A&E
How Faith Influences Art
There is influencing, overcoming power in faith. Our faith places a hue over our lives, coloring our decisions the tinge of what we hold closest to our hearts and of what we have rooted tightest in our minds. A well-known quote by C.S. Lewis reads: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun
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Archive, News & Features
Philly To-Do List: Student Edition
It’s Saturday morning. The sun is shining and you get up and wonder, what can I do in the city of Philadelphia that is fun and affordable for me? Fear not — a lot of places in Philadelphia are either free or cheap. Face it, we as college students do not have a whole lot
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A&E
The Return of the Music Guild
As autumn is now upon us, we remember what is good and beautiful when we see the handiwork of our Creator in the leaves changing color and their decoration of our famously beautiful campus. As our university goes through a time of anxiety and change, the student body and the campus at large needs to
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Sports
World Series Ready to Begin
The road to the World Series this season has been unique. In the National League, the Mets plowed through their opponents. The Mets are coming into the World Series after dominating the playoffs. The Mets opened up the playoffs against the Dodgers. They managed to fend off the Dodgers and win in five games. The
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Center Spread
Eastern Through the 20th Century: David Bradstreet
Dr. David Bradstreet graduated from Eastern in 1976 and proceeded to earn his doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to Eastern in 1983 as an assistant professor. He has taught at Eastern for 32 years. Lauren: What was your experience like in the 1970s? David: I came to Eastern
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Opinion
Championing Lost Causes
Preserving Eastern’s history and Charles Walton’s Legacy We are the stewards of the past. The past cannot speak for itself: the walls of the ancient mansion cannot talk, nor can the ground reveal who once walked upon it. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said that we could leave footprints on the sands of time, which
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Archive, News & Features
Meet Our Newest Neighbors: Christina Best
A Glimpse into the Lives of EU’s Newest RDs Bluegrass band lead singer. Cross country runner. Resident Assistant. Ensemble singer. Conference champion in the hammer throw (a track and field event). Undergraduate hall coordinator. Worship leader. All of these titles described Christina Best, Sparrowk Hall’s new Residence Director, when she was an undergraduate student. It’s
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Sports
Cross Country Update
The Eastern Cross Country teams have worked hard this fall to compete well in several meets. For those of you who are unfamiliar with scoring in cross country, allow me to take a moment to explain. Basically, a race is comprised of individual runners from many different schools, representing their teams. When an individual crosses
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Opinion
“Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”?
A few weeks ago, on a cold, rainy day, I had a conversation in the Dining Commons that I can’t get out of my mind, though on the surface it was about scant more than the weather. As I sat down, rather damp from my venture through the storm, I griped, “I love the rain, but
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