As the semester came to a close last spring, one group of Eastern students spent the last two weeks of May in Cochabamba, Bolivia. They helped build homes, worked for a school and supported girls in a clinic for the sexually abused. The school and clinic were started by 2007 alumna, Brisa DeAngulo. Sexual abuse […]

Dr. Cora Sparrowk has dedicated over 20 years to Eastern University and to honor that dedication on Oct. 19, one of our newer residence halls, North Campus Hall, will be named after her. As with every dedication, the recipient is one of high character and one which the Eastern community can emulate. Sparrowk has been

London, England A statue of a fallen Prince Harry is set to go on display at the Bridge Art Fair. The statue, which depicts the prince as a fallen war hero, is a memorial dedicated to those who are willing, but are unable to serve in the Iraq war. Prince Harry, a Lieutenant in the

Two little yellow cables, glass and wire, covered in plastic, thinner than my pinky finger. These provide the entire Internet connection to Eastern’s St. David’s campus. At the beginning of this semester, the campus almost tripled its Internet speed. What was previously a 15 mgB/s connection grew to 40 mgB/s, the connection speed of approximately

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m Johnny Cash.” Dr. Chris Hall, provost and theology professor, appeared to have an identity crisis as he pranced around in black and drawled the lyrics to “Folsom Prison Blues.” If you were not in McInnis auditorium the night of Oct. 6, you may not be aware of the full extent of

A quiet, foggy Friday night in October isn’t normally spent in a gymnasium listening to indie-pop music. And yet, on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., as many as 30 people were sitting in the main gym musing over the musical quality of Daniel Ellsworth, the opening act, and Horse In The Sea, the main act

Prison boasts electrifying new feature

As a 2001 alumna of Eastern University, Sonya Smith now works for the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia. She started working for them six years ago. She is an art instructor for the program ArtWorks. ArtWorks is a free educational program for middle and high school students in the city. The program works with the

Philadelphia is known for the Avenue of the Arts, museums, eclectic culture and great food, and here is one more thing you can add to your list. The Mural Arts Program is more than just a group of pretty paintings around the city. With more murals than any city in the world-over 2,700 from North

Every time that free download button is clicked, somewhere there is a band that is not getting properly paid. Without even the aid of a record label (they split from EMI in 2005), this English rock band has devised a potential compromise. The idea is this: if someone politely asks to make a trade, and