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Eastern honors accomplishments of its longest-serving president

Early September brought the advent of College.com, the latest in a series of online social networks. The site is hoping to attract the market of frustrated college-age Facebook users. Over 200,000 new users register on Facebook daily, however, the site, once limited to college students, was opened to the general public in Sept. 2006. College.com

Students are not the only ones on Facebook. A steady influx of outsiders-those not belonging to the original college student-targeted membership-have joined the Facebook ranks in the three years since its creation. Facebook is now open to anyone with a desire to join, but why would professors or the administration have any interest in joining?

These students know how to turn empty aluminum cans into a house. You can wave the magic wand, too.

While taking a quiet walk around campus or hustling to those evening classes, you may at some point have thought you were in Scotland, or simply hearing things. You hear bagpipes playing in the background and know for sure Eastern does not have a bagpipe band, and so you say to yourself, “Where is that

An annual phenomenon has once again befallen Eastern’s campus. Every weekend, hordes of students with homework and laundry baskets in tow crowd into their cars and head for home. Residence hall parking lots are suddenly and blissfully half-empty. Paths congested during the week are bare except for small numbers of students making their way to

Since the beginning of the fall semester, the traffic on Thomas Drive has increased due to the closing of the Fairview Drive exit. With construction vehicles, students, faculty and visitors driving in and out of Eastern, Thomas Drive has become very crowded. Joggers, bikers and students who choose to take that road only add to

Something new is starting on campus. It is not a club or group, but rather a get-together that will happen at least once a month. It will be a time for Eastern students to watch a movie and then discuss it together, under the event name Movies that Matter. The first movie, The Wooden Camera,

In the midst of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th season anniversary, Hall of Famer and former Eagles receiver Tommy McDonald shares his thoughts with the Waltonian

Staying up all night to write a research paper can be stressful without a good wireless Internet connection. In addition, having the mobility to work from a comfy chair or bed instead of a desk chair with a 10-foot Ethernet cable can be a huge asset when time is running out. To make Internet access