Faith Focus: Asking Questions of the Biblical Canon
Ryan Klein I grew up in an evangelical church in which I learned to trust the Bible completely. When in that same church I learned that the Bible is actually a library…
Opinions
Goshen and EMU’s New Policies Demonstrate Commitment to Justice
Kit Apostolacus As Jordan Kolb wrote in “Goshen College, EMU Change Hiring Policies” on page 1-2, Goshen College and Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) both changed their hiring policies regarding LGBT faculty. Over…
The Issue: Has the Digital Age Improved Journalism?
Waltonian By Ryan Klein Yes The Digital Age has improved journalism in obvious and numerous ways. Not long ago, a news story could spread only so fast and so far as…
Educating Justly
Chad Seamon Education Inequality in Philadelphia This semester, I drive into inner-city Philadelphia five days a week to student-teach at an urban school. This is the final requirement that I must complete…
Hear Here: Why All of Us Should Start Listening
She looked at me. I looked at her. Silence filled the room as my brain nervously fluttered over the last words that she had spoken. Subject? Check. Verb? Check. Question…
Still Fighting for the Vote
Elizabeth Vollmer As the 2016 presidential elections are gearing up, you may (or may not) be considering the fact that you can exercise your right to vote. Voting rights have historically been…
“W^TW”: Brands Matter
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…
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
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…