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Can a planetarium be a spaceship? The Julia Fowler Planetarium will be opening to students soon. Students can reserve $5 tickets to see evening shows in March. The planetarium’s new Spitz SciDome digital projector has allowed for new, IMAX-style documentaries with stunning graphics and fascinating material that will carry audiences across galaxies. The coming presentation […]

The Eastern campus is in mourning after the tragic and untimely death of one of its own. Don Peterson, 28, had served the Eastern community as a reliable security guard for the past three years, but he was more than that. He was a friend, a father, a son, a lover and a carefree spirit

The opening frame of The Fountain is directly taken out of the book that holds the most clarity and truth – the Bible. As the movie goes back and forth between the life of a doctor with a sick wife, a conquistador trying to find the fountain of youth and some strange spacey scenery filled

Over 1,335 days. More than 2,865 American soldiers killed. On average, more than two American lives are lost daily. Those are the facts concerning the war in Iraq. On Nov. 7, 2006, America voted for change, and that change comes in the form of the newly appointed Democratic House and Senate. Currently, Iraq is the

There is no reason for either of Eastern’s basketball teams not to be holding their heads up even after starting their seasons out with several frustrating losses. An 0-2 record is hard to explain on campus, which was the case for both teams after returning from their season-opening tournaments in Chicago and Swarthmore. The women’s

Cabrini vs. Eastern: The rivalry unpacked

This is our year. This is the year that the Indianapolis Colts break free from their critics, and Peyton Manning finally gets the recognition he deserves. Sure, I’ve heard it all before. I am quite aware of our track record of losing in the playoffs, and I am sick of hearing about Manning’s tendencies to

Now is the perfect time to get serious about our self-proclaimed concern for justice. We at Eastern have spent the past semester being saturated with the ideas that justice is godly, righteous and practical. We know that justice is a good thing. But knowing and believing are two different things. Knowing is a purely intellectual

She has only weeks before her college career officially ends, the culmination of a 16-year academic trajectory, and she is beaming. Her excitement sneaks through her words as if she is describing an upcoming marriage, or possession of a winning lottery ticket. “I love what I’m doing,” says Kay Zittrer, a marketing major graduating a

By Dan Leonard: Dealing with the question of why Eastern is so segregated is hard to address, particularly because it seems that most of Eastern doesn’t believe it is segregated, or has any problem with the issue of race in the first place. It is certainly true that Eastern is a good deal ahead of