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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

Weekend party finds success as biggest campus event ever

“When I was 18, I was watching tennis on TV and that was when I realized I wanted to play that sport,” junior Jordan Gates said. Four years later, Gates is on the Eastern men’s tennis team and, according to Head Coach Mark Spangler, “Gates understands the game and the intricacies of each stroke and

Eastern’s current Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Betsy Morgan, will soon step down from her position. Last semester, a committee of seven faculty members met and interviewed approximately 30 people hoping to earn a job as Eastern’s academic dean. Dr. Beth Doriani shone through the other applicants and will begin her

EU athletes work at local school over Spring Break

MAC Freedom All-Conference Second Team

Since MPAA implemented the film system rating on November 1, 1968, as a response to massive citizen complaints about the appearance and increase of explicit sexual content, graphic violence and profanity, violence and sexuality continue to push the boundaries in many films today. The most recent film that I watched was Watchmen. This is a