What do civic virtue, the common good and freedom have in common? According to the newly created Institute for Civic Virtue and the Common Good, these three things should have a great deal of similarity. The Institute is a new research center housed at Eastern and the Templeton Honors College. Their web press release says […]
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Varying reports of the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti are all providing differing accounts of victims and those affected, but here’s what we know: it’s happening and it’s serious. On October 22, NPR reported that the illness has claimed 160 lives so far, and 2,000 cases of the disease have been reported in Haitian
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The Leadership Fellows Program, formally the Leadership Grant Program, has been active on Eastern’s campus since 1999. While twenty students from each class have been involved in the program, most of the student body does not know about it. The program was developed to aid aspiring leaders in the skills that they need to lead.
Leadership Fellows Program to double in size next year Read Post »
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 counts of invasion of privacy
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SGA hosts Government Gala
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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’ steady growth. “The areas of
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Saturday morning, Oct. 2. Walton Hall is abuzz with commotion. Eight-year-old Regal Noye beams as he sneaks over to the microphone to make an announcement: “Everyone please line up. We will begin shortly!” The group gathered in Walton and prepared to embark on a 5K walk around campus in his support. For the past five
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Dr. Bret Kincaid, Political Science department professor, offers you the trip of a lifetime: ten days of complete emersion in Palestinian life. If you want to understand the truth behind the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, then join others like yourself this Spring Break. Warning: you may never be the same again. The purpose of this trip is
Palestine trip about learning, not touring Read Post »
