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Interfaith Philadelphia Explores Identity in New Course: A look into an interactive and six-session course titled, “Exploring Identity: How Faith and Race Shape Us and the Ways We Lead”.

Originally founded in 2004, Interfaith Philadelphia strives to establish hope and reconciliation amongst communities. This organization unites people of varying religious backgrounds as they “get to know each other as people and to learn how to value and respect the ‘other’ while maintaining (and often strengthening) their own religious identities,” Interfaith Philadelphia explained. In light […]

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2021 Photo Gallery: Eastern students recollect 2021 through photographs encompassing the history we have lived through this past year.

  [media-credit id=1 align=”alignleft” width=”260″][/media-credit] CNN January 2021: Traffic piles up as drivers wait for COVID-19 tests outside of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium.       [media-credit id=1 align=”alignleft” width=”260″][/media-credit] Reuters  January 2021: Police munition causes explosion as 2,000 to 2,500 supporters of Donald Trump storm the Capitol Building following President Biden’s election.  

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Aaron Cox’s Fundraiser: Enactus is organizing a fundraiser to support the purchase of a new wheelchair for Aaron Cox.

If you’re at a sports game, whether cheering in the crowd or playing on a team, you’ve probably seen Aaron Cox enjoying the game. This business administration major hopes to work in the sports industry after he graduates in May, and he loves both playing and watching sports. Before college, he played on a wheelchair

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: A man whose legacy, and the work he began, lives on.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929 and graduated as the valedictorian of Crozer Theological Seminary of Chester, PA  in 1951.  King became a pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama from 1954 to 1960.  The Church was the backbone of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which is regarded as

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Stay Safe on the Road: A Pennsylvania native explains road safety in the winter.

Growing up in Pennsylvania, each season tends to take on the extremes regarding the weather. Winter is no exception to this rule, and Pennsylvania winters can be exceptionally harsh.  When I was little, I used to look forward to the days where the snow would fall so heavily that I could go to sleep comfortably

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Honoring bell hooks: A reflection on bell hooks and her legacy.

On Dec. 15 2021, the world lost a powerful social activist, author, feminist and professor,  a woman known prominently by her pen name, bell hooks. After a long health battle, she passed at 69 from end-stage renal failure.  In 1952, Gloria Jean Watkins was born in the segregated town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She gave herself

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Air Pollution Causes School Closure in New Delhi, India: The pollution crisis in New Delhi furthers as schools are forced to close due to smog.

On Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, schools in New Delhi, India will be physically closed for a week from Monday as severe air pollution blankets the city, the chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, announced during a press conference after he held an emergency meeting to address the pollution crisis, –

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Petey Greene Program Implemented at Eastern University: A look inside the important work that Eastern students and faculty will accomplish through the Petey Greene Program.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, studies have revealed that recidivism rates are reduced by 43-percent for incarcerated people who have received postsecondary education. Given that 95-percent of incarcerated people return home, postsecondary education programs amplify their likelihood of obtaining employment and pursuing life outside of prison. Eastern University’s Prison Education Program (PEP) has

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Emotional Support Duck Joins Runners in the New York City Marathon: Insights into the first duck to take part in the NYC marathon.

Marathons can be a challenging, but not impossible, endeavor for anyone willing to put the pedal to the metal and challenge themselves. Apparently, being a human is also no longer a restriction placed on the nationally acclaimed race.  On Nov. 7, Wrinkle the emotional support duck became the first duck to run in the New

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