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After a year of construction, coordination and a lot of patience, the Warner Memorial Library has finally opened its doors and introduced its new and improved library facility, the Harold C. Howard Center. Construction began in August of 2004 and was completed on July 29, 2005. At least four years of planning went into the […]

Open the newspaper on any given day and you are bound to find at least one news article documenting the political conflicts in Iraq. But the reality of the war is often glossed over by the media in an effort to keep from upsetting the public. Television clips and photographs portray the war as a

Hey Ben, Don’t forget to update the “about us”–or are you not the editor in chief of the online version? 😉 Mom Karen Carr

Although I’ve never slapped a “Kill Your TV” sticker on my bumper, I resonate deeply with those who have. That said, I feel sufficiently qualified to argue the superiority of the written word over flashing, blinking, fancy-sound-tracked nonsense that passes today as TV news. I should warn you, however, for those who might claim I

Book Review

Advice, of a sort

Last spring, David Greenhalgh, Dean of Arts and Sciences, announced an administrative change: a new performing arts division. “It seemed to me that each of these [programs] have grown and have unique demands,” Greenhalgh said. Space for lessons and rehearsals, as well as pedagogical needs and the art students’ commuting to Rosemont, are some of

International business and health & physical education are now declarable majors at Eastern. For those seeking a concentration in English other than writing and literature, journalism is now available. “As a member of the curriculum committee, it is good to see faculty debate over what should be offered at Eastern,” David C. Greenhalgh, dean of

Each year, a few professors disappear from campus and some students find strangers teaching courses that used to belong to their favorite professors. The culprit is the sabbatical, the leave of absence of a semester or a full year for which professors are eligible after every six years of teaching. “The idea is to periodically

Most Eagles’ fans couldn’t tell you the score of their team’s last meaningful game. Most Eagles’ fans probably never even watched the “highlights” of last year’s season-ending defeat in Super Bowl XXXIX. But the passion for Philadelphia’s most beloved sports team is still there, as proven by the chilling roar of 68,532 crazy fans when