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There is one big difference on campus this semester. The Eastern cats, as many have come to call them, have disappeared. For the past several years, these cats have become part of the community for some students and staff. “These cats were my pets away from home,” junior Chelsea Zimmerman said. “I’ve spent hours just […]

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

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

This holiday season, there is more to see than stockings and Santas and tacky trees. Original artwork by Eastern students provides a refreshing escape from the red-and-green commercial blitz For the month of November, the halls on the second floor of McInnis featured artwork by four Eastern students. Seniors Kelly Blom and Stephanie Frank, commissioned

I settle into my hammock. The sun is setting, the cows are all draped in shadow and the blithe air is full of their bellowing as they finish their last-minute grazing and return to the farm. I realize how swiftly the semester is drawing to a close here at CCSP Belize, just how little time

Eastern student by day, Superbowl commercial star by night? This could be the story of senior Corey Copeland, who was recently filmed in a Doritos commercial. In early November, Copeland spent roughly four hours on the set, as he shot what may become part of a commercial series to be aired during the Feb. 4

James Bond always was a badass. Daniel Craig just perfects it. In last month’s film Casino Royale, the story of Bond (Craig) was revived by telling about how he came to be the suave, smooth man brought to life by the likes of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. However, Daniel Craig is no