I recently sat down after a long day of classes to amuse my battered mind with a little Disney humor. Instead, I was enraptured by the message I found within the movie. Listen to this plot and think about it for yourself: Rapunzel has been trapped in her tower for 18 years. She does not […]
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For the past eighteen years, through Operation Christmas Child, Samaritan’s Purse has been taking empty, ordinary shoeboxes and transforming them into small miracles all around the globe. This year, Eastern University is participating in the program. Simply by donating a few small gifts, students can help bring Christmas cheer to children in other countries who
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Burundi was ravaged by a 12-year civil war from 1993 until 2005. The nation as a whole remains scarred. Refugees, still in the process of returning to their homeland, face obstacles that include poverty, hunger, HIV/AIDS and inaccessible healthcare. How to help In light of the country’s need, Plant with Purpose is working in
After winning the Freedom Conference, the Women’s soccer team lost in penalty kicks to SUNY Cortland in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. As the #2 seed, Eastern defeated a very tough Misericordia team 3-0 to take the Freedom Conference crown. The Eastern women’s soccer team, not to be shorted of
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If you tuned in to SportsCenter on the morning of November 2nd, 2011, you may have noticed that a familiar image was missing on the ESPN highlight reel. No NBA basketball games were played the night before the regular season was supposed to start because the NBA has cancelled all of its games through the
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Located in West Africa, Liberia has a population of about 4 million people. Between the Americo-Liberian establishment in 1980 and the Liberian civil wars, which claimed the lives of 250,000 citizens, the country has been left with lingering political and economic instability. Today, as Liberia attempts to recover from the aftermath of the civil war
Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Within its population of over seven million citizens, the average annual income is below three hundred dollars. The country has been ravaged by governmental collapses, frequent civil wars and, most recently, a continuing and devastating drought and famine. Somalia’s economy is based on agriculture, making
During the first weekend of November, Eastern sent 10 student representatives to the National Christian Multicultural Student Leaders Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of the conference as outlined on its Web site is to “provide participants with knowledge and skills that enhance their understanding of multicultural ideals, challenges and realities, and the role of
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