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One day this past summer, I found myself talking with a middle-aged New Ager about absolute truth, pluralism and Christianity. I thought this a rather odd event, since I was doing so with a staff member over lunch in a Christian nursing home. Something even odder happened last semester in my STV class: I found […]

In May of last year the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a press release, The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General, stating that the surgeon general’s list of smoking related diseases has expanded. According to the report, smoking is now directly linked to diseases such as lukemia,

College students know adjusting to college life is both difficult and exciting. The students who transferred to Eastern at the beginning of the spring semester are experiencing the challenges and the rewards of doing it twice. “I feel like a freshman in a sophomore body,” said sophomore Casey Bradstreet, who transferred from Waynesburg College in

The clock did not stop until the last swimmer finished the last lap. As one lone Eastern swimmer steadily swam her last few laps at Cabrini’s Dixon Center pool, Eastern students cheered loudly, “Come on Amber! You can do it!” The other swimmers had finished their laps, but this didn’t stop Amber Smith, and it

Album of the year: Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles and Various Artists Song of the Year: Daughters by John Mayer, from Heavier Things Best New Artist: Maroon5 Record of the Year: Here We Go Again by Ray Charles, Norah Jones, from Genius Loves Company Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Sunrise by Norah Jones, from

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

It began with four girls who felt a calling to minister by remaining silent. Out of this calling came the new mime and dance group, Precious Movements. The idea to form this group began in 2003 with sophomore Talitha Brown, sophomore Sharina Taylor and junior Angela Scott. Shortly after, sophomore Latoya Jones took over as