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As if the typical summer heat waves and unannounced thunderstorm were not enough, this summer left in people all along the Eastern Seaboard with an even more serious and threatening weather condition to be concerned about. Hurricane Irene, the first major storm of the 2011 hurricane season, struck the nation’s East Coast in late August […]

Most dorm room veterans know that there are some things a pre-move-in phone call cannot possibly cover. Such as the fact that your new roommate likes to sing during their midnight showers, or that they never intended on bringing their own soap. Deciding to live with a complete stranger can be one of the most

The 2011-2012 school year started with a bang as hurricane Irene ripped through the east coast on the weekend of August 26th. First-year students were forced to move into their dorms in the rain. The storm did not show its true colors until late Saturday evening. James Magee, director of safety and security on Eastern’s

With the pressure of finals week at its apex, many of us are doing everything we can to reduce stress and ward off illness. Just as the anxiety is about to overwhelm us and that pesky cough begins to turn into something much more menacing and debilitating, there shines a beacon of hope: a group

With growing political unrest and seemingly unending violence in Libya, a hope for peace between Libyan rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces appears to be the stuff of imagination. Determined to restore the nation to a state of order, however, the African Union has prepared a plan for peace that could end the hostility. The AU, a

The idea of a federal government shutdown may sound absurd, but it is only history repeating itself.       In Dec. 1995, during former President Bill Clinton’s time in office, the federal government was shut down for 21 days. In the event that the fiscal year is over and a new government budget has not been

As The Waltonian was being prepared for publication on Sunday, May 1, the news came in: Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaeda organization and driving force of the 9-11 attacks, is dead. According to a statement by Pres. Barack Obama later that night, a small force of American soldiers descended upon Osama’s hiding place

Surely the students at Eastern University are studying immensely and not doing anything fun.  Right? Actually, a number of students attended Operation Net’s World Malaria Week activities, held Tuesday to Thursday, April 26-29. Throughout the week, Operation Net used fundraisers and activities to inform the Eastern community on what Malaria is and what can be

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is an international nonprofit organization.   Matea Rajic, president of the SIFE chapter on Eastern’s campus, said “SIFE strives to impact and educate students about the positive power of business – what profit can do besides just fulfill oneself.” With 40 members, Eastern’s SIFE chapter is small in comparison to those

In Bangladesh, one in four girls are not in school. Four out of ten are married before age 18, and half are mothers before then. 50% of girls do not graduate primary school. In developing countries, 40% of people live on less than $1 a day. In the entire world, around 70% of the poor