To most American students, corporal punishment in schools is a thing of the past. Parents or grandparents may have experienced it, but it is not something that garners much media attention these days. However, corporal punishment is still prevalent in many countries, including India. Over the summer, a young Indian boy named Rouvanjit Rawla hanged […]
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The crowd gathered, the Dining Commons were set, the pumpkins were ready and junior Shaant Shishmanian was in a dress. Things got extremely interesting on Friday, November 5, when over 150 students packed into the Dining Commons to watch Mr. Eastern contestants strut their stuff for the ninth consecutive year. The excitement was
Mr. Eastern of 2010 crowned Read Post »
The NFL now says that you are not allowed to hit a player too hard or else you will be fined. The NFL has cracked down on devastating hits, especially after Eagles’ Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson went down after a hit from Atlanta’s Dunta Robinson a few weeks ago. Jackson lay motionless on
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Rutgers junior Eric LeGrand paralyzed
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Following an exciting overtime win from the Eastern men’s soccer team in the semifinals on November 2, the #2-seeded Eagles fell to the top-seeded DeSales University in the MAC Championship finals Saturday, November 6. The final score of the game was 3-0. The Eagles let in all three of the goals in the first half.
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Long before both soccer teams, field hockey and volleyball had their semi-final matches, Cross Country ran in their MAC championship meet on October 30 at Delaware Valley. Although Elizabethtown College won both the men’s and women’s titles, Eastern’s teams pulled their weight. The men finished in 9th place and the women finished in 11th place.
The stage was set for Eastern’s women’s soccer team to win against Manhattanville on November 3. At the end of the first half, it seemed certain that the Eagles would win, with the scoreboard reading 2-0 in Eastern’s favor. The visiting Valiants, however, had other plans and took the game into overtime. It eventually came
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Was anyone really surprised when Eastern’s volleyball team won the Freedom championships on November 6? Well, perhaps the visiting FDU-Florham Devils were shocked when the Eagles sent them packing after three sets (25-17, 25-15, 25-10), shutting them out of the NCAA tournament with a 3-0 win. With a team led by All-American juniors Courtney Reinhold
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Even though the weather was chilly, Eastern’s field hockey team came onto the field burning to beat the visiting King’s on November 6. The Eagles heated up the turf and torched the Monarchs with a 3-0 win, securing their spot in the first round of the NCAA tournament on November 10. Best part: Saturday’s game
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