Athletic training is a rigorous major for fifteen students (juniors and seniors) in the professional phase and eighteen students (freshmen and sophomores) in the pre-professional phase. One of the toughest tasks befor these students is the rotations that they have to complete at a number of different schools. They also have to prioritize sports above […]
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I enjoy working in a high school environment as opposed to a college environment for many reasons. In the athletic training program, six rotations must be completed. Fortunately, most of mine have been assigned to high schools. Athletic training in a high school environment provides the opportunity to interact with students and staff on both
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As an athletic training student at Eastern, I have had the opportunity to spend clinical rotations working with Division I athletes. These teams included Villanova University’s football and Saint Joseph University’s field hockey and men’s basketball teams. The most delightful aspect of working with Division I athletes is the ability to treat them the way
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Eastern University men’s lacrosse team is focused. If you watch a practice, you can feel the players’ intensity. The Eagles finished 10-6 overall with a 9-2 record in the Freedom Conference in 2011. Their dreams of the NCAA tournament were cut short due to a tough loss in the MAC quarterfinal to Elizabethtown. Last year’s
Around the beginning of the spring semester, Donna MacIntosh, Campus Services Coordinator, emailed all Eastern University staff about a makeover project planned for McInnis this summer. The changes will present a challenge to the many departments on the St. Davids campus that have offices in McInnis. To address this issue, staff members were asked to
The Eastern women’s lacrosse team had only four seniors on the squad last season. It finished with a record of 7-5 in the MAC conference and ended the season in a first round loss to FDU-Florham. This year, the Eagles only have four seniors and their goals have not changed much. “We want to get
“If you are on the low rung of the economic ladder in Pennsylvania, this governor has his foot on your neck,” said Senator Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee. On February 7, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett proposed his budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which will begin on July 1.
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Even though February is coming to a close, it is never too late to celebrate black history. Philadelphia just happens to be one of the best places to do so. As a stop along the Underground Railroad and a destination for southern African-Americans seeking to escape from the segregated Jim Crow south, Philadelphia is home
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