Showdown Over Shutdown
Hector Davila Oh no not again! If you have been paying close attention to the media the last few days, you’ll have noticed the decision to shutdown the government until an agreement…
Opinions
Korean Olympic Team United
SaraGrace Stefan The international community was shocked when Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, announced that he wanted to meet with South Korean leaders to discuss the possibility of both countries…
Controversy Over Eastern’s Crucible
Jared Maier Artistic… JARED MAIER On W e d n e s d a y night, Nov. 15. a few of Eastern University’s performing artists from “The Crucible,” including myself, created some…
States Lead The Way In Education
Gaelan Campbell While the prospect of “free college” was a point of tension for many in the 2016 election, it seems that states are charting a path ahead on the issue. Recently,…
2017 Statewide Elections: Hope For Progressive Politics in the Time of Trump
Kelsey Fiander-Carr Almost a year after the shocking election of Donald Trump as the United States President, Democrats, and especially minority Democrats, made it their mission to lead their states, making 2017…
Legislation That Will Define An Era
While you were asleep last Saturday, a piece of legislation passed in the senate that will alter the U.S. tax code drastically, and while this bill still needs to be…
America’s Attention Span Problem
Tragedy strikes. A tsunami in Southeast Asia. A terrorist attack in Europe. A scandal in the government. You know the headlines. They appear before your eyes on television screens as…
Adoption Tax Credit Under Fire
Anthony Barr Adoption is costly. According to American Adoptions – one of the largest domestic adoption agencies in the US – the average domestic adoption costs over $30,000. This is an average,…
Introducing American Sign Language
Alexa Swantek When I was a baby, I lost the ability to speak. I don’t know the exact age this happened, because I was so young. My speech was developing completely fine…
J-Term for Eastern?
The January term, otherwise known as a J-term, is an optional piece of a college’s spring semester where students can take one course within three weeks. Eastern University does not…