Why school teaches us not to learn
Archive Last semester I had a 13-23 page research paper, a mid term, a three-page paper, a five-page paper and 214 pages of reading due during the fifth week. I wanted…
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Spring Sports Preview: Women’s Lacrosse
Last year the women’s lacrosse team won the PAC Championship by beating Cabrini with only 33 seconds left in the game. Some other exciting wins of last season came against…
Letter to the Editor: I’m a girl, and I understand football. Does that make sense?
In the Waltonian’s “On the Sideline: Football” article, which appeared in the January 30th edition, it was stated that football is the most male-dominated sport. Although football is a heavily…
Changing the world in small but important ways
On Monday, February 18, a note appeared on the flat-screen television that sits at the landing of the steps in Walton. The message asked that the unfunctioning television be used…
The unnecessary core curriculum
Let’s see … calculating how much money I’ve borrowed … and how much tuition costs … with scholarships, I’m paying approximately 310 dollars a credit. That means I’m paying around…
GODCHA takes center stage with Broadway hits
From Fiddler on the Roof to The Sound of Music, the familiar tunes and lyrics of several Broadway musicals filled the McInnis Auditorium on Feb. 23. The Saturday afternoon presentation…
Professional soccer coming to Chester
You will not find many people who would argue that Chester needs a facelift. Well, Chester’s plastic surgery is coming in the form of a Philadelphia Major League Soccer team.…
Precious Movements
They dress in all black, wear white gloves and paint their faces. They make exaggerated hand gestures, but their voices are silenced. They are Precious Movements. It began five years…
Men’s basketball loses to rival Cabrini
On Feb. 18, Eastern’s rivalry against the Cabrini Cavaliers heated up as the men’s basketball team traveled across Eagle Road to battle. Last time the teams faced off, it took…
Bands rock in Dining Commons
Wrapping up Eastern’s annual Faith Forum week, bands Calling Out Closer and Reilly worshipped with over 100 students and fans in the Dining Commons at the Make Some Noise concert…