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An Eastern student was recently arrested for driving under the influence, according to head of security Jack Sheehan. Early in the morning of April 8, a student who lives in Gough reported seeing a small, dark-colored car driving onto the turf soccer field. It drove around in a circle and then left the field. The […]

Dear Editor, Just over two years ago, I wrote a letter as a student about how I believed Eastern’s administration was suffering from a “crisis of authenticity” in which the asserted mission of Eastern did not match the unclear and seemingly unjustified business practices in dealing with staff and faculty. Unfortunately, I find myself writing

Like it or not, the Equality Ride is coming on April 24 to Eastern. And, clearly, the stage has been set for a confrontation-filled day where only bad feelings are created. But that is not how it has to be. According to the plan, the Riders – a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender

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Duke’s decision to suspend their men’s lacrosse season in response to allegations of gross misconduct by several team members is all over the news. This story stands in contrast to the feel-good stories of George Mason men’s basketball and national championships for Maryland women’s basketball and Florida’s men’s team. Millions of people around the country

The first thing the audience saw when they walked into the auditorium was a forest: a big, sprawling forest with trees that went up the sides of the stage, movable set pieces, a ramp that served as a small hill and a tower embedded into the side of the stage. It was, in a word,

“Faith, Reason and Justice.” We’ve all heard this motto time and time again at Eastern. In fact we spend a whole semester studying these important principles in INST270. But does Eastern University really follow its own mission statement? In INST270, the concept of “tokenism” is a vital portion of the curriculum. For those who have

Augustine vs. Pelagius, Round 3

The weather is getting warm and love is in the air. Wait, retract that statement, it’s more along the lines of war that has now fallen upon Eastern University’s campus. It’s called Assassin. At five o’clock p.m. Monday, April 3, over thirty e-mails went out, each with a designated target’s name to Assassin participants. According

Lent is more than just an opportunity to give up a bad habit. For Roman Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox and some Protestants, it is instead one of the most significant times of the year, and is marked by traditions that in some cases stretch back centuries. One tradition observed by all three branches of Christianity