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American academia is traveling a controversial road: grade inflation has caused average GPAs in public and private undergraduate institutions nationwide to steadily increase since 1980. And Eastern is not immune to the trend, as recent research undertaken at the behest of the faculty development committee has shown. “In 1990 there were 30 academic departments at […]

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Turning the tide of Christianity is what Turning Point strives to do, according to its mission statement. “[We] proclaim the Gospel through music,” said sophomore member Tiffani Mc Laurin. Senior Bryan Broughton agreed. “We’re middlemen from the congregation to God,” he said. Begun in 1973 on Eastern’s campus, Turning Point consists of fourteen students who

Students are pulling everything but extra cash out of their pockets these days. The culprit: inflated textbook costs. According to the Washington Post, textbook prices are on the rise with no leveling in sight. The Post reported students can expect to pay an average cost of $102.44 for just one textbook. The statistics are alarming.

For previous generations of college students, the name Napoleon stirred up images of a short, French emperor obsessed with world domination and putting his hand up his shirt. Recently, however, the name is being associated with images of snow boots, big sleeves, one percent milk and “ligers” in correlation with the newest “it” film: Napoleon

The question was not whether the show would go on, but just how much money the school would dish out to allow it to go on. Eastern’s theater program nearly suffered a budget cut and is soon to suffer the absence of director Mark Hallen, who will be going on sabbatical in the spring. Hallen

Overcrowding in the parking lots, which apparently stemmed from a rise in first year permit grants and illegal parking by resident students and commuters, has been a source of frustration for many Eastern students. “I don’t think first-years should be granted parking permits,” said junior Kim Siegel. “First-years should build a community with one another.

Dear Sir/Madam I was dismayed to stumble across your contributor, Ruth Robinson’s review of Tom Baker’s book. I was disappointed to see her come down so unthinkingly and wholeheartedly on the side of the bigotry, scare-mongering and wilful misunderstanding that defiles every page of this unfortunate tome. But I had at the back of my

Editor, Could you be kind enough to pass this on to Ms, Robinson? Book Review: Dewitched, by Tim BakerBy Ruth Robinson “I’ve never really been a Wiccan,” he said, “but I’ve had this dance around it.” Dear Ms. Robinson, I am sure Mr. Baker means well, but religious belief is a matter of opinion and

Each year, a significant number of juniors and seniors disappear from residence halls. For some, off-campus housing may be a step toward independence or just more affordable. But one factor that seems to motivate a majority of the off-campus movers is food. Eastern’s meal plans are rather inconvenient. A first-year’s only option is to pay