“Can you hear me now? How about right now?” Cheers, laughs and clapping were recently heard at Eastern’s production of Dances with Cellphones, directed by professor of theatre Mark Hallen with assistance from 2001 Eastern alumnus Jake Miller. The four night production, held from November 17-20, showcased the uses of cell phones in modern day […]
Dances with Cellphones answered with applause Read Post »
Imagine you are an alien. You have been sent to Earth to survey the human race and to report on all its dealings. Now imagine trying to explain human war. It might go something like this: “Every now and again, certain humans decide that other humans no longer have the right to go on living.
Violence, Christ and the view from outer space Read Post »
The average church-raised 20-year-old has sat through roughly 1,000 Sunday morning sermons. For most, the “pulpit” means the place from which one is preached to.
Tattoos more common than ties at informal Circle of Hope worship Read Post »
Did your professor talk too much, give too many papers and present information terribly this semester? Or, did they give great lectures, teach you information that is useful to your life and treat you as though they care about you? Let your voice be heard when you fill out course evaluations. Course evaluations are done
Evaluations taken seriously Read Post »
In August of 2001, as his sixteen year old brother Caleb lay dying in a hospital bed, Kevin Ruff laid hands upon him and trusted his new found faith in God to restore his younger brother. Sadly, Ruff’s brother passed away, causing Ruff to question his beliefs. Today, Ruff is a junior at Eastern University,
Junior Kevin Ruff balances ministry and schoolwork Read Post »
To promote his new, self-published poetry anthology, 2005 Eastern alumnus Brian Baker organized an open poetry night at the Jammin’ Java. On November 15, people came in and out of the coffeeshop, grabbing a hot cup of coffee and sitting down to enjoy the various poetry selections that were read. Baker read several selections from
Alumnus hosts open poetry night, publishes anthology Read Post »
On November 15, the SGA held a poker forum in the Dining Commons to discuss gambling and poker issues on campus. In attendance were Heidi Birtwistle, Shannon Hartsock, Gershwin Sandberg, John Romanski and Teresa Noye, the RDs of Hainer, Doane, NCH, Gallup and Kea-Guffin, respectively. The only RDs not present were Gough’s Brian Crawford and
Students, admins discuss poker and gambling at forum Read Post »
Members of Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today prepare to hand out clothes and coffee to the Philadelphian homeless on the night of November 18. During the week of November 14-18, YACHT ran Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which was a time dedicated to becoming aware of poverty issues around the world. Other HAHA week
Homeless supported during HAHA week Read Post »
In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the U.S. invades Canada in order to free American children from the smutty influence of the Canadian media industry. Why? Welcome to the world of satire! The makers of South Park pour derision on a pseudo-morality that finds “fart jokes” and movie sex unconscionable while cheerily applauding (or
Commercialization, lack of purpose keep modern satire from being helpful Read Post »
During the November 12 event in the Gough Great Room, the SAB men devoted ‘N SYNC’s “God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You” to the SAB women, particularly senior Rebecca Kolb, far right.
