Now that the weather is getting nice, there always seem to be people playing on the tennis courts. Someone’s constantly outside, hitting that yellow ball across the net just for fun. That same person may not even be on the tennis team. And yet there is the rare occasion when you will see the men’s […]

SOFTBALL The girls on the softball team have worked hard to climb their way to the top of the PACs. Now they are in the fifth-seed of the standings, thanks to their double win on April 19 against Cedar Crest. Despite their doubleheader loss to Misercordia, the Lady Eagles still have a chance against Gwynedd-Mercy

MEN’S LACROSSE After making the PAC playoffs for the first time last year, the men’s lacrosse team has quickly established themselves in the conference, with a 7-1 record and a second seed playoff spot in the team’s third season as a varsity sport. Eastern’s only PAC loss this season came against nationally ranked Cabrini. However,

GOLF Four first-place tournament finishes highlighted the men’s golf season. In the PAC Championship tournament, the team finished in fifth but earned themselves several individual honors. Junior Adam Rogers shot a team-best 166 to finish on the 2nd Team All-Conference. Senior Trevor Wampler, junior Drew Krupp and first-year Josh Reid all achieved Honorable Mention for

Eastern university softball – there isn’t anything soft about the Lady Eagles. Lately the Eagles have been doing two things: scoring runs in bunches or beating teams with clutch hits and superb pitching. The Eagles need all the runs they can get to make it in the PAC tournament. “This season has been a team

When people think about lacrosse, the first things that come to their minds are shorts, sticks and skirts. But do they think of Canada? Or a religious ritual? How can lacrosse be related to these things? Lacrosse first originated among Native American tribes as a sport designed to train warriors, solve inter-tribal conflicts and give

There was a controversy in my church back home. I was too young to remember, but I’ve heard the story. You see, in Baptist churches like mine, everyone takes the Lord’s Supper all at once, so rather than kneeling at the altar the elements were passed to us in the pews. The Lord’s Supper was

At Eastern I’ve met many people of varying denominations, but I have never had a problem talking with them and finding out what they believe. For me, coming to Eastern was an eye-opening experience because although I knew there were differences among the denominations, I never knew what those differences were or why they existed.

In my opinion, I have had an interesting religious upbringing regarding to the different denominational practices that I have been exposed to and a part of. I have been going to church since I was born because both of my parents wanted to raise their children to become good Christian men and women. I was

Eastern has evolved in many ways since being founded in 1925 as Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The makeup of the faculty and student body has become much more diverse, but the commitment to Christ has remained prevalent. The student body of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary was made up of mostly American Baptists with the faculty