Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven” (NKJ). Indeed, Walton Hall has had its seasons; it has gone from grand mansion to the center of a college. One particular room in Walton Hall especially has had its seasons: The Walton Hall Prayer Chapel. The Prayer Chapel […]
Walton Prayer Chapel: A place of new and old Read Post »
The weather lately has been bizarre! One day, you’re bundling in your winter coat with a rosey red nose from the cold, and the next you’re shedding the coat for a lightweight jacket. Could the weather just make up its mind already? Regardless of the constant shifts in temperature, colder weather is right around the
The Waltonian Guide to Hibernation: Preparing for the long winter months Read Post »
World Renowed Chief Rabbi Lectures on “Religion and the Common Good”
Rabbi Lord Sacks Visits Eastern Read Post »
On October 7, Eastern English Professor Rebecca Lauren Gidjunis (‘01) and Natalie Diaz, professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts Low-Res MFA Program in Arizona, held a poetry reading and discussion for Eastern faculty and students entitled “The Mythology of Faith and Family.” Diaz and Gidjunis met at Old Dominion University while studying for
Saying the Unsayable: A Night of Poetry Read Post »
Southwestern Bean Salad Ingredients: ~1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained ~1 can black beans, rinsed and drained ~1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained ~2 celery ribs, sliced ~1 medium onion, diced ~1 cup of drained canned corn Dressing ingrediants: ~3/4 cup thick and chunky salsa ~1 teaspoon salt ~1/4 cup vegetable
Try this Dorm Room Recipe with your roommate! Read Post »
College offers the experience of living with others, which can be awesome for some and hectic for others. Whether the person is a friend or a stranger, it can present many challenges. Is it true that one does not know someone until they have lived with them? Sharing a limited amount of space can create
The Waltonian Guide to: Roommate Etiquette! Read Post »
“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
A Time for Tea: Professor Douglas Trimble returns from Pakistan Read Post »
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
Gov. Crisis Averted… For Now Read Post »
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
Tuition Rates See Stabilization Read Post »
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
Supreme Court Considers Affirmative Action Read Post »
