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Since my graduation last semester, one of my biggest joys has been choosing “want to read” books rather than “have to read” books. The first book I chose to read was one recommended to me by Betsy Morgan: Saturday by Ian McEwan. McEwan’s brilliant writing immediately drew me into thinking the thoughts and living the […]

It’s time to broaden our horizons. A new year and new students give us an opportunity to meet new people. With a cavalcade of activities and events, interacting with a wide variety of people is easy. The problem is, we don’t. Instead, we gravitate toward people just like us. We settle into groups of like-minded

I’m sitting alone on the rooftop of a dear friend’s apartment enjoying the first quiet moment I’ve had in weeks. Life has been a blur of appointments, errands, vaccinations, lists, emails, painful goodbyes, rewriting lists, franticly packing bags and hunting for reservations. But tonight I get a chance to be still and take one last

Eastern athletes show dedication through hours of practice and pain

They made the NFC Championship game four years in a row, but when 2005 came, the Philadelphia Eagles fell off the map. The NFL radar didn’t even pick up the Eagles in the race for its last remaining playoffs spots come the end of the season. To make matters worse for Eagles fans, the Steelers

Biblical studies professor Kent Sparks was recently appointed Eastern’s first-ever special assistant to the provost. The appointment came from Chris Hall, whose job as the dean of the Templeton Honors College in addition to his new position as provost required him to have an assistant.”I had a full-time job, and I took on another full-time

For the past several weeks, all of Eastern’s six fall athletic teams have been hard at work preparing for their upcoming seasons. Here is a peek at each team and how they look so far. Women’s Soccer 2005 Record: (11-9, 9-2 PAC) The women’s soccer team finished last season as the runner-up in the Pennsylvania

The summer movie season was filled with ups and downs and was dominated by pirates and snakes. Several highly anticipated films like The Da Vinci Code and Superman Returns turned out to be disappointing. But such popcorn flicks as Miami Vice and Pirates of the Carribean 2 did end up winning over the audiences. However,

Pat (Ling) Magdamo ’53, Tony Campolo ’56, Phyllis Walles Twiss ’54 and Shirley Claghorn. The three women came to visit Eastern earlier this summer. Their visit included a tour of Heritage, a meeting with Tony Campolo and director of alumni relations Mary Gardner. They also met vice president of Student Development Bettie Ann Brigham and

Fundraising will look like swing dancing at the Swing Into Life dance party. Sponsored by the Feeling Blue Suicide Prevention Council, the September 13 dance party will help fund the nonprofit organization’s goals of preventing suicide and helping the loved ones of those who have committed suicide. The idea to do swing dance as a