“I fear that I have not got much to say about Canada,” Henry David Thoreau said. “What I got by going to Canada was a cold.” But like so many Americans who ask, “Do they speak American up there?” Mr. Thoreau likely didn’t bother to do his homework before heading into the Great White North. […]

Dear Editor, In the last issue of the Waltonian, Josh Andersen reflected on reaching 2,000 deaths of American soldiers in Iraq. He closed his article with the words, “I still don’t get it.” It is my fear that there are many people in our country who “still don’t get it.” It’s easy to point to

In Dover, Pennsylvania, the question of evolution versus intelligent design has hit the front page. At issue is the nature of science. Is intelligent design science, or is it religion? In truth, it is neither. Design is a philosophical issue. Science seeks to discover how nature works, not whether there is a designer behind it—-although

“Goolishly,” “manditory,” and “McGinnis” have something in common: They’re not words, but Eastern students seem to think they are. “Goolishly” appeared on the event notice triangles in the Dining Commons. “Manditory” and “McGinnis” were featured on swim team signs. “Well be lead,” not “will be led,” appeared on signs for a Monday night worship meeting.

“All the believers were together and had everything in common” (Acts 2:47). Welcome to Eastern University. Here, we spend time with believers in classrooms, in residence halls and in socializing. It is clear that we are in a Christian bubble, where we are in companionship with believers and sharing the love of Christ. But does

With the increase of students that attend Eastern every year, the Board of Trustees has voted to sell $14.6 million in bonds in order to have a new dorm built. It will include space for up to 160 students. There will also be an office building built next to it. “I think that building a

Forced prostitution. Bonded slavery. Abuse of street children. These are three of the many terrible injustices that International Justice Mission is striving to eradicate throughout the world. IJM, which started in 1997, is a nationwide group that strives to fight against injustice, specifically: “sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression,” according to the official website, www.ijm.org. “We

The federal government may soon have the power to watch everything you do over the Internet. The government wants to monitor all internet usage; every website and e-mail that students visit, send or receive. This would require universities across the nation to re-work their internet networks, at their own expense. “It’s an invasion of privacy,”

Prior to the 2004 election, a buzz was started online over an animation featuring candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush singing and acting to the tune of “This Land is Your Land.” Gregg Spiridellis, the creator, recently spoke at Eastern about his own experiences within the entertainment world. On Friday, November 4, nestled in

Hainer Hall, located in between Gallup and Gough, is admired by the majority of students that reside there. Its unique qualities and impeccable features make it one of a kind. One of the interesting things found in Hainer is the setup of lounges and halls. In Hainer you have to go through one of the