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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. The 414 million dollar Rivertown redevelopment project will hopefully do just that, and it all starts with the new 18,500 seat soccer stadium to be […]

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 ago with a group of four alumni. They wanted to practice a new way of worship. Now, twelve students are the only mime ministry on

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 overtime for the Eagles to win. This time the game ended in regulation but not in Eastern’s favor. Senior Brent Williams’ 15 points off the

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 on Feb. 23. While the Dining Commons is a fine place to host coffeehouses and different contests, the small area could not adequately hold the

Many students have recently become aware of the plight of child soldiers through the increasingly popular organization Invisible Children. However, the use of child soldiers is not an isolated situation and has been a controversial issue for many years. A staggering number of children are forcibly conscripted into national and rebel armies in countries across

Eastern has received a major upgrade in its equipment and tools for operation in the laboratory sciences. Over the course of the last year, the biology and chemistry departments at Eastern were given two separate donations of equipment that were together valued at approximately $230,000. The donated equipment came from Mr. and Mrs. John and

Anyone with a strong opinion about Eastern’s core curriculum had a chance to speak their mind on February 20. The core curriculum, which is currently under review, was the topic of the student open forum held in Gough Great Room. Approximately 30 students showed up to participate in the discussions led by Dr. Kathy Lee

SIFE business club (Students in Free Enterprise) have a new addition to their agenda this year called EU Wallstreet, which started on Nov. 15. The game was open to all business majors and minors. Students created a fake portfolio and they were each given a hypothetical $30,000 with which to invest. “The goal is to

The restricted and highly unpopular fitness center hours are about to be changed for the better. Eastern’s athletic department is currently working on plans to completely revise the fitness center schedule to make it more available for students. “We want to make the fitness center open much earlier in the morning and much later in

Not everyone goes to Cabo and Key West on spring break. Here are some of the things that Eastern students are doing to give back and interact with the communities around them. One of the main things that people are doing is participating with Habitat for Humanity International. HFHI is a Christian-based program that seeks