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Sitting in a Gough dorm room last year, two Eastern students expressed their disgust for the high cost of college textbooks. They jokingly brought up the idea of starting a counter-business to give the bookstore a run for their money. Less than a year later, sophomores Ryan Ward and Justin Tomevi now have their own […]

On September 13, about 25 students and faculty gathered in Barid Library to discuss the five-year anniversary of 9/11 from an analytical perspective. There were three speakers: Dr. Steven Boyer of the Christian studies department and Professor Bret Kincaid and Dr. Kathy Lee of the political science department. Kincaid spoke on the current state of

Living at college is not always the easiest thing financially, and most students would not mind a little extra money in their pockets. The university provides the opportunity to receive federal work study through the government or Eastern Campus Employment through departmental budgets. Through both of these options, students can get paid for working in

On September 23, SPEAK held a meeting of epic proportions. It was a meeting to end all meetings. It was a meeting about peace. According to David King, executive dean of the Campolo School for Social Change, where the meeting was held, the day was about acknowledgement of the brokenness of this world and about

A ministry to people with AIDS recently reached Eastern. Dr. Rob MacGregor, emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, spoke about his experience with HIV/AIDS in Africa at Windows on the World on September 22. A slideshow of photos enhanced his account. Students and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania

As the leaves begin to change from green to orange and the weather changes from hot to cool, the department at Eastern that cleans up fallen leaves is also metamorphosing. On August 11, Carl Altomare was hired as executive director of campus services. Donna Macintosh, head of campus services, took responsibility for overseeing plant operations

Two new departments recently formed under the umbrella of the year-old performing arts division. One department consists of dance and theatre and the other of fine arts and music. The move, according to interim dean of arts and sciences Betsy Morgan, fills an organizational hole in Eastern’s academic structure. “These things are disciplines in their

Sore knees, sore ankles, sore hips and sore leg joints no more! This past summer, a new dance floor was installed for the dance department, and dance majors have been raving every since. Previously, the dance floor, which is located between the main gym and the recreational gym, was inch-thick plastic padding overtop concrete flooring,

In the Northern Liberty section of Philadelphia, mere blocks from the projects, Eastern University students are attending core classes this fall. Eastern in the City is a two-year liberal arts program sponsored by the Campolo School for Social Change. According to Janeen Barlowe, program director, the mission of EIC is to “transform lives with rigorous,

We need to get a little more extreme. Extreme sports have been increasing in popularity these days. Some colleges, like Boise State University, even offer extreme sports. Eastern should consider doing following suit. Imagine a giant rock climbing wall looming over Doane Hall. Students would have the ability to free climb and feel the exhiliration