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Tennis is a game that many people find difficult to understand. They question how the game works, why zero is love, and what the point of the game even is. After some research, I have discovered the answers to all these questions and more. Originating in Europe during the 19th century, tennis was designed for […]

It is a sad reality of our modern life. Over 100 TV channels and not a blasted thing worth watching. Okay, there are a few decent shows, but one can only watch the same episode of Grey’s Anatomy or Law & Order so many times. If television’s vast ocean of entertainment has dried up for

As the fall sports seasons come to a close, the Eastern community now turns from the outdoor fields to the indoor gymnasium. There is a desire for more excitement, more passion and more courage within the sports teams. Fans seek determined and brave players to win games for the home team. This season, the men’s

The Mutter Museum Skulls, hearts and corpses, oh my! The Mutter Museum, located on 22nd Street between Market and Chestnut, is welcoming and cozy. The lobby is furnished with two large couches and high ceilings that add an air of sophistication. The spectator must venture to his left to find all the weird things on

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, in the past five years, Philadelphia’s homicide rate has increased 36 percent and is still rising. Among the nation’s 10 largest cities, Philadelphia has the highest murder rate and sees more than one killing per day. Ivory Khalid, a senior psychology major and a former intern at Philadelphia’s Juvenile Court,

Remember the question that was supposed to be a conversation starter: “What would you do with $100,000?” Well, it is now Eastern’s turn to start that conversation. Eastern ’02 alumna Kelly Wilbraham nee Van Der Aa, has donated $100,000 to the Cushing Center for Counseling and Academic Support. CCAS has reported that they will use

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“Eastern student wins $1,200 through online Wall Street game,” could very well be a headline next April as the SIFE Club has started the Eastern University Wall Street game as one of their many projects this semester. Students in Free Enterprise is both a club and class that focuses on activities and events suitable to

It’s one o’clock in the afternoon on a Monday. I’m just about to put two 45-pound plates on the bar stationed atop the bench press when something interrupts my train of muscle-bound thought. “Alright, guys. Fifteen minutes until we close,” the fitness room supervisor announces. “We’ll be open again at three.” My reaction is not

Jon Ambrose Staff Writer “Ultimate!” The player yells, throwing the frisbee as far as he can. Most college students have started an Ultimate Frisbee game this way, but most haven’t played with the intensity Eastern’s team has. This team is no joke; they mean business. Sending two teams to a tournament at Houghton College in