Senior Krista Antenucci discovered her passion for music at a very young age. She began taking piano lessons at the age of five and then traded in piano for trumpet lessons in fourth grade. Antenucci is a music composition major, her goal is to become a composer and to form her own brass quintet. After […]
Celebrating Female and Queer Artists: A feature on one of Eastern’s very own. Read Post »
When you think of Rock and Roll, where does your mind go? Sister Rosetta Tharpe is likely the last person you’ll think of. Her pop gospel jazz music was a precursor for the modern age of Rock and Roll we all know and love today. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is known nowadays as the “Godmother of
Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a poet and academic who dedicated her life and work to confronting injustices of race, gender, and class. She was a self-described “Black lesbian feminist socialist mother of two, including one boy, and a member of an interracial couple”. Lorde was raised in New York City by West Indian immigrant parents,
Feminist Icon Audre Lorde: Remembering her life and legacy. Read Post »
In 2018 tv producer Ryan Murphy, the man who brought us “Glee” and “American Horror Story”, set out to tell a different kind of narrative than one might have expected. The show “POSE” was created to explore the vibrant history of queer people of color in New York City during the 80’s. This show faces
Trans Womanhood: Ballroom culture, motherhood, and honor in film. Read Post »
For Women’s History Month, I think it’s fitting for me to take the time to thank one of the most influential women in my life: my mother. Though I have always looked up to and admired my mom in the way many children look up to their parents, it is only in recent years that
In the age of COVID, it has become easier for students to be a part of campus life while still learning remotely. Colton Domblesky, a junior Criminal Justice major, is one of those people. He is currently studying from his home in Kinzers, Pa. where he lives with his dad and puppy, and he has
The 2020-2021 school year is not all that we had hoped it to be. We couldn’t spend time with our friends or partake in all the activities that we should have been able to our last year of school. We didn’t have that college experience that we had all expected. We didn’t get to do
As children, we dream of what we want to be when we grow up: pilots, firefighters, veterinarians, doctors. As a child the options are endless. It seems as if anything we put our minds to is possible. But as we get older and actually grow up, the complexities of our world are illuminated and our
Thursday, February 25 found fourteen of our fellow Eastern community members gathered around Zoom to learn something that might help them through this pandemic. Christyn Riehl, Assistant Director of the Center for Career Development and Dr. Lisa Hemlick, Director of the Cushing Center for Counseling and Academic Support, were excited to share their knowledge of
New administration always brings policy changes and legislative re-prioritization. The Biden Administration, however, has taken this responsibility head on by signing more than fifty executive orders in the two and a half months he has been in office. Though these orders have addressed a slew of social, political, and economic issues, immigration seems to be
