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By: Lenora Kirkland As the war in Ukraine persists, international support continues to rise as citizens of the world join the Ukrainian people in mourning the devastating effects of this year-long conflict. Despite daunting circumstances Ukrainians continue to fight against Russian advancements, exhibiting resilience that has been globally recognized and commended.  Recently, there has been […]

By: Lenora Kirkland Laos is a small country in Southeast Asia, home to a population of just 7.4 million people. It’s also the most bombed country, per capita, in world history.  The Cold War brought about numerous conflicts abroad, as the United States and its allies rallied around fierce anti-communist policies. One of these conflicts,

By: Lenora Kirkland On Jan. 6, 2023, another school shooting made national headlines, only this time, the perpetrator was a six-year-old boy. The incident occurred in a first-grade classroom at Richneck Elementary School located in Newport News, Virginia.  The student in question found the weapon in his home, brought it with him to class and

By: Caden Coutz I did not know that Orthodox Christianity existed until I came to Eastern University. I visited an Orthodox liturgy and immediately fell in love with it. The beauty of the service and the kindness of the people stayed with me, and it is now the church I attend regularly. I was also

By: Hannah Bonanducii It’s the most wonderful time of the year again… Finals season! Just kidding. It’s Christmas time! The hopes of snow rise in children, families prepare to bake cookies and gingerbread houses together, decorations fly up in living rooms and lawns and the overall joys of Christmas activities fill the air. Many may

By: Caden Coutz My name is Caden Coutz, and I am writing to bring attention to the beautiful works that God is doing within the Chamberlin Interfaith Fellowship, also known as CIF. For those of you who have never heard of the Chamberlin Interfaith Fellowship, it consists of 6 members who all together make up

By: Hannah Bonanducci The Arts department at Eastern has seen a flurry of events and performances for the semester so far, with the success of The Illusion theater production and the further success of the music department’s Fall Music Festival this past month. Looking forward on the event calendar is the Dimensions production from EU’s

By: Lenora Kirkland On Nov. 8, citizens across the United States cast their ballots in the midterm elections. The results are crucial for the next two years of Biden’s presidency, and thus to the Democratic party as a whole. For Biden, a Congressional majority is critical to passing his administration’s desired policies over the next

By: Christian Lengkeek The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, was held in Egypt, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov. 6 until Nov. 18 of this year. One of the conference’s main purposes was to further discuss certain issues that were not resolved at COP26 which was

By: Lenora Kirkland This past month the Supreme Court heard two cases regarding the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The first of the two hearings involved a close look at Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process. Eight of the nine Supreme Court Justices were involved in the oral arguments for this case. The ninth