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
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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
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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
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To many he was Mr. Eastern or the King of the Class of ’08, and others also knew him as “Flow-Ski,” but to all he was a great friend. There are no words to adequately express how Mike impacted the Eastern community. While I was reading many comments left by people who knew Mike, I
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On Dec. 16, Eastern 2008 graduate Michael Anthony Skinner, Jr. was killed in a car accident on the Girard Point Bridge in Philadelphia. The news devastated the Eastern community, much of which was close to Mike. A week after his death, hundreds showed up to Mike’s memorial service, which was held in West Philadelphia. Mike,
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It is clear that the Eastern Eagles are ready to make some noise in the MAC this season. After starting the season at 0-3 in the new conference, the team bounced back with a six-game winning streak, which included the team’s first victory over Alvernia College in 14 games with a 65-61 win on Jan.
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I waited for four, long hours in 27 degree weather on Jan. 20 to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama. As he came down 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, people from all over America and overseas screamed with enthusiasm as President Obama and the First Lady waved them on. One woman, Natalie Johnson, came
This season is all about improvement for the Lady Eagles. In just her second year at the helm, Head Coach Katie Levis is looking for her players to improve their play throughout the season. “Our focus is less about wins and losses and more about improving as a team and as individuals,” Levis said. “We
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