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Welcome Back Eagles! Athletic Director Eric McNelly sits down with the Waltonian

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As we head into a new school year filled with uncertainty, excitement, and hope, the Waltonian’s Maggie Fleming sat down with Athletic Director Eric McNelly to discuss how Eastern Athletics is addressing the changes that the Eagles will see this year. On July 24th, the Mid-Atlantic Conference announced that they have suspended fall sports for […]

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Messages Across the Distance: Reviving the lost art of letter writing in the face of uncertainty.

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Being sent home and separated from our friends due to COVID-19 proved difficult for everybody. Zoom calls can get old and eventually I ran out of things to talk to talk to my friends about on FaceTime. Connecting with loved ones had to be done creatively, so I decided to tap into a habit I

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Not All Masks are Created Equal: How to choose the most protective face covering.

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In the age of the Coronavirus, wearing a face covering has become the social norm in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus in public settings. Following a study by Duke University published in early August, it has come to public attention, however, that not all masks are created equal. The meta-analysis showed

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Setting Yourself Up For Success: A senior shares what she wishes she knew as a first-year.

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Your freshman year is exciting, full of possibilities and opportunities to meet new people and learn new things. For many of you, it’s your first time living away from home, and this independence is equally as daunting as it is rewarding. There are so many newfound responsibilities, time commitments, and expectations that you may feel

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Neither snow, nor rain, nor insufficient funds…: How the Postal Service is struggling and what can be done to save it

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Imagine a world without the postal service. It may not seem so bad initially, but when you look closer, you will see that many things you once took for granted have vanished. Things like postcards from Grandma, easy access to your absentee ballot while at school. It may seem ridiculous to propose that this could

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What Are Eastern’s COVID-19 Policies Accomplishing?

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As students begin the fall semester, Eastern University’s campus doesn’t look like previous years. The Coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, changed the world in 2020. Students were sent home to finish the 2019-2020 school year online. Over the summer, schools and universities had to decide whether conditions were safe for in-person classes to continue

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To Connect as Dancers Without Touch: A look at how Eastern’s dancers will move through Coronavirus

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Dance is known for its connection between dancers, moving together as one; however, in this pandemic, performers are without an essential element to the art: touch. As the virus continues to spread, artists are attempting to resume their practices while keeping the integrity of their art. Masks and social distancing make performing difficult, but not

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Book Clubs: Reconnecting with the fundamentally familiar, yet radically different, world we live in through the escape of novels

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The impact of the international Coronavirus pandemic has been multi-faceted, and different for each person. Though our responses to the virus and personal experiences are varied, each of us is faced with an alteration of what it means to be in community. To many, community includes the circle of people they spend the majority of

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