Administrative Assistant at Eastern The Administrative Assistant for the Youth Ministries, Sociology, and Missions and Anthropology departments, Linda Hytha, has been working at Eastern since 2007. Her previous work experience includes co-owning a real estate business with her husband and being a member of a family band. Hytha assists 11 professors with preparing syllabi, grading […]
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As some faculty, staff and students have noticed, construction is currently underway in the library for the purpose of supplying the two new hires with a work space. In addition, the Human Resources Department is relocating to the library as well. Two Human Resources positions began on July 1, 2014, created by Dr. Kent Sparks,
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On Saturday, September 27, Philadelphia hosted the March To End Rape Culture. Formerly known as the “Slut Walk”, the March to End Rape Culture was hosted by the Pussy Division, Hollaback Philly, Project SAFE, Factory Girls, PAVE Philly, Permanent Wave, Take Back the Night and Fireball Printing. The name was changed last year because certain
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Eastern’s Administration and Human Resources recently released a new employee-reporting tool that allows faculty and staff to ‘whistleblow’ in good faith. What exactly is ‘whistleblowing,’ and how is it important for Eastern’s community of administration, faculty, staff and students? A whistleblower is someone who exposes alleged misconduct, dishonest activity or illegal happenings in an organization.
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A creative writing piece Fall is a pumpkin spice latte Happiness in a cup Fall is curling up by a bonfire Enclosed in a thick, warm hoodie Fall is the lily-padded pond, the old stone The gurgling streams Of my university Fall is the birdsong and the crunchy leaves A crisp carpet beneath my feet
The dangers of getting too involved in campus clubs It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about pumpkin spice lattes (although who isn’t excited about those?). In all seriousness, it’s that time of the year when you’re about to be clubbed to death. Yes, I am being serious. Allow me to explain.
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It’s early in the semester, and you hear people talk about how they are already working on papers not due for another month. You will never understand why they are working on their papers so early. You know very well that you won’t get your papers done until the last minute. For this, they call
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They brave traffic, train delays, the elements and everything in-between with one goal in mind: get to Eastern University. I’m talking, of course, about the Eastern commuters. You have likely passed them in the commuter lounge or the Jammin’ Java on your way to the Dining Commons, and if you have ever wondered who these
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A creative writing piece No matter how much You replay in my brain You are now only a piece of film tape And I’m the lens Trapped inside the camera Searching for something to capture A beautiful moment, a breathtaking view But no matter how much I seek They slip through me like sleep Now
A Creative Writing Piece I went to bed early that night. It had been a long, stressful day. We’d had a fight; she told me that I had never been worthy of her. That she wished she’d never started dating me. I’d failed my second exam for the semester. I had stayed up all night
