Everyone seems to be against racism. Every day we hear encouragements to “get out there and fight racism,” to “unite against racism,” and to “stand against racism.” I think these encouragements are good. But something about them has started to trouble me. Where and what is racism, if we judge by these encouragements? It seems
On Fighting Racism as a Racist Read Post »
It’s Oscars season–time for all of the components of last year’s movies to be judged. One issue in Hollywood is the lack of racial diversity regarding film, including actor and actress, nominations. A Black actor/actress has not been nominated for an Academy Award since 2014. Yes, it makes me frustrated that a person of African
The Oscars and Racial Diversity Read Post »
A few weeks ago, I walked into a half-full Gough Great Room where the Human Sexuality Task Force (HSTF) sat, prepared to answer questions and hear thoughts from students. They began the panel by reading two questions—one, it seemed, from each “side” of this “conversation”—and the panel responded to both questions. I thought that was quite
A Detrimental Absence: On the Human Sexuality Task Force Student Forum Read Post »
MyEastern: This page is an assault on my eyes. Along with the slide show of Eastern’s photos, the multiple colored drop-down menus and the Announcements menu are enough to make me instinctively cover my eyes every time I open it. Once I regain my vision, certain things begin to stand out to me. First off,
What Grinds My Gears: Eastern Online Read Post »
Abraham Lincoln and his good friend Joshua Fry Speed slept in a bed together. This was in Lincoln’s early years as a lawyer in Illinois, when he and Speed “rode the circuit” from courthouse to courthouse, staying in inns and sharing a bed. When the two were apart for a long time they’d write warmly
I Love You Man: On Friendships and Bromances Read Post »
As terrible as it sounds to admit, I have found that in the midst of suffocating anxiety, Bible verses don’t help me much. When I feel my world is caving in around me, verses that tell me to trust that God has it under control feel like empty promises; in the thick of it, anxiety
Count It All Joy: Living Amidst Anxiety Read Post »
The “Faith, Reason, and Economic Justice” article written by Ryan Klein, Kit Apostolacus, and Bri Cicero in your December 2, 2015 edition of The Waltonian has started a discussion that is long overdue here at Eastern University. It is wonderful that Finance and Operations provided the data that Klein, Apostolacus, and Cicero used. It is
Response to “Faith, Reason, And Economic Understanding” Read Post »
Throughout history, many Christians have observed Lent in a process of remembering the final weeks of Jesus’ life, which includes Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. This observance takes shape through prayer, penance, repentance, almsgiving, atonement, and self-denial. Often, Christians give up luxuries and/or add spiritual disciplines in order to draw closer
Drawing Close to God’s Heart: Giving Up Meat for Lent Read Post »
Imagine a job where you are always in the middle of a national conflict, such as a war, and when you look around you see that you are the only one without a gun. All you have is a camera, a helmet, and a bulletproof vest. Your job sounds simple enough: you just have to
The Conflict with Conflict Photography Read Post »
I attended Regeneration, a student dance concert, on your campus on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. I was happy to see the quality of your student dancers, and I admired the faculty that instructs at Eastern University. The dancers were not performing memorized steps. They put their hearts and souls into the performance. The quality of their
Letter to the Editor Read Post »
