In December of 2015, Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a political science professor, and the first tenured black female professor at Wheaton College, posted several controversial statements on Facebook relating Christianity to Islam. She also posted a photo of herself wearing a hijab. Both of these actions, especially the statements, were percieved by some Wheaton administrators to […]
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Students Launch Hosea 4:6 Initiative “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. ‘Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children’” (NIV). These are the words of Hosea 4:6, the verse that sparked something inside Tanaisha
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On Feb. 16, members of EU’s Leadership Team addressed the faculty and staff about the state of the community following the layoffs of last semester. These leadership team members included President Duffett, Pernell Jones (VP for Finance and Operations), Dr. Kenton Sparks (VP for Marketing and Enrollment), and Lisa Titus (VP for Advancement). Duffett began
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You have two options: read this article about Chalk & Table, Eastern’s new learning collaborative, or visit the freshly-launched chalkandtable.com to experience things yourself. “Chalk & Table,” formerly the Center for Teaching and Learning, began in January at the suggestion of the Organizational Design Task Force. It was initially created to offer tools and resources
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It’s not news that college in America costs a lot of money. It’s definitely not news that Eastern University costs a lot of money, too. It certainly costs more than public schools, and you don’t want to point out how much some in-state tuitions are. That’s why it’s so hard for some people to believe
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Or, Why You Really Should Study Abroad On my second day out of the country I sent my mom an email: “The first thing I noticed about England was the smell. Not England’s – mine. I stank. Like recycled airplane air and B.O. And my hair was greasy, and I was sweaty because somehow travel
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100 Days ‘til the Tassels Turn: the event you’ve been anticipating since the advertisements popped up in front of McInnis, landed in your inbox, and posted lists of prizes and fun. During the Spring 2015 semester I was still a part of the Class of 2016, so I just watched while my older friends really began
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From Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, a record-breaking blizzard named Winter Storm Jonas hit the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. At least 14 states were blanketed with more than a foot of snow, while those in Baltimore, New York City and parts of Washington, D.C. saw two feet or more. A few states received as much
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Welcome to 2016, where Americans are following the presidential race like a reality TV show. In this article I will give a brief rundown of the candidates that are still in the race. Due to the number of candidates, I’ll only here cover those with over 10% poll standing in their respective camps, and so
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On Jan. 14th, the Episcopal Church was officially suspended from the Anglican Communion for three years. This comes after several years of conflict between the Communion and the Episcopal Church over questions about homosexuality. In 2003 Gene Robinson, an openly gay clergyman, was elected bishop of New Hampshire, and in 2015 the Episcopal Church leadership
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