Surreal, yet so real Eastern’s Theatre Department is currently rehearsing for their upcoming production of “The Seagull,” a play written by Anton Chekhov in 1895. While the original production was set in Chekhov’s contemporary time and place, EU’s Theater Department is putting multiple spins on this piece. EU’s rendition of the play is set in
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Album review of “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, released a tribute album on Oct. 21 of some of the greatest female vocalists of past and present: Adele, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Barbara Streisand, Alicia Keys and others. This album, the 72-year-old’s first release in 13 years, has
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Your immediate thought when hearing of the subgenre called mathcore is probably, “like, 1+1=2?” Well, sort of, but not quite. Like virtually any other genre, mathcore is not defined by specific musical parameters. That said, mathcore is quite a niche subgenre of metal or metalcore. Bands that are sometimes labelled as “mathcore” usually incorporate elements
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There is a prevailing theme in modern western culture that one needs to consume a lot of protein in order to be healthy. This message persists through commercials, food labels, and fitness “experts,” among other sources. Furthermore, protein is typically associated with animal products alone. Meat and protein are essentially synonymous in our culture. Surrounded
*Trigger warning for suicide, physician-assisted suicide, or death.* [twocol_one]Yes Kit Apostolacus Death is a very sensitive thing—despite us all inevitably experiencing it. I want to be very careful and note that I am not encouraging suicide. My situation is notably different from Brittany Maynard’s, the 29-year-old woman with terminal cancer who made public plans to
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We tattoo ourselves with Greek phrases, we smatter our Facebook profiles with pictures of us and kids from third-world countries, we swear by organic, fair trade ingredients. We leave churches because the music isn’t authentic enough, beautiful enough, or fulfilling enough. We thrive off of Hillsong’s worship music. We sit in coffee shops with lattes,
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1. Not enough community. You are sitting quietly in your room, diligently and enthusiastically attempting a paper, thinking ‘Gee whiz, I really wish somebody would come and bang on my door and invite me to go play video games for the rest of my evening.’ Naturally, you should give up all of your academic obligations
Women’s volleyball soars to seventh straight conference title. I struggle to find a title to adequately describe the Eastern women’s volleyball team’s past two decades or so. The 18-Year Dynasty? The Reign of Terror? The Queens of the Court, perhaps? In essence, there is no easy way to describe the program that added its seventh
Eastern men’s basketball will be under way Saturday Nov. 15. This season has the potential to be a good season for the Eastern Eagles men’s basketball team. They were picked fourth in the Freedom Conference preseason polls. If this prediction is right, then the Eagles will make the Freedom Conference tournament. This would be a
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We are just a couple of days away from the beginning of another women’s basketball season. They kick off the season Nov. 14 against UMBC and then play the notorious school from across the street, Cabrini, on Nov. 17. This season should be exciting and interesting. Eastern is ranked second in the Freedom Conference preseason
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