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Pope’s Policy Questioned: Many Wish to See More Action From Pope Francis

Pope Francis will have been the head of the Catholic Church for one year this March. In the past months, he has successfully stirred the pot with his emphasis on charity, his political tweets, and rumors of his sneaking out of the Vatican to spend time with the poor. Though many Catholics and Protestants worldwide

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Other Sheep Discusses LGBT Community, Christianity at Central Baptist Church

Elizabeth Vollmer evollmer@eastern.edu   On Saturday evening, January 18, Central Baptist Church in Wayne, PA, hosted an event featuring the work of nonprofit LGBT Christian organization, Other Sheep. Central Baptist in Wayne is attended by many faculty and students at Eastern University. Founded in 1992 by Rev. Dr. Thomas Hanks, Other Sheep “works worldwide for

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Disappearing Chinatowns

Chinatowns on the East Coast are disappearing, particularly in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. These areas that have traditionally accommodated restaurants, apartments and small businesses of Asian working class immigrants since the early 1800’s are becoming more urbanized and mainstream, seeing an influx of wealthy, Caucasian residents. The property value and living costs are

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Saying the Unsayable: A Night of Poetry

On October 7, Eastern English Professor Rebecca Lauren Gidjunis (‘01) and Natalie Diaz, professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts Low-Res MFA Program in Arizona, held a poetry reading and discussion for Eastern faculty and students entitled “The Mythology of Faith and Family.” Diaz and Gidjunis met at Old Dominion University while studying for

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