EASTERN SET TO LAUNCH FOOTBALL PROGRAM by Anthony Barr and Jordan Kolb       Last week, Eastern announced that on April 1 it will launch a new plan to develop a football program. Recruiting for the upcoming school year is already underway, and the program is expected to increase […]

Jordan by Elizabeth Byrd       When you tell people that you studied abroad in the Middle East, they tend to get this wide-eyed look of amazement and demand that you tell them everything about it. I have come to accept this as part of living in a non-Western […]

[nine things a blanket can be] Ruby Baker one. a blanket can be a starting line to a long race folded and laid out on the floor the first item my parents ever bought together it was a testament to seven years of love between them two. a blanket can […]

Phase I of the Campus Master Plan Walton Hall       Regarding the changes made on the first floor of Walton Hall, Bettie Ann Brigham, Vice Provost for Student Development, says, “Lower Walton Lounge needed new furnishings and an update to become a more inviting, versatile and attractive space […]

A REFLECTION ON THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOJOURNALISM Matt Wolek/ The Waltonian by Jordan Kolb      In order to understand the way that images shape the way we take in information and the practice of journalism, we have to imagine a world in which almost all of the news […]

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we decided to get into the spirit of gratitude by asking members of Eastern’s community  about the good things in their lives. Here’s what they had to say . . . Alexa Musser What good thing happened to you today? “I have an hour […]

Hilary Clinton Democratic Nominee by Billy Faulkner      Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. presidency. She is the very first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. She is also the first former First Lady to run for […]

Christianity and Social Media by Ethan Rose      Without a doubt, social media has become an integral part of our culture. But, as with all cultural artifacts, there are good and bad consequences involved with the use of social media. It falls to those of us who desire to […]

Jimae Smith-Hobbs Do you know what you want to study yet? “I’m an English lit and writing major, and french and psychology minor….I got into English Lit because my mom used to pull me into her room, and we would watch “Romeo and Juliet.” We watched a bunch of Shakespearean […]

Lauren Murphy Editor-in-Chief Year: Senior Major/Minors: Youth Ministries/Biblical Studies and Theological Studies Words to Live By: “Life’s not a spectator sport.” –Laverne, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” If you were a superhero, what would your power be? Flight! Or the ability to enact world peace. Jordan Kolb Managing Editor Year: […]