*Trigger warning for suicide, physician-assisted suicide, or death.* [twocol_one]Yes Kit Apostolacus Death is a very sensitive thing—despite us all inevitably experiencing it. I want to be very careful and note that I am not encouraging suicide. My situation is notably different from Brittany Maynard’s, the 29-year-old woman with terminal cancer who made public plans to […]
The Issue: Should we have the right to die? Read Post »
Intrinsically, we are just ordinary people. Many of us are ordinary college students who, on a typical day, wake up, go to class, eat a couple of meals, watch a lot of television and goof around with our friends until we remember the stack of homework we haven’t done, in which we quickly do it,
Ordinary to Extraordinary Read Post »
Recently, the world lost two of its greatest comedians, Robin Williams and Joan Rivers. Both were unique and exceptional talents who brought new life and perspective to the industry and whose influences have continued beyond their deaths. Robin Williams began doing stand-up comedy in the mid-1970s. He travelled to various clubs on the West Coast
The Lives and Legacies of Two Comedy Greats: Robin Williams and Joan Rivers Read Post »
The moment has finally arrived! You have made it to Eastern and are now wondering how to get recognized on our campus. Do not worry; I am here to help you! Here is how to make it big as a first-year student. Get your name out there. I would suggest posting name tags that state
Waltonian Guide to Making it Big on Campus as a First-year student Read Post »
The early bird may get the worm, but the early Eastern Eagle gets so much more. Several groups of students, including resident assistants (RAs), student chaplains, fall athletes, fall teaching assistants (TAs), Leadership Fellows Program (LFP) first year students and members of campus ministries, arrived on campus early this semester. These students have been working
Early Eagles: Students who arrived to campus early Read Post »
Eastern, it is time to wake up the world. In June, Eastern University held a video competition centered around the theme Wake up the World. The contest was open to anyone 15 years of age and older who wanted to participate, and video submissions, which were allowed to be up to 90 seconds long, were
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Dr. Darrell Pearson is an associate professor and the department chair of youth ministries. At Palmer, he earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2010. When asked about his experience as a graduate of Palmer, Dr. Pearson talked about his interactions with the other students in his program. He said that his cohort, made up of
Continuing The Legacies: Eastern Graduates who returned as faculty Read Post »
On March 24, World Vision, a well-known Christian mission organization, made a controversial policy change. For the first time, they would consider hiring employees that are in same-sex marriages. But following an immediate outcry from evangelical Christians who spoke out against the move, they reversed their policy two days later. Unfortunately, these
World Vision Controversy: Still Loving the Least of These? Read Post »
