We the editors of The Waltonian would like to offer our thoughts on this 2016 presidential election. Our hope is that this statement, which is of a bipartisan nature, can provide a way forward for we who live in community at Eastern, regardless of who is elected to the presidency. What follows are […]
Where We Stand- The 2016 Presidential Election Read Post »
The problem of dehumanizing criminals in our minds and in our prison systems is a perennial one. Because we as a society feel betrayed when crimes are perpetuated, it is easy to lose sight of the humanity of those who betrayed us. I recently talked to Dr. Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe whose background is in
The Humanity of The Criminal Read Post »
[twocol_one] Donald Trump’s Child Care Plan by Andrew Barbin As a Trump supporter, one of the biggest things I love about Trump’s policies is that they are heavily oriented around incentives. From his tax policies to his health care policy to his newly announced child care policy, everything is heavily based on tax
Republican and Democratic stances on child care and parental leave Read Post »
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Michael Ward, an Oxford professor and preeminent C.S. Lewis scholar, presented in Baird Library on the secret code carefully hidden in Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia.” Dr. Ward was hosted by Eastern’s ISI Montaigne Society in conjunction with the Templeton Honors College and the Agora Institute’s Center for Orthodox
Oxford Professor and Lewis Scholar Michael Ward Speaks at Eastern Read Post »
What do you do when you find yourself questioning your faith? How do you respond to doubts about your core beliefs? Mike McHargue, known by his moniker “Science Mike,” has wrestled intensely with these questions. Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition, Science Mike gradually lost his faith. Unexpectedly, however, after a mystical experience
New Copernican Dialogues Create Safe Place for Unsafe Questions Read Post »
In a speech during Eastern’s 2016 convocation service, Josephine Templeton announced that her family would be giving Eastern University $5 million towards the construction of a new Templeton building. Eastern will work to raise matching funds. The plan is for the new building to be built opposite Walton Hall, directly on the other
Eastern Receives Gift for New Templeton Building Read Post »
[twocol_one] Not Really by Gaelan Campbell The largest country in South America, Brazil is home to 205 million people. It has the seventh largest economy in the world, is a major exporter of oil, and if you have ever had a cup of coffee, you very likely got it from Brazil. Combined with
Do the Olympics Help the World? Read Post »
Eastern University recently announced a new partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, the largest Bible translation organization in the world. Through this partnership, Wycliffe employees and missionaries, as well as their spouses and dependents, will qualify for a 20 percent discount on tuition. Wycliffe has been helping people around the world
Eastern Partners With Wycliffe Bible Translators Read Post »
Dear fellow students, we are not here today because of our own merits alone. Our being here is an undeserved gift from God. There are hundreds of thousands of other young people in our nation and around the world who, possessing an equal or greater measure of our intellect and virtue, nevertheless are denied this
We Are Here to Love and Learn Read Post »
Education initiatives for a demographic that some would label as “ex-offenders” are often met with skepticism or even hostility. Why should we have a special focus on people who betrayed society through criminal activity? If those who broke the law are denied opportunities for higher learning, isn’t that just a natural consequence of their actions?
In Favor of Education for Returning Citizens Read Post »
