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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 Oct. 9 at 7:15 p.m., Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter addressed the overflowing crowd who had come to see Dr. Cornel West at Palmer Seminary’s Laws Chapel. The event carried much anticipation as many from the community and Eastern came to hear West speak about race, church and politics. In helping to welcome Dr. West,

For the field hockey team, the MAC Championship game on Nov. 8 served as an opportunity to straighten the score. Wilkes was the only team that field hockey lost to in the MAC Freedom Conference during the year, falling to the Colonels, 1-2, in the Oct. 18 away match. “The game was nerve-wracking,” senior midfielder

Thanks to extensive remodeling of several offices and classrooms in McInnis this summer, the Biokinetics department now has a fully functioning lab for practical instruction.The majority of renovations were completed in September, but the final touches of moving in equipment and finishing interior work are wrapping up this month. McInnis 101, formerly a large classroom

Heartbreak has become a reoccurring theme for Eastern fans over the past few years, many of whom are also accustomed to watching helplessly as their favorite Philadelphia team falls just short of a championship title. An end to the championship drought in Philadelphia may represent a change in the tides for Eastern. The long overdue

As the world was celebrating the victory of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States, the small Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan was preparing for a grand celebration, not for Obama, but for the Coronation of the fifth king of Bhutan, Jigme khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. At 8:31 a.m. on the morning of Nov.

The library is always updating its software and technology, so it came as no surprise to hear the Eastern community buzzing about the new multimedia in Warner Memorial Library. Playaways is the newest addition to audiobooks in the library. Students can use these to listen to books, as opposed to reading them. They come downloaded

Ever since he stepped foot on campus, junior Jonathan Ebersole had dreams of starting an Eastern karate club. Now, two years later, he is the leader of an official, SGA-approved club that meets three times a week. On Wednesdays, the karate club meets from 6-8 p.m. in the Eagle Great Room, on Fridays they work

A youthful women’s volleyball squad dominated MAC play on their way to winning the MAC Freedom Conference Championship. Eastern students were spoiled all year, watching the women’s volleyball team steamroll opponents all the way through the playoffs. Ranked as the number one seed in their conference, the team earned a 1st round bye before sweeping