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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

Lights hit the black stage as actors waited for the director’s “go” to rehearse a procession scene from Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. With less than a month before opening night, director Mark Hallen pushed for actors to get off-book. Proudly wearing his Boston Red Sox cap, Hallen moved the actors around the stage like chess

While registering for spring 2005 classes some students experienced the failure of the intranet online registration system. According to Marjorie Wily of administrative computing, the system malfunction was due to hard drive failure. “The registration problem was a systems issue, not a network issue, so it was not anything we’ve had before,” Wily said. “Basically,

Students who enjoy expressing themselves through writing or artwork might know what it is like to yearn for the publication of their work. Through Inklings, Eastern’s literary magazine, students can have their voice heard and their talents displayed. According to senior Kate Carter, editor of Inklings, the name came from a group that included C.S.

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Eileen Korman, known by the Eastern community for greeting people who enter the Dining Commons and swiping their E-cards with a smile, was recently given an opportunity to speak with a piece of Eastern history. A few weeks ago during a Sunday lunch, Korman had the privilege of meeting with one of the Walton family

Sometimes the best way to catch fish is to put your bait in the water, sit back and let the fish come to you. Similarly, Sodexho supervisor Doc Carr took a quiet approach in his second attempt to start a fishing club at Eastern. “Word of mouth” is how Carr, the club’s advisor, described the

The Ohio-based band Lovedrug came to Eastern’s campus to perform a free live concert. Lovedrug, formed in June 2002 by Michael Shepard and Adam Ladd, have certainly come a long way from humble beginnings to earning the respect of many. As soon as Lovedrug took the stage, the auditorium was full of people, both avid