The American flag at Eastern University is flown at half-staff today in remembrance of the surprise attack that brought America into World War II: 75 years ago the naval base of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii was attacked by Japanese fighter planes in the midst of World War II. In […]
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Stepping through the doorway of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s newest exhibit “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism” is a unique experience that allows you to, quite actually, step back in time to experience a world of rich history and culture that is oftentimes otherwise and unfortunately characterized by gaudy, Americanized versions of the
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Abbie Storch, Eastern alumna (‘16), is already well on her way to “waking up the world.” After graduating with an English major and a music minor, she is now a master’s student in religion and literature at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. “Essentially, the degree program is an interdisciplinary course
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On Saturday, Nov. 12, Eastern University celebrated the second-annual Multicultural Festival hosted by the Hosea 4:6 Initiative, “Around the World in One Night,” in an effort to spread diversity awareness. The president of the initiative, David Quinones, asked several students and friends who were willing to represent their cultures at the Festival.
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On a basic level, friendship is a kind of love. To borrow from Josef Pieper, this means that love between friends is a way of turning to one another and saying, “It’s good that you exist; it’s good that you are in the world!” This means that friendship can never be based on
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Newly-founded club Thread Heads has partnered with Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today (YACHT) to provide knitted and crocheted hats and gloves for the homeless in the Philadelphia area. Beginning in spring 2016, senior entrepreneurial studies major Somer Jordan founded the club coined Thread Heads to express her passion for crocheting.
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An Eastern press release recently announced some exciting news for the university. In the 2017 edition of the Best Colleges List, which is published by U.S. News & World Report, Eastern was again ranked in the Top Tier of North Regional Universities. Eastern is at number 91 on the list of top-tier schools
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On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Radnor and Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Societies will be cosponsoring a special presentation on two Mainline architects who played intricate roles in the development of the local area. During the 1880s, architects Newton B. Culver and T. Mellon Rogers formed a partnership that would be responsible for the building
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In a recent news publication, Prince Albert of Monaco was announced to be the new owner of a home in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. This home has a special connection to Prince Albert’s family. In a press release, 6abc Action News stated: “The Philadelphia home where Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly grew
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It is no secret that Eastern has undergone a great deal of change recently. One of these changes is the dissolving of the College of Theology and Ministry (CTM), which included theology, biblical studies, youth ministries, missiology and theological and cultural anthropology, and Palmer Seminary. These programs have been redistributed into the College
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