Around the World: Philippines: Inside the aftermath of a church bombing.
Madison Messics On the southern Philippine island of Jolo, twenty people were killed in a twin bomb blast the morning of January 27th. During a Roman Catholic mass in the Cathedral of…
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The Living Legacy of Dr. King: A look into how Americans celebrate the Civil Rights leader.
Maya Hawkins In the United States, people take off from work and school every third Monday of January to celebrate a well-known leader for equality, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He dedicated…
Windows on the World: A look into one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most prominent speeches.
Cionie Lum On Friday, January 18th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was commemorated at Eastern’s Windows on The World forum. Vicar of Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia and Temple University Chaplain,…
Inside of Eastern’s Gospel Revival: Members of the Eastern community gather together to praise God through different forms of worship .
Dionna Mayes-Felton To be revived means “to be refreshed, strengthen, or given new energy to.” On Sunday Jan. 20, Eastern students experienced these very things when they attended a student-led Gospel Revival.…
The Holidays Are Not Always “Merry and Bright:” Dealing with loss during the holidays season.
Maggie Lauer The holidays can be a time of happiness, love, family, and traditions. However, this is not always the case. Some people have lost important people in their lives, whether it…
Black Hair Panel: Inside look at the panel that discusses topics regarding Black hair.
Nicole Markert In Professor Gidjunis’ Postcolonial Women’s Novels class, topics regarding colonialism and postcolonialism are discussed at length. One of the novels that is read in this course is called “White Teeth”…
Destress with the Holiday Season: Give yourself a break from finals to visit some local seasonal activities.
As the semester is slowly being chaotic and there are those who need to take a break from the stress of finals, we have a list of local Christmas and…
Around the World: United Kingdom; A look into homeless youth in the UK.
Gaelan Campbell With Brexit talks coming to fever pitch, and the future of Britain’s relationship to the rest of the world uncertain, the country faces its growing issues domestically. Across the UK…
Theology Panel Discussion: A look into what members of the Eastern community have to say about theology.
Caroline Graham The notion that everyone does theology, no matter their profession, was a theme throughout the theology panel on Wednesday night. The panel was composed of some theology professors as well…
Drug Use in Philadelphia: A look into the ways in which the government is handling this issue.
Recently, the Philadelphia Public Health Department installed seven safe needle disposal bins in the Kensington neighborhood. These boxes are called Sharps deposit boxes and function to keep needles off the…