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Two students have recently found a unique way to combine music and ministry. During the fall of 2005, juniors Natalie Cisternas and Bailey Pretak thought of founding a group called GODCHA. Since they were both music majors, they wanted to find a way to do music ministry after college. “I was trying to find a

Soon it will all be over. My time as an Eastern Eagle is about to end, and I have absolutely no regrets. That’s how your college experience should be. As I sit and look back upon the last four years, I remember them as being some of the best of my life. In college, the

Competing in the National Tournament in Louisville, Ky., Eastern’s men’s club volleyball team once again turned heads. As the 17th seed, Eastern played in a field comprised of 48 teams from a wide variety of both Division I and Division II schools. Eastern, part of the Division II bracket, put up a strong performance in

Eastern offers a variety of activities, clubs, teams and groups to satisfy its talented and diverse undergraduate student body. Some organizations, such as the Student Government Association and the Student Activities Board, have faculty advisers and official meeting times and receive financial support from the institution. However, there are other clubs and groups that are

On April 23, one of Eastern’s beloved business and communication professors, Bob Thomas, passed away. The cause of his death was bilateral pulmonary emboli, according to his wife, English professor Nancy Thomas. His death was a shock to the campus, and as the people who loved Bob attempt to cope with this loss, we reflect

“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

When former Vermont Governor Howard Dean addressed Eastern on March 29, he talked about common ground. The former Presidential candidate and current chairman of the Democratic National Committee spoke about how Democrats may have more in common with the Christian community than meets the eye. His speech at Eastern came as a part of his

The title track “Love Reign O’er Me,” by Pearl Jam, speaks multitudes about the message this star-studded cast communicates. In the movie Reign Over Me, Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) has lost himself and is left broken after losing his family in 9/11. Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) is losing himself in his life as a dentist,

Jesus and justice: I’m not sure which word I’ve heard more this year. I understand why justice is such a commonly used word. We have justice class, justice clubs and justice conversations at dinner. I feel blessed to be at a school like Eastern where we are learning about social justice issues, but as a