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When English professor Chris Bittenbender went to Scotland during his sabbatical last year, he expected to research the censored work of Scottish writers. Instead, he found himself doing research on something different. “I got sidetracked into researching Scottish writers who were obscured but not necessarily censored,” he said. Bittenbender conducted both his planned and unplanned […]

I have come to expect a certain moment in a novel by Chuck Palahniuk: a moment that is so horrifically disgusting that it makes me cringe. I find myself reflexively grabbing on my own body parts that have just been grossy mutilated in the novel, as if to protect them from the same fate. Haunted,

This June, the Gatehouse was turned into a kitchen, the bookstore was turned into a convenience store and a graduation that didn’t happen was filmed in front of McInnis and Walton. Actors and actresses came from places like New York and the Philadelphia area and were escorted from 30th Street Station to campus. But this

Babysitting is no longer just an after school activity for high school-aged girls looking to make an extra buck. It has expanded to one of the most populated professions for students at Eastern. Due to the relatively few jobs offered to those living on Eastern’s campus, students must look to the outside community for employment.

The Student Activity Board’s Labor Day trips proved to be a worthwhile undertaking, according to its members. On Labor Day, the SAB sponsored free trips to Ocean City, New Jersey and Philadelphia’s South Street. They were also going to sponsor a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo but canceled the trip when nobody signed up. “[We

Student chaplains. Everyone has seen them. Some have been them. However, many people are unaware of what it takes to become a thriving student chaplain. It all begins with a desire to serve. “It seems students are interested in helping other students with spiritual formation,” said Joe Modica, Chaplain of Eastern University. In addition, chaplains

The wheels on the vans go round and round; however, the numbers of wheels have been cut significantly here as Eastern has recently discontinued use of several of the university’s 15-passenger vans. The cut, which was made over the summer, was made for a number of reasons, according to Bettie Ann Brigham, vice president of

at night and by day

As I began to read God and Evolution by Eastern professor David Wilcox, I expected to encounter a direct attack on creationism written from the perspective of an ardent evolutionist. To my surprise, I found instead that an intelligent Christian thinker had written an equally intelligent and thought-provoking book. Wilcox’ aim is to convince conservative

After traveling to many different places, including Palestine, as a missionary, Eastern’s new associate professor of missions decided to try something different. Andrew Bush began serving as a missionary in 1986, ministering mostly in the Philippines, southeast Asia and Ramallah, Palestine. He and his wife decided to move back to the United States in order