When I was little, my stepfather introduced me to the "Star Wars" films. Since then, I have watched every "Star Wars" movie and have made my own thoughts on each one. So, with "Star Wars VIII" being as...

I had a great break. It was relaxing and fun, and I was so stress-free. I had forgotten how the feeling of being stress-free was.  Then I got back and became a big ball of nervous stress, a ticking...

At least 3,000 firefighters have been pushing back against large bushfires in Australia, which have heavily affected states like New South Wales and Victoria, across the east coast. In nearly three months,...

Baby Yoda is adorable. The world is in a craze over his big ear things and his baby noises. I am among the majority—I have never watched a Star Wars movie, but I have sat down to watch The Mandolarian...

I’m not a teaching expert, far from it actually. I’m a student who took an education class at my previous institution, I did a practicum and some minimal student teaching, and realized that it wasn’t...

More and more recently, social media users have posted their thoughts comparing serving in the United States military to the legal age to smoke tobacco products. The common argument made is that if someone...

Eastern recently announced a new program that will allow admitted students from anywhere in the country to receive the same tuition rate that Illinois residents receive, regardless of their home state,...

Ricky Gervais, an English stand-up comedian, hurled some hilarious burns toward every celebrity in attendance during his opening speech at the 77th annual Golden Globes. Within his clever monologue lies...

With last month’s release of “The Rise of Skywalker,” the ninth and final installment of the so-called Star Wars Skywalker Saga, a chapter of popular culture came to a close. The saga introduced...

Ever since I took a film class here at Eastern over a year ago, I have come to appreciate the finer things in films. Everything from sweeping camera angles to the symbolism behind colors and objects...

Going home for winter break is a great way to de-stress. It is a time where students can relax and catch up on sleep that was lost during exam week.   The bad part about being on winter break, however,...

Technology giant Apple and the U.S. government are once again clashing over privacy policies after Attorney General William Barr asked Apple to help the government gain access to the iPhones used by a...