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Tired of studying on campus, but unable to find a study abroad program to match your major? With the addition of two new options this summer, Eastern will offer four different student exchange programs to anyone wishing to spend time studying overseas. “We’ve been looking for exchange programs for majors who have a hard time […]

If you know anything about the softball team at Eastern, you are sure to have heard about senior Karen Hertzog’s skills for the game and her upbeat nature on the team. She plays center field and has been the co-captain of the team for two years. Last year, Hertzog earned an Honorable Mention award from

What do all those acronyms stand for? Whereas, I am not going to go into detail about these acronyms specifically, I will tell you that they all have to do with your connection to the Internet. This article is written in response to the article titled “Global evolving: The impact of the Internet” in the

In Tuesday volleyball action, the intensity and level of play has increased since the fall semester, with many women’s volleyball players competing on teams. Last semester’s champion, Moo Knucks, is still one of the teams to watch, even though they do not have anyone from the volleyball team. “We don’t need any,” junior Josh Keim

Senior and SGA President Justin Tomevi had a vision of confronting the administration on potentially serious issues before his May graduation. This developed into an academic forum where students and faculty could ask questions regarding issues such as academic dishonesty, academic quality and scholarships to athletes. SGA organized the event, held on Tuesday, March 31.

Rugby is referred to by some as “the game for animals, played by gentlemen.” The origin of the game is unknown, some claiming it comes from Greece with others tracing its roots back to a Celtic game. With the discrepancy, it has taken a good deal of time to formulate a common code of rules.

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

Last semester, the dance department hosted Deep in December, a collection of dance pieces choreographed and performed by Eastern faculty and students. One of these pieces, “Full Woman,” was co-choreographed by head of the dance department Dr. Karen Clemente and her colleagues Melinda Tatum Kaiser and Lisa Lovelace. The piece was a reproduction of a

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

Imagine a college with about 400 students with an English department of only three professors. This was the state of Eastern when Dr. Caroline Cherry joined the staff 41 years ago in the fall of 1968, when the university was still known as Eastern Baptist College. Cherry, after many decades of service to Eastern as