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The PAC championship looked more like a reality for Eastern’s men’s soccer team after their dominating regular-season-ending win over Wesley College on Oct. 25. With a roster of 21 players, including no seniors and 11 first-years, head coach Mark Wagner is leading the way to what will hopefully be Eastern’s third PAC title since he […]

Three days a week, Shannen Shadel rolls out of bed sometime around 4:30 a.m. in preparation for physical training at Valley Forge Military Academy. After a half-hour of strength training drills like sit-ups and push-ups, a half-hour of running and a number of stretching exercises, Shadel completes her morning PT. And then she comes to

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.

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

“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

They practice six out of the seven days of the week, and they have also been recently ranked 19th in the nation. Who are we referring to? Eastern University’s own field hockey team. This season has been full of wins for these girls. Though it has been challenging with all the hard work they have

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

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

Eastern State Penitentiary delivers real scares

“Sometimes other things just need to take priority,” former Eastern student Rebecca Bartram said. “I’ll finish college eventually.” On September 15th, Bartram will have marked the one year anniversary of the day she left her college days of music and philosophy behind and joined the Army. Over the past year, she has spent nine weeks