Opinion

Focusing on the woman in Breast Cancer Awareness

 Eastern is unique among Christian liberal arts universities because of its culturally diverse student body, so hearing about present day racial discrimination is shocking to me sometimes. How do attitudes of prejudice still exist? I’ve been wondering: Is racism still a prevalent issue? Is this campus a safe haven, free of prejudice, or are the

The guy who knows it all

As I walk onto the third floor of Warner Memorial Library, I become aware of the quiet attentiveness that accentuates the air.  A sure voice slices through the quiet, declaring that we should love everyone no matter what their sexual orientation. I was stunned to hear this comment from the speaker, Dr. Tony Campolo, because

Two dollars and twenty-five cents, that’s what it costs me to do a load of laundry. It wouldn’t be so bad if there were change machines in Kea, but there aren’t. The closest one is in Gough. I averaged it out and, by the end of the semester, I will have spent twenty-seven dollars on

In a society like ours that is founded on the pursuit of personal gain and public recognition, what does it mean to have a servant’s heart? Admittedly, the idea of servanthood, submission and humility is not a particularly popular one. As a member of the “me” generation, with Myspace, YouTube and the iPod, it is

Are the cameras affecting their childhood?

The guy who knows it all

Insight into the health care crisis

Toward the last few days of summer vacation, my television watching experience was bombarded with images of the Obama family on vacation. The next thing I know, the images of the first family were enlarged to show first lady Michelle Obama up close and wearing shorts. At first glance, I couldn’t care less about the