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The recent theater production at Eastern was a testament to the power of human words. The Testimony Project was performed January 22 on a bare stage to a small, onstage audience. The performers used verbatim readings of interviews to tackle today’s most controversial religious and political debates. “We thought that if one made a theater […]

When it hit the market last November, the Xbox 360 created a hype similar to the first man landing on the moon. This new gaming system was supposed to be the beginning of a new millennium in video games. Its slick silver and intersecting green colors together with its absence of ninety degree edges were

The new format of the spring convocation ceremony is selective, exclusionary and, in fact, elitist. Under the new system, only 60 of Eastern’s most promising juniors and seniors will be recognized for academic excellence at a special dinner and ceremony on February 17. The event will not be public. All the other hundreds of Dean’s

What’s Out: – Uggs boots – Words on women’s bottoms – Spirit week – The Marquis Apartments – I Kissed Dating Goodbye – NCH – Large mocha lattes with caramel, whipped cream on top and extra shots of espresso at the Jammin’ Java – The Waterwheel – Painting the Rock – Hating Eastern What’s In:

One hundred people came to watch Lovedrug perform in McInnis auditorium for the second consecutive year, with the music of Bang Bang Beautiful kicking off the night. Formed in June 2002, Lovedrug consists of four members who “have a passion to play music, anytime, anywhere,” said guitarist and back-up vocalist David Owen. “I was excited

The flu shot is at a premium these days. Fewer than half of the vaccines ordered this year have arrived, and those that have are only being offered to a small number of students. “As of the past Wednesday, (November 30) we received 100 doses out of the 300 ordered, and we were told by

After four years of hard work, Eastern received a grant of $1 million from Governor Rendell of Pennsylvania. Each year the governor asks for a set amount of funds, called Redevelopment Assistance Capital Projects, that he allots to different public works projects. Senior vice president Tom Ridington, with the help of United States Senator Connie

The SGA sponsored a student forum on the proposed curriculum changes on November 30. The proposed changes would change student course loads from five three-credit classes a semester to four four-credit classes a semester. The forum was in preparation for the faculty vote on the proposed changes, set to be held on Thursday, March 16.

When I was seven years old, I used to pray that the powers that be would release movie versions of the final three Chronicles of Narnia books. I loved the BBC versions of the first four books. Sure, they seem terrible now, but back then it made no difference to me that Mr. Beaver definitely

Even as Eastern considers the switch from a 3×5 credit scheme to a 4×4 credit scheme, other similarly sized schools have made the move in the other direction. Eastern Nazarene College and Whitworth College, both small Christian liberal arts colleges, have recently switched from 4×4 to 3×5. According to Rick Stephens, dean at ENC, “That