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Recently, CNN released a report on the reading level of college athletes.  Their investigation was prompted by the research of Mary Willingham, a learning specialist at UNC Chapel Hill, who had discovered that many of the school’s athletes could barely read, making it difficult, if not nearly impossible for them to succeed in their classes. […]

The infamously difficult mobile game Flappy Bird–which centers around a beady-eyed bird clumsily fluttering its way through an endless path of pipes–has been removed from the iTunes store following an intense spike in popularity. But why pull it when it was raking in $50,000 per day? Amid conspiracy theories of fabricated purchases and downloads, and

In Hebrew, “qês” means fruit. It also means end. As Amos spoke with the thunder of God’s anger He stood before God and defended the people of Israel. The people had no worries of locusts swarming and devouring everything alive, Or the fire that would burn their throats more than the desert heat ever would.

For many students, the proximity of one’s family is a large factor in the decision of where one should attend college. Many students want a college experience that is separate from the influence of their families, so they choose to go to school farther away. Other students, who want to be near their family, may

      A few months ago I was looking through old family photos and letters that I had found in my cousin’s barn. These torn and yellowed pieces of history were last looked at 60 years ago when they had been put into storage. The letters were something that caught my eye. My Aunt

Well, young people, it appears it is that time of year again.  Excited?  Nervous?  Detrimentally apathetic?  Excellent, welcome to the magical bridge between adolescence and adulthood.  These are all emotions that build up and implode into a beautiful time full of awkward tension and wasted chocolate.  This day is best known as St. Valentine’s Day,

On January 15, 2014, Dr. Martha Shalitta passed away at the age of 90. Affectionately called “Martie,” or “Doc,” by her students, Shalitta was an undergraduate professor of psychology at Eastern University. Before arriving to Eastern, Dr. Shalitta had a distinguished educational career, having been an assistant principal at Garnet Valley High School. Dr. Shalitta

Pope Francis will have been the head of the Catholic Church for one year this March. In the past months, he has successfully stirred the pot with his emphasis on charity, his political tweets, and rumors of his sneaking out of the Vatican to spend time with the poor. Though many Catholics and Protestants worldwide

As the 2014 Olympic Winter Games approaches the city of Sochi, Russia, anticipation looms not only over the potential results within the veritable selection of sports, but over the safety of its participants and crowd-goers.  Threats range from acts of terrorism, to the downplaying of any homosexual identities within the Games’ participants. In particular, the

Eric Cohen, Executive Director of the Tikvah Fund and editor-at-large of the New Atlantis, recently drew quite a crowd to Eastern University with his lecture “Science, Technology and the Common Good”. In his speech, Cohen sought to raise awareness of growing societal issues involving science and technology and also to turn his listeners’ minds towards