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Challenges contribute to the growth of any athlete, and it is no different for junior baseball player Nick Kakolowski. As a pitcher for the baseball team this year, Kakolowski has witnessed both improvement and disappointment throughout the season. Beginning with a trip to Florida during spring break, the team had a rough start, but their […]

Part of Doane hill is slated to become pavement in the very near future. That pavement will be a turnaround with 25-30 parking spaces, according to Executive Director of Campus Services Carl Altomare. Judging by the surveyors’ stakes on the hill, the turnaround will extend at least halfway up the hill. This turnaround is the

Rent a car by the hour with Philly Car Share, coming to EU in the fall of 2007

You want to know something good about the ancientness of Eastern University? It adds character. When students walk into the weight room, they see something special. Yeah, I know, they see cracked dumbbells, rusted iron weights and dysfunctional exercise machines, but that’s what makes it special. Some things need continual upgrades, like computers in the

We’ve seen it tear apart and ruin young lives at Columbine; we’ve seen it strike at the heart of innocence in Lancaster; now we’ve witnessed it bring sorrow to the beautiful campus of Virginia Tech. Gun violence is something that must be taken more seriously. In 2005, 68 percent of the 14,860 homicides in the

On April 24, The Honors Council, representing the Templeton Honors College, organized a Jeopardy event to raise money for RISE International, an organization that works to rebuild schools and provide education in Angola, a country in south-central Africa. According to Ann Willis, a recruitment liason for the Honors Council, “The final count from ticket, popcorn

10. Save up quarters for the fall. Might as well start collecting laundry quarters now. 9. Unpack your stuff from college. Eventually you’re going to need the stuff. Why not unpack it now? 8. Go to the beach. It’s the summer! What better place to enjoy it than at the beach? 7. Read a book

While most of Eastern’s student body will be settling into the comfort of their own homes on May 14, a group of 16 students will be boarding a plane for Bolivia for a two-week mission trip. This will be the second year a team from Eastern has gone to Bolivia over the summer. Beyond this,

While intramural leagues tend to be unpredictable and inconsistent, this spring’s session defied the norm with three first and one second ranked teams claiming the coveted T-shirts. In the co-ed soccer league, the championship came down to first place Bovinity Divinity and third seed Trevor is a Clown. Coming from the same division, the teams

If you have not noticed already, expect to see an increasing number of students using cameras around Eastern’s campus. A collective interest in photography among some students has developed into a new addition to the campus: The Eastern Photographic Society. Sophomore Joe Webb and first-year Mason Morehart started the group. In an email interview, Webb