I’d like to start off this article by setting a scene we are all familiar with as college students. Imagine it’s your first week of college and you’re either doing one of those class icebreakers or you’ve sat down with a table of friends in the dining commons. Past the […]
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Mold, Mildew and Maintenance Woes: Are we getting our money’s worth?
Broken pavement and old construction supplies litter the ground behind Doane. When you walk inside, it smells musty and old. The floorboards creak as you make your way up the stairs. Why doesn’t Eastern take care of their dorms? In the wake of the recent chaos from the power outage, […]
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Winnings at the Emmys: A Recap of the 75th Annual Emmys Award Show
While the Oscars might be more well-known, the Emmys Award Show continues to be a popular occasion to pay attention to. While the Emmys this year reached its smallest audience yet, the award show still had about 4.3 million viewers on live television. If you don’t know, while the Oscars […]
Dear Hollywood: A media review of a podcast centered on advocating for children in the industry
Child stardom has been at the forefront of public consciousness in the past few years. From Miley Cyrus evoking her “Wrecking Ball” days with the song “Used To Be Young” to Jennette McCurdy’s memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” we have been reminded of a generation of stars now reaching […]
Victims of “The Imp of the Perverse”: Edgar Allan Poe’s psychological commentary on why we do what we ought not to do
“We have a task before us which must be speedily performed. We know that it will be ruinous to make delay.” This sounds familiar. Urges to curl up in bed and rot, catch up on some much-needed sleep, play a board game with some friends or doom scroll take over […]
Peace in Christ, We Wish You Well: A Portrait of Mr. P
If you have ever seen a smiling, white-bearded man dressed in all black zipping across campus on a Razor scooter, then you have some familiarity with the wonderful man that is Dr. Frederic Putnam, who prefers to go by Mr. P. He is a professor of Bible and Liberal studies […]
Snow Day Struggles
Dear Miss Information, The day has come: snow has arrived at Eastern University. Even after watching the forecast for days beforehand, I was underprepared for how it would impact campus. Power outages, lack of heat, classes canceled…it was a mess. But with nothing to do inside but sit and watch […]
Love Letter to Eastern: Students share their love for Eastern’s Community
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and love is in the air. Whether you choose to express that love towards a significant other, friends or family, there is always enough to go around, especially for this beautiful campus. Students were asked to share some of their favorite things about […]
IT says Mandatory Antivirus Coming: Chromebooks, Linux Excluded
In today’s time, your daily lives sadly rely on the internet way too much. Unfortunately, we have evidence of this from the recent power and Wi-Fi outages we experienced at this semester’s onset. With big networks such as ours, we must be safe and protected from any possible attackers. Possible […]