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The aftermath of Tyler Clementi’s suicide

On September 22, Rutgers University first-year, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide by jumping off The George Washington Bridge after finding out a web video of him was released on the internet by his roommate and roommate’s girlfriend. Clementi’s roommate, Dharun Ravi and Ravi’s girlfriend, Molly Wei, have been charged with two […]

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Israeli development ban on West Bank lifted

Israel’s ten month building ban on the West Bank, a piece of land coveted by Israelis and Palestinians, expired at midnight on Sept. 22. Although the moratorium’s ending did spark some enthusiasm, events such as the Jewish settlers who “released balloons and broke ground for a new nursery school before […]

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Habitat for Humanity impacts local legislation

By now, the Eastern community should know that Habitat for Humanity helped pass a resolution in Harrisburg on Sept. 20 that recognized the hard work Habitat has done by providing housing for low income families. However, what isn’t known is how much of an impact Eastern students had on the […]

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Mall Cottage to Janet Long Mall Cottage

What characterizes an amazing woman?  This is what several speakers, such as President Dr. David Black, Chancellor Dr. Chris Hall and Chaplain Dr. Joe Modica attempted to answer as they remembered Janet Long, former Director of Student Accounts. Long passed away this summer after battling with cancer. As students walk […]

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Eastern’s five year plan

Space at Eastern always seems to be a problem. Whether it’s dorm space, parking space, classroom space or building space, there just never seems to be enough of it. However, a new plan to expand some of Eastern’s existing buildings aims to give students more space to accommodate the campus’ […]

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to imprisoned Chinese activist

Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese citizen, fierce human rights activist and a long-time public advocate of democracy in his country, was recently awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.  As a result of the aforementioned practices, Xiaobo is serving an eleven-year prison sentence after being charged with subversive behavior by the Chinese […]

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Eastern’s ceremonial maces honor academic tradition

At this year’s Fall Convocation, Dr. Caroline Cherry and Dr. Ken Maas wielded something unrecognizable to most students: sleek wooden maces. However, these are not the kind of maces used in epic medieval battles. They are ceremonial maces used in many esteemed areas such as governments, churches and universities. In […]