The Campus Lantern

Help for Haiti: ECSU Gives Support

In the single greatest tragedy to affect the Caribbean country of Haiti, the response from the United States has been nothing less than overwhelming. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country on January 12th claimed the lives of nearly 150,000 Haitians, immediately generating an outpouring of support from millions of Americans who, amidst economic [...]

Love Your Career

Calling all undergrads! Are you prepared to take the next step towards your professional goals? It is never too early to start focusing on your future!

On Thursday, February 11th from 2-4 p.m., join the Office of Career Services, located on the 2nd floor of Wood Support Services, as they host their third annual, Love your [...]

Obama Asks Congress, “Don’t walk away from reform. Not now.”

Barack Obama took office while America was stuck in two wars, and was on the verge of an economic collapse. The Obama administration could have tackled the major issues facing the US without dealing with the underlying problems, but, luckily for us, that is not the kind of man we elected. In his State of [...]

Ladybugs: They’re EVERYWHERE!

The “ladybug infestation” has swarmed into towns all over Connecticut, as well as in surrounding states, and Willimantic has been no exception. Eastern students may have noticed the little bugs all over campus recently; they are literally everywhere! Just look out a window on the top floor of Constitution Hall and you can see ladybugs [...]

Relay for Life Rallies Students and Community

Saturday October 17th, more than three hundred Eastern students joined members of the Windham community on Eastern’s baseball field for their annual Relay for Life event. Eastern’s Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Kim Silcox, noted that such a high number of student participants in this year’s event was a “tremendous turnout”. Eastern was [...]

Complainers R’ Us

Complainers are people who express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: (dictionary.com).
Complainers are an annoyance to society. There are people who honestly believe that ears were made to listen to hours of pointless babble. For example: in one of the past issues of the Campus Lantern, I wrote about minority scholarships. Many [...]

Obama Said What?! Summer Sees the Beginning of the End

Summer is known as a time of relaxation for many, wheth¬er it’s hitting the hot spots on a vacation trip or lounging around outside back home. To students especially, summer days spent out¬side baking in gorgeous weather are perhaps the most cherished days of the year. A new man in the White House, Barack Obama [...]