The Log Cabin, an original part of the Walmarthon Estate located on the island in the middle of the three campus ponds, was demolished on Dec. 14 after 30 years of ongoing debate.   Without warning, an e-mail was sent to students on Dec. 7 announcing the University’s plans to demolish the cabin,

  The United States is overflowing with pity as it watches the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere suffer the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake.    A massive earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, ransacked Haiti on Jan. 12, leaving the world speechless.   The media flashes images of Haiti’s plight constantly: Children lying

  Returning for the spring semester, most faculty and students were pleasantly surprised by a row of new coffee pots in the Dining Commons, set off by a wide green backdrop announcing the product: “aspretto.”    The drink station is significant, not only because of its selection of brews, flavored teas, and 12-ounce cups with

 Due to requests from the board of directors and the continued malfunctions with the e-mail server, the Information Technology department has announced a transition from the University’s current e-mail server to Google’s system, Gmail.    The complete system, Google Apps Education Edition, offers students and faculty numerous tools for online correspondence and relieves the IT

Some students came back from summer vacation with stories of summer fun, while others returned with exciting experiences to share. Others arrived with a brand new, life-changing status: They were married.  Senior Rachel Walter and husband Eric Walter, Eastern alumni, got married in July. The couple, who met at Eastern, had been engaged since February

Once a year, parents like to bring their children to work with them to give them a taste of the work world. But some parents live where they work, making virtually every day “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” Eastern serves as the permanent home for resident directors Theresa Noye, Heidi Birtwistle and their families.

Chris Carr traveled to Mali, Africa and was so moved by the extreme poverty there that he decided to do something about it. Carr started a non-profit organization called Wheels for Wells, which aims to raise $200,000 to provide clean drinking water for people in Africa. Wheels for Wells is going to hold a bicycling

There’s been a new addition to Eastern’s campus, and it is one of special importance: As many students have noticed, a tree was recently planted not far from the bronze Eastern Eagle that sits outside Walton Hall.  A vast majority of the student population had absolutely no idea why this tree was there, what purpose