By: Christian Lengkeek The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, was held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov. 6 until Nov. 18 of this year. One of the conference’s main purposes was to further discuss certain issues that were not resolved at COP26 which was […]
UN Holds COP27 Conference: World leaders gather to discuss environmental issue Read Post »
By: Lenora Kirkland This past month the Supreme Court heard two cases regarding the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The first of the two hearings involved a close look at Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process. Eight of the nine Supreme Court Justices were involved in the oral arguments for this case. The ninth
By: Marin Dremock While reading James Joyce’s Ulysses, I came across the mention of a sport that I’ve never heard of. It’s called hurling, and it’s Ireland’s oldest and fastest game. Hurling is a combination of field hockey, lacrosse and baseball, according to the website Experience Gaelic Games. It involves two opposing teams trying to
Weird Sport: A look into one of Gaelic Ireland’s most ancient sports: hurling Read Post »
By: Will Cunningham There’s an old saying that goes, ‘the end of one chapter is just the beginning of another.’ As the page chapter of the fall season comes to a close, we turn the page to a new chapter: the chapter of Eastern basketball. Now, basketball has been hyped up for quite some time
By: Will Cunningham Before the season began, I did a feature for the Women’s Volleyball team with one question in mind: “Could they repeat as conference champions?” The events that unfolded on Nov. 5 answered that question with a resounding ‘yes’ as the Eagles have once again won the conference after defeating Stevenson 3-2 in
Game of the Week: EUWVB defeats Stevenson in five sets to win the MAC Championship Read Post »
By: Brian Lines Every four years, in the summer, the world’s largest sporting event takes place. The FIFA World Cup was last played in Russia in 2018, where France made their mark by defeating Croatia in the cup final. Four years have passed since the spectacle that was the 2018 World Cup, but summer of
2022 FIFA World Cup: A preview for the momentous soccer events held this year in Qata Read Post »
By: Jennie Brouse The day I switched my major a weight that I didn’t even know existed immediately lifted off of my shoulders. Coming into college, I had been so sure of my life, and what my plans for the future were. I had decided on my major since my freshman year of high school,
Changing a Major: Why students should not be afraid to do so Read Post »
By: Jayme Fisher So, the editor of this section requested that I argue a scientific opinion. However, as a humanities student, I feel this may not be my place as I could be missing many key concepts that would really complete my argument. And sell it, for that matter. In addition, I also think that
The Pa. Weather Debacle: Why the state’s weather makes a student dislike Pa. Read Post »
By: Rachel Baker In today’s world, there are many things that take over pop culture. An example of this would be the dreaded sports. Football, hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, badminton, golf and more. All of these are examples of extremely boring social events that take priority over such things as education. There is nothing
The Problem of Sports: Actually, there is more than just one problem Read Post »
By: Jayme Fisher Within recent weeks, it feels like political violence has been increasing. There was the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, and an attack on a conservative canvasser. A few months ago, there was an attack on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. When I think of what could be causing the uptick, a few
The Uptick of Political Violence: How is this where our country is going? Read Post »
