The Failure of Impeachment
Kiriam Yordan On Feb. 5, news networks across the country turned their attention to the trial of President Trump expecting its outcome to be as dramatic a show as Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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What Does “Liberal Arts” Mean?: Evaluating Eastern’s identity requires answering this question.
Phillip Piper Is Eastern a liberal arts college? If we want to know the answer, we must know something about what “liberal arts” means. It was the early Medievals who canonized the…
The Influence of Local Politics: The power of public activism to bring about change lies in the ability and willingness to be politically involved at the local level.
The common trope among young voters, particularly in the United States, is a hesitancy to participate in the electoral process. There are, of course, a plethora of reasons for this…
The Christian Case for Reparations
Kay O’Keeffe In a world where religion plays such an integral role in American politics, it is important to analyze our own political loyalties with the lens of the true teaching of…
Trump at The March for Life: On his rallying for the Evangelical vote
Since Jan. 1974, thousands have taken the streets of Washington, DC with the vision of “a future world where the beauty and dignity of every human life are valued and…
How Eastern Began Using Wind Energy: This student-led initiative made Eastern the greenest college in the U.S.
You might remember from the last issue of the Waltonian that Eastern claims to have been “the first college in PA to power a campus on 100% wind energy.” So…
The New Tobacco Ban: A smart decision or a violation of freedom?
Maggie Lauer Anti Ban In December 2019, a new law in the United States went into effect stating that anyone under the age of 21 could no longer buy products that contained…
Despite Recent Controversy, Student Affirms Eastern’s Claim as a Liberal Arts School
Eastern University defines itself as a liberal arts school, but there is some controversy among students if they should be able to stick with this title. Students, and presumably faculty…
Staying Healthy and Woke: How to protect mental health while exposed to a negative news cycle.
Nicole Markert Receiving news has changed immensely within the past decade. News used to be more accessible through physical mediums such as newspapers, magazines or television, allowing people to somewhat regulate how…
Remembering Self Care in the New Semester
Cait Wooten As the semester gets underway, every student slowly gets more stressed. No matter your year or major, at some point in the semester, you will start to feel the stress…