Opinion

Despite Recent Controversy, Student Affirms Eastern’s Claim as a Liberal Arts School

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Eastern University defines itself as a liberal arts school, but there is some controversy among students if they should be able to stick with this title. Students, and presumably faculty members, have noticed that Eastern does not live up to the title of liberal arts, due to their lack of classes in the “arts” category. […]

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Opinion

Staying Healthy and Woke: How to protect mental health while exposed to a negative news cycle.

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Receiving news has changed immensely within the past decade. News used to be more accessible through physical mediums such as newspapers, magazines or television, allowing people to somewhat regulate how much news they can consume. Now, the world is under a 24 hours news cycle where you can see what’s happening anywhere at anytime on

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Opinion

Study Shows Women Make Up More than 50% of U.S. Workforce as of December

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For the first time since the 2008 Financial Crisis, where women took a brief lead in the workforce, women have surpassed men in the percentage of people on the payroll according to the Labor Department. In fact, of the just 145,000 jobs added to the workforce this past month, 95% of those jobs were awarded

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Opinion

How I Discovered the Solar Panels on ELC: Eastern is secretly greener than you knew.

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By now you have probably at least seen that you have a bill for the spring semester. If you look a little closer at the bill, you will find a section called “fees” and tucked away in there you will find a “Green Energy Fee”. At that point you may have thought “isn’t that nice”

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A&E

The Art of Exercise: A refection on finding the creativity in an often boring area of life.

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Exercise is essential for a happy and healthy life. A popular quote from an unknown author says, “Find three hobbies you love: one to make you money, one to keep you in shape, and one to be creative.” The idea of exercise coincides with a hobby, and once exercise is viewed within this lens, it

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A&E

Award Winning Women (or not?): A look into how the media at large still underappreciates women in award categories.

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Women have been underrepresented and overlooked in Hollywood since the dawn of the entertainment business, and sadly, it seems the trend has continued. The Oscars in particular have repeatedly let women and minority groups down year after year. The 2020 nominations were no exception, as no women were considered for the best director category. Many

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A&E

An Artist’s Journey: One artist reflects on her relationship with art in its different forms.

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Art cannot be defined or restricted to a singular process. Every artist has their own process, inspiration and definition of what art means to them. My art helps me to express whatever words can’t. My art may not be the most creative or beautiful, but it is mine. As a dancer, performer and writer, I

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A&E

Twenty Four Hours to Get Creative: A look into Eastern’s Twenty-Four Hour Play Project.

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Eastern University’s theatre department has many avenues for involvement from classes to full production shows, but perhaps one of the most exciting events they do is the annual 24 Hour Play Project.  The idea for this project came about 11 years ago, in 2009, when Liz Carlson, an alumn, brought the concept to Eastern. Ever

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