The Heritage of the Church in El Salvador (course code INST216A) is a study/travel course offered in the spring semester at Eastern University on Wednesdays from 4:30-7 p.m. The course, taught by former Eastern English professor and continuing social activist Ron Morgan, studies the role of the Christian Church in the small Central American country
Spring ‘15 Class includes El Salvador trip Read Post »
It’s that time of year when the cool fall breeze rustles the quickly changing leaves, and laughter and chatter rises from all around campus. It is also the time when students realize that they need a getaway from the stress and pressure of upcoming midterms, massive research papers, and all of the other responsibilities of
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A Creative Writing Piece forgive daughter a song of joy the moment it did weep loud ghost save the savior cry “Messiah! she comes! heavy in need of hope
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Administrative Assistant at Eastern The Administrative Assistant for the Youth Ministries, Sociology, and Missions and Anthropology departments, Linda Hytha, has been working at Eastern since 2007. Her previous work experience includes co-owning a real estate business with her husband and being a member of a family band. Hytha assists 11 professors with preparing syllabi, grading
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The Eastern Theater Department, in conjunction with the music and dance departments, is planning to go where it has never ventured before: writing, composing and performing an original musical that will be performed at Eastern in the spring. This idea was conceived by Jenny Tibbels, the new director of theater this semester. Before coming to
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People Watching (verb): An activity where one individual watches another individual for amusement. The individual being watched usually does not know that they are being looked at. No connection to stalking. There are some people who sit in a spot in a fairly public area and watch people. But not just watch them, watch them trip
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November 12-16: The Seagull Written by Anton Chekhov, Chekhov meets Magritte in this surrealist-infused take on a classic play addressing the meaning of art, life and love. November 21 and 22: Winter Music Festival With performances by Eastern’s instrumental and choral ensembles. December 5-7: Winter Dance Concert A winter dance concert featuring new
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A major point of anxiety for many people is getting in front of a large group and speaking without a prepared script or even a known topic. This is not true for the players involved in Comedy Sportz and other improvisational shows like it. This rare species thrives on the unknown. This is the basic
This past year for the late night comedy show Saturday Night Live has come with many new changes. There were the changes that happen every year, like welcoming new cast members and saying goodbye to old ones, but a bigger change that happened this year was SNL’s long-running announcer, Don Pardo passed away and was
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Students frustrated over prolonged bridge construction As many of you are aware, the bridge on Chamounix Road by the gym has been out for a long time now. It has been under construction since last semester. Many students are frustrated that this bridge is not fixed yet. Sophomore Andrew O’Brien says, “It is an inconvenience
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