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The Easterner

The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner

The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner

Isaiah Gessner: The man who hates Cats

By Isaiah Gessner, Social Media Director May 22, 2021

  Isaiah Blaes Gessner, The Easterner’s social media director, is an EWU sophomore who loves movies and does not love brussels sprouts. Having to switch to all-online classes in the third...

Vaccine timeline

Vaccine timeline

By Karlee Van De Venter, Arts and Features Editor May 20, 2021

Sports recap

Sports recap

By Michael Spearman, Reporter May 20, 2021

End of the year EWU Football Accolades: Eastern Washington University quarterback Eric Barriere was selected as the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Year by the FCS Athletic...

Why is tuition so expensive: the marketing of education

By Aiden Cook, Reporter May 19, 2021

According to Forbes, the average cost of attending a four-year college has risen by 497% since 1985. This surpasses the rate of inflation which since 1985 has been 147.51%. These numbers don’t come as...

EWU’s Graduation Rate

EWU’s Graduation Rate

By Grant Wengeler, Reporter May 18, 2021

  EWU has a graduation rate of 45% according to the U.S. Department of Education. However, it’s not exactly as simple as a single number. Graduation rates are constantly changing, and there’s...

EWU Track and Field Championships

EWU Track and Field Championships

By Randle Kinswa, Co-Managing Editor/Sports Editor May 18, 2021

This weekend the EWU track and field team flew down to Ogden, Utah for the 2021 Big Sky spring outdoor track and field championships.  The team was able to take home four titles earned during championship...

Stop everything you're doing and watch Bojack Horseman

Stop everything you’re doing and watch Bojack Horseman

By Isaiah Gessner, Social Media Director May 14, 2021

  At first glance, Bojack Horseman looks like your standard run-of-the-mill animated comedy. However, once starting the show, you quickly realize just how different Bojack Horseman is from its...

Professors give Physics research opportunities in summer of 2021

By Emily Driskel, Reporter May 13, 2021

  This summer, two professors from the EWU Physics Department will be guiding students through two research opportunities through grants they received.  Dr. Jason Stokes, lecturer for the EWU...

FUSE Video Career Fair

By Grant Wengeler, Reporter May 13, 2021

EWU’s career center is putting on a video career fair from March 1 to June 30. There will be no in-person career fair due to COVID-19. Instead, employers will post videos on the Four Universities Connecting...

Photo station at EWU’s 2021 Lavender Graduation.

Pride Center celebrates Lavender Graduation outside

By Karlee Van De Venter, Arts and Features Editor May 12, 2021

The tradition of honoring graduating LGBTQ+ students and their accomplishments has been celebrated by universities worldwide at Lavender Graduation ceremonies. EWU’s Pride Center held EWU’s ceremony...

Breaking Down Breaking News

By Karlee Van De Venter, Arts and Features Editor May 12, 2021

Lately, it feels like there is so much going on: in the world, in the news, in our lives. Keeping up with current events was hard enough already, and now we’ve got a lot of information getting thrown...

Because of this lengthy process, the production for this musical started back in December of 2020. Each track, both vocally and instrumentally, had to be pre-recorded, then mixed and edited into one big soundtrack for the performance.

Songs For a New World: A Hopeful End to the Theatre Season

By Aiden Cook, Reporter May 11, 2021

  A new world calls across the ocean. A world of clarity, resilience and most of all, hope. These ideas and more are explored in EWU’s late-spring production, ‘Songs For a New World’.  This...

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