I know that returning students who are reading this right now were just as heated as I was when rumors were going around about the Eastern’s new housing policy last fall. Unbeknownst to many of us when we decided to attend, all students who enter Eastern in the fall of 2006 and after are required […]

Eight anti-depressants and $5,000 worth of debt later, my grandmother found herself in a hospital bed. Pulling back the curtain that shielded her from the busy ER, I found her staring blankly at a wall. At this point I thought of a good MasterCard commercial: one ambulance trip – $800, three nights in the psych

Come out and represent your first-year class as part of the Student Government Association for the 2007-2008 school year. Applications are still being accepted. Election packets can be picked up at the SGA bulletin board across from the mailroom or in the SGA office located in the lounge across from the Jammin’ Java. This is

Each September, Eastern’s theatre department features a play involving a variety of alumni, students and staff. This year, the campus will be treated to a very artistic showing of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by alumnus Justin Poole. Poole, who graduated from Eastern in 2002 and is currently working on a doctorate at the University

Professor Joe Giammarco leaned forward on his knee as he sat in his office, articulating his thoughts. He wore a relaxed expression and spoke in a mild voice. “I would like the students to feel I am someone who is approachable,” he said. Giammarco is an associate professor of physical science. He is beginning his

Last February, The Waltonian printed an opinions article mentioning how Sodexho could work better with students’ schedules on the weekends. In response to the article and other student input, the Breezeway will be open on Saturdays from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for the month of September. This opening is a test trial, and if

Following the shooting at Virginia Tech in April, many schools across the country are pumping up their security and communication systems to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again. For Eastern University and many other colleges the answer lies with e2campus, a mass notification system that enables a non-technical administrator to communicate time-sensitive information to

Why should I go? Is this event worthwhile? Will it be educational and broaden my perspective? The beginning of each semester presents seemingly more invitations to campus events than the one before. Here is yet another invitation, but a worthwhile and useful one. On Sept. 14, Michael Nutter, the 2008 Democratic mayoral candidate for Philadelphia,

New OrleansIt has been two years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and students in the areas most affected are still facing difficulties such as poor attendance, underachievement and a high drop-out rate. Between 20,000 and 30,000 elementary and high school students failed to show up at school and more than 10,000 school age boys

As tuition steadily rises and scholarships are in high demand, students are often left wondering what their best options for covering college costs are. An overwhelming amount of college students and their parents decide to take out loans to meet their financial needs. However, without enough research, it is easy for students to become overwhelmed