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 Updated Dining Commons: Over holiday vacation, Sodexo was hard at work making updates to our outdated dining commons.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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
The beginning of a new semester is an exciting time for the Eastern community. Students are back for another season of studies on this beautiful campus. Faculty and staff are back to teach their favorite courses. However, what is a new semester without new students? Although winter is still in its course, many students join
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Elizabeth Vollmer evollmer@eastern.edu On Saturday evening, January 18, Central Baptist Church in Wayne, PA, hosted an event featuring the work of nonprofit LGBT Christian organization, Other Sheep. Central Baptist in Wayne is attended by many faculty and students at Eastern University. Founded in 1992 by Rev. Dr. Thomas Hanks, Other Sheep “works worldwide for
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On January 9, 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol also containing “PPH,” which contains glycol ether, was released into the Elk River in West Virginia. These chemicals belonged to Freedom Industries, a company that creates a wide range of mining and water treatment chemicals. The White House ordered a state of emergency for West Virginia and
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