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SPEAK, an organization on campus that calls for justice, is redefining the term sweatshop. An item of clothing made in another country is not necessarily made in a sweatshop. “I was using the term ‘sweatshop’ without a clear definition in mind, because there is no clear-cut, agreed upon definition,” Jeremiah Barker said. Barker is a […]

A quiet, foggy Friday night in October isn’t normally spent in a gymnasium listening to indie-pop music. And yet, on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., as many as 30 people were sitting in the main gym musing over the musical quality of Daniel Ellsworth, the opening act, and Horse In The Sea, the main act

On Friday Sept. 28, the Eastern community lost a friend and brother. Benjamin Timothy Carr, a 2006 graduate of Eastern University, died at age 23. While visiting Lake Raystown Campground in Huntingdon, Pa. to celebrate the Feast of the Tabernacle, he went for a swim. Friends and family reported that Carr lost the ability to

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m Johnny Cash.” Dr. Chris Hall, provost and theology professor, appeared to have an identity crisis as he pranced around in black and drawled the lyrics to “Folsom Prison Blues.” If you were not in McInnis auditorium the night of Oct. 6, you may not be aware of the full extent of

The lobby of McInnis was filled with dressed-up students, faculty, parents and other guests to create an air of formality for the Fine Arts Festival on Oct. 12. Music department chair Ron Matthews began the program with prayer and a short introductory speech, and then kicked off the festival with a double piano Mozart duet.

Two little yellow cables, glass and wire, covered in plastic, thinner than my pinky finger. These provide the entire Internet connection to Eastern’s St. David’s campus. At the beginning of this semester, the campus almost tripled its Internet speed. What was previously a 15 mgB/s connection grew to 40 mgB/s, the connection speed of approximately

Dr. Cora Sparrowk has dedicated over 20 years to Eastern University and to honor that dedication on Oct. 19, one of our newer residence halls, North Campus Hall, will be named after her. As with every dedication, the recipient is one of high character and one which the Eastern community can emulate. Sparrowk has been

Every time that free download button is clicked, somewhere there is a band that is not getting properly paid. Without even the aid of a record label (they split from EMI in 2005), this English rock band has devised a potential compromise. The idea is this: if someone politely asks to make a trade, and

Eastern University’s gymnasium was transformed into a decorative place filled with the music of a stringed quartet and the mingling of approximately 300 people in honor of the 10-year anniversary of President David R. Black. Tables were covered with pleasing desserts and fragrant coffee, and colorful fall blooms were visible on the stage. It was

Eastern honors accomplishments of its longest-serving president