In 2005, Eastern had a 99% placement rate. The placement rate is the percentage of students who are either continuing their education, are employed or are volunteering full time within 6 months of graduating. 20 % are furthering their education73 % are employed6% volunteer full time75% work a job related […]
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Justice, Christology and a look from the inside: Readers respond
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. […]
Eastern, for those who struggle with their faith
Eastern is a Christian university. Its professors must sign a statement of faith, and the combination of faith and learning is supposed to infuse every classroom. There are chapel services every week, student chaplains in the residence halls and myriad opportunities for praise and worship. But here, unlike many other […]
Invisible children in need of a visible church: It’s about Jesus
This isn’t about guilt; it’s about action. This isn’t about blame; it’s about responsibility. This isn’t about some faceless, fragmented mass of humanity; it’s about your brother, your sister, your Savior. You do know this is about Jesus, don’t you? I’m not sure how many of you know about the […]
The musical dilemma: Christian or secular?
Someone once told me that we are what we eat; that the things we allow into ourselves influence what comes out of us. In terms of the music that we choose, what should we be listening to? In a poll of Eastern students, 52.7 percent of respondents said that they […]
Facebook’s “The Pulse” tracks music, movies, TV
The Notebook is a chick-flick from 2004 that’s nowhere on the Internet Movie Database’s top 250. Would you believe that it is the most popular movie among not only Eastern students, but all college students across the country? The Facebook’s newish trendspotting feature, the “Pulse,” claims that this is true […]
Renowned author Jim Wallis speaks
God is not a Republican or a Democrat. So then why is there such a heated debate between the two parties as to who can claim God’s allegiance? This topic was discussed in the McInnis auditorium at the most recent “Conversations that Matter.” Jim Wallis, the editor of Sojourners magazine, […]
SGA Election Results
Executive BoardPresident: Jared BassVice President: Shawn MurphyTreasurer: Rob CarusoSecretary: Danae Steele Senior ClassPresident: Nathan SeifertSenators: Talitha BrownPhilip Storm Junior ClassPresident: Marvin Jones, Jr.Senators: Emily PfizenmayerAshley Lewis Sophomore ClassPresident: Justin TomeviSenators: Bethany BolandJennifer Heltzel Commuters:George Reigle(1 vacancy) Class RepresentativesSenior Class: 3 vacancies Junior Class: Nikita BakerKatie CoskyElizabeth Stoddard Sophomore Class: Elaine […]
Another Eastern student publishes a book
Some may doubt that social work is the most romantic of disciplines at Eastern, but Patience Domowski, a junior majoring in the field, has incorporated her love of children, adoption and international service into a published romantic novella. Christiana and Alec: Traveling with Children is Domowski’s first published work, and […]
Eastern student arrested for DUI
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 […]