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Performing Arts Living Room will be performing seven plays under the title 24:7 on May 3 at 8 p.m. and May 4 at 3 p.m. in Mclnnis Auditorium. The title represents two performances, four Eastern playwrights and a total of seven plays. While three of the plays have already been produced, the other four plays […]

It has become customary during the time of an election for newspapers to endorse a candidate. This practice is seemingly defiant of the industry’s golden rule of remaining objective. Despite that, the Waltonian has decided to make an attempt to endorse a candidate for the presidential election. As reported in our Feb. 13 edition, of

I remember asking my father as we rode in his cobalt blue pick-up, what he thought of the primary season, the candidates, the economy, the war in Iraq and in general, American politics. An avid reader of history, well educated in the nature of world governments and American values, he responded quite frankly: “Democracy is

Transformed, Eastern’s traveling drama ministry, is one of the oldest yet least-known ministries on campus. The group, made up of nine students, travels across the Northeast, performing at churches and retreats almost every weekend. The shows consist of skits that group members have either written or adapted from other Christian dramas. The group was formed

You know what spring means. No, not the leaves returning to the trees, not the warm weather and not the NBA playoffs, although that’s a worthy candidate. Spring is coming around and so are the proposals and diamonds. Sing in spring with the rings. Terrible puns aside, you might have noticed that there seems to

When people think about lacrosse, the first things that come to their minds are shorts, sticks and skirts. But do they think of Canada? Or a religious ritual? How can lacrosse be related to these things? Lacrosse first originated among Native American tribes as a sport designed to train warriors, solve inter-tribal conflicts and give

Social work major Karen Bush is not interning at a social work agency. Rather, she is interning at Parkhouse Providence Point, a public-skilled nursing facility in Warriorsford, Pa., with social workers on staff. Working two days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. is giving her meaningful and useful experience within the field of

Eastern university softball – there isn’t anything soft about the Lady Eagles. Lately the Eagles have been doing two things: scoring runs in bunches or beating teams with clutch hits and superb pitching. The Eagles need all the runs they can get to make it in the PAC tournament. “This season has been a team

Eastern has recently become a host facility for English as a Second Language International. The program was started by the president of a Christian college to prepare students from non-English speaking countries to succeed in higher education. It is promoted throughout Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Stephanie MacTavish, vice president of Asian relations,

Rick Santorum, former Republican Pennsylvania Senator, visited Eastern University on April 17 as a part of the series “Conversations that Matter.” His topic of discussion was America’s future. Prefacing his discussion, Santorum said, “I am very optimistic about America’s future.” According to Santorum, America is the “greatest civilization in the history of the world.” However,