In 2005, Eastern had a 99% placement rate. The placement rate is the percentage of students who are either continuing their education, are employed or are volunteering full time within 6 months of graduating. 20 % are furthering their education73 % are employed6% volunteer full time75% work a job related to their major. Examples of […]

Multiple ECards bring multiple memories By Tremonisha Martin When people ask me if I’m ready to graduate, I simply inform them that I’m on my fifth ECard. I think getting to ECard number five is a poignant indicator that your Eastern University experience should be approaching its finale. Especially if it has been five cards

Ask seniors what they fear the most this spring, and the answer may vary from thesis presentations to student loans to making it across the stage without tripping. Yet one fear that most seniors are likely to agree on is the status of the post-graduation job. What they may not stop to realize, however, is

It is traditional, in this space and at this time, for the Waltonian’s outgoing editor-in-chief to say goodbye to the newspaper and the Eastern community and hello to next year’s staff. So: Goodbye. And, Hello. I should probably elaborate a bit. It has been a very good year for the Waltonian. We’ve been able to

The United States prides itself as a nation of immigrants. The Statue of Liberty stands as a symbol of America’s openness bidding, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” However, the debate currently taking place in the U.S. Congress over immigration reform leads me to question whether we really

At Eastern University, we have a history professor who is Catholic, an English professor who is Baptist and a communication professor who is Quaker. We have flaming liberals and staunch conservatives, both faculty and students. We have students and professors from all kinds of cultures, of all kinds of color and with all kinds of

Proximity is a crucial issue for politicians, actors and knife throwers. In Washington, the closer one is to power, the better–in Hollywood it’s about the same. And in the illustrious world of throwing knives, being close to one’s target is essential (especially if the target is an apple resting on a friend’s shaky head). But

An Eastern student was recently arrested for driving under the influence, according to head of security Jack Sheehan. Early in the morning of April 8, a student who lives in Gough reported seeing a small, dark-colored car driving onto the turf soccer field. It drove around in a circle and then left the field. The

Some may doubt that social work is the most romantic of disciplines at Eastern, but Patience Domowski, a junior majoring in the field, has incorporated her love of children, adoption and international service into a published romantic novella. Christiana and Alec: Traveling with Children is Domowski’s first published work, and tells the story of a

Executive BoardPresident: Jared BassVice President: Shawn MurphyTreasurer: Rob CarusoSecretary: Danae Steele Senior ClassPresident: Nathan SeifertSenators: Talitha BrownPhilip Storm Junior ClassPresident: Marvin Jones, Jr.Senators: Emily PfizenmayerAshley Lewis Sophomore ClassPresident: Justin TomeviSenators: Bethany BolandJennifer Heltzel Commuters:George Reigle(1 vacancy) Class RepresentativesSenior Class: 3 vacancies Junior Class: Nikita BakerKatie CoskyElizabeth Stoddard Sophomore Class: Elaine DoudLauren SeygalStaci Newsom