First-year Mary Fitch ended up cheerleading by chance in high school. Now, she has a love for the sport that she defends from stereotypes. Fitch has an athletic history. She was involved in ballet, swimming, cross-country and track. “I had been interested [in cheerleading] in Kentucky, but took ballet lessons when I moved to New […]

Would you die tonight for your beliefs? This is a question many Eastern students never thought about until Eastern’s fall production of Antigone. This ancient Greek story was given a modern twist by director Elizabeth Carlson, ’06 alumna, and a talented cast of performers. Antigone is the story of a young woman living with courage.

Audiences should expect to encounter some familiar experiences in visually powerful ways at the upcoming dance concert. The Dec. 8-10 concert’s title “Encounters” embodies the theme many of the pieces have of artistically exploring encounters common to the human experience, according to dance and theatre department chair Karen Clemente. “The performances are based on the

Christianity Today As I opened up Christianity Today, I felt nothing less than bombarded with advertisements for Christian schools and seminaries. Once I got passed those initial advertisements, I found several book reviews, as well as some readers’ feedback and opinions. This was an interesting section, as the editors allowed very controversial letters to be

James Bond always was a badass. Daniel Craig just perfects it. In last month’s film Casino Royale, the story of Bond (Craig) was revived by telling about how he came to be the suave, smooth man brought to life by the likes of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. However, Daniel Craig is no

This holiday season, there is more to see than stockings and Santas and tacky trees. Original artwork by Eastern students provides a refreshing escape from the red-and-green commercial blitz For the month of November, the halls on the second floor of McInnis featured artwork by four Eastern students. Seniors Kelly Blom and Stephanie Frank, commissioned

This is our year. This is the year that the Indianapolis Colts break free from their critics, and Peyton Manning finally gets the recognition he deserves. Sure, I’ve heard it all before. I am quite aware of our track record of losing in the playoffs, and I am sick of hearing about Manning’s tendencies to

There is no reason for either of Eastern’s basketball teams not to be holding their heads up even after starting their seasons out with several frustrating losses. An 0-2 record is hard to explain on campus, which was the case for both teams after returning from their season-opening tournaments in Chicago and Swarthmore. The women’s

School………………………Overall…PAC T1. Neumann…………………….4-1 2-0T1. Gwynedd-Mercy………….3-1 2-03. Alvernia………………………..3-2 1-0T4. Eastern………………………2-3 1-1T4. Marywood…………………..3-3 1-1T4. Misericordia………………..3-3 1-17. Immaculata……………………1-5 1-28. Wesley………………………….0-5 0-1T9. Arcadia……………………….1-5 0-2T9. Cabrini……………………….1-4 0-2 Recent Action12/2/06Eastern 68, Arcadia 47 11/30/06Eastern 61, Gwynedd-Mercy 77 11/28/06Eastern 87, Lancaster Bible 78 PAC North DivisionSchool…………………….Overall…PAC1. Alvernia………………………..3-3 2-0T2. Arcadia……………………….1-4 1-0T2. Gwynedd-Mercy………….3-1 1-04. Misericordia………………….2-3 1-1T5. Cedar Crest…………………0-3 0-2T5. Marywood…………………..2-4 0-2 PAC South DivisionSchool……………………Overall…PAC1.

Because of the theft of equipment and the continued use of athletic facilities by persons unrelated to Eastern University, Director of Security Jack Sheehan and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Nadelhoffer were instructed by Bettie Ann Brigham, vice president of student development, to formulate a stricter policy regarding use of these areas. The following is