I always feel a bit self-conscious when I walk around Eastern dressed in a shirt and tie. Business generally receives a negative rap at Eastern, a place where radical figures like Shane Claibourne have large followings. For a people called to service and anti-materialism, aspects of business can seem quite detestable. Recent media attention has […]

Every human being, and almost every living multi-celled organism, possesses stem cells. These remarkable cells have the unique ability to divide and develop into any number of more specialized cells, such as muscle, red blood or brain cells. Theoretically, they can divide without limitation so long as their person or animal is still alive. If

Ever since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan enacted the Federal Abortion Ban, there has been a tug-of-war between Republicans and Democrats over taxpayers’ money funding abortion. Democratic President Clinton lifted the ban in 1993 and Republican President Bush put it back in 2001. Now in 2009, Democratic President Obama has lifted the ban again. The

The Clean Green Machine roared with excitement as it was accompanied by a memorable soundtrack and the amazing talents of both young and old performers from Yes! And…’s performing arts camp. The camp is an educational program aimed at fostering talent in inner city kids. The basic premise of the Clean Green Machine is that

Movies like Taken usually disappoint me: The hero exacts vengeance after losing a loved one, a la Shooter, The Punisher and the Bourne series. While I enjoy a good action flick, I fail to find the redemptive quality in another butt-kicking hero who has no concept of mercy or grace. I was not only pleasantly

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Eastern graduate Jason Whyte spent four months in Hyderabad, India. Whyte, as part of a team, helped push a disabled girl in a 10k race. Thousands of spectators saw Whyte and his four teammates take turns running and pushing Sujata Burla in a wheelchair. Burla was in a car accident seven years prior. The car

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