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Early Eagles: Students who arrived to campus early
The early bird may get the worm, but the early Eastern Eagle gets so much more. Several groups of students, including resident assistants (RAs), student chaplains, fall athletes, fall teaching assistants (TAs), Leadership Fellows Program (LFP) first year students and members of campus ministries, arrived on campus early this semester. […]
Eastern’s Response to Wake Up The World
Eastern, it is time to wake up the world. In June, Eastern University held a video competition centered around the theme Wake up the World. The contest was open to anyone 15 years of age and older who wanted to participate, and video submissions, which were allowed to be up […]
Abigail Storch Recipient of 2014 Benjamin Carr Award
The Templeton Honors College is pleased to announce that sophomore English major Abigail Storch is the winner of the annual Benjamin T. Carr Memorial Award for truth seeking in journalism and creative nonfiction. Her winning submission is entitled, “Create Your Own Culture” and was published in the November 2013 issue of […]
Remembering Eastern’s History Through Martha Walton’s Painting
George Claghorn, a former Eastern philosophy professor and dean (1951-1965), once wrote, “Your personal visit to the new campus of Eastern Baptist College [now Eastern University] is bound to be memorable. For neither words nor pictures can convey the full grandeur and beauty of its spacious lawns and stately buildings. This estate […]
Fishing for Luck, a creative writing piece
Mark grumbled as he cast yet another line into the lake’s depths. Having lost count of his fishing attempts at maybe two hours ago, he’d begun to conclude this was just not his day. The fish weren’t biting, none of his friends could make it, the boat wouldn’t stop creaking, and […]
Continuing The Legacies: Eastern Graduates who returned as faculty
Dr. Darrell Pearson is an associate professor and the department chair of youth ministries. At Palmer, he earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2010. When asked about his experience as a graduate of Palmer, Dr. Pearson talked about his interactions with the other students in his program. He said that […]
Zombies Attack at Penn State HvZ Invitational
On April 5, 13 Eastern students made the three and a half hour trek to Pennsylvania State University’s Main Campus with Nerf blasters in hand and bandanas on their arms. Penn State’s Urban Gaming Club hosts a Humans versus Zombies invitational annually, and this year the game attracted […]
Eastern Entrepreneurs Thrown to the Sharks
On Thursday, April 3, Eastern’s business and entrepreneurial studies group, ENACTUS, hosted its third annual Shark Tank event. The event, based on the hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” featured four contestants competing for the grand prize of $1500 to fund their business plan. Four guest judges determined the winner amongst the […]
Beehives on Campus? You Better Bee-lieve it!
Eastern’s campus has many intriguing secrets, such as the Hainer lofts and the greenhouse behind Doane. Beehives are yet another to add to the list. Nestled off the scenic pond by Doane, the beehives serve as a focus of the Earth Keepers club and an enhancement to nature around campus. Checking […]