On Nov. 2, 2014 a woman was abducted from Philadelphia. During her abduction, she used planned tactics that helped shorten the process of finding her. The 22 year-old African-American woman, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, used strategic measures to leave a trail of evidence to make sure the authorities were able to find […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Mark Driscoll resigned as a pastor and elder of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. In August, Driscoll and his church were removed from the Acts 29 Network, the church-planting group he founded in 1998. In response, he decided to take a leave of absence for at […]

On Thursday Oct. 30, an Israeli anti-militarist activist, Sahar Vardi, spoke in the Baird Library to an intimate crowd on her experience as a conscientious objector in Israel. Vardi, a petite young woman with a strong yet soft spoken voice, articulate English, and a hint of an Israeli accent, merited […]

In order to continue the on-campus dialogue regarding human sexuality and LGBTQIA issues within our community, Refuge, Perspectives, and MAAC, along with various students and faculty, have organized events to enhance the conversation. Earlier in the semester, Dr. Cary held an event, “Chastity Does Not Discriminate,” offering his perspective on […]

A popular freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Seattle, WA openly fired at two of his friends and then pointed the gun back at himself on Oct. 24. The shooter had texted Gia Soriano, 14, and Zoe Galasso, 14, to sit with him at lunch; upon arriving, Jaylen Fryberg used […]

Press Release from the Task Force on Human Sexuality Eastern Community – In the face of new understandings and historical dynamics, and because scripture tells us we are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” President Duffett has called a task force to plan for campus-wide conversation on human sexuality “in all its […]

Bryan Stevenson, Eastern alum of the class of 1981, has recently been receiving national attention in regards to his work against the injustice within the legal system. Racial bias, false convictions, unreliable eyewitness testimonies, and botched executions are just a few of the issues that plague the American Justice system […]

The Islamic State has been constantly growing in force and number since their first emergence. Social media has been a major factor in the recruiting of new members, and recently there have been hundreds of French youths, particularly females, joining ISIS. The new onslaught of young women leaving home for […]

The beginning of autumn has ushered in cold weather, crisp leaves and sore throats. Because of the change in seasons and a general lack of sleep, students are more likely to get sick. But there is a new virus in the United States that supersedes the commonplace illnesses that usually […]

On October 1, 2014, Mayor Nutter signed a new piece of legislation to decriminalize marijuana within the Philadelphia area. From October 20 on, this new law will fine people around twenty-five dollars if thirty grams of marijuana or less are found on them. This eliminates arrests and charging individuals with […]