A final say
The last words are always the hardest, or so they say. Whoever “they” are.
Opinion
Democracy dies when stability is desired
Why we might have just abandoned democracy in the election.
A&E
Nuance in Plastic: A review of the movie, “Barbie”.
Let me be frank, I don’t like Barbies. Now that this important bit of information has been conveyed, I will say what I really want to say and that is, the “Barbie” movie might just be my favorite movie I have seen all year. I went to the theater fearing I was going to watch
News & Features
People of Eastern: A conversation with Tiger Winston, who shares his conversation adventures
By: Christian Lengkeek At five o’clock on a Sunday, I met with Tiger Winston in Baird Library where we talked for over an hour. I highly doubt my ability to capture that whole hour accurately in a few hundred words, so this will be only a shadow of the color and personality of his actual
News & Features
UN Holds COP27 Conference: World leaders gather to discuss environmental issue
By: Christian Lengkeek The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, was held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov. 6 until Nov. 18 of this year. One of the conference’s main purposes was to further discuss certain issues that were not resolved at COP26 which was
A&E
Swedish Cinema: A tribute to Swedish filmaker, Ingmar Bergman
By: Christian Lengkeek Ingmar Bergman is a movie director I know of that comes closest to deserving the title of poet. Living from 1918 – 2007, Bergman witnessed nearly all of cinema history. As a small child, Bergman fell in love with movie making. At age nine, he traded all his toy army for a
News & Features
Into the Classroom: A student review of an Eastern class…room
By: Christian Lengkeek When I was asked to write and take readers of the Waltonian “into the classroom,” I thought I would take the request literally and give classrooms of Eastern their due respect. Students often write about teachers and courses and labs and textbooks, but when was the last time someone acknowledged classrooms themselves?
Sports
E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!: Philadelphia’s NFL team is surprising fans with success
By: Christian Lengkeek If you aren’t from Philly you won’t understand this article. You won’t understand how exciting it is to actually have wide receivers who can catch, or to have a legit secondary, not just guys signed from off the street. You definitely won’t understand how amazing it feels to have the best record
News & Features
People of Eastern: A friendly conversation with kitchen supervisor Maurice Simmons
By: Christian Lengkeek I first met Maurice Simmons on the platform of the Radnor stop of the P&W line. It was sometime after 9:30, and the train was late. Since we both had nothing to do we began talking. Right away, I found out he worked at Dining Commons, and so I immediately asked many
Sports
Curling, But With a Russian Twist: An alternative to the winter sport
By: Christian Lengkeek What sport is the perfect combination of beauty and athleticism, speed and strength, the mind and the body? I had looked far and wide for this sport, and I had thought after much searching, I had come to a conclusion: curling. If you don’t know what curling is, here are the basics.