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With a franchise reboot of the Star Trek series, an Adam Sandler comedy set in NYC and a World War II epic directed by Quentin Tarentino, this summer’s movie season promises to be an action-packed thriller with a few hidden gems. Here are five of the most anticipated and understated films of summer 2009: 1. […]

When the on-campus apartment list was released on April 15, students who could not claim one of the larger residential spaces quickly noticed that one of the current apartments was missing. The apartment in Guffin Hall, located beside the Breezeway kitchen will officially not be used as residential space next year, according to Director of

The Eastern community was hit with another devastating loss on April 9 when former student and men’s lacrosse player Dave Mojica was killed in a car accident. Mojica’s passing is the fourth Eastern-related death this year.Mojica, known to his friends as “Mojo,” transferred to Eastern for the 2008 spring semester and immediately made an impact

For its last event of the school year, EU Theatre will present The Performing Arts Living Room on May 1-2 at 8 p.m. and May 3 at 3 p.m. For just five dollars, students can come to the McInnis auditorium to see a collection of ten-minute plays and monologues with “subjects ranging from marriage, family

The Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies will soon welcome Dr. Debra Heath-Thornton, Ed. D., who will be serving as the Dean beginning in July 2009. Heath-Thornton is replacing former Dean Tony Blair who returned to his position as a faculty member of CCGPS in the fall of 2008. Heath-Thornton’s appointment was a result

Junior Chelsea Holden is admittedly addicted to watching design shows where people completely remodel old spaces. This weekend, she will be in charge of her own extreme makeover as she leads a team of volunteers in cleaning and modernizing the John Welsh Elementary library in Philadelphia with a Phillies-inspired theme. Holden, an elementary major, found

Eastern will be taking on exciting new recruitment opportunities this summer with representatives and advertisements at the nation’s two largest Christian music festivals: Creation Northeast and Creation Northwest. The chance to expand Eastern’s visibility at Creation came through Chancellor Hall’s friendship with Pastor Harry Thomas, co-founder of Creation and graduate of Eastern Baptist Seminary. The

With the beautiful scenery on Eastern’s campus, it is no wonder that many students and alumni are doing all they can to help restore it. The waterwheel is one of the current projects the senior class and Director of Alumni Relations Mary Gardner are working on. “The waterwheel is our icon here at Eastern,” Gardner

Eastern recently founded the Eastern University Academy Charter School, which will provide a unique learning environment for 7th to 12th grade students within the Philadelphia school district. “It is an early college high school, which means students are earning college credits while in high school,” said Yvonne Turner, director of the early college high school

Sophomore Mike Montgomery has faced some interesting situations with his club, Praise and Worship Session, better known as PAWS, but his passion for offering an outlet for worship is as strong as ever. “Orginally, PAWS was meant to be a transition from youth group to college,” Montgomery said. “Throughout our first year, we realized several