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To promote his new, self-published poetry anthology, 2005 Eastern alumnus Brian Baker organized an open poetry night at the Jammin’ Java. On November 15, people came in and out of the coffeeshop, grabbing a hot cup of coffee and sitting down to enjoy the various poetry selections that were read. Baker read several selections from […]

The room is filled with people laughing and having a good time as the sounds of an Italian opera float through the air. The scent of fresh baked bread and tonight’s meal come drifting out of the kitchen. Colorful bulbs are strung along the ceiling. The walls are plastered with pictures of friends and family.

In August of 2001, as his sixteen year old brother Caleb lay dying in a hospital bed, Kevin Ruff laid hands upon him and trusted his new found faith in God to restore his younger brother. Sadly, Ruff’s brother passed away, causing Ruff to question his beliefs. Today, Ruff is a junior at Eastern University,

Did your professor talk too much, give too many papers and present information terribly this semester? Or, did they give great lectures, teach you information that is useful to your life and treat you as though they care about you? Let your voice be heard when you fill out course evaluations. Course evaluations are done

“Can you hear me now? How about right now?” Cheers, laughs and clapping were recently heard at Eastern’s production of Dances with Cellphones, directed by professor of theatre Mark Hallen with assistance from 2001 Eastern alumnus Jake Miller. The four night production, held from November 17-20, showcased the uses of cell phones in modern day

Nueva Esperanza Center for Higher Education recently received a $2.1 million grant that will allow it to expand its facilities and programs. NECHE, which is Eastern’s satellite junior college, will also change its name to Esperanza College of Eastern University. The grant, which is from the United States Department of Education, is part of a

On November 15, the SGA held a poker forum in the Dining Commons to discuss gambling and poker issues on campus. In attendance were Heidi Birtwistle, Shannon Hartsock, Gershwin Sandberg, John Romanski and Teresa Noye, the RDs of Hainer, Doane, NCH, Gallup and Kea-Guffin, respectively. The only RDs not present were Gough’s Brian Crawford and

Starting in the fall of 2006, incoming students will again be expected to spend their entire college careers living on campus. For current students, the policy regarding off-campus living will remain the same, said Bettie Ann Brigham, vice president of student development. At the same time, there will be exceptions granted for some incoming students.

In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the U.S. invades Canada in order to free American children from the smutty influence of the Canadian media industry. Why? Welcome to the world of satire! The makers of South Park pour derision on a pseudo-morality that finds “fart jokes” and movie sex unconscionable while cheerily applauding (or

Members of Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today prepare to hand out clothes and coffee to the Philadelphian homeless on the night of November 18. During the week of November 14-18, YACHT ran Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which was a time dedicated to becoming aware of poverty issues around the world. Other HAHA week