MyEastern: This page is an assault on my eyes. Along with the slide show of Eastern’s photos, the multiple colored drop-down menus and the Announcements menu are enough to make me instinctively cover my eyes every time I open it. Once I regain my vision, certain things begin to stand out to me. First off,
What Grinds My Gears: Eastern Online Read Post »
Abraham Lincoln and his good friend Joshua Fry Speed slept in a bed together. This was in Lincoln’s early years as a lawyer in Illinois, when he and Speed “rode the circuit” from courthouse to courthouse, staying in inns and sharing a bed. When the two were apart for a long time they’d write warmly
I Love You Man: On Friendships and Bromances Read Post »
As terrible as it sounds to admit, I have found that in the midst of suffocating anxiety, Bible verses don’t help me much. When I feel my world is caving in around me, verses that tell me to trust that God has it under control feel like empty promises; in the thick of it, anxiety
Count It All Joy: Living Amidst Anxiety Read Post »
The “Faith, Reason, and Economic Justice” article written by Ryan Klein, Kit Apostolacus, and Bri Cicero in your December 2, 2015 edition of The Waltonian has started a discussion that is long overdue here at Eastern University. It is wonderful that Finance and Operations provided the data that Klein, Apostolacus, and Cicero used. It is
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Throughout history, many Christians have observed Lent in a process of remembering the final weeks of Jesus’ life, which includes Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. This observance takes shape through prayer, penance, repentance, almsgiving, atonement, and self-denial. Often, Christians give up luxuries and/or add spiritual disciplines in order to draw closer
Drawing Close to God’s Heart: Giving Up Meat for Lent Read Post »
Imagine a job where you are always in the middle of a national conflict, such as a war, and when you look around you see that you are the only one without a gun. All you have is a camera, a helmet, and a bulletproof vest. Your job sounds simple enough: you just have to
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Are you ready to curl up with some hot chocolate and popcorn? It’s time to take a look at Netflix’s binge-worthy TV shows and movies. This way, the next time a “snowpocalypse” hits, you’ll be prepared with a list of worthy titles. Camp: At first-glance, this movie may seem like a cliché, “feel-good” movie, but
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She was number 27 and they called her the Devil’s child. She, a girl of only three years old, lived in an orphanage in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Her father was killed by rebel soldiers, and her mother died of starvation, choosing to feed her daughter instead. She was just a little orphaned girl and
We Are Human: Finding Unity Through Art Read Post »
Throughout the month of February, the music department is hosting a series of four master classes, featuring several faculty members and an alumnus, as part of the annual February Music Sweeps. They are held every Monday of the month at 3 p.m. in McInnis Auditorium and admission is free. These provide an opportunity to see
February Music Sweeps: Monday Master Classes Offered This Month Read Post »
A diner massacre, a meat grinder, a body stuck in a windshield, and a UFO. What could possibly go wrong? I am going to be tackling something a little different here. I have chosen to do a review of the second Fargo series, which aired from October to December of 2015. The series has won seven
Smelly Potatoes: “Fargo” Season 2 Read Post »
