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Take a nice long look – then tell us what you think is going on in this photo. Send your cutline for “Constructo Man” to thewaltonian@gmail.com by Sept. 7. The editorial staff will carefully deliberate over every entry and chose the best one. All entries must include your name and year. The winner will be

The ongoing debate about health care reform made headlines once again on Aug. 17 when President Barack Obama announced he was considering dropping his “public option” insurance plan for a compromising nonprofit health cooperative proposal. The government-run public option has been a heated topic between conservatives and liberals over the past months. In CNN’s coverage

One of Eastern’s newest faculty members, Brittany Stroop, will be the head coach for the softball team starting this fall. Stroop is taking the lead from Colleen Stuppy, last spring’s interim coach, after the unfortunate death of former head coach Mark Ambler. Stroop has been playing softball since fourth grade and was the starting varsity

While addressing an audience of about 300 in McInnis auditorium, legendary Philadelphia radio broadcaster Irv Homer suddenly collapsed. On June 24, Homer was scheduled to introduce author G. Edward Griffin for a program by The Big Talker 1210 AM when he suffered a massive heart attack. Standing at the podium, Homer appeared to be in

Administration clears up recent confusion

Despite the heavy rain on April 20, students and faculty packed the Eagle Great Room to hear representatives from national organizations debate the current immigration policy and reform. While the high attendance may have been a result of requirements for classes, those who weathered the storm saw two very different styles and perspectives on the

Students elect next executive board

ENDURE, Eastern University’s peer mentoring group, ended the year on a tasty note. The group held its own Top Chef competition on Friday, April 17. The event featured a cook-off between junior Elaine Dube and senior Dante Johnson. Each contestant prepared a dinner and a dessert that were tasted and voted on by a panel

Along with blooming trees and April showers, the coming of spring heralds the annual chance for Eastern students to show off their vocal talents at EU Idol, presented by the campus chapter of International Justice Mission. The judges for this year’s competition were Communications Professor Kevin Maness, Dean of Students Daryl Hawkins and English department

With a history of excellent athletes and coaches, Eastern athletics announced its first class for the newly established Hall of Honor at the annual sports awards dinner on April 26. “We chose honor instead of fame because it’s more biblical,” President David Black said at the beginning of the ceremony. “Honor connotes commitment to specific