SHELLY LISTER Hometown: Hampstead, Maryland Majors: English and Psychology Years with The Waltonian: 2 Positions with The Waltonian: Sports Editor, Staff Writer One thing you’ve learned at Eastern: Sleep is not as “optional” as we college students think… Favorite Waltonian memory: Seeing my name in the paper for the first […]
Eastern’s Gospel choir, Angels of Harmony, hosted an evening of soulful, celebratory worship on Sunday, March 12. Angels of Harmony kicked the evening off, and everybody in attendance was immediately on their feet, clapping and enjoying their time together. The band consisted of keys, drums and a […]
For years now, scientists and Christians have been suspicious of one another, to say the least. This tension is unnecessary, and it dissipates when both Christians and scientists understand the nature of God, creation and science. Science is a function that maps nature to the rational […]
Who Do You Play For? One of my favorite movie scenes of all time comes from “Miracle,” the true story of the legendary 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey team. In it, Coach Herb Brooks forces his young, inexperienced team to work out after one of their Olympic […]
Red Letter Christians are followers of Jesus who try to live out those words of Jesus which in many Bibles are highlighted with red letters. Among those red letters we read in Luke 4:18 that Jesus declared that He was ordained to announce “the acceptable year of our […]
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we decided to get into the spirit of gratitude by asking members of Eastern’s community about the good things in their lives. Here’s what they had to say . . . Alexa Musser What good thing happened to you today? “I have an hour […]
We the editors of The Waltonian would like to offer our thoughts on this 2016 presidential election. Our hope is that this statement, which is of a bipartisan nature, can provide a way forward for we who live in community at Eastern, regardless of who is elected to […]
Jimae Smith-Hobbs Do you know what you want to study yet? “I’m an English lit and writing major, and french and psychology minor….I got into English Lit because my mom used to pull me into her room, and we would watch “Romeo and Juliet.” We watched a bunch of Shakespearean […]
On July 1, the EU Athletic Department announced the departure of Nate Stewart, who served as Athletic Director during the 2015-16 academic year. Stewart has accepted the position of Director of Athletics at Valley City State in North Dakota. During his five years at Eastern, he has also […]
by Emily Cole “Lord, You have established peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us” (Isaiah 26:12, NIV). When I read this verse, I am constantly reminded of the faithfulness of God. He has given me gifts to play soccer and a passion […]