Handing out fliers for the Black Student Union (BSU) on Monday was a more complex experience than I expected. It seemed like a simple enough mission: get students to come to the information meetings on...
By Jared Mauldin, Contributing Writer
• October 5, 2015
To the women in my engineering classes:
While it is my intention in every other interaction I share with you to treat you as my peer, let me deviate from that to say that you and I are in fact unequal....
By Eric Long, Editor-in-Chief
• September 28, 2015
As fall approaches, Eastern has been going through some changes — a sort of regrowth — and so has The Easterner. Welcome back, Eagles, and a very big welcome to the freshmen and new transfers.
You...
Let it be known that I, as much as anybody else, think it would be pretty awesome to have a female president elected in my lifetime. However, I don’t think we should elect a female president just to...
By Dr. Jody Graves, Director of Piano Studies
• June 8, 2015
Dear Easterner Editor,
I enjoy the articles, and all the great work your reporters do. I would like to offer a suggestion regarding a recent article about Cokie Roberts. The paragraph I am referring...
Dear readers of The Easterner,
Firstly, I want to thank you for your readership and thoughtfulness as our newspaper started anew this year with a new staff and editor.
This school year...
The best way to choose your major
In the academic ladder, it is usually essential to choose the best major among the many choices available for the students.
A well-selected major will...
By Bekah Frank, Administrative Assistant
• June 8, 2015
Graduation is fast approaching, and I cannot wait.
My time here at Eastern has been a roller coaster. I have been here for only two years, and overall it has been an enjoyable experience. However, I...
Hello, Eastern. I am the new editor-in-chief of The Easterner.
First, I would like to say that it has been an insane year at The Easterner. We have had many ups and downs but we made it to the last...
By Joe Matthews, Contributing Writer
• June 2, 2015
With just a few weeks left until summer, all the stresses students have are put toward finals and projects. Those are good things to be worried about. However, if you pass and make it back to Eastern next...
By Bekah Frank, Administrative Assistant
• June 1, 2015
When in class, I believe I should have the right to work on other class assignments or catch up on reading if need be, but some professors try to police their classroom as if it were a high school class.
Let...
Dear Mr. Elliston,
This is the director of “Passing” speaking. I really appreciate you taking the time to acknowledge the capstone productions that are playing soon. I would like to point out some...
