March 26 is a date that shall live in infamy at Eastern. No one who woke for class that morning had any idea that, by sundown, most of the campus would lie in ruins. The general feeling on campus is one of shock and disbelief at the absolute devastation, which is the result of one […]
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April Fools’ Day is commonly known as a day of practical joking and merrymaking. While some have ignored this whimsical and light-hearted day of frivolity, others have thrived in the spirit it represents and have kept the tradition going for centuries. The beginnings of April Fools’ Day are unclear. While there are some differing versions
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Dear Wilma, I have a job interview tomorrow and I have no idea what to wear! Please help me! –Sleepless in Sparrowk Sleepless in Sparrowk, I usually wear the same thing everyday–a little black-and-white dress drawn with a paintbrush tool–so I’m not exactly an authority in this area. When I applied for the job of
After a week of intense struggle in Washington, the White House and Democrats in Congress passed a massive national health care reform. Under the new legislation, those Americans currently unable to afford health insurance because of financial difficulty will soon be covered through government subsidies and Medicaid. The health care battle started coming
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Several Walt Disney movies have been transformed for the Broadway stage, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid.” The next Disney classic to get the theater treatment will be “Pinocchio,” set to premiere in New York this summer. At the front of the cast is Eastern’s own chaplain, Dr. Joe
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Indiana Jones is one of the greatest fictional characters of all time–but is he? Fictional, that is. Indiana Jones first appeared on the big screen in 1981. In the film’s opening scene, Dr. Jones is shown teaching a college anthropology class. His female students swoon every time he turns to write on the blackboard or
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First-year Lauren DiBona used the popularity of the recent hit show “Glee” and her own experience in high school drama club to help start a Glee Club on campus. Eastern’s Glee Club is a show choir that puts together and performs choreographed arrangements of popular music and a few show tunes. What makes Glee
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