Spring Break is quickly approaching and that means the commencement of spring sports. The Eagles’ spring teams are ready to begin the season. This year, several Eastern clubs will travel to warm weather for spring break. We begin with the Eagles’ tennis team. The Eagles will be heading down to Orlando Florida February 27th. They
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The men’s basketball team finished their season with a victory over Desales Saturday afternoon. They won 77-75 in a nail biting finish to end the season. Four players scored double digit in Saturday’s win. Shaquan Turk led the team with 21 points. Malcolm Garrison scored 15 points. Austin Carroll had 13 points and Tarek Hamzeh
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On Faith, Science, and Looking for Truth Several months ago I found myself locked in a conversation with two atheists about my age. One of the topics discussed was whether or not there is absolute truth regarding morality. An argument that one of the young men presented was that morality has been defined in a
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I was pretty jazzed when I heard Eastern was launching a campaign called “Wake Up the World”. We are living in powerful times; from Ferguson to Iraq, history is being written. The world is plagued by violence and injustice, and in Philly alone we have almost one homicide a day. The deep inequity between rich and
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While in college, the question of how to eat healthy with limited time and money is ever-present. Perhaps you live in the Village or are about to graduate and move into your first apartment. Whatever situation you find yourself in, there is always the temptation to disregard all healthy food as expensive and seek to
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It is amazing that, in 2015, sexual abuse can still be marketed as romantic after all of the campaigns against assault, but yet, the film “Fifty Shades of Grey” brought in over $90 million in just four days. In “Fifty Shades of Grey,” college literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview the beautiful, brilliant and
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A dusty stage, manmade hills and waves of burlap set the stage for this original production of “The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane.” This show is a beautiful story that surrounds the heart wrenching issue of corrective rape in South Africa. “South Africa is seen as a fairly progressive country because they were one of
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Eastern alum Shane Claiborne, class of ’97, is currently writing a book on the death penalty. In a January Facebook post, he reveals he is “finishing up the book,” which “is tentatively titled ‘Executing Grace,’” and it is expected to be released in “at least 8-10 months.” Claiborne is against capital punishment and believes Jesus
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The Picnic March 26-29 Directed by Jenny Tibbels Eastern Theatre Department’s Spring Production Spring Dance Concert April 17-19 New works by Eastern’s faculty amd students. Spring Music Festival April 24 & 25 Performances from varied sections of Eastern’s Music Department For more information on these events visit www.facebook.com/EU.FAPA.
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Many tears were shed and binge-fests finished when “30 Rock” ended in 2013. But fear not! Tina Fey is back at it again. She’s made us laugh, she’s made us cry (…from laughing), and now she’s taking over Netflix. Tina Fey, the star of countless hits (“30 Rock,” “SNL,” and “Muppets Most Wanted” to name
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