Student employees reflect on appreciation day
Bryce Smith, Contributing Writer
March 6, 2020
Eastern employees shared their experiences on working on campus, explained what they liked about their jobs and their relationships with their bosses and talked about how they have felt appreciated for National Employee Appreciation Day. The holiday, celebrated on March 5, is a day when employers s...
FEATURE PHOTO: Working after Thanksgiving break
Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor
December 2, 2019
Mylissa Greenawalt, a sophomore special education major, gives two customers their pizza at Charleston’s Pizza Hut Sunday afternoon. Greenawalt said she stayed in Charleston during Thanksgiving break to work at Pizza Hut.
Retail workers deserve more respect
Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter
June 18, 2019
Working a retail job is something many people will do at some point in their lives—whether it’s a first job, a transitional trade or a lifetime career. One thing all retail workers can attest to is that people can be brutal, and sometimes ridiculous; difficult shoppers can often make a fun and...
Students share stressful experiences with losing work
Tom O'Connor, Staff Reporter
January 27, 2019
Psychology major Claude Abdoulaye Pedila downloaded an antivirus program in order to meet Eastern’s internet standards, but the application fired back, triggering a fatal assault on her computer. She then installed a second antivirus program to contest the first. The two antivirus programs engaged in com...
Prioritize school at this time of the semester
Megan Keane, Columnist
November 7, 2018
I’ve said it once, and I’ll continue to say it a thousand more times: this semester is insanely busy. I have—what seems like—a paper due every other day, several short stories to read nightly and a couple of projects a week. There’s barely time to breathe. So, what did I decide to do? Get a...
