One of the most unlikely people is sweeping the City of Brotherly Love: former drug addict Michael Grant, also known as Philly Jesus. Who is Philly Jesus? Grant has been arrested several times throughout his life and was a satanic rapper named Opal Weaver. Since giving up heroin, Grant has found Jesus and become a […]
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It’s the time of year when snow starts falling, people chop down trees in their natural habitats to put in their houses and cover them with lights and children wake up to see oversized socks over their fireplaces filled with candy. It’s Christmas, everyone! While in America these traditions are widely accepted as normal, other
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A creative writing piece “The only people for me are the mad ones…” – Jack Kerouac My friends, my brothers: all of us are full of madness. You have seen me grow, from grade school to graduation, and now you watch me wander, from here, from this city, in which we were raised, to distant
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Eastern hosts blood drive On Monday, Nov. 17, Eastern University hosted a blood drive through the American Red Cross. Many students signed up to give to this worthy cause, but this is a much more personal donation than money. Giving blood is so important because it is always in demand; someone in the United States
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On Nov. 2, 2014 a woman was abducted from Philadelphia. During her abduction, she used planned tactics that helped shorten the process of finding her. The 22 year-old African-American woman, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, used strategic measures to leave a trail of evidence to make sure the authorities were able to find her. When Freeland-Gaither’s abductor, Delvin
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On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mark Driscoll resigned as a pastor and elder of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. In August, Driscoll and his church were removed from the Acts 29 Network, the church-planting group he founded in 1998. In response, he decided to take a leave of absence for at least six weeks while Mars
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Thankfulness is often expressed in passing or with words. Reading about those less fortunate may invoke a silent expression or prayer of thankfulness for all that you have. Or perhaps looking out the window on a cold, rainy day may cause a sensation of gratitude for the roof overhead. Maybe thankfulness is quickly mumbled before
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On Thursday Oct. 30, an Israeli anti-militarist activist, Sahar Vardi, spoke in the Baird Library to an intimate crowd on her experience as a conscientious objector in Israel. Vardi, a petite young woman with a strong yet soft spoken voice, articulate English, and a hint of an Israeli accent, merited an attentive audience. She began
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In order to continue the on-campus dialogue regarding human sexuality and LGBTQIA issues within our community, Refuge, Perspectives, and MAAC, along with various students and faculty, have organized events to enhance the conversation. Earlier in the semester, Dr. Cary held an event, “Chastity Does Not Discriminate,” offering his perspective on human sexuality, sponsored by the
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A popular freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Seattle, WA openly fired at two of his friends and then pointed the gun back at himself on Oct. 24. The shooter had texted Gia Soriano, 14, and Zoe Galasso, 14, to sit with him at lunch; upon arriving, Jaylen Fryberg used a .40 caliber pistol in
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