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EWU junior Sami Schubert gives confidence too disabled young girls through her Miss Exceptional Pageant. Miss Exceptional Pageant was founded by Schubert and made its debut in 2015 | Photo courtesy of Samantha Schubert

Anybody can be a princess

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter May 31, 2018

EWU junior Sami Schubert leads a double life. In one, she is an everyday college student.In the other, she is a pageant princess. Through her program, Miss Exceptional Pageant, she seeks to help make other...

The "Charlie Brown" entry won the most votes this year and received a $100 gift card. The number of entries and participants increased this year | Tania Nunez for The Easterner

Books2Eat combines dessert and books

By Tania Núñez, Contributor May 23, 2018

Students and faculty strolling through the JFK Library marveled at, and then later consumed, edible books as a part of the annual Books2Eat event that took place Monday afternoon. Using dessert as a...

The Slants are the first and only all-Asain American dance rock band in the world. The Slants went through a legal battle for eight ears that climbed up to the Supreme Court over patenting their band name | Photos by Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Asian-American band goes from Supreme Court to EWU stage

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter May 23, 2018

On May 17, dance-rock music was not the only thing the all-Asian-American band The Slants brought to the EWU Campus Mall. With the band came a backstory of struggle and persistence to transform the conversation...

Senior Tiara Siek's work is composed of poster sized digital illustrations. Sick picked a concept that would be worth her while | Dayana Morales for The Easterner

VCD students smashing stereotypes

By Tania Nùñez, Contributor May 23, 2018

The theme for this year’s VCD showcase, “Smash,” is a concept that focuses on “smashing” prevalent stereotypes. This is exactly what the six graduating VCD students showcasing their work aimed...

EWU’s music department premieres Scheherajazz

By Sam Jackson, Reporter May 16, 2018

For the first time in North America, a renowned piece of work called Scheherajazz will be performed by EWU’s Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Jazz Band in the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. In...

Instructor Reinaldo Gil Zambrano guides students through the printmaking process to design a mural. The mural has been placed at WSU, the University of Idaho and outside of the Computing and Engineering Building at EWU | Photo courtesy of Reinaldo Gil Zambrano

Students create monumental mural

By Dayana Morales, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 16, 2018

Nine students with different majors came together under instructor Reinaldo Gil Zambrano’s guidance to create, draw, carve, print and install a 8-by-32-feet mural. The mural was installed at the Rocky...

Dunia Aracely Perez, a feminist and human rights attorney spoke at EWU May 14. EWU alumni David Brookbank accompanied Perez and translated her presentation | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gutierrez

Activist travels to EWU to stand by the people of Honduras

By Sam Jackson, Reporter May 16, 2018

Activist Dunia Aracely Perez spoke out about the struggles of the Honduran people, whose claims are being repressed by their own government in compliance with the U.S. As a feminist and human rights...

Sustainability Office Coordinator Erik Busberg and EPIC Bike Shop Member, Nathan Meyer. The Sustainabillity Office and EPIC Bike Shop teamed up to promote environmentally-friendly commuting options | Kelsey Magnuson for The Easterner

Bike to Work Week: Fun and Sustainable Commuting

By Kelsey Magnuson, Contributor May 16, 2018

The EPIC bike shop and EWU Sustainability are teaming up this week to promote fun and environment-friendly commuting options by providing free bike rentals and events for students. If you’ve ever...

EWU and The Mason Jar team up for Foster Care Month

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter May 11, 2018

“It’s now or never. Are we going to do this or not?” Loretta Gaul said to her husband Michael before becoming foster parents. Three years later, Gaul said her life has changed for the better. The...

Nick Franco, the Pride Center manager, hosts the Lavender Graduation. EWU has been holding the ceremony since 2010 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

EWU shows its lavender at LGBTQ+ graduation ceremony

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter May 11, 2018

Tears flowed and hearts were touched as students modeled their colors across the stage at EWU’s ninth annual Lavender Graduation ceremony on May 4. “I’m graduating really happy,” Ryan Simonis,...

EWU cheerleader Kenzie Briggs performs a stunt. The cheer squad for next season was recently finalized with 10 returning members and eight new members | Photo courtesy of EWU Cheer Club

Next year’s cheer squad finalized

By Tania Nunez, Contributor May 11, 2018

A new school year means a new cheer team for EWU. Next year’s team includes 10  returning members and eight new members with 11 female cheerleaders and seven male cheerleaders. “It’s exciting....

Lectureer Mary WardLupinaxxi teaches her Children's Studies 325 class April 25 n the EWU Meditation Garden | Photo courtesy of Mary Ward Lupinacci

Meditation garden aims to preserve and teach

By Sam Jackson, Reporter May 11, 2018

Mary Ward Lupinacci, a Children’s Studies lecturer at EWU, came across the Reid Lab School Meditation Garden on campus and instantly knew that she would take advantage of the garden to enhance the learning...

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