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Though there are never huge banners to announce the arrival of prospective students, it only takes one glance at a name tag or a new, nervous face for a current student to realize it is a prospectives day. “I didn’t even know it was preview day until someone was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of […]

The most recent statistics show that more students are coming to Eastern, staying at Eastern and graduating from Eastern than ever before. The administration’s focus on retention is paying off, and the result is the current record-high student population. Although the percentages of incoming students graduating in four years and of first-years staying for their

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

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

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

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

Name: Matt Lorthioir Year: Junior Major: Music education “I love kids, I love music, and I want to teach.” Hometown:West Hempstead, NY Favorite Color: Blue Future plans:”First things first: leave home and get a job,” he said. After that, he says he plans to get his master’s degree. He hopes to start teaching in the

These days, it’s more than just college students who are hooked on the big question mark that still hangs over the remaining contestants of American Idol. Eastern alumnus Rod Snyder (’02) is also a faithful viewer, but for other reasons; the current contestants used to be competition. Snyder, who formerly sang with Angels of Harmony,

A smoke-free campus is one of the many things that attract students to Eastern. Few may realize, however, that a little over fifteen years ago, the administration allowed smoking on campus, and even provided designated lounges for smoking students. Still fewer may be aware that this allowance was later banned by the student body, and

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