Author: Josh Velez

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Baseball Looks To Bounce Back

The Eagles’ baseball team is off to a slow start this season; however, after a recent two-game winning streak, look for the Eagles to stay hot. They defeated Wesley College 6-5 and Muhlenberg College 15-6. So far this season the Eagles have three wins and eight losses, and the offense […]

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Tennis Teams To Stay Focused

Eastern’s tennis team journeyed to Orlando Florida during Spring Break to compete against Regis College. The Eagles’ men’s and women’s teams got to practice day and night on a resort (practice they would not have got in snowy Pennsylvania). Although the Eagles’ men’s and women’s teams lost by a score […]

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Rouketopolemous

A creative writing piece Rouketopolemous, “Rocket War,” is celebrated the day before Easter Sunday in Greece. It’s an event that unites Greece. Rockets collide, but I don’t care I find love to be unfair. The people in Greece- They sip and they feast As they wait for me- to let […]

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Softball Has Promising Season Ahead

Eastern’s softball team finished the 2014 season 16-19, with an away record of 10-9. The club struggled playing at home as they were 3-6. The Eagles begin the 2015 season traveling westward to Arizona. They begin their spring break with games against Siena Heights University, otherwise known as the Saints […]

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The NBA or College Basketball?

[twocol_one]NBA Alex Kraft College basketball and NBA fans have seemingly been at odds since Joseph Naismith first started tossing balls into suspended peach baskets. I have always fallen on the NBA’s side of the argument. When I was growing up, I was not raised to love either the NBA or […]

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EU Teams Look Forward To Spring Break

Spring Break is quickly approaching and that means the commencement of spring sports. The Eagles’ spring teams are ready to begin the season. This year, several Eastern clubs will travel to warm weather for spring break. We begin with the Eagles’ tennis team. The Eagles will be heading down to […]

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Promising Season Ahead For Baseball

Eastern’s baseball club is coming out of hibernation as a new team to start off the 2015 season, forgetting about last season. The Eagles open up with six away games. First the Eagles travel to Catholic University (2/21), followed by John Hopkins (2/28), Mary Washington (3/1), Methodist University (3/4), Lynchburg […]

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Deflate-Gate: Big Deal or Overblown?

It was the storyline that dominated all of Super Bowl week: the allegations that the New England Patriots deflated the majority of their footballs in an AFC Championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Does the hype fit the crime? Our writers debate. [twocol_one]Deflate-Gate Is Not A Big Deal Josh […]

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Spring Sports Season Fast Approaches

Springtime is approaching, and that means it’s the start of a new season for Eastern athletics. Let’s get ready to show our support! Leading off, we have Eastern’s baseball club, hoping to shake off a 7-27 season and bounce back this spring. As a whole they batted .270, while their […]