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With the tumultuous events in the economy in the past few weeks and months, many students have begun to question how it will affect them over the next few years. If we are indeed headed into the next Great Depression, or even if we are not, what does this mean for students who rely heavily […]

The streets of Wayne are generally quiet on a rainy Saturday afternoon, but as I entered The Neighborhood League Shop across from The Mustard Seed and Louella Ave, I suddenly realized where everyone was. The stores were filled with men and women trying to discover antiques, trying on clothing, or inspecting jewelry. The workers, mostly

After their triumphant runs through the MAC, Eastern’s field hockey, volleyball and women’s soccer teams set their sights on national titles. Women’s soccer reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen with victories over Wheaton (Mass.) and Rowan on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Volleyball also reached the Sweet Sixteen, plowing over their 1st and 2nd round opponents before

“You brought my people from miserable fear,” the main character of Yai Wanonabälewä: The Enemy God said in a prayer to God. On Nov. 6, there was a private screening of this not-yet-released film. It tells the story of the Yanomamo people of the Amazon and how they were able to reconcile their violent ways

From the corner of Olson field nearest to Gough Hall, senior Kara Neef swung her foot at the ball, sending it sailing in a perfect arch towards a swarm of players in front of the net. Rising up from the crowd of players, senior Ashley Hackman connected with the ball and headed it inside the

The recently concluded ’08 election yielded some record results and interesting statistics: – 44 million viewers tuned in to the presidential election on Nov. 4. – 126.3 million presidential ballots turned in – a new record. – 401,165,231 dollars raised by Barack Obama. – 171,092,489 dollars raised by John McCain. – 195 million dollars less

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.