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Democratic elections in Iraq occurred with little protest this past winter. Jan. 31 marked Iraq’s second election since U.S. occupation began in 2003. According to BBC News, after the elections in Iraq, President Barack Obama was noted as saying that the ability to vote for the Iraqi people was “an important step forward.” Although it […]

Colleen Stuppy is the new interim head coach for the women’s softball team. She came to Eastern in 1985 and coached the women’s softball team until 1994, when she had to leave the job in order to give time and effort to her other job on campus. Stuppy taught part-time in the health science department

As we have all been taught from the first semester of our first year, addressing the injustices of our world is essential to the coming Kingdom of God. We seldom realize that if we neglect our call to fight injustice, we only allow it to prosper. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil

Perhaps no season can prove how unpredictable intramural playoffs can be as much as the recently completed winter session. Both sports, dodgeball and floor hockey, held their championship matches earlier this week, with two more teams claiming this year’s champion t-shirt. However, if the first rounds of playoffs were any kind of prequel to the

Revolutionary Road, the latest offering from director Sam Mendes, is a fascinating inquiry into the suburban lifestyle of the 1950s. Frank and April Wheeler, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, depict a non-conformist couple who almost decide to move to Paris after their disillusionment with the American concept of “settling down.” But things get

Senior attackman Nick Mandia is all about lacrosse every minute of his life, but he does not have a problem with that. Mandia is majoring in Biokinetics in hopes of being a strength-conditioning coach at a university. He also wants to go back to school after graduation for sports management. Before Mandia can complete those

First-year Martin Soaries was honored as the MAC?Player of the Week by the MASCAC office for the week of Feb. 9. Soaries was the first Eastern player to receive this award for the winter season. The guard has contributed heavily for the Eagles this entire season. When the men’s basketball team has had comeback wins,

On Feb. 14, Eastern Athletics helped show some love to the community. The athletic department organized a canned food drive at the men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. One or two cans of non-perishable goods would earn a person free entrance to the event. The athletic department teamed up with City Team Ministries, a

“Jonathan Ambrose is now in a relationship.” With one click, I sent this feed update over facebook, updating all of my 600 plus online friends on the status of my love life. While my only intention was to repair some hacked info on my profile, I was soon swamped with a deluge of comments on

Second Life is one of the fastest-growing phenomenons on the Internet today. With hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of members, it is also one of the largest. Surprisingly, few people who are not involved in Second Life have a clear knowledge of exactly what exactly it is, nor do they understand what the appeal