“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 […]
Parking spaces “maxed out” Read Post »
In your article on poker you said that commuters and women were underrepresented. I disagree. Commutters, for one, are not effected by any rules laid down for residence on campus. Also, while some women do play poker, men are more likely to be actively involved in the game. Women had a larger percentage of the
Three-dollar mochas, fifty-dollar parking permits and soaring gas prices may be leaving the Eastern community in a bit of a financial hangover. But there is great news. Several Easterners are saving money by switching to biking. “Besides going to class a tad sweaty, riding my bike is worth it,” junior Emily Carlson said. Carlson bikes
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Last spring, Dr. Wendy Steinberg, associate professor of Psychology, conducted a Sexual Behavior survey among Eastern students because she suspected that the nationwide statistics for the sexual behavior of college aged-students was higher than that of the students at Eastern. After she distributed the survey to all undergraduate students, 483 completed surveys were returned. Just
Survey reveals that nearly half of all student respondents have been sexually active Read Post »
While the Residence Life staff considers implementing an official policy regarding recent poker-related problems on campus, the RDs of each residence have instituted differing informal rules for their own buildings. The residence directors are investigating the poker-playing habits of the students to find out if there is a real problem, not to “slap another rule
Poker rules vary by residence hall Read Post »
For those of us who thought that rock ‘n’ roll died, we can rest easy that it has returned in the form of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. A Bigger Bang is the first studio album by The Rolling Stones since 1997’s Bridge to Babylon, and it could not have come at a better time.
Students gathered in Gough Great Room on September 12 to celebrate the beginning of the 2005 season of Monday Night Football. The event, hosted by Young Life, entailed the consumption of 500 wings by students, as well as a viewing of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opening loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Photos by Casey Stauffer.
Monday night football kicks off with ‘Saul of Tarsus’ wing bowl Read Post »
Israel recently completed the evacuation of its remaining military units from Gaza. This brings to an end the painful process of removing all Israeli settlers from a territory home to more than 1.4 million Palestinians. Months ago, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced plans to close the settlements in Gaza, he stated with a candor
Progress in Palestine and how we can participate Read Post »
I knew that Eastern alumnus Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s book, To Baghdad and Beyond, would elicit an emotional response in me, but I never thought a book review would be so difficult to write. I spent a year in Baghdad myself, and I do not have many fond memories of the Middle East. To Baghdad and Beyond
To Baghdad and Beyond well-written, but slanted perspective on Iraq war Read Post »
