Intersections of Social and Economic Justice
Kit Apostolacus 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…
Opinions
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…
Atoms and Absolutes
Zachary Custer On Faith, Science, and Looking for Truth Several months ago I found myself locked in a conversation with two atheists about my age. One of the topics discussed was whether…
A Wake-Up Call by The Irresistible Revolution’s Shane Claiborne
I was pretty jazzed when I heard Eastern was launching a campaign called “Wake Up the World”. We are living in powerful times; from Ferguson to Iraq, history is being…
Healthy Food on a Budget
While in college, the question of how to eat healthy with limited time and money is ever-present. Perhaps you live in the Village or are about to graduate and move…
“Free” Community College?
A Marxist/Nietzschean Critique of “Middle Class Economics” President Obama mentioned in his State of the Union address a plan to make community college “free and universal” for students. Many have…