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“I don’t have an M.D. or a law degree. I have a bachelor’s in kicking ass and taking names.” Meet Nick Naylor, a smooth, sweet talking tobacco lobbyist who speaks on behalf of the Academy of Tobacco Studies and is the star of Thank You For Smoking. Naylor has perfected the art of arguing, making […]

When the theatre department decided to put on a production of The Laramie Project in the spring of 2003, it stirred controversy all over campus. During a session entitled A Community is a Conversation: Eastern, the Laramie Project, and the Equality Ride, theatre director Mark Hallen moderated a discussion about the show’s impact on the

Baseball 9 – 23 (PAC 5-15) Men’s Tennis 5 -10 (PAC 4-4) Women’s Lacrosse 11 – 5 (PAC 8-1) Men’s Lacrosse 3 – 11 (PAC 3-4)

Pre-Ride forum: April 17 A week before the Equality Ride, a forum was held in the auditorium so that Eastern Students could come and learn about the event before it happened the following Monday. The forum was led by a panel of the administrators including President David Black, Chaplain Joe Modica, Vice President for Student

Late on April 8, after annual spring fling activities including on-campus partying, 21-year old Cabrini College student Kyle Foley was stabbed at the school. The reason that led to the conflict has not yet been determined; however, upon initial response to the stabbing, local authorities took two men into custody for questioning. After they were

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All semester, the Eastern community has anticipated the Equality Ride’s visit. With the amount of worry and hope that we had beforehand, it seems amazing how little has changed since. The debating that went on, the arguing and listening that was only part of the exchange among the Riders and the community, was mostly about

The day started out with a thunderstorm, but the rain quickly subsided and the sun broke through the clouds. Could this have been an omen? The Soulforce Equality Riders visited Eastern’s campus on Monday, April 24. They anticipated that Eastern would be one of the more receptive schools on their two-month route. It was also

This is the last semester for political science professor Paul Brink. He is leaving to teach political science and comparative politics at Gordon College, Massachusetts, in the fall. Brink has been teaching political science at Eastern University for five years. One of his main reasons for the Brinks’ move is the timing. “We thought if

What’s $23 compared to thousands? That’s the opinion of Adam Brittin, SGA president and graduating senior, on the question Eastern students must face when presented with their tuition bill: Check “yes” or check “no”? If each Eastern student decided to check yes, Eastern could be 100 percent wind powered. Recently SGA unanimously passed a proposal