Stay Safe on the Road: A Pennsylvania native explains road safety in the winter.
Growing up in Pennsylvania, each season tends to take on the extremes regarding the weather. Winter is no exception to this rule, and Pennsylvania winters can be exceptionally harsh. When…
Honoring bell hooks: A reflection on bell hooks and her legacy.
On Dec. 15 2021, the world lost a powerful social activist, author, feminist and professor, a woman known prominently by her pen name, bell hooks. After a long health battle,…
Why Spider-Man Matters: An examination of the critical and box office success of “No Way Home”
Rounding out 2021, Marvel Studios and Sony granted their fans another great superhero movie. On Friday, December 17, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was released, with the Marvel community delighted to…
The Life of a Hollywood Reporter.
Jeff Sneider is an experienced film reporter who has worked for the likes of TheWrap, Mashable, Collider and is now an Editor at Below The Line. Do you remember the…
Movie Spotlight: “The French Dispatch”: What “started as a holiday” has now become a Wes Anderson hit.
Film directors have their styles, just as actors have their signature moves. For Wes Anderson, symmetrical shots, vintage color schemes and full-circle stories are the keys of his style. “The…
The Art of “Chicken Run”: A student explains his love for this stop-motion farm film.
I am only an amateur movie critic. Now that I think about it, movie critic and my name should not be allowed in the same sentence. All my strong opinions,…
Podcast of the Month: A student recommends one of his favorite podcasts, “Proverbial.”
Every episode of Joshua Gibbs’ podcast, “Proverbial,” begins with: “Modern men hate proverbs, but I’m not a modern man.” So begins the introduction to Joshua Gibb’s podcast, “Proverbial.” Each episode,…
The Contested Case for Vaccinations: A student analyzes the data for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Since Jan. 2020, the CDC has recorded nearly 70 million cases of coronavirus in the U.S. alone. In just about two years, we’ve seen over 850 thousand deaths from the…
Hard Pill to Swallow: Abortion is murder.
With the march for life being held in D.C., on January 21st, it is a good time to revisit the subject of abortion. When I first began to seriously think…
Eastern’s Last Minute Policy Change: A student shares the emotions students feel after the EU Covid policy change.
On Jan. 5, 2022 Eastern sent out an email stating that students and faculty are required to double mask inside buildings regardless of vaccination status. The guidelines of what masks…