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As of this summer, Allied Waste has put a single-stream recycling system into effect, changing the method of recycling on Eastern’s campus. Allied Waste, the company formally recognized as BFI Waste, sent the necessary paperwork this month for the university to go forward with single stream recycling, said Administrative Assistant of Campus Services Donna MacIntosh.

With the 2008 Olympics and the all-important medal count now over, preparation for the next games is already beginning. However, there is one sport the United States won’t be training for: team handball. A combination of soccer, football, basketball and hockey, team handball is an indoor adrenaline rush that is one of the world’s most

President Black has recently offered faculty and staff the option for a revised work week schedule, in hopes of reducing travel costs. According to a memo sent from Dr. Black to faculty and staff, available options include: “Work four extended days per week (e.g., Four ten-hour days if one works 40 hours per week); or

I find pride in being an individual. So what happens when my own goal is the same as many other graduating seniors? I am one of those people, sporting a new diamond ring and calling the man by my side my fiancé. Just don’t label us “another Eastern engaged couple.” In my experience, an Eastern

Now that the weather is getting nice, there always seem to be people playing on the tennis courts. Someone’s constantly outside, hitting that yellow ball across the net just for fun. That same person may not even be on the tennis team. And yet there is the rare occasion when you will see the men’s

Has anyone else noticed the lack of concern around here? When it comes to the student body, it seems that we have been paralyzed with both fear and apathy. This year, we were heavily involved with Student Development as executive members of our Student Government Association and as resident assistants in Eagle and Gallup. Through

As a young child, my favorite movie was Peter Pan. Something about the idea of never growing old but staying a little boy forever seemed to resonate in my 4-year-old head. As I grew older and began watching sports, my favorite athlete was Brett Favre, the Peter Pan of football, the man whose youthful exuberance

In a lecture on city living, Richard Potts, assistant director of the Washington Journalism Center where I am studying this semester, spoke on homeless in D.C. “Treat them like they exist,” he said. Before hearing most of his lecture I had already made up my mind that I knew enough about the homeless and the

First-year attack Grace Griffith earned her first PAC Player of the Week honor with an impressive 11 goals and 7 assists, leading Eastern to a 3-0 PAC week. In a 16-6 victory over Alvernia, Griffith tallied two goals and three assists. Two days later, she put up similar numbers with three goals and two assists