Historic Meeting of East And West
Maddy Lee On Friday, Feb. 19, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill I, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, recently met in Cuba to address the rift between the churches. This is a…
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Studying Abroad In Rwanda
Jillian Hoffman Learning To Live A More Humane Life I studied abroad in Rwanda; in the midst of a whirling nation of rich history, lush landscape, traditional lifestyles alongside Western development, outbursts…
Esperanza College Hope For The City
“Esperanza” means hope in Spanish, and the opportunities that Esperanza makes possible certainly brings hope to many students and, by extension, the city. Esperanza began with its first class in…
Justice Scalia Dies at 79
Temitope Oladeji Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia died on Feb. 13 in West Texas. He attended a private party at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, south of Marfa, Tx and died of a…
Recycling: EU’s Past And Future
Brianna Cicero Approximately 75% of Americans recycle. While this is a high number, perhaps it is not high enough. If everyone in America tried to help the environment, there would be a…
A Day In The Life of Bettie Ann
Billy Faulkner What to say about Bettie Ann Brigham? You look. I hear her hair is insured for $10,000. I hear she does car commercials…in Japan. The Gryphon even named a drink…
Student Spotlight: Danielle Semsey
Ray Miketta When a person who is new to Eastern comes and looks around at how beautiful the campus is, one could think of the people who make this institution the way…
Waking Up the World with Faith, Reason, and Justice
Tanaisha Coleman In 2014, Eastern University revealed to the community a new marketing slogan: Wake Up the World. The university website states, “To ‘Wake Up the World’ means to become aware of…
Gryphon Cafe’s 6 New Spins on Hot Chocolate
Morgan Hess I have a confession to make: I gave up chocolate for Lent. Well, I did, and then, one Sunday afternoon, I went to the Gryphon and tried six hot chocolates.…
An Alternative Spring Break: The YACHT Service Trip
Madelyn Lee While a spring break “yacht” trip at another school may conjure up images of parties and frivolity on a grand boat, here at Eastern our “yachters” are looking forward to…