Author: Jared Maier

Opinions

Prison, Slavery and Netflix’s “13th”

     Most people know about the great original shows and films Netflix has to offer, but most do not know about Netflix’s original documentaries. Ava DuVernay, producer and director of “Selma,” recently released her new documentary on Netflix, titled “13th.” This documentary  explores U.S. history from the perspective of […]

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Eastern Alumnus David Nicol Inducted Into Lamplight Society

     David Nicol is this year’s inductee to Eastern University’s Lamplight Society. Eastern University’s Facebook page posted, “Congratulations to this year’s Lamplight Society Inductee, David Nicol (’70) of the music department! Members of the Lamplight Society are recognized for their contribution to life at Eastern and their overall imprint […]

Opinions

Prison, Slavery, and Netflix’s “13th”

     Most people know about the great original shows and films Netflix has to offer, but most do not know about Netflix’s original documentaries. Ava DuVernay, producer and director of Selma,  recently released her new documentary on Netflix titled 13th. This documentary  explores a new perspective of U.S. history, […]

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Christianity and the Media

Christianity and Social Media by Ethan Rose      Without a doubt, social media has become an integral part of our culture. But, as with all cultural artifacts, there are good and bad consequences involved with the use of social media. It falls to those of us who desire to […]

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Eastern Recognized for Affordable Online Doctoral Degree Program

     Grad School Hub recently named Eastern University as offering one of the “top 25 most affordable options for an online doctoral degree in management, business administration with a management concentration or specialty, organizational leadership or a related discipline.”      The mission of GradSchoolHub.com is “to provide expert […]

Sports

Badecki Named EU Men’s Golf Coach

     Jason Badecki is the new head coach for the Eastern Men’s Golf program. Badecki has been the head of the Women’s Golf program for the past three years, but now he is going to lead both programs. Badecki played collegiate golf at Rutgers-Camden, and he was named the […]

A&E

“Sully:” A Film to be Cherished

     On Jan. 15, 2009, 100 seconds after leaving LaGuardia Airport, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 lost both of its engines at a lower altitude than any other jet in history. Two-hundred and eight seconds later it made a forced water landing on the Hudson River. One-hundred and fifty-five people […]

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“Broken” Moves Audiences at EU

     On Friday, Sept. 23, alumni Kevin Monaghan (‘10) witnessed the first performance of his show “Broken,” which he describes as “a musical theater song cycle that focuses on the topic of divorce and how it affects members of the family.”      The road to the debut of […]