As taller and more expensive buildings spring up in Philadelphia’s ever-growing grand skyline, many historians have called attention to the overlooked buildings that have withstood the growing pains of our flourishing city. The most notable of these in recent news is Peter A. B. Widener’s massive Gilded Age mansion, Lynnewood Hall. […]
Historic Lynnewood Hall Faces Uncertain Future Read Post »
To have the opportunity time and time again to express oneself through art in any form is truly a blessing, and Eastern University certainly does not fall short of providing those opportunities. With 12 art and performance clubs and ministries on campus, student leaders are eager and waiting for new members to gallivant in their
Expressing Faith Through Art Read Post »
Under the Affordable Care Act, almost all employers must provide health insurance to their employees. Along with this, all health insurance companies must cover contraceptive costs for women at no additional charge to their plans. So, indirectly, most employers are required to provide contraception to their employees. If a religious nonprofit employer objects to contraception
When Life Begins: Justice In Zubik V. Burwell Case Read Post »
Tuesdays are my busiest days. I feel like I can’t catch a break, and by the time my last class of the day has drawn to an end at 7:00, it takes something truly special to make me want to keep pushing on with my day before finally heading back to my dorm. SAHT is
Living Out the Eastern Motto Seeking Justice: Students Against Human Trafficking Read Post »
On Feminism And The Fight For Racial Equality If you consider yourself an advocate for equality, you don’t get to pick and choose whom you want that equality for; that defeats the point. You can’t say you long for equality in this world, then only fight for people who look, talk, dress, and live like
As terrible as it sounds to admit, I have found that in the midst of suffocating anxiety, Bible verses don’t help me much. When I feel my world is caving in around me, verses that tell me to trust that God has it under control feel like empty promises; in the thick of it, anxiety
Count It All Joy: Living Amidst Anxiety Read Post »
On Friday, Jan. 15, Rend Collective rolled onto Eastern’s campus, bringing with them enough contagious exuberance to share with a crowd, enough musicality to make you pay no mind to the rising temperature of the gym or the strangers stepping on your feet, and Irish accents thick enough to leave you with a lilt leaping
Rend Collective Performs at EU Read Post »
There is a word in the Spanish language that has been deemed one of the most difficult to translate into English: “duende.” It loosely translates to describe the profound feeling of awe during an artful experience. Sometimes we need to reach beyond our own language to fully communicate an emotion. Maybe there aren’t enough —
Mary Consoli: Cantata Soloist Read Post »
There is influencing, overcoming power in faith. Our faith places a hue over our lives, coloring our decisions the tinge of what we hold closest to our hearts and of what we have rooted tightest in our minds. A well-known quote by C.S. Lewis reads: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun
How Faith Influences Art Read Post »
A few weeks ago, on a cold, rainy day, I had a conversation in the Dining Commons that I can’t get out of my mind, though on the surface it was about scant more than the weather. As I sat down, rather damp from my venture through the storm, I griped, “I love the rain, but
“Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”? Read Post »
