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I would like to comment on Josh Andersen’s article in the October 18 issue. First of all, I consider myself a fundamentalist Baptist. The Westboro Baptist Church has been in the news several times over the past several years, and I would like to make it clear that they do not represent mainstream fundamentalist Christians. […]

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Loss and alcohol

Whether it was spending summer at her house, going shopping, or choosing my career, my aunt was the biggest influence in my life. I lost that influence to alcohol. She always drank socially, but about a year ago, her alcohol intake began increasing. I ignored it for several months; she couldn’t be an alcoholic. Then

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Turning 21, staying dry

“When you turn 21, I am going to take you out, and we’re getting smashed,” a relative of mine once said. “No thanks, party without me,” I replied. It can be difficult to go against the assumptions of society, especially with drinking. Peers and family members expected me to drink when I was legally allowed–and

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Students, historical society struggle to preserve cabin

President David Black granted a last-minute stay of demolition for the old Log Cabin, which had been slated for destruction on the 16th. The Oct. 13 decision came after a group of Radnor township residents involved in historic preservation, joined by Eastern senior Emily Carlson, appealed the planned demolition. Ted Pollard, the president of the

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Debauchery and directness

If you are determined to break Eastern’s codes of conduct, why are you here? In the last issue of the Waltonian, Kate Savo wrote in response to the letter we all received concerning irresponsible drinking. Her basic argument was that we should not be prevented from attending parties where there is underage drinking because resisting

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Why I’m a bad Christian

I have a strange imagination that, at times, projects me into tragedies. Maybe it’s my feeble attempt at empathy. Sometimes I read the newspaper, read about some horrible event, and try to imagine what exactly was going through the minds of the people involved. So it was no surprise when I woke up the other

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