Three Palestinian authors came to Eastern University on April 3, as part of a three-week book tour for the recent release of “Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine,” a collection of short fiction pieces by 15 young Palestinians. Yousef Aljamel and Rawan Yaghi, along with their […]
Author: Elizabeth Vollmer
The Issue: Mixed Response to Katie Koestner’s Talk
I want to thank Eastern for bringing Katie Koestner to campus on Tuesday, March 11, to tell us about her experience with sexual assault. Eastern is taking steps in combating sexual assault on campus, and as a student, woman, and feminist, I am excited to witness this time of awareness-building […]
Review: Sophie’s Café in Wayne
Walking the Main Line in Wayne during a downpour, I knew that most vendors would not be thrilled with a soaking wet student stumbling into their spotless stores. Sophie’s Café, however, with its modern yellow and blue décor and fashionable wall mirrors, was more than happy to accept my vagrant […]
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 […]
Looking Back a Decade: A Glance at The Waltonian in ’04
A New Year means new resolutions and goals; it also means reflecting on the past to see how much one has changed over the years. In honor of the turn of the year, The Waltonian dug through the archives of past issues to discover where it was ten years ago, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Eastern Experiences the New Sound of Gungor
On Saturday, November 2, the band Gungor played at Eastern University. This was its sixth stop in their world tour for their fourth album, “I Am Mountain.” This album shows a different side of Gungor that was unanticipated by the crowd on Saturday. The bluegrass, beat boxing, one-man-band K.S. Rhoads […]
Not Your Average Sisters
The Medical Mission Sisters is an order of Roman Catholic religious women. It was started in 1925 by Austrian Dr. Anna Dengel in response to the plight of Muslim women in India that were being denied medical care due to their gender. Dr. Dengel created this order of religious women […]
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 […]