The Protein Myth
Nicholas Trombley There is a prevailing theme in modern western culture that one needs to consume a lot of protein in order to be healthy. This message persists through commercials, food labels,…
Opinions
The Issue: Should we have the right to die?
Kit Apostolacus *Trigger warning for suicide, physician-assisted suicide, or death.* Yes Kit Apostolacus Death is a very sensitive thing—despite us all inevitably experiencing it. I want to be very careful and note…
Faith Focus: Attractive Christianity
Lauren Bujaky We tattoo ourselves with Greek phrases, we smatter our Facebook profiles with pictures of us and kids from third-world countries, we swear by organic, fair trade ingredients. We leave churches…
What Gets My Goat
Chad Seamon 1. Not enough community. You are sitting quietly in your room, diligently and enthusiastically attempting a paper, thinking ‘Gee whiz, I really wish somebody would come and bang on my…
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
Tim Bowdoin Students frustrated over prolonged bridge construction As many of you are aware, the bridge on Chamounix Road by the gym has been out for a long time now. It has…
What Halts My Hippogriff
The Halloween Harry Potter edition 1. Arrogant first year students walking around like they own the castle. You are sitting in the Great Hall having your morning pumpkin juice when…
Ordinary to Extraordinary
Lauren Murphy Intrinsically, we are just ordinary people. Many of us are ordinary college students who, on a typical day, wake up, go to class, eat a couple of meals, watch a…
Letter to the Editor
Waltonian From Becky Herold In regards to the piece “Got Milk?” in last issue’s opinions section, I offer a few counterpoints for Eastern’s student body to consider. 1) The mechanisms described…
The Issue: Are millennials a threat to the workforce?
True Threat Kit Apostolacus The millennial generation is a threat to the workplace, but not because of any generalized traits or stereotypes. Instead, the millennial generation is a threat to…
Got Milk? Bad Idea.
Sometime in your life, you’ve probably been given a tall glass of cow’s milk and encouraged to drink up because “milk builds strong bones.” This notion was probably reinforced by…