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Natasha Chaillou What Are Eastern’s COVID-19 Policies Accomplishing?
As students begin the fall semester, Eastern University’s campus doesn’t look like previous years. The Coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, changed the world in 2020. Students were sent home…
Gabrielle Pardocchi The Art of Planning: The importance of planning as a college student
Planning looks different for everyone. It can be in the form of a planner, to do list, or Google Calendar. No matter how one organizes their day to day lives,…
To Connect as Dancers Without Touch: A look at how Eastern’s dancers will move through Coronavirus
Dance is known for its connection between dancers, moving together as one; however, in this pandemic, performers are without an essential element to the art: touch. As the virus continues…
Arts as Stress Relief: How to use the arts in these stressful times
There’s a lot to be stressed about right now. We’re starting a new semester in the midst of the pandemic and having to deal with all of the ups and…
Erin Zak Book Clubs: Reconnecting with the fundamentally familiar, yet radically different, world we live in through the escape of novels
The impact of the international Coronavirus pandemic has been multi-faceted, and different for each person. Though our responses to the virus and personal experiences are varied, each of us is…
Kay O’Keeffe The Exercise Community: How exercise has been shaped and developed by the Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 has changed the shape of all communities over the course of six months. All non-essential businesses closed, including gyms, which largely impacted the exercise community. Many people make their…
Margaret Fleming Podcast Highlight: Brené on FFTs
First times are uncomfortable because they are new and uncertain, but what would happen if people started to normalize these feelings? Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of…
Patronage (From a Distance): How to be involved in the arts during COVID
In times of stress, what do you turn to? Do you read your favorite book or visit an art exhibit? Do you listen to music alone in your room? No…
Lillie Allen People of Eastern: Meet student chaplain and Refuge leader, Karissa Maccentelli
Karissa Maccentelli is a senior at Eastern majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Forensic Chemistry. She is a part of a 4-in-1 program with Temple University to obtain her…
Jennie Brouse Navigating COVID-19 Class Schedules: Tips for staying on track and connected despite new class formats.
Thrust into a world of Zoom and face masks, it is reasonable to assume that many students are overwhelmed by the new transition of a heavily online-based semester. Online classes,…
Mary Johnson