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Put down your required reading for a while and make your mark on campus

Classmates of Eastern University, hopefully your summer was great and you are well prepared and rested for this upcoming school year. To the first year and transfer students: we at SGA plan to help you in your transition to this new environment in any way we can. Please let us know how we can do

“Oh God, we praise and glorify you; for your grace on South Sudan; the land of great abundance; uphold us united in peace and nation.” The 8 million citizens of South Sudan are also maintaining a thankful attitude about their new nation.  “There are those who would attribute this remarkable, uncontested independence to the God

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

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