Every Friday at 10 a.m. in the McInnis Auditorium, students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to gather and hear a prestigious professional speak to the pursuit of Christian faith, reason, and justice within a highly controversial world. Named “Windows on the World,” this weekly event is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, and […]
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To be Alone with God and Books Walking into Dr. Gary Jenkins’ office, my gaze immediately fixated on two items hanging on his wall. The first was a painting of Elizabeth I of England. Later on in our interview, Dr. Jenkins would point to the Queen during one of his fascinating digressions. The second item,
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“Good scientists should be rewarded with good observing time,” Dr. Jonathan Hargis says as he shrugs his shoulders. And essentially, that’s just it. Dr. Hargis, a good scientist, has been awarded good observing time. Yet, on an entirely different level, Dr. Hargis is not simply a “good scientist,” and he was not simply awarded “good
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Literature: it adds to reality. It is not merely a question of whether to read or not to read, but rather a question of what to read. It can be a challenge when there are so many different genres to choose from. The two larger categories within those genres of literature are older literature and
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Last spring, rigorous conversations about human sexuality continued from the previous summer and fall in the form of intentional public conversations and lectures. These events were the fruit of a task force that was first convened by Dr. Duffett in the summer of 2014. This task force was formed in response to the backlash Duffett
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[twocol_one] By Anthony Barr Benefits Every internship is a paid internship. That is to say, every internship provides, at least on paper, compensation to the intern. Whether the currency of compensation is tangible, as in the case of money or college credit, or whether it is intangible, as in the case of learning and experience,
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Throughout the course of the major league baseball season, people flock into stadiums like Citizens Bank Park to watch our nation’s pastime play out. Some come for the thrill of the home run, while others cheer for the pitcher lighting up the radar gun for strikeouts. Yet there are some teams in baseball who are
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[twocol_one] Women’s Soccer Looks to Take Down Pride By Shelly Lister On Wednesday, Sept. 30 the Eagles Women’s Soccer team will take on Widener University Pride of Chester, PA. The game will take place at Widener’s Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium for the second year in a row. In last season’s match the Eagles won
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After Nate Davis left, the role of athletic director was vacant, and this summer, Nate Stewart was chosen as Eastern’s new athletic director. Stewart mentioned that he could never have foreseen his position at Eastern when he graduated from Roanoke College; however, a good friend encouraged him to apply for the coaching position. Stewart was
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“This is about human life,” said Pa. Senator Robert Casey at the Panel on Climate Change held at Eastern last Friday afternoon. “It’s about the world, and it’s about how we will live, and therefore, of course, it’s also about how we must react.” The panel, moderated by Casey, met to discuss the call for
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