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Someday, Constantine will make a fine Mystery Science Theater 4000 episode. Walking out of the theater, the people I saw this movie with were already laughing. The opening scene is highly reminiscent of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with a couple of Mexican peasants scrabbling aimlessly in the dirt until a sinkhole opens to […]

The Warner Library recently had 30 books mysteriously checked out under the name of Napoleon Dynamite. Seemingly hungry for world religion, Dynamite has been reading Hinduism & Buddhism, SRI Ramakrishna: The Great Master, The Works of St. John of the Cross and The Golden Bout Collection. But a popular fictional character has not suddenly enrolled

Located in the Eden-like Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon, an Eastern study-away program called the Oregon Extension provides students with a place to retreat and personally investigate deep questions of gender, faith and reconciliation. The May term of the program runs from May 17 to June 10. The course focuses on women’s studies. Everyone in

As many as 30 percent of Americans today carry the parasite Taxoplasma gondii, one of the leading causes of death for those with AIDS. New light is being cast on the widespread condition by an Eastern professor, thanks in part to a grant of $107,000 from the National Institute of Health. After receiving an extension

Few people would connect piles of snow to a spring break in a tropical climate. But a group of eight determined Eastern students found a way to do just that. The snowy weekend of January 21 brought with it opportunity for first-years Gail Longernecker, Hannah Young and Peder Wiegner to raise money toward their trip

Sometimes an issue touches the heart; sometimes a crisis can change a life. Such is the case of junior Ebony White, who took up the challenge of representing Eastern at the Student AIDS Summit: A Christian Call to Action at Wheaton College as a result of her compassion for all kinds of AIDS victims. Last

Nate Stutzman, one of the most recognizable students on Eastern’s campus, may soon become known to many more than just the Eastern community. Stutzman was an extra for the movie Hitch starring Will Smith, and he has a slightly larger role in the upcoming film Prime, currently in post-production, which stars Uma Thurman and Meryl

Amanda Magri scores for the Lady Eagles

After a two year search, Eastern’s Christian Studies department finally has a new professor of New Testament. Carl Mosser recently finished his doctoral studies at St. Andrews University in Scotland and will be graduating in June. Mosser wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hebrews, arguing, in light of a cultural reading of Hebrews, that its destination

Eastern’s home soccer matches need never be rained out again. Homecoming games won’t be played in apparent inches of muddy slop. And if anyone feels the urge, they will be able to plow six inches of snow off the lacrosse field in order to get an early start on the season. After years of problems