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So picture this … you are studying abroad and will be learning a new language. More than that, you are already in your upper 40s, and learning a language is not so easy anymore. You come to a university full of people whose culture and language are completely foreign. You try to engage them, but […]

Let me begin by saying that I am no expert on relationships. I am in a relationship and everyday it is an adventure. My girlfriend will probably tell you that I succeed and I fail, that I do a good job at truly loving her and other times I’m just short of being the biggest

The beautiful Schuylkill River Trail can be found approximately 10 minutes from Eastern’s campus. From the Valley Forge National Historical Park to Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, there is an extensive amount of paved trail to cover. In the Valley Forge area, however, there is still much to see. The trail is open to bikers, hikers, roller-bladers,

A tiny gem of a town tucked away from the more prosaic vistas we have become so accustomed to, Skippack Village is the place to consider if you are looking for something out of the ordinary to do on a weekend. Only about half an hour from Eastern, the main street lined with boutiques and

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Who says you need to know it all as a first-year? If Amy Achey knows one thing, it is that since the age of five, soccer has been the sport for her. “Soccer stuck,” Achey said. “In basketball and football, there are set plays, but in soccer it’s always unpredictable.” After playing through grade school

Everybody likes a good lip-synch competition. When the participants are first-years willing to make fools of themselves for the audience’s enjoyment, the show is even better. On the evening of Aug. 31, the first-year color groups performed at the annual variety show in Eastern’s main gymnasium. Amidst entertained upperclassmen, the first-years danced, acted and lip-synched

Each September, Eastern’s theatre department features a play involving a variety of alumni, students and staff. This year, the campus will be treated to a very artistic showing of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by alumnus Justin Poole. Poole, who graduated from Eastern in 2002 and is currently working on a doctorate at the University

Over the course of the last hundred years or so, America has placed a great deal of interest, passion and pride into its professional sports teams. Where sports have traditionally held a good clean place in society, controversies have caused their integrity to be lost. In the span of just a summer, a fury of

Come out and represent your first-year class as part of the Student Government Association for the 2007-2008 school year. Applications are still being accepted. Election packets can be picked up at the SGA bulletin board across from the mailroom or in the SGA office located in the lounge across from the Jammin’ Java. This is