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The recent theater production at Eastern was a testament to the power of human words. The Testimony Project was performed January 22 on a bare stage to a small, onstage audience. The performers used verbatim readings of interviews to tackle today’s most controversial religious and political debates. “We thought that if one made a theater […]

There are two sometimes-conflicting principles that drive Grow Groups, the weekly gatherings organized by student chaplains in each of the residence halls of Eastern University. They are meant to “create an atmosphere or sense of Christian community” on each floor, as University chaplain Joe Modica said, but they are also to be reflections of what

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” The words of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist denomination, would be

What’s Out: – Uggs boots – Words on women’s bottoms – Spirit week – The Marquis Apartments – I Kissed Dating Goodbye – NCH – Large mocha lattes with caramel, whipped cream on top and extra shots of espresso at the Jammin’ Java – The Waterwheel – Painting the Rock – Hating Eastern What’s In:

One hundred people came to watch Lovedrug perform in McInnis auditorium for the second consecutive year, with the music of Bang Bang Beautiful kicking off the night. Formed in June 2002, Lovedrug consists of four members who “have a passion to play music, anytime, anywhere,” said guitarist and back-up vocalist David Owen. “I was excited

David Kim’s connections to Eastern are growing deeper. Since moving to Philadelphia in 1999, he has sent his children to Church of the Savior, made music and friends with its minister of music, Eastern professor Ron Matthews, and read a book by Tony Campolo. On December 8, Kim, violinist and concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra,

“Young enough you want to change the world-old enough to do it,” is the motto for City Year, a non-profit organization based out of Boston, Massachusetts. “As a City Year corps member, you will serve as a tutor or mentor in schools, run after-school programs, plan and host day camps for kids and help rebuild

Need to raise that algebra grade? Need some help with that calculus problem that you cannot seem to figure out? Or do you just need someone to help you with math? The Abelian Group has answers to all these problems and more. Comprised of three members, the Abelian Group joins the long list of helpful

Africa and Hollywood suddenly have a cozy relationship. Films such as The Interpreter, The Constant Gardener and the Oscar-winning Hotel Rwanda portray a more realistic (albeit stylized) view of contemporary African issues. From pharmaceutical malfeasance to power-hungry dictators to ethnic cleansing, Africa is more central to our western screens than ever before. But Tinseltown limelight

The SGA sponsored a student forum on the proposed curriculum changes on November 30. The proposed changes would change student course loads from five three-credit classes a semester to four four-credit classes a semester. The forum was in preparation for the faculty vote on the proposed changes, set to be held on Thursday, March 16.