Chaplains, advisors prepare for hectic year in summer training and prayer
Student chaplains. Everyone has seen them. Some have been them. However, many people are unaware of what it takes to become a thriving student chaplain. It all begins with a…
Eastern prof Wilcox works to bridge gap between God and Evolution
As I began to read God and Evolution by Eastern professor David Wilcox, I expected to encounter a direct attack on creationism written from the perspective of an ardent evolutionist.…
Chaplains undeterred by decrease in numbers
Chaplain numbers down 40 percent at start of year
Soccer player helps Ghanaian kids go to school
Imagine that you have to walk 14 miles one way to school. Or that your school is not held in a building, but under a tree, in all kinds of…
Thirteen first-year women adjust to fast-paced college-style soccer
Of the 19 players on the women’s soccer team this fall, 13 of them are first-year students. This opens the door for an interesting season. “They have to adjust to…
Haunted unsavory and unsatisfying
I have come to expect a certain moment in a novel by Chuck Palahniuk: a moment that is so horrifically disgusting that it makes me cringe. I find myself reflexively…
College Day schedule announced
Parkway event offers free fair, concert and museum passes
Ray Hill wrestles with prison, love, hate, wardens
Within the blackened stone walls of the deserted Eastern State Penitentiary, a drama pulled from the pages of real life was performed this past week. Ray Hill: The Prison Years,…
Dreaming Under Mercury work hard for crowd support at Trocadero Theater
On August 27, popular local band Dreaming Under Mercury performed at the Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia. Dreaming Under Mercury was started by former Eastern student Luk Eccles in 2002; Eccles…
I’m no expert, but…16 Horsepower’s lyrics and music disgust reviewer
16 Horsepower’s 1996 release, Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes, was certainly an interesting listen. The CD, comprised of thirteen songs, is a blend of folk, country, and goth. Not that they blend…