One of the winningest coaches in Division III women’s volleyball was almost a soccer coach.Before he became the coach of the women’s volleyball team at Eastern, Mark Birtwistle was a senior from Messiah completing an internship under then athletic director Wayne Rasmussen. Rasmussen also coached the men’s soccer squad, and Birtwistle often helped out with […]
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Eastern’s women’s soccer team started the season 2-5. They lost their first two home games of the season to Dickenson College and Arcadia University. However the Eagles had two very impressive road wins so far this season. They scored an impressive six goals against Rosemont College, as they blew out Rosemont 6-1. They also had
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In recent months, the NFL has made a couple of decisions regarding player discipline that has caused some controversy and brought up the question: Has the NFL been doing a good job disciplining their players? [twocol_one]Yes Kyle Nichols Each day, I feel I wake up to a new National Football League fiasco. Over the past
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The season is in full swing for the Eagles and the Men’s socer team is putting their name on the map. With an overall record of 4-1-0 so far this season, the team is showing that their efforts on and off the field are paying off. The last few games included a great win at
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Eastern’s field hockey had a tough start to the year playing two ranked teams very early in the season. Despite their tough start, the field hockey team finds themselves with a 3-3 record. After starting off 0-2 the Eastern Eagles have won three of their last four games. Two of their three losses came against
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A student’s response to Dr. Duffett’s controversial letter-signing Flipping through my Facebook feed back in June, I was not expecting to become instantly angry, disappointed, and saddened by one post, detailing a specific letter signed by our president, Dr. Duffett. I also did not expect to feel an odd sense of relief as I see
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1. Path crossing ettiquette (or a lack thereof). You know this situation all too well. You are walking alone down an open path in the middle of the day and someone else is walking toward you. You realize the inevitable: you are going to have to pass each other very soon. The increasing proximity to
I think there are moments in my spiritual life where I’m simply caught in the motions… I go to Bible study and hear about Jesus, I go to church and am told about God, his teachings and his love. But it’s one thing to hear about him , and another thing to completely embrace and
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[twocol_one]Death By Tech Samantha Rosenfeld We’ve all been there: scrolling through our social media newsfeeds, minding our own business, when all of the sudden we see that one post that stops us dead in our tracks. Generally, the post will consist of some religious statement that the administrator obviously believes can hold its own against
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From Dr. David Unander Whenever we teach ‘Earthkeeping’ (BIO 103), early in the course we study part of the Creation Mandate to humanity: to serve and “keep”, take care of, the Garden (i.e., Genesis 2:15). The course name, ‘Earthkeeping’, even derives from that command. It’s a foundational understanding of God’s revelation of the type of
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