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  “Before we start, would you like a cup of tea?” Making time for tea has become a daily ritual for psychology professor Douglas Trimble. “There’s something very civilized about it. Everyone in Pakistan drinks tea.” For the past five years, Trimble has been serving and teaching in Lahore, Pakistan, a city of about 10 […]

After 16 days of closed national parks, employee furlough and all around annoyance, Congress has decided to resolve the government shutdown by extending funding for the government until January 1 and allowing the Treasury to borrow until February. However, the House and the Senate still need to agree on a spending budget by December 21

College tuition is expensive,  and every student fears that the price will skyrocket at the end of each year. Huffington Post has found that this year “the cost has gone up – but not as much [as] in the past.” College tuition has always drastically increased from year to year, oftentimes making it difficult for

Three years after the University of Michigan Law School began enforcing affirmative action in their admissions process, Michigan voters repealed its ruling. Instead, they opted for the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which prohibits the government from granting preferential treatment to any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Initiated after

EU Broadens Curriculum

From October 7 through 12, the recipients of the 2013 Nobel Prizes were announced in Stockholm, Sweden.  This year, all six Nobel Prizes will be awarded on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, December 10, at ceremonies in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm. On the first day, James E. Rothman and  Randy W. Schekman of the

An interesting name for an energizing dance, the name E.T.H.E.L.S was established by its original Council members. Ethel’s has been a club here on Eastern’s campus since the mid 1990’s. The actual year Ethels was established  as well as the founder is still something debated over today. The first Ethels meeting this year had a

As autumn is upon us, the air is getting colder, and we may very well follow. Flu season is here, but we don’t have to fall victim to it. As college students, we don’t have the time or means to be treating an annoying illness. Take these preventive measures to protect yourself against the flu.

Plenty of students have come to the conclusion that funding their own expenses is not cheap. Managing money is hard, especially when students have grocery shopping,  fast food, toiletries, quarters for laundry and wardrobe to worry about.  So, how can students manage money with a tight budget? I would advise students who have Federal Work

Imani Barbarin and Matt Curcio, Eastern alumni (Class of ‘13), have joined together to tackle the struggles and triumphs of disability through the documentary feature, Project Able. Imani and Matt, who both have physical disabilities, are going to document day-to-day living that most cannot begin to understand. Curcio states that Project Able is about fulfilling