Eastern alumnus Ryan Klein graciously agreed to share a bit about his postgrad life with The Waltonian. His dedication to meaningful and good work ought to serve as a reminder to our community of what it means to live intentionally. What are you doing now, and how did Eastern prepare you? […]
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In the Northeast, the population of high school graduates applying to four-year universities has gone down. Among those graduates, increasing numbers of prospective students are looking at cost-effective options like community colleges and state schools. Of the group that is left, statistics show that even fewer would consider going to a Christian college
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The bell of the South Deerfield Congregational Church in South Deerfield, Mass.) will fall silent at the end of this year. After almost two hundred years of continuous worship, the church has decided to close its doors due to a steady decrease in attendance. Founded in 1818, the South Deerfield Congregational Church decided
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On Oct. 6, the Agora Institute hosted a lecture by author and professor John Inazu on his recent book “Confident Pluralism.” Dr. Inazu began his lecture by discussing the way that modern culture has almost entirely separated itself from religion. He then gave a brief anecdote about an academic institution stepping out of
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David Nicol is this year’s inductee to Eastern University’s Lamplight Society. Eastern University’s Facebook page posted, “Congratulations to this year’s Lamplight Society Inductee, David Nicol (’70) of the music department! Members of the Lamplight Society are recognized for their contribution to life at Eastern and their overall imprint on the campus community.” Nicol
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There are quite a few new and exciting things happening within Eastern’s astronomy department this semester. Steven Sanders is currently in charge of running planetarium shows, assisting students in the observatory and helping with a few physics labs. In addition, Sanders heads up marketing and public relations. When asked what made him want
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The Office for Talent and Career Development here at Eastern has recently added Joanna Craig to its staff. Dr. Craig works alongside Sarah Todd, meeting with students to discuss resumes, majors, career paths and internships. In addition, Craig consults with local employers to find job opportunities for students. Prior to working at Eastern,
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Dedicating time and energy even on days when it is rainy and cold, the YACHT Club travels into Philadelphia every Thursday and Saturday to help show love in areas of injustice. YACHT, which stands for Youth Against Complacency and Homelessness Today, works to help people in the city by doing as much as
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Writer and historian Thomas Keels is coming to Radnor on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to speak on Philadelphia’s forgotten past. Keeping in step with the season, Keels will be drawing from his book, “Philadelphia Graveyards and Cemeteries,” and lecturing on the untold stories of Philadelphia’s burial grounds. According to the Radnor Historical Society, Keels
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On Monday, Sept. 26, a large crowd of Eastern students abandoned their nightly routines of homework and Netflix and went to a McInnis classroom to watch the first 2016 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The event was held by Eastern’s political science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Attendance was so
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