It’s a Monday night, and other than watching football, working out or studying, I have no idea what there is to do at Eastern. If you’ve already watched Anchorman three times this week, if you’re not involved in any of the clubs or sports teams and if you’re not going out, have fun sitting in […]

Yes, Eastern has a fine arts department. The department is growing, although struggles still exist. Ron Matthews is the chair of fine arts and music. He has worked in the music department since 1992, but he has also taken on the fine arts department in the past few years. “I appreciate the strength of the

“Eastern University Football undefeated since 1952,” jokingly proclaimed t-shirts made last year, emphasizing the lack of football on campus. Unlike larger state schools where football games and tailgating are normal, Eastern places its athletic focus on the other ten sports that it offers its students. Eastern is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, which is

Eastern’s finest: Homecoming 2006

Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest American film directors of all time. It’s really that simple. There have been others who have made great films and are in the same league as Scorsese but few are better. He continues to impress audiences with his new film The Departed. Set in the streets, bars and

Dear Eastern University students, It has been brought to the attention of the Student Development Office that you are having fun. Please stop. Thank you. I’m not sure how many of you read the letter concerning irresponsible drinking sent to our mailboxes, but from my observances standing in the mail room on the day of

Katrina one year later…

Katrina one year later…

The very precise fictional character Phineas Fogg made it around the world in 80 days in the book by Jules Verne. Senior Kayon Watson recently discussed her trip around the world in 50 minutes. On September 13, Watson led an interactive session in Baird Library about her study abroad semester this past spring in Australia.

Thanks to a generous donation by former board member Conrad Fowler, Eastern University’s planetarium is receiving an upgrade. Its waning optical-mechanical projector will be replaced with a new digital projector run by computer. The SciDome projector, created by Starry Night, is state of the art and one of only about 35 of its kind, according