By: Lenora Kirkland This month, Eastern University was given a grant of one million dollars to improve our campus. Plans include redoing the gym room, adding new offices, and making preparations for a new wrestling team. “We are extremely grateful and blessed to receive these funds,” President Ron Matthews shared in the announcement email. “The […]
By: Jennie Brouse On the evening of Oct. 29, tragedy struck Seoul, South Korea, as Halloween festivities got out of hand amongst people celebrating the holiday. In the wake of a death toll that rose from 20 to 156 throughout the night, families scoured the streets looking for loved ones in the blur of a
By: Lenora Kirkland Nigeria faces numerous threats of violence across its 36 states, many of which often seep into its Federal Capital Territory where the country’s capital city is located. In the later weeks of October, the U.S. State Department announced that its non-emergency embassy workers and their families must seek immediate removal from Nigeria’s
By: Hannah Bonaducci At 9:49 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, Eastern University students received an email from the Office of the Provost with the subject line “URGENT: Campus Security Emergency Notification.” Within the email, students were alerted that Eastern had received a bomb threat and that everyone was encouraged to get off campus or meet
Campus Receives Bomb Threat: A timeline of events from the threat received Monday Nov.7 Read Post »
By: Will Cunningham The Philadelphia 76ers have something to prove. Their roster is full of talent, with a strong combination of star power and defense, yet year after year they disappoint in the playoffs. Case in point: nine months ago, they shot for the moon by trading for superstar James Harden. With Harden’s pick-and-roll abilities
Here Come the Sixers: The Philadelphia 76ers hope to have a promising NBA season Read Post »
By: Will Cunningham The Philadelphia Flyers are a strange team that I don’t know what to make of. They have young, promising talents that can lead a team deep into the playoffs, but they also struggle with consistency and competing on a consistent basis. If I were to describe them with an analogy, I would
Broad Street Bullies: The Philadelphia Flyers are hopeful for a successful NHL season Read Post »
By: Christian Lengkeek If you aren’t from Philly you won’t understand this article. You won’t understand how exciting it is to actually have wide receivers who can catch, or to have a legit secondary, not just guys signed from off the street. You definitely won’t understand how amazing it feels to have the best record
E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!: Philadelphia’s NFL team is surprising fans with success Read Post »
By: Brian Lines The Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia’s professional soccer team in Major League Soccer (MLS), have had a wonderfully successful 2022 season. The Union have ended in the top five in the Eastern Conference in the MLS the past four years, coming in sixth the year before. The Union finished the regular season this year
By: Will Cunningham A miracle is happening in the baseball world. The city of Philadelphia is experiencing joy and success they haven’t experienced in over a decade. After years of rebuilding, mediocrity and disappointing finishes, they have overcome odds and shocked the baseball world. The Phillies will be playing for a World Series Championship. If
By: Katherine Thomas I can see why women might not want to take their husband’s last name. I mean, what if the poor guy had a name like “Barth”? Would you be Mrs. Barth? (My apologies and condolences to the Barths reading this.) Barth aside, there could be other reasons for her avoidance of this
A Rose By Any Other Name…: Should a woman accept her husband’s last name? Read Post »
