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While students and library books are being promised more living space, faculty are losing elbow room as they continue to grow in size. The Warner Library addition and renovation, while it creates plenty of new study and classroom space, is less helpful for the office situation. According to provost David Fraser, the original plan would […]

Smeagol clasped the ring in his gangly fingers and with a glint in his pale green eyes, uttered, “My precioussssss.” This often joked-about representation of how much one object can turn into the idol of one’s passions can be a beacon of truth to Christians. Smeagol wanted nothing more than to have his “precious,” and

The Eastern team rushed the court celebrating, and the Marywood team was crushed. The players were forming a line to congratulate each other on a game well-played and won by a single point. But a controversial last-instant referee’s call based on timekeeping by a Marywood student caused a reversal of the results and kept Eastern

It’s the modern day universal embarrassing moment. You’re walking alone on the path when you see someone advancing toward you in the distance. As you near them, you realize it is the cutie you have been admiring in Biology class, and they are smiling in your direction, “Hey, what’s up?” You smile back and squeak

From sledding and building snowmen to shoveling to looking out a window in the morning at a world that has been transformed into a white wonderland, snow can bring excitement and beauty, as well as extra work. Another thought connected to snow in the mind of any student, from elementary school to college, is the

Before we panic over Social Security let’s get the facts straight. The current situation: Employees have 6.2 percent taken out of the first $90,000 of their pay for Social Security and 1.45 percent taken out of all their earnings for Medicare. This is matched by their employer (self-employed persons pay 15.3 percent total). With our

Glad to see you guys are up and running. I was getting worried there for a few days. Good issue, though (of course) I’d love to see a hard copy. 🙂 Peace and love from across the ocean,Boston.

I did something over Christmas break that I had vowed never to do. I watched the movie American Pie. I do not think there is any other movie that made me feel so guilty after watching it, except maybe for Mulholland Drive. It is already pretty clear where this editorial is going, but before I

Several upcoming events at and around campus will benefit the victims of the recent tsunami and earthquake. The Feb. 9 Justin McRoberts concert will take donations. There will be a spaghetti dinner at the First Baptist Church in Conshohocken on Feb. 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. All proceeds from the faculty talent show March

Like to find out if that boy in literature class is single? Does that friend at the University of Illinois still like the movie Top Gun? How many people does the girl down the hall know at Eastern? These urgent questions and many others can be answered thanks to the addictive online phenomenon, new to