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The final week of the pre-NCAA playoff soccer season saw the Eastern men play three games to three ties in regulation time, but pull out the victory in each contest. The same scene was repeated at the end of each tense match: a ball went from an Eastern player’s foot into the opposing team’s goal, […]

I had two requirements for this year’s spring break: sun and sand. I wanted to escape the freezing winter and get tan somewhere exotic and fun. Last spring I went home and spent a week catching up on sleep. This year, I wanted to go to California and learn how to surf. But somewhere during

In the spirit of wing-eating, the Waltonian decided to go in search of the best wings in the area. Our quest to find the best led us to four different restaurants; some of the more common places Eastern students go to get their wings. We tasted; we tested; we got all the information you would

I love to play video games, but I also reserve the right to criticize them. Gaming may improve one’s ability to think reflexively, but the negatives may far outweigh the benefits. Video games promote escapism. They separate us from reality instead of promoting responsible approaches to life. Some players say they become more like the

The cast of Dances with Cell Phones promises that the show will be like none other. There will be drama. There will be dance. There will be generous audience participation. You are asked to bring your cell phone. And get this, you’ll be asked to keep your phone turned ON. Dances with Cell Phones, the

The field hockey team’s record has not given an accurate picture of the season. With a pre-playoff conference record of 7-3, the team entered the tournament with the number five seed. They have had a lot of tough games and several close losses. “We have just not been putting the ball in the cage,” senior

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

I read with interest your account of the discovery of the Beethoven score at Palmer Theological Seminary. Information attributed to me was slightly but significantly misreported. I did not say that this and other valuable musical scores were donated to the sacred music department. They were donated to the Seminary but were in the possession

October 31, All Hallows Eve or Halloween was originally set aside as a day to celebrate the deaths of Christian martyrs. However, as time went on, the day changed. It was the night before the Celtic Harvest Festival when the souls of the dead were said to come back to earth to revisit their homes