? Every year, the Federal government awards billions of dollars in Financial Aid to colleges and universities across the country. So it is not unreasonable of it to ask the question, “Where is the money going?” This question is the idea behind Eastern University’s re-accreditation process, which evaluates various […]
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Dr. Terry Weathersby
Touched the lives of many and will never be forgotten
Gadhafi era ends
After 42 years of tyrannical reign, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi has been killed. The former Libyan leader was pronounced dead on Thursday, October 19th in his home town of Sirte during a raid by Libyan rebels. Hoping that the colonel’s Mediterranean homeland would not fall into loyalist hands, Libyan rebels persisted […]
Religious tensions lead to bloodshed in Egypt
Plans for the future of the Egyptian government have been put on hold due to recent religious violence between native Muslims and Coptic Christians. In the midst of transforming the Egyptian government into a civilian rule, security forces in Cairo are being blamed for a violent religious outbreak that occurred […]
On the same page with your SGA
Come kick off Dia Del Este weekend with Eastern’s traditional event…Mr. Eastern 2011! When: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:00pm Where: Walton Dining Commons Who: Andy Chupschalk, Josiah Peffer, Gabriel Rodriguez, Devon Morrissey, and Steve Epting. These male undergraduate students went through the application process, were accepted, and will be participating […]
Wailing Wall Street
“We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.” The above statement appears in the “Declaration of the Occupation of […]
Eastern welcomes the Agora Institute
“I have to confess, I’m really excited to be here tonight.” With these words, Kelly Hanlon neatly summed up the mood at Agora Institute’s inaugural lecture held at the Warner Memorial Library on the evening of September 29. Hanlon is the executive director of the new organization, officially titled Agora […]
On the same page with your SGA
Executive Board President Bri Hall is a Psychology major currently working for Broad Street Ministries and EU’s Theater Department. She enjoys playing guitar, listening to NPR and podcasts and hanging out with her hall-mates. Vice President Julia Kinbacher is a senior majoring in both Psychology and Sociology. She wishes college […]
EU recycling efforts: Too good to be true?
The Waltonian investigates
Plans released for student center
Plans for Eastern’s new student center are finally gaining speed! It has been eight years in the making, and big steps are being been taken to get construction underway. We asked Bettie Ann Brigham, Vice President of Student Development, what students should expect from Eastern’s newest addition. “These sort of […]