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Eastern students know that when a bill needs to be paid or a paycheck cashed or a loan applied for, they must head to Mall Cottage, the tiny building situated neatly between McInnis and Walton. Once in the door, however, students are faced with a tough decision: choosing which counter to direct their question, financial […]

The additions of the cross country and men’s lacrosse teams to Eastern’s PAC competition next year are the buzz of the athletic department. Until now, cross country has been running on its own. The team is excited to be gaining a coach and joining the PAC. The men’s lacrosse team has been participating in the

The men’s volleyball team may only have club status, but they still have competitions and feel the frustrations of not enough practice. Since volleyball is not currently an established varsity team, the team faces challenges getting practice time in the gym. “We don’t get anything,” said first-year Jon Falcone, one of the members frustrated with

The final touches are being placed on the dance department’s upcoming 15th anniversary concert. Dr. Karen Clemente, head of the dance department, said that the concert, which will be held April 29 and 30, will consist of a mixture of dance works, mainly modern and jazz. “Most are connected to dancing our stories, dancing our

Whether they see it as a distant event or an approaching reality, students have many questions about marriage. The campus mentoring group ENDURE helped students get some of those questions answered by an actual couple involved in a successful marriage in an April 18 seminar. The seminar was led by Henry and his wife Theresa

While it may be true that the Lady Eagles lost the game, head coach Carolyn Urban is not discouraged about her team’s future. On Wednesday, April 6, Eastern’s women’s lacrosse team played Rowan University and lost 21-6. “I know we have the ability…we just didn’t play well against Rowan,” Urban said after the game. Rowan

Two pairs of experienced Student Government Association members have announced their candidacies for the positions of president and vice president. Junior Adam Brittin is campaigning for the presidency in tandem with junior Alison Maier, while sophomore Erin Barefoot is running with junior Susannah Cobb. “Our biggest thing is that SGA should be made more available

Sheila Jordan is draped in flashy red velvet. Her bangs are cropped just above her eyes and a silk flower adorns her dark hair. She croons, snaps and sways her way through two sets of jazz compositions. The 76 year-old, award-winning vocalist is one of an eclectic array of jazz and international musicians who perform

I recently returned from a year-long combat tour in Baghdad, Iraq. During a recent visit to Eastern University, I was appalled and infuriated by the actions of a few Eastern students at a lacrosse game, more specifically, during the playing of the National Anthem. While the rest of us stood, either in reverent silence or

Since his first year, junior Rob Granholm has toyed with the idea of creating an Eastern version of eBay. Now, over sixty users are logged onto a site called EUtrader, which Granholm built. The site grants students the freedom to buy and sell many kinds of products. The aim of the site is to give