The Arts department at Eastern has seen a flurry of events and performances for the semester so far, with the success of The Illusion theater production and the further success of the music department’s Fall Music Festival this past month. Looking forward on the event calendar is the Dimensions production from EU’s dance department, an […]
By: Lenora Kirkland On Nov. 8, citizens across the United States cast their ballots in the midterm elections. The results are crucial for the next two years of Biden’s presidency, and thus to the Democratic party as a whole. For Biden, a Congressional majority is critical to passing his administration’s desired policies over the next
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By: Christian Lengkeek The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, was held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov. 6 until Nov. 18 of this year. One of the conference’s main purposes was to further discuss certain issues that were not resolved at COP26 which was
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By: Lenora Kirkland This past month the Supreme Court heard two cases regarding the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The first of the two hearings involved a close look at Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process. Eight of the nine Supreme Court Justices were involved in the oral arguments for this case. The ninth
By: Katherine Seeley Eastern University is full of clubs that many people can be a part of. Clubs are a great way to get involved with people who have similar interests, make friends and get to know people in your major or minor. One of the clubs on Eastern’s campus is Chem Club. Chem Club
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By: Katherine Seeley Students looking for immersive learning experiences, one of the greatest parts about Eastern, are able to find many options here. DoctorsinItaly, a program offered through Eastern, is located in Europe at the Bocconi University with various cities in Italy having different shadowing hospital programs. DoctorsinItaly is a health-tech startup that was launched
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By: Christian Lengkeek When I was asked to write and take readers of the Waltonian “into the classroom,” I thought I would take the request literally and give classrooms of Eastern their due respect. Students often write about teachers and courses and labs and textbooks, but when was the last time someone acknowledged classrooms themselves?
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By: Sarah Westmoreland Better to begin with the end in mind. But, you don’t have to. Often students in high school are pressured on every side to try and figure out what they want to do with their professional life, get the highest SAT score, be in numerous extracurriculars and get high grades all in
By: Lenora Kirkland This month, Eastern University was given a grant of one million dollars to improve our campus. Plans include redoing the gym room, adding new offices, and making preparations for a new wrestling team. “We are extremely grateful and blessed to receive these funds,” President Ron Matthews shared in the announcement email. “The
By: Jennie Brouse On the evening of Oct. 29, tragedy struck Seoul, South Korea, as Halloween festivities got out of hand amongst people celebrating the holiday. In the wake of a death toll that rose from 20 to 156 throughout the night, families scoured the streets looking for loved ones in the blur of a
