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Baghdad – Recently, there has been an outbreak of cholera in Baghdad. So far it is believed to have infected over 7,000 people and seems to be spreading at an alarming rate. This epidemic has spread over the north of Iraq and has begun to spread to the south as well. The war in Iraq […]

While the British typically recieve credit for polo, the first recorded games were played in what is now Iran over 2,500 years ago. Originally used to train cavalry, early games featured up to 100 players on each team. The name “polo” is derived from the Tibetan word “pulu,” which means ball. The sport was discovered

Our staff’s recommended activities for the coming weeks

MOVIES The Darjeeling Limitedthree brothers, a trip across India, and Owen Wilson Sept. 28 Lust, Cautionintrigue, romance, history and warSept. 28 EVENTS Beyond Therapyinsanity, love and comedy on the stageOct. 2-14Villanova TheatreCall the box office at 610-519-7474 for tickets. Fine Arts FestivalOct. 12St. Davids campusCall the box office at 610-225-5545 for more information. CONCERTS Blue

It takes a lot for a first-year to stand out on a team with a solid returning lineup. It takes even more effort to get playing time. But that is exactly what first-year Dann DeLorenzo has managed to do since arriving at Eastern. Playing on the Eagle’s front line, Dann has been a strong contributor

Along with the St. Davids campus, Eastern in the City’s semester is already in full swing. With 44 first-year students and 27 sophomores attending EIC this year, Dean Vivian Nix-Early expects this year to be “smaller, more focused” and views it as a chance to “really refine the program.” In a telephone interview Jeneen Barlow,

Imagine yourself walking down the street, through the grocery store or up the apartment stairs. Lost in your own existence, a faint noise encroaches your perfect world. A muffled tone slowly but surely invades your personal calm. At first, your attempts to identify the noise fail miserably; your brain can’t seem to process what your

Fall Sunday afternoons mean only one thing to sports fans. Take a walk to the turf fields and the answer will be clear. Football season is back and Eastern’s Powder Puff teams are ready to play. Junior Brittany O’ Neal, founder of Powder Puff Football at Eastern, is very excited for the second season. She

Leah MulhearnRD of Gallup Hall & Coordinator of Housing a. was an extra in the Fire Safety Video.b. doesn’t use shampoo. c. was an RA in Kea-Guffin. Marvin Jonessenior, SGA Executive President a. went to a wildlife park in Canada when he was six years old and ended up with a grizzly bear on top

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