In early September a family of Chinese tourists in Sweden were forcibly removed from a hotel lobby by Sweden police. They had arrived a day early and had refused to leave the lobby when asked to do so. While their refusal to leave may have warranted ejection, the way the police handled […]
Around the World: China; A look into the escalating feud between China and Sweden. Read Post »
On Saturday April 13, members of Eastern’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity, participated in the organization’s annual “Rock the Block” volunteering event in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. “Rock the Block” is a clean up event headed by Habitat Montgomery and Delaware Counties and it typically has over 200 people volunteer for the event. The organization
On March 28, a gunman entered a local Wayne, Pennsylvania Wawa around 8:30 p.m. and killed his former wife. During and after the event, residents of Radnor were shocked to discover that there had been any sort of violence in their typically quiet suburban neighborhood. On the night of March 28, gunman, identified
During the week of Monday, April 1 through Saturday, April 6, Eastern’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity raised awareness about their mission to promote global affordable housing. The campus ministry led a number of on-campus and off-campus events through its “Act! Speak! Build!” awareness week. The week focused on promoting community action through
The Men’s Lacrosse team has just finished the last round of non-league games and will head into the Freedom Conference games beginning this week. Teams in the line up are Manhattanville College, Misericordia University, Wilkes University, King’s College, Delaware Valley University, among others. Their past couple of games played have been against
Recently, the media cycle has included a plethora of coverage about alleged unfair financial policies by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).The debate regarding NCAA athletes getting paid is not a new one, as for years critics have claimed that the NCAA profits unfairly off of the work of their student-athletes. The
It became a norm to mock and critique the process, a term or slogan that was adapted to describe the state and future hopes of Philadelphia basketball. They were challenged to overcome doubts and statistics alike. Analysis examined constantly the cost for this team to beat the odds in order to establish
Recently, the city of Nashville, Tennessee, announced its plan to cut down 21 of 68 historic cherry trees that would be in the way of the NFL’s draft stage leading up to April’s NFL Draft event. The irony behind this announcement is the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival the city will hold on
NFL vs. Nature: Inside how the 2019 NFL Draft is hurting the environment. Read Post »
Eastern University has a thriving community of clubs and groups, with 20+clubs being mentioned on the Eastern University website. We are lucky enough to have everything from Ultimate Frisbee to the Multicultural Awareness Advisory Committee. There really is something for everyone when it comes to club shopping. Clubs provide many benefits to
Finding Your People: A celebration of how clubs enrich students experiences Read Post »
Diversity in the publishing world isn’t something that a lot of people think about, at least a lot of privileged people who are able to walk into a book store and pick up a novel whose protagonist looks like them. In 2015, Lee & Low did the first ever
Diversity in Publishing: How marginalized people’s stories are silenced in literature Read Post »
