Curious about the new RD of NCH, the Waltonian caught up with him one morning during his busy, pre-semester schedule to get to know him a little better. Calvin Skinner Calvin Skinner, who grew up in Tennessee, said that, “Eastern has been on the radar since college.” While earning his […]
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Thomas Drive now two-way
The Thomas Drive exit onto Fairview Drive by the Gatehouse is now officially closed. As mentioned in an email to the Eastern community from Campus Services, at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 23, the Eagle Road entrance became the only access to the main campus. “We were required to close off […]
PhillyCarShare: Get registered and ready to hit the road
Eastern University has recently partnered with PhillyCarShare to have a car located at the St. Davids campus. The car will be available for use by students, faculty, staff and administration. PhillyCarShare is a non-profit organization that encourages protection of the environment through the reduction of car usage. On Aug. 25, […]
Parents’ lounge provides respite
How disconcerting it must be, on the first day of a new life, to approach a strange mailbox, dial an unfamiliar code, struggle with a stubborn latch for a minute and finally open it to gaze into a metallic cubbyhole with a window to an anonymous room beyond. How comforting […]
Top 10: things to do this summer
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 […]
Bolivia mission trip participants are ready to go
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 […]
Season favorites claim spring intramural championships
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 […]
Point, shoot and have a club to help you do it
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. […]
Planetarium presents black holes on the big screen
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 […]
Senior Memories
“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 […]