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 […]
Author: Christian Lengkeek
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
People of Eastern: A one-on-one conversation with Eastern community officer Sandy Smith
By: Christian Lengkeek Sandy Smith is new to the security team at Eastern. Many of you probably recognize her by her bike; it’s the black bike with the very large tires. I wanted to get to know her better than just, “the new lady who rides a bike with large […]
Opinions and Their Purpose
An introductory greeting from your editor. By: Christian Lengkeek Hello, I am your new opinions editor. You may have read my articles before; there is a good chance you have not (maybe for your own good). But either way, I thought it would be only fair to introduce myself, but […]