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The No Man's Land Film Festival Returns to EWU on March 1 at the Spokane EWU Center.

No Man’s Land Film Festival returns to EWU

By Erik Rotness, A&F Editor February 28, 2019

EPIC Adventures will host the No Man’s Land Film Festival for the second year in a row on March 1 at the Spokane EWU Center, beginning National Women’s History Month with adventure films from a woman’s...

Participants line up for check-in at the FUSE Career Fair at the Spokane Convention Center. This year's Career Fair will host representatives from 124 organizations, providing opportunities for students to meet potential employers.

FUSE Career Fair brings businesses to students

By Sam Jackson, Copy Editor February 20, 2019

There will be 124 organizations participating in the FUSE Career Fair. With that volume of employers, some might say that this opportunity is like bringing Indeed or Handshake to an event center. The...

Students participate in the Healthy U Wellness Fair on Nov. 1, 2018. Katie Gilsdorf (left) and Lindsey Fulton (right) hosted the event at the Spokane Academic Center.

EWU and WSU Spokane program helps students focus on wellbeing

By Emmaline Sylvester, Reporter January 14, 2019

Self-care is more than yoga at sunrise and Instagram-worthy gluten-free pasta topped with kale pesto. There are many aspects of wellness that work together to cultivate wellbeing that don’t have to be...

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Pridesgiving supports students

By Emmaline Sylvester, Reporter November 24, 2018

Not everyone experiences the support of their family in some picturesque Thanksgiving meal you might see portrayed in the media. Because of that, guests walking into Monroe 205 on Nov. 20 were immediately...

Comedian, producer and truck driver Mark Morris presents monthly comedy nights and showcases in the Spokane area. He has put on six shows at the Eagle's Pub in Cheney.

Truck driver spreads comedy around Spokane area

By Michael Brock, Editor in Chief November 15, 2018

For years, Mark Morris has been cracking jokes to anyone who will listen. Now he’s getting paid for it. A truck driver by day, Morris performed at an open mic in 2016 on his 44th birthday as a bucket...

VCD Club invites students to compete in ogre drawing contest

VCD Club invites students to compete in ogre drawing contest

By Erik Rotness, A&F Editor November 13, 2018

EWU’s Visual Communication Design Club will host a Shrek Draw Off on Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Computer Engineering Building 125.  "This is my last quarter and I really wanted to do a Shrek Draw...

Schedule of events for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

EWU hosts Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

By Shandra Haggerty, Reporter November 9, 2018

EWU’s Office of Community Engagement is hosting a week of events for students and staff to learn about the vast homeless population in Spokane, a group that totaled 1,090 persons in a 2017 count according...

EWU junior Maria Rivera enjoys free fruit and vegetables at the Real Food Fair in JFK Library. The fair had free food and hot apple cider for students to enjoy while learning about sustainability.

EWU expands National Food Day celebration

By Erik Rötness, A&F Editor November 1, 2018

EWU lengthened its National Food Day celebration on campus this year to teach students the value of eating healthier and more sustainable diets while showing its efforts to reduce the school’s environmental...

Salish School of Spokane sign guides students to the building in the Shadle Park area of Spokane. The Native American Student Association collected supplies for the school in 2016.

Native American Student Association raises support

By Shandra Haggerty, Reporter October 31, 2018

In an effort to keep its native language alive, the Native American Student Association is collecting art supplies for the students of the Salish School of Spokane. The Native American Student Association...

The German program is celebrating its 25-year anniversary of the EWU-University of Passau exchange program as well as introducing Shaping German Campus Week. The photo above was taken in Passau, Germany and was submitted by Jody Stewart-Strobelt, a German senior lecturer and the EWU-Passau exchange program coordinator.

EWU to host Shaping Germany Campus Week with immigration integration focus

By Sam Jackson, Reporter October 26, 2018

EWU prepares to embrace Germany beyond brats, beers and lederhosens by celebrating its 25th anniversary of the EWU-University of Passau exchange program and introducing Shaping Germany Campus Week. This...

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane. The MAC will host images from Group f/64 through Feb. 3, 2019.

Spokane’s MAC displays Group f/64 gallery until February

By Erik Rötness, A & F Editor October 26, 2018

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane is currently displaying nearly 50 images from Group f/64 through Feb. 3, 2019.   Group f/64 was an informal group of Bay Area photographers consisting...

The Scary Feminists club engage with students during Believe Survivors Rally in campus mall. "Scaries" encouraged students to sign a poster that they support sexual assault survivors.

EWU’s Scary Feminists scare because they care

By Sam Jackson, Reporter October 21, 2018

The Scary Feminists club at EWU got its name in 2005 because its founders realized feminism can be scary to some and that it possesses an intimidating reputation. Despite that, the club aims to raise...

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