Dearest Turtles, I’m terribly sorry that I don’t know your names; but then you might not have names. Alas, how am I to know? I don’t even know the proper name for your species, but then I’m sure you don’t know it either and don’t care to, so that’s alright. I shall be I and […]
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Advent season is coming up, and while many Christians and non-Christians alike associate this time of the year with calendars filled with chocolate, holiday music, and celebration with friends and family, the Orthodox Christian community also observes fasting during this season of the Church calendar. According to the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese website’s page on
Festive Fasting: Inside an Orthodox Advent on a meal plan. Read Post »
For some students, their undergraduate education experience won’t be ending in May like the majority of seniors’ will. Instead, they will be graduating and moving on in December. One of these seniors is Christian Mendoza-Laude, a General Music major with a concentration in Music Composition. Mendoza-Laude came to Eastern at the suggestion of one of
On Saturday Oct. 26, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. For half a decade, al-Baghdadi has led ISIS and its war of terror across the world, conquering large swaths of Iraq and Syria and with affiliates primarily across Africa. It lost the last of its territorial holdings last
The End of al-Baghdadi: U.S. Special Forces raid kills the leader of ISIS. Read Post »
Since Oct. 10, about 15 fires have raged through California. The majority are still burning, ranging from 0% to 97% contained. Containment refers to the perimeter or physical barrier that firefighters build around fires and could come in the form of something natural such as a river or something man-made like a trench. In California,
California Wildfire: 15 Wildfires rage across the forests of California. Read Post »
Eastern University was recently ranked number 22 on Guide to Online School’s list of “Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania.” The web-based program was recognized for its asynchronicity, which allows students to work at their own pace. This is often seen as a benefit of online school because instead of adhering strictly to a syllabus, students
Mischief at the Mutter by Kay O’Keeffe The Mutter Museum will be holding its fifth annual Mischief at the Mutter night on October 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. just in time to enjoy some creepy medical anomalies while the air is still static with Halloween energy. The event will include pop-up performances, collaborations
When I was a kid, I insisted on only dressing up as one of the two characters- Dorothy or the Wicked Witch. I traded off these characters each year. Now, I do not know why I only had these two ideas in mind. Maybe I loved Wizard of Oz, which was completely true, but maybe
Imagine if two Jonas Brothers, two members of Big Time Rush, and two members of One Direction came together to make music and top the charts, not only in America but all over the world. For some Korean pop fans, that has just happened. South Korean label SM Entertainment decided to take some of the
Art. A scary feat for some. It must be perfect and loved by all. It must be meaningful and deep. It must be bold. That is not how I see it. It is being vulnerable. It is being true to who you are. It is unfinished and always changing. It is perfectly imperfect. It is
