Eastern alumnus Ryan Klein graciously agreed to share a bit about his postgrad life with The Waltonian. His dedication to meaningful and good work ought to serve as a reminder to our community of what it means to live intentionally. What are you doing now, and how did […]
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New Happenings in Astronomy Department
There are quite a few new and exciting things happening within Eastern’s astronomy department this semester. Steven Sanders is currently in charge of running planetarium shows, assisting students in the observatory and helping with a few physics labs. In addition, Sanders heads up marketing and public relations. When […]
Faculty Spotlight: Joanna Craig
The Office for Talent and Career Development here at Eastern has recently added Joanna Craig to its staff. Dr. Craig works alongside Sarah Todd, meeting with students to discuss resumes, majors, career paths and internships. In addition, Craig consults with local employers to find job opportunities for students. […]
Club Spotlight: YACHT Club Serving the people of Philadelphia
Dedicating time and energy even on days when it is rainy and cold, the YACHT Club travels into Philadelphia every Thursday and Saturday to help show love in areas of injustice. YACHT, which stands for Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today, works to help people in the city […]
Why Work Matters
“The Lord God took [Adam] and put him in the garden of Eden to work and keep it.” There comes a point in every college student’s career that he is faced with an assignment requiring hours of intense study, and decides that the task at hand is simply […]
An Educational Perspective Reflections on Oxford
“And that sweet City with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty’s heightening…” What sets the University of Oxford apart from colleges in the United States? Perhaps it is numerous cobblestone streets, inviting the student and visitor to follow their paths toward one scene of history […]
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Calvinist & Psychic Conference to be held at Area University An area university is set to hold the first annual Calvinist & Psychic Conference. The unlikely pairing of the Society of Psychics (SocPsych) with traditional Calvinist denominations has become something of a hotbed of confusion in the wider […]
From Crayons to Coffee Cups Balancing family life with work
Call it work-life balance, work-life coexistence or simply life, but balancing responsibilities can be stressful in an active world. People have vastly different views on what it takes to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and many don’t even agree that the term “balance” itself is useful. As Hillary […]
New Copernican Dialogues Create Safe Place for Unsafe Questions
What do you do when you find yourself questioning your faith? How do you respond to doubts about your core beliefs? Mike McHargue, known by his moniker “Science Mike,” has wrestled intensely with these questions. Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition, Science Mike gradually lost his faith. Unexpectedly, […]
Gamers Unite! Introducing Eastern’s Smash Club
It is 11:31 p.m. The whole room hums with the sound of seven TVs, but all eyes are on one of them. Two opponents passionately mash buttons as their onscreen fighters, Marth and Dr. Mario, furiously trade blows. Marth lands a sword strike at the exact instant it […]