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The following is a partial list of professors’ projects in progress. Doug Trimble: Paper: The Effect of Tenure and Generation on Organizational Identification, Communication, Openness and Satisfaction Mark Hallen: A theater project with an advocate for prisoners’ rights for Philadelphia’s 2005 Fringe Festival Stephen Boyer: Book: Co-authored with Chris Hall tentatively titled Through a Glass […]

Though there are never huge banners to announce the arrival of prospective students, it only takes one glance at a name tag or a new, nervous face for a current student to realize it is a prospectives day. “I didn’t even know it was preview day until someone was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot of

Located in the Eden-like Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon, an Eastern study-away program called the Oregon Extension provides students with a place to retreat and personally investigate deep questions of gender, faith and reconciliation. The May term of the program runs from May 17 to June 10. The course focuses on women’s studies. Everyone in

As many as 30 percent of Americans today carry the parasite Taxoplasma gondii, one of the leading causes of death for those with AIDS. New light is being cast on the widespread condition by an Eastern professor, thanks in part to a grant of $107,000 from the National Institute of Health. After receiving an extension

Sometimes an issue touches the heart; sometimes a crisis can change a life. Such is the case of junior Ebony White, who took up the challenge of representing Eastern at the Student AIDS Summit: A Christian Call to Action at Wheaton College as a result of her compassion for all kinds of AIDS victims. Last

Few people would connect piles of snow to a spring break in a tropical climate. But a group of eight determined Eastern students found a way to do just that. The snowy weekend of January 21 brought with it opportunity for first-years Gail Longernecker, Hannah Young and Peder Wiegner to raise money toward their trip

Amanda Magri scores for the Lady Eagles

Eastern’s home soccer matches need never be rained out again. Homecoming games won’t be played in apparent inches of muddy slop. And if anyone feels the urge, they will be able to plow six inches of snow off the lacrosse field in order to get an early start on the season. After years of problems

It began with four girls who felt a calling to minister by remaining silent. Out of this calling came the new mime and dance group, Precious Movements. The idea to form this group began in 2003 with sophomore Talitha Brown, sophomore Sharina Taylor and junior Angela Scott. Shortly after, sophomore Latoya Jones took over as

While most American Idol fans gathered around their television sets to watch the show two weeks ago, a select two dozen were busy practicing for their own auditions. EU Idol, sponsored by the campus International Justice Mission chapter, attracted about a dozen contestants for both audition nights. Even with the good turn-out, IJM leaders decided