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It wasn’t until her first year of high school that sophomore Kara Hildebrand gave volleyball a try. She proceeded to join the Jr. Olympic Volleyball in tenth grade for a team called Norlanco. It was during her playing time with Norlanco that she was found by Eastern’s volleyball coaches. During the last two seasons, Hildebrand […]

Forget about Pilgrims. Forget about Indians. Forget about turkeys. Forget about all of those clichés that make up Thanksgiving. That is not why it’s important to me. Thanksgiving is a reason to celebrate family and friends. Sometimes, that means families that live far apart have the chance to spend time together. It’s a time to

November marks the end of a rewarding season for all of Eastern’s fall sports. In the end, Eastern had claimed two more PAC Championships, and each of its teams had reason to be proud. Here is a summary of how they performed. Women’s Soccer Women’s soccer was first to fall out of the PAC playoffs.

Some Eastern students regularly smoke behind McInnis. A faculty member and a staff member in McInnis know every time those students light a cigarette. Director of INST 150 and Christian ethics professor Julie Elliott and transcript office and office manager for the registrar Crystal Tracy work along the side of McInnis where the students smoke,

Just three days before the Democrats took control of Congress, several key candidates appeared at a rally at Cabrini College. While recieving an ovation, Senator Bob Casey, Governor Ed Rendell, Congressman Joe Sestak, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Al Gore urged America to vote for change. “We have one message. Change,” Sestak

Turkey Day has a whole new meaning if you are the one supplying the turkeys. Just ask sophomore Lauren Pounds, whose family has run a turkey farm near Pittsburgh, Pa., since 1935. For Pounds, Thanksgiving means two weeks of butchering (or “processing”), plucking, singeing, bagging and boxing 11,000-12,000 turkeys. She said the farm, which also

Have you carved all your pumpkins? Been on a hay ride and through a corn maze? Walked through enough haunted houses? Are you left looking for a way to combine the beautiful fall weather with a creative, inexpensive date idea? As the weather becomes cooler and the leaves turn the colors of the harvest, couples

It was the perfect diversion. According to Director of Security Jack Sheehan, just after midnight on Nov. 2, three security officers on duty were responding to a call from Gallup, where a group of young men had been yelling and banging on a window. Meanwhile, between six and nine people were busy removing the gold

Men’s SoccerSchool……….Overall…PAC1. Arcadia…………….9-3-5 7-0-22. Alvernia……………10-4-3 6-1-23. Eastern……………12-5-1 6-2-14. Wesley……………..13-3-2 6-2-15. Misericordia………7-9 5-4 Recent Action11/2/06 PAC SemifinalsEastern 0, Alvernia 0 (5-6 Penalty Kicks)10/31/06 PAC QuarterfinalsEastern 9, Immaculata 0 10/25/06Eastern 3, Wesley 0 Women’s SoccerSchool…………Overall…PAC1. Eastern…………….13-5-1 9-0-12. Cabrini………………11-5-3 8-1-13. Gwynedd-Mercy…11-8 8-34. Misericordia……….14-6 8-35. Arcadia……………….8-8-3 5-4-2 Recent Action11/1/06 PAC SemifinalsEastern 1, Wesley 2 10/24/06Eastern 4, Lebanon Valley 0

While turkey and cranberry gelatin are still digesting from Thanksgiving, Black Friday hits with a vengeance, filling shopping malls and department stores with people whose appetites have moved quickly from food to sales. But there is an alternative to braving the malls on Black Friday, and it is as simple as staying at home and