Eastern University News
To be Alone with God and Books Walking into Dr. Gary Jenkins’ office, my gaze immediately fixated on two items hanging on his wall. The first was a painting of Elizabeth I of England. Later on in our interview, Dr. Jenkins would point to the Queen during one of his […]
“Good scientists should be rewarded with good observing time,” Dr. Jonathan Hargis says as he shrugs his shoulders. And essentially, that’s just it. Dr. Hargis, a good scientist, has been awarded good observing time. Yet, on an entirely different level, Dr. Hargis is not simply a “good scientist,” and he […]
What do half a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and butter and our Vice President for Student Development have in common? They both go by the name Bettie Ann. The Gryphon Café in downtown Wayne is a popular study spot for Eastern students looking for a relaxing atmosphere and […]
“This is so much more than me, this is so much greater than me, and that’s incredibly humbling,” Brandi Henry effuses with a smile, moving her hands animatedly as she speaks. The ‘this’ she’s referring to is the sky that hangs above her curly hair and Eastern’s Walton hall, the […]
Mark your calendars, ladies and gentlemen! Our Student Activities Board has been hard at work planning fabulous events to fill your weekends with entertainment, excitement, and enchantment this semester. Here’s a sneak preview of what’s in store: 9/4… “Movie on the Hill” featuring The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 1. 9/7… Labor […]
A Closer Look at Eastern in the Summer Faculty, staff, and students may have been away from Eastern during the summer months, but campus has anything but quiet. Between May and September hardly a day has gone by in which there hasn’t been at least one church group, academic program, […]
When Dr. Christopher Hall first arrived at Eastern University’s McInnis Hall to teach undergraduate classes in the fall of 1991, he had no idea what God had in store for him. During the past 24 years he has not only served Eastern as a distinguished professor, but also as Provost, […]
Staying healthy while in college is important for students in order to get good grades and have a good experience. Unfortunately, even when trying to stay healthy, a person’s mental health often gets ignored. Depression is a common mental health condition that is caused by a combination of factors, including […]
The restaurant El Limon (Spanish for “lemon”) has by far some of the best authentic Mexican food I have ever come to taste in my life. It took me a whole semester to find this little piece of paradise. In Conshohocken on Fayette Street is where your taste buds begin […]
A creative writing piece It was a dirty little corner in the back of a short, dark hall. Spiders had strung webs up along the rough, wooden walls, and the cement floor was covered in dust, dead bugs and the occasional waddling beetle. The purpose of the hall was to […]