Author name: Lauren Murphy

Recently, CNN released a report on the reading level of college athletes.  Their investigation was prompted by the research of Mary Willingham, a learning specialist at UNC Chapel Hill, who had discovered that many of the school’s athletes could barely read, making it difficult, if not nearly impossible for them to succeed in their classes. […]

On Tuesday, November 12, as a part of Eastern University’s Unity Week, Refuge sponsored the “Busting LGBTQ Stereotypes” panel.  Refuge is Eastern’s Gay-Straight Alliance, open to students and faculty who desire to support the LGBTQ community and would like to participate in discussion about the issues they face.     The purpose of the event was to