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Potentially historic presidential candidates, a new strategy in a very old Iraq and a burgeoning conflict in Iran are marking the 2007 political landscape. The Republican party has been fairly quiet about the 2008 election, putting forth only one major candidate, Senator Samuel D. Brownback of Kansas. However, the Democratic party’s candidates are making headlines […]

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

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

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