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Rosemont College features Matisse documentary
Rosemont College recently presented the film A Model for Matisse: the Story of the Vence Chapel. The event, held April 8, was sponsored by the Alliance Francais, a French Teaching Association, whose goal is to spread French culture and language through education and cultural exchanges. The film followed the story […]
Eastern students, profs respond to Pope John Paul II’s passing
All across the world, a tremdous outpouring of grief came at the death of Pope John Paul II. Eastern, though a Protestant university, is no exception. “I was shocked when he died,” said junior Jen Rump, who converted to Catholicism last year. “He was such an important figure in the […]
SIFE serves Philly, wins award
A new glistening glass award etched with the words “first runner-up” now sits on business professor Dr. Al Socci’s desk. The award is the product of two semesters of work done by Eastern’s new chapter of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). Sadly, the club lost to the following three first-placers […]
Athletic field improvements delayed until late this summer
70 parking spots in the gym lot to be lost temporarily
Steroids stir up controversy in world of sports
Eastern athletes, coaches discuss issue
DVD Review: I Heart Huckabees
I Heart Huckabees is the story of Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), a disillusioned environmentalist who starts to question whether his efforts to save the earth are really worth it. Albert enlists existentialist detectives Vivian and Bernard Jaffe (Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman) to help him out. The two follow Albert everywhere […]
Gough serves dinner and a show at mystery-theater
Wanting to give students from Gough and from all over campus a unique experience, Gough’s hall council decided to perform a show described by sophomore Eddie Hall as an “interactive-dinner-murder-mystery-comedy.” “I don’t know if Eastern has done anything like this before,” sophomore Richard Figueroa said. Hall wrote, directed and starred […]
Residence halls show skill, creativity in hall productions
Those who attended the Doane talent show saw skits, heard musical pieces, tasted cookies, crackers, chips, and soda, felt the cool evening air and smelled the stench of the pond. The Doane talent show, which took place outside of Doane Hall on a lighted, makeshift stage at 8 p.m. on […]
MLB players confess to drug use
There is a cloud of doubt over the world of professional sports. Several recent allegations concerning steroid and performance-enhancing drug use among athletes, specifically in Major League Baseball, have brought to question the ethical backbone of professional sports. Though steroid use in sports is not a new problem, there has […]