By: Brian Lines We humans love throwing things. As a child, what is more fun than picking up a rock or toy and letting it fly through the air with all our strength? It’s empowering, fun and exhilarating. In fact, we enjoyed throwing so much as children that many of the popular sports we play […]
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By: Will Cunningham Friday, Oct. 7 went down as a historical day for Eastern University. It was the first day in school history where fans gathered outside of O’Hara Field in the Valley Forge Military campus for a football tailgate. It was the first time where Eastern football players took the field in front of
By: Will Cunningham Homecoming Saturday at Eastern University not only featured the well-known homecoming dance, but also three home sports games for fans to attend. While field hockey and women’s soccer dropped the first two games respectively, men’s soccer put on a show for Eastern fans, dominating in a 7-1 victory over the Hood College
By: Bryson Chollar The theme for Eastern University this year is unity. But to aim for this goal, we must know our target and, more importantly, what our target is not. To further understand unity and its importance, we must know what unity is not. In particular, unity is not the same as uniformity. The
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By: Daniel Finegan There is a lot of talk these days about how to solve the problems in our society, whether it be gun violence, homelessness, the immigration crisis or numerous other issues. There are many different solutions proposed, some more effective than others. There is, however, a great error in believing that political policies
Hard Pill to Swallow: Politics will not solve our problems Read Post »
By: Hannah Bonanducci Picture this with me: it’s the Olympics (whatever year you want, I don’t care). You’re in your family living room, all of you sitting on the couch with your own plate of pizza bagel bites. You’re all jazzed for the next swim race after watching gold-winning legend Tom Daley knit yet another
Swimming as a Contact Sport: Hear me out, I’m onto something Read Post »
By: Alexander Colby New policies put into place by Eastern University have created the need for new training and programs to create a (mostly) smooth transition. However, the desire to have students discover healthy relationships with drugs, alcohol, academics and other students has caused controversy as it has been deemed “anti-Christian.” The very term “anti-Christian”
By: Katherine Seeley Every October, my family and I go to a pumpkin patch and pick pumpkins. It is a staple piece during the spooky season and it solidifies the start to Halloween. This past weekend, my boyfriend and I went to the Gilbertsville Farm. We picked pumpkins, went through a corn maze (which took
By: Marin Dremock One of my favorite fall activities takes place in the early months of autumn. It’s a local fair that everyone in my area of Pennsylvania flocks to attend. The Bloomsburg Fair is the biggest fall event of the year. From food vendors like the Benton Cider Mill, Vance’s Apple Dumplings (with Penn
By: Katherine Thomas The leaves are turning, and you know what that means! Well… do you know what that means? What should you do now that the leaves are turning, really? The usual responses are as follows: pick some apples! Jump in a leaf pile! Rake your yard! Eat caramel apples! If you were looking
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