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Women’s Tennis participated in the PAC tournament on October 28-29. Danielle Schildt and Ellie Gallagher both advanced to finals matches. Women’s soccer lost to Arcadia 3-2 in the PAC semifinals on November 1. Women’s volleyball setter Erin Meredith tore her ACL at the Juniata College tournament October 21-22. She will be out for the remainder

Just as a bill is pending before Congress to increase the minimum wage, so such a bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature. The Pennsylvania bill would raise the minimum rate in the state from $5.15 to $6.75 as of January 2006 and to $7.15 as of January 2007. Proponents of such bills tout

Listening to Nickel Creek’s third album, Why Should the Fire Die? was extremely pleasant. This album does not fit into a specific genre. However, I would say Nickel Creek, in this album, sounds like a mix of bluegrass, pop and emo. The band has three members: Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. For 12

Hainer Hall, located in between Gallup and Gough, is admired by the majority of students that reside there. Its unique qualities and impeccable features make it one of a kind. One of the interesting things found in Hainer is the setup of lounges and halls. In Hainer you have to go through one of the

Prior to the 2004 election, a buzz was started online over an animation featuring candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush singing and acting to the tune of “This Land is Your Land.” Gregg Spiridellis, the creator, recently spoke at Eastern about his own experiences within the entertainment world. On Friday, November 4, nestled in

The federal government may soon have the power to watch everything you do over the Internet. The government wants to monitor all internet usage; every website and e-mail that students visit, send or receive. This would require universities across the nation to re-work their internet networks, at their own expense. “It’s an invasion of privacy,”

Those with some extra cash, about two hours and a strong stomach should head to the Body Worlds exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Body Worlds is a display of over 200 real human specimens that have been preserved through the process of plastination. The exhibit is meant to educate both the medical expert and layperson

Not every elementary school has the educational resources and facilities that elementary schools surrounding Eastern do. Because of this, for about 12 years Eastern has cultivated a partnership with the Barry School, a city school in Philadelphia. From this relationship spawned such programs as Fall Festival Day, held on October 15. Barry School fifth-graders were

David Lee Castañeda, an alumnus of Eastern who graduated in 2005, stated in an interview that overcoming color prejudice does not lie in ignoring the color differences that individuals have. Castañeda is from Costa Rica. At Eastern, he was a sociology major. Currently, he is working with Eastern University financial services and Nueva Esperanza. During