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Aslan, Caspian and Narnia are names that conjure up images of fantastic faraway worlds and epic adventures that are synonymous with C.S. Lewis. A series of lectures and discussions about this man will be taking place this fall. Narnia on Tour is the collective effort of several Christian organizations, including Intervarsity Press and The Matthew’s […]

School can seem pricey after one sees the bill. Annual tuition increases, several grand for room and board, and the scary truth that those loans have to be paid back with interest can make a student want to cry. However, there are reasons why tuition is what it is. Efforts made by Eastern staff keep

Coffee is good stuff. It’s a perfect accessory for conversation. It’s a wake-up agent. It’s just plain tasty. Considering its popularity, you’d think the producers of those spunky little beans would rake in generous amounts of cash. But here’s the thing: they’re dirt poor. In fact, coffee growers are some of the poorest people on

Harriet Miers, White House Counsel and President Bush’s nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, attended not one, but two worship services on Sunday, October 9, in her hometown, Dallas, Texas. After an early Episcopal service, she joined a breakaway group from Valley View Christian Church (her home church for over 25 years) in singing

Ten Eastern students recently put their faith into practice when they gave up four days to help with cleanup work after the devastation of hurricane Katrina, travelling 27 hours to Pass Christian, Mississippi. “I felt so insignificant because of everything that needed to be done,” sophomore Christie Davis said after taking the trip. “But in

Dear Editor, Re: “Holistic health not easy, especially here,” 10/13/05 I encourage Katrina Charalambidis and other compassionate, health-conscious students who want more vegetarian and vegan meals on campus to visit peta2.com to find out how students at the University of California at Berkeley and other colleges nationwide have convinced their school cafaterias to offer more

David Greenhalgh, dean of Arts and Sciences, has proposed an idea that could revolutionize the entire structure of Eastern University’s academic program. The idea is a “Four by Four” curriculum. This would mean rather than taking five three-credit courses a semester, students would take four four-credit courses. It would also mean that professors would teach

Women’s Soccer: The women’s soccer team struggled with the rain in their homecoming game against Stevens Tech, ranked 25th in the nation. “We played really well in the first half, but made a few key errors in the second half,” coach Dan Mouw said. Stephanie Frank scored the first goal of the game, which was

The youth of the Main line should be preparing to raise their fists, but not in defiance of their authorities. At least, not necessarily. Christian hard rockers Thousand Foot Krutch will be wrapping up “The Art of Breaking Tour” in Eastern’s gymnasium on October 17. “I want this to be a great event for current

The fact that almost half of all Eastern students have been sexually active, as revealed by Wendy Steinberg’s sex survey results, has drawn a mix of reactions from faculty and students. “I’m encouraged because the statistics of Eastern are lower than that of the public,” professor emeritus Tony Campolo said. “I’m discouraged because I hoped