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Eastern undergoes beautification process

Eastern has always made sure its campus has stayed pretty, be it through planting and preserving native plants, or by maintaining the three gorgeous ponds and several streams on campus. The pristine campus has been a huge asset to the school and school officials are not going to take it […]

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American hiker trial continues in Iran

In 2009, three young Americans, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were arrested and detained for 18 months after being accused of spying and illegally entering Iran while hiking on near the Iran–Iraq border. Bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer who lived in Damascus with Shourd, who is […]

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We want our parking back!

Over forty years have gone by without any problems with parking at the West Campus lot, more commonly referred to as the Valley Forge lot. At least until now. Before winter break, the Radnor Township solicitor ordered Eastern to cease all parking on the recently purchased land. However, on Feb. […]

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Wikileaks creator arrested

Wikileaks creator, Julian Assange, was detained at a London police station on Dec. 7, 2010 after willingly turning himself in. He was arrested on accusations of rape and alleged sexual misconduct. On the same day as his arrest, Assange went to court. Many notable journalists, film makers and artists offered […]

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Eastern goes through re-accreditation

It affects the entire student body. It influences curriculum and university policy. It gives students access to federal grants and loans. It is Eastern’s Re-accreditation Review. In partnership with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Eastern undergoes a re-accreditation process every decade to assess student learning and university health.  […]

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Faculty discrimination silenced at Belmont

Belmont University, a Christian university of approximately 5,900 students located in Nashville, Tenn., recently hired new soccer coach Heather Henson.   Henson has 16 years of experience in coaching college soccer and is replacing former coach, Lisa Howe. Why is this important?  Henson’s new employment only occurred after Howe was […]

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HAHA Week with YACHT

 On the night of Nov. 15, passerbys may have noticed a strange sight on Eastern’s campus: students sleeping outside. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week occurred on Nov. 15-20,, and the group sleeping outside took part in one of the many events put on by student-run club Youth Against Complacency and […]

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AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed on campus

“Every 9.5 minutes, another American contracts HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,” Tracy Matisak of WHYY’s Radio Times said in a broadcast on July 28. As the program continued, she shared the statistics of people infected with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia. It is five times the national average and 1.5 times […]