1. Make up work on snow days. Remember the good old days? When a snow day meant nothing to do but spend all your time sledding and drinking hot chocolate? When you didn’t hear from teachers, meaning there was no work to be done? Ever since the invention of Blackboard, professors have taken liberties in […]
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From new tables, to the fresh and lively walls, Walton Dining Commons has been one of the most discussed topics on campus, and for good reason. The dining commons needed some freshening up because, as one of my peers states, “It simply doesn’t feel like a college cafeteria.” The most prominent feature of this change
New Furniture, New Frustrations? Read Post »
Real men don’t cry, but they know how to get in touch with their emotional side. They are the kings of their castles, but always put others before themselves. With this dichotomy, how is a Christian man supposed to know how to act and interact within our fallen world? Do they become the superhuman savior
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While we were sleeping away our winter breaks, Eastern was hard at work making some necessary updates to our beautiful campus. Check out some of these changes and how they may affect you. Updated Dining Commons: Over holiday vacation, Sodexo was hard at work making updates to our outdated dining commons. The walls were
While You Were Away… Read Post »
“Saving Mr. Banks,” starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, intertwines two stories that are filled with life-lessons. The first story is that of the childhood of author Pamela Travers (Thompson). The second is the colorful story of how the classic Disney movie “Mary Poppins” was made. The movie is set in the 1960s, when Walt
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While the year 2013 was swallowed by the controversial pop-monster that is Miley Cyrus and her party album, “Bangerz,” (even the Waltonian got in on the fun), 2013 saw that mainstream and independent music productions continued to excite audiences. Yes, our ears were assaulted by the over-played mega-duo, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis; but last year
Best New Artists of 2013 Who Will Carry You into 2014 Read Post »
Why does the New Year spark this excitement for change and new possibilities? Right now, some people are in the process of trying to fulfill their New Year resolutions. The New Year seems to provide an opening for new beginnings. New beginnings can inspire a person to improve themselves. This inspiration could come from the
New Year Sparks Change for Christians Read Post »
Although she’s allergic to certain types of glitter, Katie Haring, the Chair of Eastern’s Student Activities Board, probably doesn’t mind if a speckle here and there made its way to any events she’s throwing. The Waltonian spoke with the Psychology major, with minors in Management and Marketing, about SAB and the New Year at Eastern.
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A New Year means new resolutions and goals; it also means reflecting on the past to see how much one has changed over the years. In honor of the turn of the year, The Waltonian dug through the archives of past issues to discover where it was ten years ago, in January of 2004. On
Looking Back a Decade: A Glance at The Waltonian in ’04 Read Post »
By An Anonymous Student Deep breath filled with salty escape, I walk down the aged wooden steps. Each flight down gifts a soft breeze. Rocks welcome my last step, smooth and chilled, padded by satin seaweed. The calm lucid lake shines a smile back at me. To my left a weathered wooden
