Greetings, my friends, and welcome back to school. After a long, wintery break, the spring semester welcomes us all with a sun shining a radiant, blossoming light upon the campus, providing us with warmth and love. At least, this is what I spent my night dreaming of in January, and it was that same morning […]
The University of Oxford is recognized as one of the most prestigious and well-known universities in the world. Having produced world famous authors, politicians and more, Oxford has also been hosting Eastern students for several years. Jessa Ribar, a junior studying philosophy and literature, had the opportunity to experience the rich culture of England this
You see them everywhere lining the walls of McInnis, on the bulletin boards around campus, and even on the inside of bathroom stalls. And if you’re anything like me, when you see these posters and flyers for school plays you make a determined decision to finally go to one of those shows. But the demands
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If you ask Christians what their faith is about, what kind of answers do you get? How many answers look like this: it’s how to get saved, or how to experience God working in your life, or how to change the world? In other words, how many don’t mention Jesus Christ? You might suppose it’s
What the gospel gives us Read Post »
I’ve heard all the criticisms of Facebook. Some say that the popular social networking web site is reducing face-to-face human communication. I’ve even read an argument that said Facebook was affecting students’ grammar. Personally, I thought that article was simply absurd. You can’t blame a web site for the way students are writing their essays.
Facebook: Harmful or helpful? Read Post »
The weekend of Jan. 28 marked the kickoff for KaGe, the student lounge located near the Breezeway, in the Kea-Guffin resident hall. Friday and Saturday night, students were able to stop in and enjoy games, food and fun. During the kick off, perspective students attending Encounter Weekend were encouraged to stop in to see what
KaGe’s kickoff was a kick in’ success Read Post »
Belmont University, a Christian university of approximately 5,900 students located in Nashville, Tenn., recently hired new soccer coach Heather Henson. Henson has 16 years of experience in coaching college soccer and is replacing former coach, Lisa Howe. Why is this important? Henson’s new employment only occurred after Howe was allegedly dismissed after coming out
Faculty discrimination silenced at Belmont Read Post »
“It was really awesome, just a lot of fun,” senior Gabrielle Kempton says about her Fall 2010 semester. However, Kempton was not at Eastern last fall: she was studying abroad at LLC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Junior Kimberly Strauch and sophomore Stephanie Shelly also studied at LCC International last fall. LCC International, formerly known
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