On January 9, 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol also containing “PPH,” which contains glycol ether, was released into the Elk River in West Virginia. These chemicals belonged to Freedom Industries, a company that creates a wide range of mining and water treatment chemicals. The White House ordered a state of emergency for West Virginia and […]
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Ariel Sharon, the former Prime Minister of Israel, passed away on January 11. Sharon had been in a coma after suffering from a severe stroke in 2006. Although he had been holding firm, his condition rapidly worsened during his last few weeks, and death overtook him at age 85. Sharon had a very controversial journey
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New MA to be offered Fall of 2014
Psych Department Broadens Graduate Program Read Post »
Chinatowns on the East Coast are disappearing, particularly in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. These areas that have traditionally accommodated restaurants, apartments and small businesses of Asian working class immigrants since the early 1800’s are becoming more urbanized and mainstream, seeing an influx of wealthy, Caucasian residents. The property value and living costs are
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Kimberly Zayac In 2006, Blake Mycoskie created TOMS Shoes and has pledged that with every pair of their shoes sold, one would be donated to a child around the world in need. According to the TOMS website, over 10 million pairs of shoes have been donated to over 60 countries so far. Now, seven years
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With the advent of blogging websites throughout the internet, it’s likely that the thought of creating one yourself has crossed your mind; however, the starting process can often be difficult. For example, what exactly do you want to blog about? Should it be focused entirely on a sole subject, or just anything that comes to
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Villanova has a marvelous historical painting that has been hanging in Falvey Library since 1956. The painting, known as the “Truimph of David” dates back to the 17th century, and was painted by an Italian artist named Pietro da Cortona. Pietro da Cortona was a very talented painter and architect that did remarkable work in
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On Tuesday, November 12, as a part of Eastern University’s Unity Week, Refuge sponsored the “Busting LGBTQ Stereotypes” panel. Refuge is Eastern’s Gay-Straight Alliance, open to students and faculty who desire to support the LGBTQ community and would like to participate in discussion about the issues they face. The purpose of the event was to
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Many students are aware that Eastern’s grounds were once owned by the Charles Walton family, but little else is known about the man who holds a large place in Eastern’s history. That’s about to change. A team of students have a plan to preserve Walton’s legacy by restoring a 100 year-old painting
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The Medical Mission Sisters is an order of Roman Catholic religious women. It was started in 1925 by Austrian Dr. Anna Dengel in response to the plight of Muslim women in India that were being denied medical care due to their gender. Dr. Dengel created this order of religious women that would study medicine in
Not Your Average Sisters Read Post »
