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  Sophomore Nahum Redae “A Penguin. The Penguin and Eagle would coordinate attacks from the air and ground. The Penguin would be referred to as ‘The Belly Penguin’ because it uses its belly to slide wherever it needed to go.” First-year Amanda Cole “A Hummingbird, because they are the opposite of eagles. It would balance […]

Chen-McGrew joins faculty

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 government. Xiaobo was awarded the

Latest Spring Break trip hosted by Dr. Caroline Cherry

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 the moratorium expired” has left

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 passing of the resolution. According

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 past the Mall Cottage on

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

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

From the desk of Jim Magee, Director of Security