What Grinds my Gears: Campus Edition
Jared Maier Making Time for Campus Events: “So, did you hear about that thing that’s coming up? It looks pretty interesting. I think I might want to go to that. Say, isn’t…
Opinions
I am the One in Five
Waltonian Mandatory residence hall meeting. I know, you just rolled your eyes. The October hall meetings focused on alcohol safety and sexual assault. I recently sat through my building’s meeting, and…
Returning to Faith, Reason and Justice
“A University is a society for the pursuit of learning.” – C.S. Lewis One of the things I liked about Eastern when I chose to come here was our motto:…
Championing Lost Causes
Russell Risden Preserving Eastern’s history and Charles Walton’s Legacy We are the stewards of the past. The past cannot speak for itself: the walls of the ancient mansion cannot talk, nor can…
“Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”?
Eliza Brown A few weeks ago, on a cold, rainy day, I had a conversation in the Dining Commons that I can’t get out of my mind, though on the surface it…
What Grinds my Gears: Outdoors Edition
The Weather: In case you haven’t noticed yet, the weather outside is changing. It’s gone past the point of being oncoming autumn weather. Now it’s just straight up unpredictable. The…
Strangers and Neighbors
Anthony Barr On Sept. 10, the Agora Institute hosted a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik. Entitled “Religious Freedom and the Flourishing City,” this lecture, which was part history lesson, part political…
What Grinds My Gears
The Long Line: It’s 12 p.m., lunch time, and I’m ready to get me some delicious well-earned sustenance. I am however halted in my noble quest by an abysmally large…
The Rise of the Intolerant Left
Ethan Rose A Social Conservatives Take History is full of examples of progressives (also known as liberals) fighting to end discrimination and intolerance. But what happens when liberal ideologies become the general…
The Issue: Benefits and Drawbacks of Unpaid Internships
By Anthony Barr Benefits Every internship is a paid internship. That is to say, every internship provides, at least on paper, compensation to the intern. Whether the currency of compensation…