I am voting for Obama because he will be a president who has the ability to critically think and efficiently govern a nation that has been taking an international and economic nose dive. While McCain may once have been the maverick of the Senate, it is now appallingly clear that he would rather court the […]

It is October. Students have settled into their classes and gotten comfortable in their routines. Now they are ready for some fun. Halloween is coming up, and that means Halloween parties and harvest celebrations. The question is how can Eastern students have fun on a tight budget? Here are some suggestions, some of which may

Brett Lorenzo Favre could arguably be called the best quarterback the NFL has seen in the past decade. I think Favre can be called the best quarterback any current Eastern student has ever seen play. Favre holds records in career touchdown passes, most career passing yards and most career pass completions. Favre played 15 seasons

In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act which threatened penalty to any state setting a legal drinking age below 21. Today, many studies show that four out of five college students drink alcohol. Considering that only about a third of all college students are of age to be drinking, underage drinking is

As a Christian, it is important for me to support politicians who best identify with things in which I believe. That’s not to say that I won’t vote for a non-Christian. In this country we have a separation between church and state. Thus, our freedom of religion is protected. I focus on issues of morality

Women’s Soccer vs. Wilkes

Most Americans believe that when they go to the voting booth on November 4th, they will be voting directly for the presidential candidate of their choice. That, however, is not the case. The reason is simple: the Electoral College. The Electoral College was created by the framers of the Constitution in order to be a

Amy Perez began her position as new program director of Eastern in the City on Sept. 22, following Jeneen Barlow who served as program director since the beginning of EIC in 2006. “I’m excited to be here,” Perez said. “I think the mission and vision of the program is something that is worth investing myself

The Breezeway renovations will soon be over. Renovations started in early August and are expected to be done by early to mid-November. Although the orginal Breezeway will be mostly untouched, the new addition to the Breezeway will be able to seat between 45 and 50 additional people and will resemble another popular hangout spot –

“I am not a politician or a poet. I built my career on words that are plain and ordinary … I did what I believed to be the ordinary things that an ordinary man would do.” These are the humble and moving words of Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose courage saved the lives of many