[twocol_one]Disconcerting Lauren Bujaky It’s difficult to go anywhere on the Internet right now without seeing something about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. TV personalities, popular celebrities, and even notable politicians have taken the challenge and nominated some other unlucky persons to also drench themselves with ice water. As per the original challenge instructions, dumping a […]
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1. When you come back to school, it’s great to catch up with friends and hear about their summer adventures. Except when you’re not sure whether or not your greeting is worthy of a hug. You stand there awkwardly, looking at each other thinking, “Well, we did spend all of that time in lab together
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On March 24, World Vision, a well-known Christian mission organization, made a controversial policy change. For the first time, they would consider hiring employees that are in same-sex marriages. But following an immediate outcry from evangelical Christians who spoke out against the move, they reversed their policy two days later. Unfortunately, these
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1. Group Projects. The objective of a group project is for everyone to work in harmony and the project to come out with everyone’s opinions heard. Though this is the objective of a group project, it is not typically their reality. The reality is that one person nominates themselves as the leader of the group
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1. Turning the toaster on level 9 when it should be on level 4. I mean, who hasn’t done this? You get back to your room after a long day of sitting through class and wasting time in the Jammin’ Java and decide that you are hungry. Why not make some toast? You put your
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During Passover, God required the Israelites to set themselves apart. When the plague came and took all the first born sons, it did not distinguish between Egyptians and Israelites. Unless the blood of the sacrificial lamb was upon the doorframe, the plague was not stopping. Why did God do this? Why didn’t he automatically spare
Martin Luther, in his biting text The Bondage of the Will, states, “The highest degree of faith is to believe that [God] is merciful, though He saves so few and damns so many . . . If I could by any means understand how
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I want to thank Eastern for bringing Katie Koestner to campus on Tuesday, March 11, to tell us about her experience with sexual assault. Eastern is taking steps in combating sexual assault on campus, and as a student, woman, and feminist, I am excited to witness this time of awareness-building on campus. As with any
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By Nabi DeAngulo I sat in the crowded auditorium in restless anticipation of something I’ve long awaited: someone to speak up on Eastern’s campus about sexual violence. The path towards breaking the silence can be so difficult and lonesome that hearing a survivor like Koestner can be very encouraging. Katie Koestner’s story exposed and challenged
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Imagine waking up in the morning, looking in the mirror and absolutely loving what you see. For girls that could mean, no zits, no “problem areas”, perfect weight, perfect height, neat hair, the whole package. For guys this could mean you wake up with a six pack, a non-blotchy beard, and have the face of
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