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Members of the Eastern community, residents of North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Antarctica were all greeted with a total eclipse of the moon. The eclipse began at 9:14 p.m. on October 27 and lasted until approximately 11:55 p.m. The first hour of the eclipse was videotaped by the Bradstreet Observatory. Then the clouds […]

Come sophomore year, some students have not even decided on a major. One Eastern student not only had psychology picked as a major, but had also started work on his senior thesis. Senior Michael Walk’s research project is a study on time use patterns of college students and how well they manage time. “The better

Despite facing some challenges this year, Eastern’s women’s volleyball team is ready to take its eighth consecutive conference championship and maybe even make it back to the Sweet Sixteen. “The best aspect of the team is their desire to win,” said coach Mark Birtwistle. “They have a unique ability to get the job done.” Team

This year’s World Series resulted in victory for the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the events leading up to this final victory, both aficionados and newfound supporters of both the Sox and the Yankees became remarkably concentrated on the baseball season. Suddenly, the topic of small-talk conversations was not the weather

Taking pictures, organizing yearbook sections and publishing is a lot to expect from a small staff of volunteers. But next semester there will be more incentive to get that job done. There is a plan to make working on Eastern’s yearbook, The Log, available as a class where credit is earned, similar to a field

In light of all the election hubbub and outward political focus, there is one question students should be asking concerning their college-where is SGA? Aside from first-year elections, the campus has heard very little from our elected student representatives. As students looked outward on the national election, our own student government and campus politics seem

After 10 years of dedicated service, Nancy Fleischer will be retiring. She will be replaced by Donna Hawkins, wife of dean of students, Daryl Hawkins. Fleischer’s position, benefits coordinator and administrative assistant for human resources, entails managing the medical and dental insurance benefits for the faculty and staff. She also deals with the hiring processes

The popular Harry Potter books, the many witchcraft-related television shows and recent Halloween trick-or-treating tempt many people to regard witchcraft as fun, fanciful or just plain harmless. Tim Baker, in his surprising book Dewitched: What You Need to Know About the Dangers of Wicca and Witchcraft, serves well to counteract these ideas by informing young

One of the best ways to combat the morning blues is to begin the day with a healthy breakfast. Combine that meal with the chance for students to voice interests, concerns and ideas to important members of Eastern’s administration, and the result is Breakfast with Brigham and Black. The second Breakfast with Brigham and Black

On Mischief Night, four female Cabrini students allegedly fired paintballs at Eastern University property, according to Bettie Ann Brigham, vice president of student development and Jack Sheehan, head of campus security. According to Sheehan and the Radnor Police statement, security officer Don Peterson was on duty at 2:20 a.m. when he heard noises that sounded