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As a part of their core curriculum, Eastern requires students to participate in some type of volunteer work, or service learning. There are many different organizations that the university affiliates itself with, but one in particular seems to get overlooked. MANNA is a food distribution service, stationed in Philadelphia, that delivers meals to people living

According to the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) the UK title of Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story is simply A Cock and Bull Story. Whether the American title differs because of licensing reasons, or because the distributor feared an American audience would be too dim to grasp the literary reference, the UK title seems

Since its start 35 years ago, Eastern’s social work department has been kicking students out of the classroom. Most would agree that this is the key to its success, including the department chair, Dr. Edward Kuhlmann. The field experience part of social work is crucial to the major, Kuhlmann explained. “It’s a more realistic experience

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Students may soon be “rofl” in the library, thanks to the new Virtual Bibliographic Instruction initiative led by Mark Puterbaugh, Warner Library’s Information Services Librarian. VBI is a virtual world rendered in full 3D which allows users to access internet library resources and chat with each other as they explore. “We want to get away

The Eastern men’s tennis team matched up against West Chester University on the afternoon of March 21, 2006. While the bright shining sun popped out from behind the clouds, the men were led to the courts by their coach, David Storms. Eastern seemed ready to take this game home as their first victory, winning three

Over 20 students and two faculty and staff members gathered on March 20 for Eastern’s first Gay-Straight Alliance’s first meeting. According to senior Mandy Matthias, the group was formed in order to create “a safe atmosphere of support for students dealing with sexuality.” Matthias and junior Jeri-Lynn Aquino have been working to start the alliance

Last week, Eastern President David Black announced the appointment of Templeton Honors College Dean Chris Hall as provost. Hall, a longtime theology professor who became dean of the THC two years ago, will become provost at the end of the academic year when the current provost, David Fraser, officially resigns. Hall will remain the dean

Dear Editor, Eastern’s administration recently invited Andres Lara, “The Cuban Guy,” to speak to a group of students. I have to admit he sounded intriguing. At the age of 16 Lara escaped from Cuba, spoke no English, had no money or home. Yet he learned English, attended college and started a multi-million dollar company. A

I come from a small private Christian high school where a swear word was rarely dropped and, when it was, no one took it lightly. The worst thing a person could say was “Oh my god.” It had been instilled in us from the time we were young that we were NEVER to use God’s