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Tuition free day: it’s not just about the dollar

Live it up, Eastern University. From now on, all operations and costs for the school year are covered by alumni and outside gifts, not from current students’ tuitions. In fact, tuition only provides about 84 percent of education costs, making gifts from alumni, parents, businesses, faculty and friends extremely important. […]

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Guns n’ paint: Eastern’s newest athletic club

SGA’s recent approval has given Eastern its very own paintball club thanks to the idea of sophomore Seth Thomas. Thomas has been working since last year to get the club off the ground. “Paintball is fun and anybody can come do it,” Thomas said. He is the president of Eastern’s […]

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New faculty evaluations allow for clearer student commentary

Starting this spring, students at Eastern will be filling out new teacher evaluation forms that the administration believes will help evaluate teachers more effectively. The new form will be longer, taking approximately 15-20 minutes to complete, and it will include a whole new scale of questions. “We take course evaluations […]

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Men’s lacrosse team unifies in Florida

During Spring Break, Eastern’s men’s lacrosse team traveled to Clearwater, Fla., for a week of practice, community service and a game. The week brought more than just physical labor for the men; it also brought a new sense of unity. “That’s always one of the highlights – the bonding that […]

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Tennis player profile: Taylor Kiser

For junior Taylor Kiser, tennis was not always a sport he saw himself playing in college. As a child, Kiser had a friend who had been playing tennis since the age of four. “I always picked on him for playing a girls’ sport, so he challenged me to try it,” […]

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Prospective students are not a nuisance

Grabbing my toothbrush and face wash, I left my dorm room on Gough 4th floor for the community bathroom on Feb. 19. To my surprise, as I openned my door, I came face to face with a dozen people: males, females, youth and parents, all staring at me in my […]

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Eastern’s PAC Standings

Men’s LacrosseSchool………..Overall…PACT1. Eastern………….2-4 1-0T1. Cabrini…………..5-2 1-0T1. Misericordia……2-2 1-0T1. Shenandoah…….4-1 1-0T5. Wesley…………….3-4 0-1 Recent Action3/24/07Eastern 5, Kean 10 3/21/07Eastern 13, Neumann 9 3/14/07Eastern 11, Centenary 10 Women’s LacrosseSchool…………….Overall…PAC1. Cabrini……………..5-1 3-02. Misericordia………4-1 2-0T3. Eastern…………..3-1 2-1T3. Gwynedd-Mercy..3-2 2-1T3. Neumann…………2-1 2-1 Recent Action3/24/07Eastern 8, Cabrini 11 3/22/07Eastern 18, Wesley 6 3/21/07Eastern 20, Gwynedd-Mercy 3 […]

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Tuition: up and up, but not away

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 […]

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Inquiring Minds: Teacher evaluations’ true value

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 […]