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Loose Change & Filler Text

Loose Change & Filler Text

By Andrew Watson, Art Director November 11, 2017

The philosophy club gathers last October for its weekly philosophical debates. The club has been here on campus since 2008 | Photo courtesy of the Philosophy Club website

Philosophy majors juggle between Star Wars and Kant

By Dayana Morales, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 10, 2017

Want to talk about Star Wars? Care to debate Immanuel Kant? The Philosophy Club meets weekly on Wednesday to engage with topics ranging from pop culture to the foundations of Western philosophy. The...

EWU Jazz band poses for a group photo. The band will be performing at the Dialogue Festival | Courtesy of EWU Music

Music department preps for weekend jazz Dialogue Festival

By Sam Jackson, Reporter November 10, 2017

The music department offers classes that pave the way toward a career path in music for many EWU students. For non-music majors there are still opportunities provided to be a part of their ensembles...

Dia De Los Muertos | Sam Jackson for The Eastener

Dia de Los Muertos

By Sam Jackson, Reporter November 8, 2017

EWU organizations and departments gathered together to put on a Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event, celebrating the lives of those who were victims of the Mexico earthquake, murdered transgender...

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Loose Change & Filler Text

By Andrew Watson, Art Director November 4, 2017

Holly Kirkman and Scott Worley pose for a picture after practice. Kirkman will be playing Veronica Sawyer and Worley will be playing J.D. | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

EWU theatre students go back to grade school for 2017 fall musical

November 2, 2017

A cast of 20 EWU Theatre Department students are preparing vigorously to showcase Heathers the Musical this November. The musical will be performed throughout six shows on Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18 at 7:30...

Portrait of J. Casey Doyle | Courtesy of J. Casey Doyle

Artist raises the question of gender binary at EWU Art Gallery

By Sam Jackson, Reporter November 2, 2017

They Play, an exhibition of artwork that raises the question of gender binary, is made by J. Casey Doyle and will be displayed in the EWU Art Gallery. The artist, J. Casey Doyle, is currently an Associate...

Antony and Cleopatra partake in the beverages offered at JFK's Library's annual Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest has been an annual fundraising event for the JFK Library for many years | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Annual library fundraiser draws costumed crowds

By Mandy Nicole, Contributor November 2, 2017

Last Saturday, bedecked in diamonds, bow ties, and shined to perfection, attendees of this year’s Oktoberfest poured into the JFK Library atrium for night of old-Hollywood glitz. Participants in the...

The Soup's On food truck, where students can enjoy a hot, nourishing bowl of soup accompanied by a fresh sandwich. Leroy and Jennie Mitchell's food truck made its debut in August 2015 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Food Truck Series: Experienced chef brings homemade soup to campus

By Sam Jackson, Staff Reporter October 30, 2017

Soup’s On, the only food truck in the Spokane area specializing in soup, is one-of a-kind. It not only has an array of hot soups, but fresh sandwiches as well. The truck’s debut was in August 2015,...

Oktoberfest will have a Lights, Camera, Action theme this year. Last year's event had a Haunted Halls theme | 
Mandy Nicole for The Easterner

Oktoberfest brings old-Hollywood glamor to EWU

October 28, 2017

On Oct. 28, EWU’s annual Oktoberfest will bring Hollywood glamor and a real red carpet to campus with this year’s theme: Lights, Camera, Auction! In the tradition of past years’ Oktoberfest celebrations,...

Jamison Sampson playing his guitar on open Mic night. Sampson has been apart of open night since last year | Sam  Jackson for The Easterner

The Mason Jar enters fifth year of providing live and local tunes

By Sam Jackson, Staff Reporter October 26, 2017

The Mason Jar is a Cheney coffee shop that provides a place for locals to take over the mic every Thursday night. They welcome anyone to enjoy or showcase their talent for free. The Mason Jar has been...

EWU alumnus Logan Camporeale poses for a photo. Camporeale  went to EWU where he obtained his masters in public history.

EWU alumnus dedicates project to ridding White-only covenants

By Sam Jackson, Staff Reporter October 24, 2017

EWU alumnus, Logan Camporeale, speaks out about the research regarding Whites-only covenants that still exist in Spokane. Camporeale has two degrees from EWU, a Bachelor’s in History, which he earned...

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