A nail salon is a place of relaxation for customers, where women and men can enjoy a manicure or pedicure. However, some customers are unaware of the harmful impact the chemicals in the nail products have on the workers and on themselves. Sarah Maslin Nir, a reporter for “The New York Times,” recently wrote an investigative
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On Friday Nov. 6, Philadelphia was recognized as a World Heritage City by the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWCH), making it the first U.S. city to receive this title. This title is an acknowledgement of the city’s historical significance, and it puts Philly on equal ground with cities like Berlin, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Paris,
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The fall semester is flying by, and the hours of the day are getting shorter. It seems that some of us are oblivious to the beauty of the season that surrounds us. On the paths, students power-walk to various places, send texts, update newsfeeds, chat with friends, or jam out to music. As we quickly
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A Glimpse into the Lives of EU’s Newest RDs As I enter Sharina Hudson’s office in Walton 217, she welcomes me with passionate hand gestures and a bright smile. Hudson is the new Resident Director of Eagle Hall and serves as the new ACT 101 counselor, a program that helps students who are Pennsylvania residents
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Passionate Eastern undergraduate students who plan to further their education in graduate school can continue enhancing their experience by joining a graduate program at Eastern. Eastern offers various master’s degrees in multiple departments, including counseling psychology, education, theological and cultural anthropology, leadership and development, management studies, and urban studies. Here are a few insights into
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It is the time of year where Christians decide to fast from food, physical pleasures, or negative habits. Fellow Christians are excited about what others are planning to give up and ask each other, “Oh, what are you giving up this year?” Then, the conversation about Lent becomes stagnant, and it seems that many Christians
For Phonathon Spring 2015 the goal is to raise $27,000, and this season Phonathon is incorporating new leadership to oversee the operations of the phone calls. Donations last spring totaled $22,340, and the supervisor of Phonathon, Carley Evangelista, and her assistant managed the student callers during Phonathon. “This year I have hired student captains who
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Astronomy Professor at Eastern Astronomy professor David Bradstreet was teaching at Eastern University when it was called Eastern Baptist College, in 1976. Bradstreet has dedicated 39 years to the astronomy department. In 1976, his classroom was the first to have an overhead projector, and Eastern only had two laserjet printers. “It was a nightmare,” Bradstreet
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On Dec. 15 at 9:10 a.m., a 32 year-old female school teacher from Brownstown Elementary School was discovered by police officers murdered in her home in Lancaster, Pa. The sixth grade school teacher, Nicole Mathewson, did not make it to school that Monday morning. The police went to her home located on the 700 block
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Photo-sharing applications such as Facebook and Instagram are excellent tools that allow users to share personal experiences. It is no coincidence that Facebook asks the question, “What’s on your mind?” where users write statuses; this question presumes that the user always has something to share. Moreover, since it is an open-ended question, users can answer
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