I once had someone on campus tell me, “There is no need for stories.” What would someone’s life be if they never heard a story? I believe a life without stories is a life without empathy, imagination and unfathomable truth. The best way to understand someone is to walk in their shoes […]
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I love the Church Calendar—there’s always something to celebrate! You give me any day of the year, and I could dig up some obscure saint whose commemoration would justify a Taco Bell run or a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. Right now, we’re in Epiphanytide, the season of revelation, manifestation and light. On Feb.
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From Jan. 27 to 29, Eastern University welcomed a group of prospective students to see what college life might be like for them if they choose to attend Eastern in the fall. Prospective weekend was planned by the admissions staff over the course of several months. They reached out to current residents of
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I don’t have a girlfriend, and at the moment, I don’t need one. I go third wheeling. I am a professional in my field, and I have decided to become a consultant to help others be the perfect complement to their friends’ match made in Heaven. I can teach you how to keep a
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Although Palmer Seminary has now been located at the St. David’s campus for several months now, many undergraduates still do not know a great deal about it. For those who don’t know very much about Palmer, the seminary’s mission aptly sums up the ethos of its identity: “The Whole Gospel, for the Whole
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As commuters travel to and from Philadelphia daily, they may have noticed the outside of one of the main transit buildings going through a makeover. The building that is being renovated is the 30th Street Station. Built in 1933, the station serves as the center of all train traffic going to and from
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More than 15 Eastern faculty members have recently published books, with their sales ranging from our university bookstore all the way to the online jungles of Amazon. Drick Boyd, professor of urban studies, published “White Allies in the Struggle for Racial Justice,” which is a 280-page illumination on the “little-known stories
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In a recent report published by U.S. News, four of Eastern University’s online bachelor’s degree programs were ranked among the Best Online Programs for 2017. The four programs receiving the accolade include Eastern’s B.A. in Organizational Leadership, B.S. in Business Administration, R.N. to B.S. in Nursing and B.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership. Several
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In his 2015 commencement address to the Palmer Theological Seminary graduates at its West Virginia site, Ben Vincent said, “For my grandfather, I found evidence of his faithfulness.” Vincent was referring to author Randall Frame, who cited the following song lyrics when explaining the reason why he wrote his book “Praise and Promise”:
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To some Eastern students, it is news to find out that we have a Track and Field team. Yet to the athletes, practices at Valley Forge, workouts in the gym and traveling for meets is very much a part of their daily reality. For those of you who may be confused by the
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