“W^TW”: Brands Matter
Kit Apostolacus I have met very few people who unabashedly like this new brand Eastern adopted last spring. Perhaps it’s just the people I surround myself with, but to me, the brand…
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Reflections on Holy Week
Alex Kraft Growing up, Holy Week always meant one thing to me: lots of church. Instead of the usual weekly mass that my traditional Catholic family normally attended, there was Holy Thursday…
Recycling at Eastern: Policy, Practice, Need
Elliot Martin Scandal alert: “Did I just see the housekeeping staff throw the recyclables in with the rest of the trash? Does Eastern even recycle? Have I lived a lie for the…
Doane Hall to Secede From Eastern University
Chad Seamon The Eastern Beet ST. DAVID’S, PA — Residents of Doane Hall announced their plan to secede from the rest of the St. David’s campus on March 13, citing “differences in…
Intersections of Social and Economic Justice
Eastern has once again raised tuition. In the past five years, the cost of going to Eastern has increased by almost $10,000. But “these changes are relatively modest,” and “As…
Volun-tourism: The Ethics of the Service Trip Photo
Lauren Murphy If a picture is worth a thousand words, we need to be careful about what it is saying. As someone immersed in the world of youth ministry, I see photographs…
Holistic Health
Nicholas Trombley What does it mean to be healthy? Is the measure of health based off the number on a scale, jean size, appearance or something else? Western society seems to have…
Letter to the Editor
Waltonian I read with great interest and pleasure the article written by Mary Ann Bonner in the Feb. 25, 2015 issue of the Waltonian, entitled “The Danger of Diluting the Gospel.”…
The Eastern Beet: Eastern Named the Twelfth Most Altruistic Christian College
Feat. Greg Sobocinski WALTON DINING COMMONS — After the immense honor of being named the Third Most Beautiful Christian College Campus, Eastern University has recently been awarded with yet another…
Faith Focus: Lent
Tanaisha Coleman It is the time of year where Christians decide to fast from food, physical pleasures, or negative habits. Fellow Christians are excited about what others are planning to give up…