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Whenever there is a global crisis, the world can count on facebook to raise awareness. Anyone who is a member of the popular world-wide-friend-network has found themselves enlisting in more causes than they can count. It is amazing that with such a spike in activism the U.N. peacekeepers have not already doubled their numbers. The […]

You are the body of Christ

The evangelical vote can make or break a candidate’s campaign push. The evangelical vote is just what it sounds like: Bible-thumping, (okay, at least Bible-backed), environmentally-friendly, pro-life Christians. While this might be a bit of a broad generalization, the evangelical vote is the metronome that keeps the election in time with the religious beat. The

Before many of us even thought about returning to school, Eastern’s residence life staff was back and preparing for the coming school year. The RAs arrived at Eastern on August 13. For senior Bekah Worley and junior Mike Miles, returning to school early is nothing new. This is Worley’s third year as an RA and

This Friday marks Eastern’s annual Fall Convocation in the main gym from 10 to 11:30 a.m., causing the cancellation of all 11 a.m. classes. The main order of the day will be the installation of Dr. Chris Hall as Eastern’s first Chancellor. The former provost is taking on more responsibility with the new role, essentially

If you are expecting your new resident directors to be boring, guess again. Paul Daigle and Nathaniel Stutzman, new RDs of Gough and Doane, respectively, bring enthusiasm and an ardor for student development to Eastern’s campus. If you see Paul Daigle around, you will be sure to see him wearing a big grin on his

When a summer blockbuster receives as much hype as Batman: The Dark Knight, expectations can become so high that they are impossible to meet. Well, this DC Comic movie masterpiece managed to pull it off. What made this movie great was that its typical action-packed explosive fights were coupled with philosophical and psychological vistas not

Coach Mark Wagner called his team to focus last Wednesday on a group of veteran players performing a passing drill. “That’s what we want, boys: fast, crisp perfection,” Wagner told his team. “Everything must be fast.” Achieving perfection will certainly be more difficult this year. Not only does the switch to the MAC mean a

Controversy, comedy, creativity and chords will take center stage at Eastern this fall with a full semester of performances from the theatre, dance and music departments. The theatre department’s production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea will be the first performance to grace the McInnis Auditorium stage. The play runs from Sept. 24-27 at

Ten years after graduating from Eastern, Mark Spangler returned last spring to coach the men’s tennis team. This fall he will be extending his responsibilities to include head coach of the women’s tennis team. “I thought some of the things we did with the men’s program we could do with the women’s program,” Spangler said.