season so far as they battle to become united as a strong force out on the court. With a record of 1-17 the girls have had a hard season, but continue to show determination and fortitude as a team. On December 10 the girls won

Long lines, long waits and cramped space used to be norm at the bookstore, especially during the first and last weeks of the semester. Not anymore. Since the bookstore moved to its new location in the Harold Howard Center, there is much more space for actual shopping. “During the rushes, they can come in here

U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, in the opening phase of a tough re-election race, delivered a major address on the war in Iraq recently at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College. The bulk of his speech was a call for American unity in the conflict against Islamic fascism, in the way the U.S. united during

Rob Miller and Elliott Simko race on tricyles around the lounge as a part of Alcohol Awareness Week. Their vision was affected by goggles that simulated a drunken state. Photo provided by Kara Hornak.

New Orleans is slowly recovering from Katrina, but the lives of six Eastern students who traveled to the city over Christmas break are permanently changed. A student’s connection with the Red Cross allowed for an informal team to travel to the city and help participate in the most extensive disaster relief effort in the nation’s