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 […]
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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
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Approximately 15 Eastern students went to College Day on the Parkway Saturday, Sept. 25. The weather was beautiful, the museums were free and the trains were on time: what could have been better? Information compiled by Chelsea Post Photos by Andy Meneses Photos: The Philadelphia Museum of Art was completely free, along with seven other
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A humble spirit, a wise mind and a strong passion to help others are just some of the many qualities that make Paul Felker an incredible addition to Eastern’s community of committed educators. For Felker, being at Eastern is more than just a professional career: it is an opportunity to grow in new and significant
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Rising above: How one EU student battles partial blindness
When Eastern’s Habitat for Humanity chapter held the “Act! Speak! Build! Week” last April – raising funds, writing letters to officials regarding housing and building homes in Philadelphia – they would have never guessed that their efforts would win recognition from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. On September 20, Delaware County Representative William Adolf helped
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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 academia, they are often presented
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Recently, coverage of the BP oil spill seems to have somewhat fizzled. For those who are interested in what’s been happening, here’s the scoop. The actual oil rig explosion on April 20 killed 11 people, and the substantial resulting leakage affected thousands of lives. Environmentalists were in an uproar as politicians concocted ideas of how
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