How Eastern’s Mission Manifests Itself
Maggie Lauer As all student know, Eastern University’s mission statement is Faith, Reason and Justice. The university, through the freshman course INST 150. teaches all students what this motto means and how…
Opinions
Separating Artists from their Art: Are We Enabling Celebrities’ Bad Behavior?
Nicole Markert As a country, we are without a doubt in a very politically turbulent time. It seems that this turbulence has also had a ripple effect, impacting various facets within American…
Tragedy in Pittsburg: Another act of violence plagued the nation as a synogogue was targeted.
Gaelan Campbell Despite the 24 hours news cycle often drifting away from the issue, the epidemic of mass shootings continue. We must all feel so numb of the predictable conversations that will…
Balancing Selfcare and Compassion for Others
Cait Wooten Society today is obsessed with the idea of ‘self-care.’ Mental health awareness is on the rise and everyone wants to learn how to better take care of themselves. To me,…
#The Resistance: Large corporations are capitalizing on political activism. We shouldn’t let them.
In an era soon fit to match maybe only the late 60’s, political tension has remained high since the 2016 election. Mass marches, protests, and online movements quickly eclipsed the…
No Longer Leaning on My Own Understanding
Jared Maier There’s a lot of bridges here. These were my first words on Eastern’s campus. It was a frozen day. Snow fell, as our guide described Eastern’s mission. “We grow in…
The Social Media Purge: Enlightened, Arrogant, or Something Else?
I’m the type of person that uses social media daily, probably more often than I would like to admit. It is something that draws me in; the friends, the makeup…
Exploring Residence Life: How the Architecture of a Hall Shapes Community
Nathaniel Huynh The “best” is something that is quite difficult to gauge and is usually a resultant of a myriad of factors. Residence life is a pivotal aspect of college life and…
The Role of Technology in the Classroom
“Alright, put your phones away. Time for class.” The phrase echoes in the mind of anyone who has step foot in an American classroom in their lifetime. Understandably, educators at…
Faculty Lay-Offs: One student shares their feelings about Eastern University’s most recent round of lay-offs.
Carissa Gulick I think we have all heard about the recent round of layoffs that occurred this summer as soon as we set foot on campus. For seniors, this is just a…