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I turn into campus and start hoping that the “Lot is full” sign was mistaken. Maybe someone is just leaving McInnis, or even better, the library. I barrel around the curves of Thomas Drive at a speed distinctly unrelated to the 16 mph limit posted. As I round the last curve, my heart sinks, and […]

Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Eastern is becoming the next Hollywood. Over the past few weeks, senior communications major Amanda Dawson has filmed her very own version of a reality show on the St. Davids campus. The reality show is entitled Eastern Bachelor, and her rendition of it is for her senior seminar class.

As much as the saga of Anna Nicole Smith has graced the news for the last several months, so the conflict in Palestine has filled the news for longer than one can remember. Continually, stories of violence stream through the news media, influencing how one interprets and reflects upon the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, lost in

Criticism is a good thing. In fact, if it ruffles your feathers, it’s probably something you should be reflecting on. Criticism is often hard to hear, especially when it is couched in harsh terms or anger, and few people respond well to things they don’t want to hear about themselves. Whether it be criticism from

My friend in New Hampshire, who shall go unnamed, walked into a church and told the pastor after introductions, “I’m gay.” He was told to leave the premises immediately. This happened at many churches. He does not go to church anymore. My guy friend is a virgin. He wants to marry, but not to a

Our education is worth so much more. Recently, the office of the president of Eastern University sent out letters to inform students of a decision to increase the cost of tuition and fees. While the increase itself is no surprise, the amount is. According to President David Black, private universities usually see an increase in

Yes, it’s that time of the semester again. Group projects are in full swing, term papers will be due soon, and students will soon fill out those evaluations that take forever to complete. At least, students think they take forever to complete. In reality, they take more like five minutes to fill out, a five

“Prepare for Glory!” read the caption on posters advertising the movie 300, which was released on March 9, 2007. The movie, based on the graphic novel 300 by author Frank Miller and illustrator Lynn Varley, is another success in a long tradition of epic battle films. What makes the film exceptional, however, is not the

Ruth Robinson: Our troops’ safety and well-being in Iraq has now been subjugated to partisan politics. On March 23, the House of Representatives, by a breathtakingly narrow margin of six votes, passed an Aug. 31, 2008 pullout date for Iraq. The Senate is currently debating a bill along similar lines. The problem is that this

Leukemia is the number one killer of children between the ages of 1 and 14, according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Wendy Smith, Counseling Psychology staff member, has joined that society for a series of fundraising hikes to change those numbers. Leukemia statistics became more than numbers for Smith when her daughter Trisha died