By: Katherine Thomas I can see why women might not want to take their husband’s last name. I mean, what if the poor guy had a name like “Barth”? Would you be Mrs. Barth? (My apologies and condolences to the Barths reading this.) Barth aside, there could be other reasons […]

By: Jayme Fisher Growing up, there was nothing better than curling up on the couch to watch the “Little Mermaid,” “The Princess and the Frog” or “Tangled.” Each of these films holds a special place in my heart because I adore each of the female lead characters in them.  I […]

By: Daniel Finegan Who am I? It is a question that we spend our lives trying to answer. We grasp for identity wherever we can find it, whether it be in our jobs, our hobbies, our countries, our political affiliations, our families, our cultures etc. These are certainly all aspects […]

By: Jennie Brouse and Katherine Seeley It is not a shock that people are interested in true crime. Since the major serial killers in the 70s and 80s, people are fascinated to learn more of the horrors and torture people endured by these horrible men. In recent years, true crime […]

By: Hannah Bonanducci CONTENT WARNING: Topics of gun violence, suicide, mental health and sexual assault will be discussed in this article. “This isn’t normal.” It’s the line I’ve heard at the end of many impassioned speeches calling for change. It’s not normal that children are dying in schools due to […]

By: Bryson Chollar The theme for Eastern University this year is unity. But to aim for this goal, we must know our target and, more importantly, what our target is not. To further understand unity and its importance, we must know what unity is not. In particular, unity is not […]

By: Daniel Finegan There is a lot of talk these days about how to solve the problems in our society, whether it be gun violence, homelessness, the immigration crisis or numerous other issues. There are many different solutions proposed, some more effective than others. There is, however, a great error […]

By: Hannah Bonanducci Picture this with me: it’s the Olympics (whatever year you want, I don’t care). You’re in your family living room, all of you sitting on the couch with your own plate of pizza bagel bites. You’re all jazzed for the next swim race after watching gold-winning legend […]

By: Alexander Colby New policies put into place by Eastern University have created the need for new training and programs to create a (mostly) smooth transition. However, the desire to have students discover healthy relationships with drugs, alcohol, academics and other students has caused controversy as it has been deemed […]

By: Caden Coutz Computer science is one of three majors in the Math Department at Eastern University. When people think about computer science, they think of the classic stereotype. A guy sitting in the dark, staring at a computer all day long. People can also get the impression that a […]