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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

“It’s better than Aunt Jemima’s,” sophomore Kimberly Depatie claimed about her family’s homemade maple syrup. Depatie lives about eight hours away from Eastern on a farm in Highgate, Vermont, where her family runs both a successful farming and sugaring business. Depatie’s family farm consists of 290 acres, 100 of which are woods, where they tap

High school is the end of the road for most multi-sport student athletes, but not for sophomore Amanda Daveler. In her first year at Eastern, Daveler played on the women’s soccer, basketball and softball teams. This year, she has condensed her play to soccer and softball. She said balancing her schoolwork with her athletic schedule

Dean of Students Daryl Hawkins drove to Altoona, Pa., to attend the Mrs., Miss and Miss Teen Pennsylvania International Pageant. Hawkins was not there to check out the flashy evening gowns, admire the sparkling crown or cheer on his favorite contestant during the March 23-25 event. Eastern’s very own dean of students instead took on

Eastern faculty and students will perform at the 4th Annual Music Gala Benefit Concert. The benefit concert, which will be held at Church of the Savior, will commence at 7:30 p.m. on April 28. According to Colleen Bradstreet, the music department’s secretary and wife of Dr. David Bradstreet, one of the major highlights of past

Summer is just a few finals away, and we all know what that means: sleeping in until noon every day and then lying poolside until dinner. It’s funny how a nine-to-five job can mess up those plans of chilling all day, every day. I’m talking about a job. I have worked during the summer since