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
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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
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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
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We hear of it all across the news. It can be commonly found in a room filled with people. Most times it is ignored. It’s the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed. Mental health. In advance, this article may trigger to those who suffer with mental health issues.
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If you have spent any time on campus this year, it would be impossible for you not to notice the large mounds of dirt and construction equipment where our softball field used to live. Due to heavy flooding that affected much of the infrastructure of campus early last fall, the softball field
I am the only daughter of a single mother and have lived my whole life completely saturated in femininity. I watched Say Yes to The Dress instead of cartoons, I watched rom-coms instead of Star-Wars, and I never once believed that the women in my life were anything less than superhumans.
Eastern University is lucky enough to have a wide variety of clubs that meet each week on campus. Joining clubs is a way to meet new people and meet others who share a like passion for the arts. Eastern’s wide selection of creative arts clubs gives students an opportunity to express their
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Most people think of an art exhibition as an event where people go to engage with and observe the art that is on display, but in reality, the art meets the audience. Art has the power to move people, to transform and to change the world. Even small art shows have a
