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“I got 99 problems and 82 of them are the parking spaces that you cannot find on campus.” This popular online Facebook club portrays the frustrations that nearly 200 Eastern students share about the parking situation at the university. Currently, McInnis parking lot offers the largest area of parking for students. Kea-Guffin, Hainer, Doane, and […]

Although it may not be possible to go back in time as Michael J. Fox did in the movie Back to the Future, there are some things that may allow us to relive our history. Swing dance is one of these. At Eastern, we have our very own time warper and that is ETHELS swing

Homecoming is a good time to think about what makes a university different and what holds true about it over time. Eastern is a young school, barely 50 years old. That means it’s very light on tradition, the identifying characteristics that make Wheaton and Harvard different from each other and better than Strayer and DeVry.

Transformed, Eastern’s drama ministry, held auditions for this year’s group a couple of weeks ago, and now it is off and running. Comprised of nine people, the student-led group combines elements of theatre, song and worship through dramatic skits that have powerful meaning. The three returning members are Kevin Walter, Chris Wehrle and Kathryn Miller.

Notes From Afar

On the morning of September 29, a water main break outside of Gallup Hall caused all water to be cut off in Gallup and McInnis Learning Center. Water was restored by that night, but Gallup residents were without water for the day.According to Rob Smith, Director of Campus Services, the break was caused by irritation

I entered college with a sketchy concept of what my food options might be. I didn’t expect to find gourmet cuisine, but I never expected I’d have such a hard time simply eating. I suppose some of it is my own fault. I’m a vegetarian, so right away about 75 percent of Sodexho meals are

Yearbooks from 2004-2005 were distributed this past weekend at Homecoming. According to sophomore Mandie Elliott, the editor-in chief, yearbooks are always finished after the academic year ends in order to feature the graduation ceremony. “[Alumni] are supposed to come back for Homecoming,” said Elliott, explaining why yearbooks were given out at Homecoming. Elliott and junior

In a culture that increasingly pursues pleasure for pleasure’s sake, I find myself in a difficult position when faced with the question, “Why do you read?” This is because my answer–to be entertained–usually flies in the face of several underlying assumptions. First, there is the assumption that reading is a fundamentally boring pastime, and second,

Following the poker article in issue three of the Waltonian, an interesting development emerged. NCH, where up until recently poker was played without inhibition, has become a gambling-free zone. “I told my RAs that I wanted to know if poker games are happening in the building and if there’s gambling, I want it stopped,” RD