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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 […]

While students and library books are being promised more living space, faculty are losing elbow room as they continue to grow in size. The Warner Library addition and renovation, while it creates plenty of new study and classroom space, is less helpful for the office situation. According to provost David Fraser, the original plan would

It’s the modern day universal embarrassing moment. You’re walking alone on the path when you see someone advancing toward you in the distance. As you near them, you realize it is the cutie you have been admiring in Biology class, and they are smiling in your direction, “Hey, what’s up?” You smile back and squeak

“Go E U!” shouted 40 pink- shirted girls at the men’s basketball game against Neumann College, January 29. Spectators may have wondered about the abundance of youngsters grouped together in the stands until half-time, when the cheerleading squad brought the girls out to hype up the crowd with a cheer and a dance. This performance

When the Eastern missions team left for Montego Bay, Jamaica in December, they expected to help with hurricane relief efforts, according to trip advisor Doug Trimble. Instead, they encountered life-changing experiences. The trip, lasting from December 11-19, included Trimble, ten Eastern students and Joan Litvin, another adult from the area. The trip was organized by

Before we panic over Social Security let’s get the facts straight. The current situation: Employees have 6.2 percent taken out of the first $90,000 of their pay for Social Security and 1.45 percent taken out of all their earnings for Medicare. This is matched by their employer (self-employed persons pay 15.3 percent total). With our

Mukono, Uganda: Feb. 8Hey friends and family! It’s been a while, I hope you’re all doing well. The subject of this email is: The Worst Week in the History of Mankind (cue lightning bolts and thunder). You’ll understand as you read. This is how the last week and a half has gone. 1. Last Saturday,

Residence hall to open in 2007 near Heritage House

Since Eastern received roughly a foot of snow two weeks ago, construction workers have brought shovels and constructive precautions to the Warner Library addition site. Although the work has been delayed, the addition is still expected to be finished on schedule for the beginning of next year’s classes. Besides making the site’s appearance messy, the

Eastern University Security has added a security van to its lot to provide the commuting community with safe passage from the Heritage Lot to the main campus when the McInnis lots are full and inclement weather comes. “There is a wide spectrum of people when it comes to the weather,” campus security director John Sheehan