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With an American public that is daily being forced to reckon with an increasing awareness of the dire and declining state of the economy, President Obama has initiated his campaign promise of change. On Jan. 29, the House of Representatives passed Obama’s $817 billion economic stimulus bill. All that remains for the bill to be […]

Softball Things have changed for the Eastern softball team with the sudden death of Head Coach Mark Ambler, but the goal is still the same: making the MAC playoffs. “It will be a challenge for us,” senior Karen Hertzog said. “I think we have to rise to it.” The Eagles graduated two seniors last season

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Eastern graduate Jason Whyte spent four months in Hyderabad, India. Whyte, as part of a team, helped push a disabled girl in a 10k race. Thousands of spectators saw Whyte and his four teammates take turns running and pushing Sujata Burla in a wheelchair. Burla was in a car accident seven years prior. The car

As a young Christian who believes firmly in social justice and just as firmly in the presence of an active and loving Christ Jesus, I have a hard time placing myself in the debate over homosexual marriage versus civil unions. My fundamentalist Christian upbringing pulls in resistance to discussion over which is more just for

Pack your lunch: that is what head coach Matt Midkiff wants his opponents to do this season before they step on the diamond against the Eagles this season. Midkiff is clearly bringing a new attitude to baseball at Eastern. “No matter what the scoreboard says you will know you were in a battle from the

Golf Finishing fifth in the PAC last season, Eastern’s golf team plans to step up their game as they enter the MAC Conference. “Our guys should compete very well in the MAC,” head coach Mark Birtwistle said. Even though the MAC presents a different challenge, all of the players intend to leave their mark. With

On Jan. 28, just three days into the softball season, Head Coach Mark Ambler unexpectedly passed away following a heart attack. Ambler, who had been a part of the Eastern community for the past 10 years, was entering his seventh season as head coach of the softball team. The news came as a shock to

Street luge, like many other extreme sports, was born in Southern California. The sport began in the 1970s with riders using modified skateboards to race down steep roadways. In the early days, there were no organized rules, so riders were permitted to use anything from regular skateboards to custom-built vehicles. The sport died down in

Movies like Taken usually disappoint me: The hero exacts vengeance after losing a loved one, a la Shooter, The Punisher and the Bourne series. While I enjoy a good action flick, I fail to find the redemptive quality in another butt-kicking hero who has no concept of mercy or grace. I was not only pleasantly