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Toward the end of the 2009 spring semester, news spread throughout campus that two new majors would be available for students: nursing and engineering. So far, these plans are only partially underway: While students can easily sign up for and take nursing classes, there are no engineering classes available on Eastern’s campus. Mathematics department chair […]

Dia del Este came back bigger and better than ever this semester, causing the entire campus to burst with excitement from Sept. 17-19. The festivities began Thursday night with a showing of the theatre department’s Waiting for Godot, which was free with a Dia del Este ticket. The party really started Friday afternoon with the

Irate students have been complaining about how security is not much of a help these days. There has been talk that security assistance is unavailable when required. When sophomore Robert Willingham heard that campus security will no longer be offering dorm-to-dorm transportation, he reacted like most of the students on campus. “They got stricter this

Dan Lenko looks to land new skydiving license

Tony Campolo corrects article on homosexuality

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Over one million people in the US have had H1N1 already in 2009.  Is H1N1 more dangerous than the usual flu virus? H1N1 is not more harmful than the typical flu virus. The number of hospitalizations and deaths caused by H1N1 are actually lower than the number caused by the typical seasonal flu virus. The

The question of what to do with one’s life upon graduation usually elicits some variation of, “I have no idea.” Instead of waiting for that fateful day to express similar sentiments, senior Christian Przybylek has decided to take the road less traveled. This year before he graduates, Przybylek will be managing and maintaining a refugee

Business students with Dr. Jack Bower on their original schedules were surprised on the first day of classes to learn that the assistant professor of accounting was lying in a coma at the hospital. Bower, who started convulsing during a doctor’s visit on Aug. 24, was in the coma for two full days, as doctors

After junior Katy Slininger finished her semester studying abroad in Uganda, she made the decision to stay and work there throughout the summer. Slininger worked with Emmanuel International after her pastor suggested that she get involved with it. This organization offers counseling to widows, former child soldiers returning from the war and elderly individuals. In