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State should take a gamble on sports betting

On Election Day, New Jersey residents will determine the gambling future for the state. Officials are attempting to pass a referendum that will overturn the laws against sports betting. Each voter will be given the option to either vote for or against this referendum. If the majority favors this referendum, […]

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We Are The 99 Percent

What started out as a small movement has grown into a revolution, and college students are a sizable fraction of the protestors. I followed a Tumblr blog for a while called “We Are The 99 Percent,” where people would write their stories in a notebook, snap a picture of it […]

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To hell with “Love Wins”

While many Doane and Hainer residents were cranking up their air conditioning units to prepare for the summer, Rob Bell was putting out the fires of hell with his New York Times bestseller “Love up.” However, Chan’s rebuttal did not gain as much attention as did “Love way.” And yet, […]

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Gender neutral parenting: A new extreme?

Earlier this year, a Canadian couple made headlines when they announced that they had decided to keep the sex of their most recent child, Storm, private. In an email announcing the birth, the family explained that their decision is “a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a […]

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Farewell Waltonian

Another year at Eastern has gone by, and what a year it has been. As finals begin and procrastination becomes habitual, I am reminded of what has happened since the beginning of Fall 2010, at least in regards to the Waltonian. The list is long and not without its major […]

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The gospel is not one size fits all

In my years as a professing Christian, I have been exposed to hundreds of different ways of preaching the gospel, and the one thing that they all have in common is the focus on efficiency. We have all seen examples of mass-market evangelism: tracts about the end of the world, […]

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Sexuality and the dance floor

Before you read any further, let me caution you: This article is about sexuality. If you haven’t already thrust your copy of the Waltonian into the nearest waste receptacle or run away screaming with your fingers clawing at your eyes, then by all means, venture forward. But don’t say I […]