Eastern students know that when a bill needs to be paid or a paycheck cashed or a loan applied for, they must head to Mall Cottage, the tiny building situated neatly between McInnis and Walton. Once in the door, however, students are faced with a tough decision: choosing which counter to direct their question, financial […]

Everybody knows people who didn’t have their green cards in time to move onto campus, or waited weeks later than they expected to receive their loan refund checks. This can lead to headaches and late class registration, as well as angry phone calls home. However, the situation has been gradually getting better than it used

The final touches are being placed on the dance department’s upcoming 15th anniversary concert. Dr. Karen Clemente, head of the dance department, said that the concert, which will be held April 29 and 30, will consist of a mixture of dance works, mainly modern and jazz. “Most are connected to dancing our stories, dancing our

One thing that no one will have to worry about catching Vanessa Pagenkopf doing is nothing. “I’m always busy. Always,” Pagenkopf said. That is probably because, as financial aid counselor and student employment counselor, Pagenkopf does the work of at least two people. Before coming to work at Eastern three and a half years ago,

From left are astronomy professor David Bradstreet, one of the Bradstreet Observatory’s twin telescopes, observatory coordinator Steve Sanders and research assistant Jonathan Horgis. The research they have done on the binary star system V842 Herculis was recently featured on the national radio program Stardate. The system is a contact binary, which means it is two

While it may be true that the Lady Eagles lost the game, head coach Carolyn Urban is not discouraged about her team’s future. On Wednesday, April 6, Eastern’s women’s lacrosse team played Rowan University and lost 21-6. “I know we have the ability…we just didn’t play well against Rowan,” Urban said after the game. Rowan

The men’s volleyball team may only have club status, but they still have competitions and feel the frustrations of not enough practice. Since volleyball is not currently an established varsity team, the team faces challenges getting practice time in the gym. “We don’t get anything,” said first-year Jon Falcone, one of the members frustrated with

The additions of the cross country and men’s lacrosse teams to Eastern’s PAC competition next year are the buzz of the athletic department. Until now, cross country has been running on its own. The team is excited to be gaining a coach and joining the PAC. The men’s lacrosse team has been participating in the

While the spring semester is drawing to a close, some of Eastern’s faculty and staff are beginning a new phase in their lives: parenting. Since early February, babies have been born to Michele and Anthony Monaco, John and Jessica Sullivan, John and

Since his first year, junior Rob Granholm has toyed with the idea of creating an Eastern version of eBay. Now, over sixty users are logged onto a site called EUtrader, which Granholm built. The site grants students the freedom to buy and sell many kinds of products. The aim of the site is to give