Editorial: Another quarter, another Easterner adjustment
By Drew Lawson, Sports Editor
April 8, 2020
Drew Lawson is the sports editor and co-managing editor of The Easterner. His opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Easterner, its staff or Eastern Washington University. This editorial has not been edited except for AP style. If you had tol...
List of cancelled EWU events
By Lauren Reichenbach, Copy Editor
April 6, 2020
The COVID-19 virus has caused mass cancellations on the EWU campus. See the below list of previously scheduled events to see all these cancellations, and to view those few events that are still upcoming. To view the full list of events click the link below: Cancelled events lis...
ASEWU elections to occur exclusively online
By Randle Kinswa, News Editor
April 6, 2020
ASEWU elections have been greatly affected by COVID-19 this year. ASEWU elections have been delayed a week with primaries now being held on April 14-16. The general elections will be held April 28-30. Voting will be done exclusively online on the website vote.ewu.edu . According to ASEWU Director of ...
On-campus resident numbers plummet as spring quarter begins
By Karlee Van De Venter, Reporter
April 6, 2020
Students living on campus this year were heavily impacted by COVID-19. When the decision came that all spring quarter classes would be online, residents had to decide whether they would move out or stay on campus. On March 12, the housing department announced that students living on campus could ...
Dining services adjusts operations amidst COVID-19 related closures
By Keri Kelly, Web Editor
April 6, 2020
With the recent COVID-19 outbreak across Washington, EWU is adjusting its dining services to meet the needs of students while creating a safe environment. According to Dave McKay, director of dining services, EWU is keeping the basic minimum of on-campus services open. The only dining services tha...
EWU clubs and organizations face uncertainty as COVID-19 cancellations grow
By Ben Blakney, Reporter
April 6, 2020
The coronavirus (or COVID-19) has impacted the world in an unforgettable way. One of the ways it has affected the EWU student body is the closure of campus and all in-person clubs and organizations. This umbrella includes intramural sports, student-lead organizations and facilities such as EPIC Adventu...
Prevention and safety tips against COVID-19
By Star Dragon, Reporter
April 6, 2020
There have been over 300 deaths in Washington State due to COVID-19. Currently, 34% of cases in Washington are from the 40-59 year old age group but 55% of the deaths are from people 80 and older, according to the Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH). The virus does not discriminate by age, race...
EWU Students Should Expect Minimum Changes to Tuition and Fees
By Aaron Hutchinson, Reporter
March 22, 2020
Students at EWU should expect large-scale changes to virtually every part of campus life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. They should not, however, expect many changes to tuition and fees. As the novel version of the coronavirus sweeps across the U.S. and climbs towards 15,000 infections, over 1,30...
COVID-19 Timeline
By Randle Kinswa, Randle Kinswa, Star Dragon, and Star Dragon
March 22, 2020
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Democratic primary gets filtered down to final two candidates
By Randle Kinswa, News Editor
March 12, 2020
There are many great American rivalries like: Ali vs. Frasier, Coke vs. Pepsi, Call of Duty vs. Battlefield, Yankees vs. Red Sox, Seinfeld vs. Friend and EWU vs. University of Montana. A new rivalry brewing this spring, regarding the Democratic Presidential nominee. Former Vice President Joe Bi...
EWU announces plan of action in response to COVID-19
By Randle Kinswa, News Editor
March 11, 2020
EWU will be following Washington State Governor Jay Inlsee’s procedure, on how to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Inslee has advised events involving more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will be prohibited. Events involving less than 250 people in those areas mu...
EWU takes action on stopping spread of COVID-19
By Lauren Reichenbach and Rose Hammack
March 10, 2020
With 136 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Washington State alone, EWU has begun to take some preventative measures in order to keep its students as safe as possible. Perhaps the biggest measure EWU has decided to take is moving finals week from March 17-20 to March 9-13. The university stated...
Editorial: Another quarter, another Easterner adjustment
April 8, 2020
Drew Lawson is the sports editor and co-managing editor of The Easterner. His opinions expressed in this...
Big Sky and EWU suspend all spring sports activities
April 8, 2020
With social distancing practices changing the way students live their lives in the wake of the COVID-19...
April 6, 2020
The COVID-19 virus has caused mass cancellations on the EWU campus. See the below list of previously...
On-campus resident numbers plummet as spring quarter begins
April 6, 2020
Students living on campus this year were heavily impacted by COVID-19. When the decision came that all...
