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It’s that lovely time of year again when college students are initiated into adulthood through the generally hated process of taxes. Getting all of your documents together, especially as a college student, can be confusing. If Eastern owes you any tax documents, you should have received them by now either electronically or in the mail. […]

By: Simon Kwilinski Midway down an unassuming hallway in McInnis, a group of students sit hard at work in Eastern’s math department. Entrenched in number theory proofs, debugging Java programs and studying for exams, these students are lost in their own intellectual haven. But one student, setting aside his laptop and scrolling through his Instagram

By: Ellie Greer Eastern’s Prison Education Program (PEP) held a series of events these past few weeks that highlighted the powerful artwork of our students behind bars. PEP seeks to provide a transformative education for those incarcerated, giving them better opportunities and a solid foundation of faith, reason, and justice to succeed upon reentry into

A brief look at the growing issue of domestic violence cases in Greece

By: Lenora Kirkland On Feb. 1, just before a critical diplomatic meeting between U.S. representative Antony J. Blinken and Chinese president Xi Jinping, a Chinese spy balloon was spotted hovering over American airspace.  The balloon was first identified flying over Montana, moving east to where it was eventually shot down off the coast of South

By: Jennie Brouse On Jan. 7 of this year, 29-year-old Tyre Nichols was stopped by five police officers after a reported traffic violation in Memphis, Tennessee. After being pulled over, it is alleged that Nichols attempted to flee the officers on foot after being tasered and pepper-sprayed, only to be stopped again where the officers

It’s no secret that Eastern offers a variety of clubs and opportunities for a broad range of interests and skill levels. It’s easy to get lost in the long list of clubs and meetings, and perhaps you’ve lost that list of clubs you were interested in from the club fair day at the beginning of

By: Ella Curcuruto One of the first rules of creative writing is to have a good hook to intrigue your audience. I bet this hook got you interested, didn’t it? Introduction to Creative Writing, taught by Professor Katrina Hayes, is a gem in Eastern’s English department. I took the course this last fall semester, and

By: Chloe Rupe Valentine’s Day. A day to express love and affection. Also, a holiday that most of us either love or hate each year. This can depend on your relationship or friendship status, or you might not like celebrating it at all. The large amounts of chocolates, roses, and even chocolate-shaped roses that stores