Beijing Olympics: go America or go world?
Archive Just before the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics, a friend told me there was no reason why the United States shouldn’t win every medal there was to win in…
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Understanding your activism
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…
The Inquiring Minds
You are the body of Christ
The evangelical vote still packs a punch
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…
The Veterans… RAs who keep going
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…
Fall Convocation offers break from classes, free inspirational book
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…
Doane and Gough halls welcome colorful new RDs
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…
Two thumbs up, and an Oscar to boot for Ledger
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…
Men’s Soccer
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…
Fall fine arts at Eastern
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…