In 2009, three young Americans, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were arrested and detained for 18 months after being accused of spying and illegally entering Iran while hiking on near the Iran–Iraq border. Bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer who lived in Damascus with Shourd, who is a teacher, writer and women’s […]
American hiker trial continues in Iran Read Post »
Over forty years have gone by without any problems with parking at the West Campus lot, more commonly referred to as the Valley Forge lot. At least until now. Before winter break, the Radnor Township solicitor ordered Eastern to cease all parking on the recently purchased land. However, on Feb. 4, an email was sent
We want our parking back! Read Post »
It affects the entire student body. It influences curriculum and university policy. It gives students access to federal grants and loans. It is Eastern’s Re-accreditation Review. In partnership with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Eastern undergoes a re-accreditation process every decade to assess student learning and university health. Dr. Christine Mahan, Associate Provost
Eastern goes through re-accreditation Read Post »
As Christians, we desire to walk in Jesus’ footsteps. December graduate Robyn Simmons has actually accomplished this. Simmons spent her last college semester, Fall 2010, at Jerusalem University College’s Fall Semester Study Abroad Program located on Zion Hill in Israel. There were about 50 students involved from all over the United States, Germany, Africa and
In America, 34% of our population is obese. Maybe this is a statistic that the Eastern athletic department took into consideration when it sought the opportunity to finance a new weight room. Anyone who has walked through the weight room to enter the gym or to shortcut through campus has noticed these considerable changes.
Weight room makeover Read Post »
Anonymous: the easiest name to use for any comment you want to make on the internet. Whether on a message board, a news article or a blog post, anonymous comments allow anyone to say whatever he or she wants without attaching any part of his or her personal identity to it. This ability to shirk
The internet is the perfect mask Read Post »
This NFL season has not been short of surprises, after the two number one teams expected to go to the Super Bowl XLV got knocked out of the Playoffs, as the wild card of the NFC and the number two seed of the AFC go head to head. Both football teams have faced the absence
Super Bowl XLV goes green Read Post »
