The men’s basketball team is without one of its top scorers this semester. Senior Jason Reels was dismissed from Eastern for academic reasons. Before Reels’ departure, the three-year starter was averaging 15 points a game this season. Reels also helped the Eagles offensively as they averaged 72 points a game during […]
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2000 Esperanza College opens as a branch campus of Eastern University. Serving Latino students by offering classes in Spanish and English, the Philadelphia college offers programs for students to earn Associate of Arts degrees. After Esperanza, students can earn bachelor’s degrees at Eastern or transfer to other colleges. 2001 Eastern College becomes Eastern University. Eastern
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The United States is overflowing with pity as it watches the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere suffer the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake. A massive earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, ransacked Haiti on Jan. 12, leaving the world speechless. The media flashes images of Haiti’s plight constantly: Children lying
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Some students came back from summer vacation with stories of summer fun, while others returned with exciting experiences to share. Others arrived with a brand new, life-changing status: They were married. Senior Rachel Walter and husband Eric Walter, Eastern alumni, got married in July. The couple, who met at Eastern, had been engaged since February
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Once a year, parents like to bring their children to work with them to give them a taste of the work world. But some parents live where they work, making virtually every day “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” Eastern serves as the permanent home for resident directors Theresa Noye, Heidi Birtwistle and their families.
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As I write this in my living quarters, with my bifocals on and my bubble pipe in hand, I contemplated my life at home. I remembered playing in the streets with some of the kids from the block, and hearing parents yell at us to “go home and stop making so much noise.” Good for
Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world, but to save it. So what makes some Christians, who work very hard to be like Him, so judgmental? Fundamentalist Christians, rather than being remembered for their Christ-like compassion, are known for hating the gay community and for holding up graphic pictures to deter people
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It wasn’t that long ago that the H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu,” reared its ugly head and caused wide-spread panic. Scientists have recently revealed the H1N1 vaccination, sealed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s approval, to combat the disease. From Nov. 4 to. 6, Eastern’s health department held a clinic in
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If you’re accustomed to using your cell phone to pass time as you drive, think again. At least when you’re driving through Philadelphia. Enforcement of the city’s recent ban on all uses of handheld cell phones while driving began on Nov. 1. However police were only issuing warnings over the past month to help raise
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St. Paul admonished us in Romans 13:8 to “owe no one anything but to love one another.” Furthermore, he upbraided the Corinthians for looking to the law courts of those outside the Church to find redress of grievances. He noted that we shall judge angels and, as this is so, how much
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