When a vacancy arose in the position of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Eastern took no time to hire one of its own. English professor Betsy Morgan was selected to fill in as interim dean after David Greehalgh stepped down to become the interim director of the new doctoral […]

As a new student at Eastern University, I began to be exposed to new and challenging ideas regarding my faith. My first experience with this was with Dr.Ray Van Leeuwen in my New Testament class. I remember leaving that classroom challenged and excited about new theological ideas. Allow new ideas […]

Eastern student Sevag Bakalian left Beirut, Lebanon, one-and-a-half weeks into the war between Israel and Hizbullah. Sevag, a sophomore social work major, has moved back and forth between Beirut and the Unites States his entire life. His father is the pastor of an Armenian Evangelical Church and the chaplain of […]

Professor Gary White of the business department was recently suspended from Eastern University. The suspension came after White pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud occurring from January 2001 to July 2005, according to a faculty email sent by President David Black. A federal prosecutor brought the charges after […]

A COLLEGE SURVIVAL GUIDE

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 […]

Jiacheng is also very much in favor of this heuristic teaching method, on the spot, whether it is swaddling Ye Hao, rote memorization, the first word to listen and firmly remember, as caught a beef jerky, first into the mouth Say again, although I do not understand the profound male […]

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 […]

Proximity is a crucial issue for politicians, actors and knife throwers. In Washington, the closer one is to power, the better–in Hollywood it’s about the same. And in the illustrious world of throwing knives, being close to one’s target is essential (especially if the target is an apple resting on […]

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 […]