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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

From sledding and building snowmen to shoveling to looking out a window in the morning at a world that has been transformed into a white wonderland, snow can bring excitement and beauty, as well as extra work. Another thought connected to snow in the mind of any student, from elementary school to college, is the

Glad to see you guys are up and running. I was getting worried there for a few days. Good issue, though (of course) I’d love to see a hard copy. 🙂 Peace and love from across the ocean,Boston.

The A&E Editor gives his top picks

I did something over Christmas break that I had vowed never to do. I watched the movie American Pie. I do not think there is any other movie that made me feel so guilty after watching it, except maybe for Mulholland Drive. It is already pretty clear where this editorial is going, but before I

Like to find out if that boy in literature class is single? Does that friend at the University of Illinois still like the movie Top Gun? How many people does the girl down the hall know at Eastern? These urgent questions and many others can be answered thanks to the addictive online phenomenon, new to