From July 29 to Aug. 13, 14 Eastern students and alumni worked in Bolivia with the organization Breeze of Hope, led by senior psychology major Lauren Solazzo. The organization is a Philadelphia based non-profit that addresses the issue of child sexual assault and abuses in the U.S. and Bolivia, offering financial and technical assistance to […]
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Recently, administration at Eastern University have decided to raise tuition for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. While many students ponder the raise in tuition, this sort of thinking is not unique to Eastern. A recent study compiled by NPR shows that many colleges have raised their tuition due to a variety of reasons. Parents in
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The Templeton Honors College is pleased to announce that sophomore English major Abigail Storch is the winner of the annual Benjamin T. Carr Memorial Award for truth seeking in journalism and creative nonfiction. Her winning submission is entitled, “Create Your Own Culture” and was published in the November 2013 issue of The Waltonian. The submissions were
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George Claghorn, a former Eastern philosophy professor and dean (1951-1965), once wrote, “Your personal visit to the new campus of Eastern Baptist College [now Eastern University] is bound to be memorable. For neither words nor pictures can convey the full grandeur and beauty of its spacious lawns and stately buildings. This estate stands as a fitting and
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On April 6th Eastern University announced Dr. R. Keith Iddings as the new provost. Iddings says, “God has positioned Eastern in such a way that it can help lead Christian higher education through this period of uncertainty, and as provost I would be well positioned to help move this agenda forward through the various academic programs of
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Shortly after returning from spring break, students were greeted by a new addition to Eastern’s dining commons: a three-canvas painting portraying Eastern’s logo and moniker, “faith, reason, justice.” Senior Eastern student, Jens Tuin, is the creative force behind the new painting. “I heard administration wanted to paint something for the dining commons; I told Bettie
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Dr. Darrell Pearson is an associate professor and the department chair of youth ministries. At Palmer, he earned a Doctor of Ministry in 2010. When asked about his experience as a graduate of Palmer, Dr. Pearson talked about his interactions with the other students in his program. He said that his cohort, made up of
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Mark grumbled as he cast yet another line into the lake’s depths. Having lost count of his fishing attempts at maybe two hours ago, he’d begun to conclude this was just not his day. The fish weren’t biting, none of his friends could make it, the boat wouldn’t stop creaking, and his ears just pricked at
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On April 5, 13 Eastern students made the three and a half hour trek to Pennsylvania State University’s Main Campus with Nerf blasters in hand and bandanas on their arms. Penn State’s Urban Gaming Club hosts a Humans versus Zombies invitational annually, and this year the game attracted nearly 400 students from a
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On April 7th, Refuge and MAAC hosted a panel of trans and non-binary individuals from the Bryson Institute for Social Justice week. The Bryson Institute is a branch of The Attic Youth Center that “supports individuals, communities, and organizations in effecting personal and organizational changes to build inclusive environments that recognize and promote the value
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