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Student Health Services will have significantly fewer flu shots available for students this fall than it had anticipated. According to the director of Student Health Services, Judith Cocking, the Center for Disease Control has allocated the majority of Eastern’s flu shot order and will use it for high-risk patients such as the elderly. She said […]

At Homecoming, the Waltonian ran a photo caption writing contest for this photo. The captions were judged on creativity, humor and overall appeal. The winner was Kevin Ireland. He will receive a $25 gift certificate to Blockbuster.

It is late Saturday night and you are trying to figure out where you can go to church on Sunday, knowing you will not be able to wake up for morning services. Church of the Saviour, a non-denominational church, offers an evening service at 6 p.m. to help with this common college problem. The Vine

After the announcement in chapel on September 27 that Eastern had raised over three thousand dollars for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, students were presented with another challenge. Laurie Polich of Compassion International gave a compelling message intended to get Eastern students to help the poor. Polich spoke on behalf of Compassion International, a Christian

Women’s Soccer: The women’s soccer team struggled with the rain in their homecoming game against Stevens Tech, ranked 25th in the nation. “We played really well in the first half, but made a few key errors in the second half,” coach Dan Mouw said. Stephanie Frank scored the first goal of the game, which was

In a culture that increasingly pursues pleasure for pleasure’s sake, I find myself in a difficult position when faced with the question, “Why do you read?” This is because my answer–to be entertained–usually flies in the face of several underlying assumptions. First, there is the assumption that reading is a fundamentally boring pastime, and second,

North Campus Hall, better known as “NCH,” is an exciting place to reside. Aside from its location away from the other dorms, it contains some interesting aspects. “NCH is a really fun place to dorm,” resident magician, first-year Joe Straight said. “There is always something exciting to join in on while passing through any of

I entered college with a sketchy concept of what my food options might be. I didn’t expect to find gourmet cuisine, but I never expected I’d have such a hard time simply eating. I suppose some of it is my own fault. I’m a vegetarian, so right away about 75 percent of Sodexho meals are

Yearbooks from 2004-2005 were distributed this past weekend at Homecoming. According to sophomore Mandie Elliott, the editor-in chief, yearbooks are always finished after the academic year ends in order to feature the graduation ceremony. “[Alumni] are supposed to come back for Homecoming,” said Elliott, explaining why yearbooks were given out at Homecoming. Elliott and junior

Following the poker article in issue three of the Waltonian, an interesting development emerged. NCH, where up until recently poker was played without inhibition, has become a gambling-free zone. “I told my RAs that I wanted to know if poker games are happening in the building and if there’s gambling, I want it stopped,” RD