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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

Packed with mind-boggling numbers and astounding graphics, Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity is the first professional show in the Julia Fowler Planetarium at Eastern. At the first showing, at least five Eastern students were present, but the planetarium was also packed with adults, college students and even a few children. Showing twice a

“My favorite memory during my time at Eastern was one time when I went wandering around Philly by myself … I guess they weren’t ready for me … it changed my life. Stuff happened. What was I thinking?” -Jon Harris “My favorite memory was going to New Orleans on the Hurricane Katrina trip. It was

For the past ten years, NCH Resident Director Gershwin Sandberg has called Eastern home. But after this year, he will be leaving the university behind to pursue the next chapter in his life. Sandberg started as a student at Eastern in 1997 and graduated in 2000 with a double major in youth ministry and theology.

One word can describe my reaction to the shootings at Virginia Tech: heartbreak. I pondered what horror must have been witnessed on the campus of Virginia Tech on April 16. My heart cries at every bullet fired and every life ended, for every breath of terror and tear of grief. I feel frustration at the