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The Christmas season is upon us, though for some it is hard to see the holiday as we hide behind text books and lean close to computer screens in our final week of classes and exams. If you are lucky enough to get out of the library for a few minutes, however, you will be […]

Michael Heller, recipient of the 2008 Templeton Prize for outstanding contributions in the field of cosmology, spoke in the Harold Howard Center on Wednesday evening, Nov. 19. Heller is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Crakkow, Poland. In addition to being an ordained Catholic priest, Professor Heller is a distinguished

On the night of Nov. 20, at about 7:50 p.m., an eager crowd gathered outside the Walton Dining Commons. Why? In ten minutes, the Mr. Eastern 2008 competition would begin, and people were eager to see these gentlemen strut their stuff. Mr. Eastern was sponsored by SGA and the contestants were sophomores Jason Collier, Jon

As the first significant snowfall of the winter season decorated the ground, Saturday evening’s performance of the 2008 fall dance show found itself Deep in December in more ways than one. The show, which was slightly delayed by the weather, featured pieces choreographed by students and faculty that represented the wide variety of feelings experienced

A few minutes after 10 p.m. on Dec. 4, the intramural basketball championship was underway. The teams were Teekna and the Newbie Nuggets, and they both put in a good effort all season long. The Newbie Nuggets took the win to make their record for the season 9-0. The head coach of the team, junior

It is a fabulous experience to study abroad, experience a new culture, meet diverse groups of people and become familiar with a new way of life. It was her first trip out of the United States, but junior Lori Phillips fell in love with the Australian people and their culture through a study abroad program

Eastern has long struggled with the task of transporting students and faculty between off-site locations and campus. Currently, a makeshift system exists where security officers bear the burden of transporting people from Valley Forge Military Academy’s parking lot and the St. Davids train station. However, in addition to being inefficient, the present system places a

Music poured out of McInnis Auditorium on Nov. 21 and 22, as the Winter Music Festival featured a variety of musical talent. Friday night, the music program kicked off with the winds band and their bold brass pieces. Conducted by Bryan Edgett, the band performed their four pieces with gusto. The strings ensemble then charmed

Three of the six fall teams won MAC Championships and earned NCAA Division III Tournament berths. Out of those teams, Eastern produced great talent that was recognized nationally. Five players earned Division III All-American honors from the NCAA, and numerous players earned All-Region honors. The women’s soccer team went the furthest out of all teams

Coming off the heels of The Irresistible Revolution, author Shane Claiborne teams up with director Jamie Moffett for a full-length documentary on their cross-country tour in support of Claiborne’s newest book, Jesus For President, which he co-authored with Chris Haw. The film attempts to examine and promote Claiborne’s movement of “ordinary radicals” – a new