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A heat wave sweeps through the crowd gathered in the rec gym as loud cracks and slaps resound through the room along with cheers and encouragements. A red ball rolls, bounces and flies around the court as players run after it, armed with sticks. This is the scene every Monday and Wednesday from 10 to […]

To think Christianly about voting, especially in a presidential election year, is a difficult undertaking. Politics has become highly polemical and polarizing in our country. Just listen to talk radio. Read newspaper editorials. Watch cable television. We can easily collapse into party politics, assuming that one party is more (or less) Christian than the other.

There are not many new television show episodes lately due to the writers strike. This opened up the perfect opportunity for the show American Gladiators to make a comeback. American Gladiators is a competition in which amateur athletes compete against body builders known as gladiators. The show originally aired on cable television from 1989 to

Photography is an interesting artistic medium for the main reason that it is easily accessible to nearly anyone. The world has certainly seen an increase in affordable yet high quality digital and film cameras. The features and settings that used to be accessible only to the professionals have been placed into the hands of soccer

Valentine’s Day only comes once a year, but for some odd reason we are called to love each other every day of the year – something having to do with Jesus’ commandment in Matt. 22:39 to, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” So what then is the significance of a holiday centered around love? Surely Valentine’s

“The Sadie Hawkins Dance, in my khaki pants, there’s nothing better oh, oh, oh, the girls ask the guys, it’s always a surprise, there’s nothing better, baby do you like my sweater?” The hottest event at Eastern this February is straight out of a Relient K song. The Student Government Association’s freshman class, partnering with

It is the week after Valentine’s Day and you just blew your wad on the biggest box of chocolate known to man. How do you keep the love rolling after V-Day? Perhaps an ice skate around the Blue Cross River Rink at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia will do. For the fourteenth year, visitors can enjoy

Who would ever think that Comedy Central would be a source of news for the younger generation? With all the showings of Super Troopers and the comedic roasts of celebrities, where would the network ever relevantly fit information about the political atmosphere of America? The funny thing is that it has, and not only that,

10. Hop on the train to visit and appreciate the masterpieces found at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Make sure to bring your ID for a student discount, or you could postpone your date until Sunday when admission is free! 9. Looking for that perfect gift with a personal touch? Take your girl to Ubead2

If people have had a hard time reaching the president of Eastern University this year, there’s a good explanation for it. Dr. David Black, president of Eastern University, has spent the 2007-2008 school year on, what fellow administrators are calling, a fundraising sabbatical. While it is not uncommon for the university professors or administrators to