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With the increase of students that attend Eastern every year, the Board of Trustees has voted to sell $14.6 million in bonds in order to have a new dorm built. It will include space for up to 160 students. There will also be an office building built next to it. “I think that building a […]

As final exams loom, college students seem to be hard pressed for time. Yet, being called to do the work of Christ is a call that is very important, which was equally stressed during Mission Emphasis Week on October 26 -28. During these three days, students were exposed to a wide variety of speakers, shows

The Intercollegiate Gospel Choir Event was not just any concert, but a gathering of diverse people together to fulfill what is believed by Christians to be the greatest purpose of all humanity-to praise God. There was a sense of indescribable peace, and the songs of joy and happiness were great blessings to everyone present. October

“I wrote this book upside down and backwards,” first-year Becky Plourde said, referring to her novel, Rose of Many Colors, that was just published in July. “I wrote chapter 3, then chapter 20… I wrote the epilogue before the book was finished.” Becky grew up in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, with her parents and two brothers. She

November 18 will mark the second time this year that Harry Potter fans will be going nuts. The first time was when the sixth book was released, and this second time is when the fourth movie, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” will be released. As a Harry Potter fan myself, I think this

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

The woman’s tennis team has undergone myriad changes in the past few years. From a high turnover in coaching staff to the general loss of players, this season is most definitely a rebuilding year. And the newest head coach, Ang Sprock, is excited for the team’s potential. “Team unity and the power of dependence on

The sold-out concert put on by Thousand Foot Krutch, Hawk Nelson, Dizmas and 4th Avenue Jones allows for the possibility that Eastern’s gymnasium will again rock as it did on October 16. The concert, which was the last of the “Art of Breaking Tour,” sold over 250 tickets on campus and about 900 tickets total.

On Tuesday, October 11, the Eastern men’s soccer team moved into the NCAA Division III top ten rankings for the first time in school history. Meanwhile, the women’s volleyball team received national recognition on Oct. 18 with a top 25 ranking in the Division III poll, at 21st. With the men’s soccer team at zero

The Angels of Harmony is Eastern University’s multicultural gospel choir. Its goal is to share its music and message with audiences. Angels of Harmony was founded in 1971 by Eastern students with a desire to share God’s word through African American and African gospel music and song. The choir is made up of 50-70 dedicated