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Local police banned from using federal laws for seizures

By Mike Hantho, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Attorney General Eric Holder released an order on Jan. 16 prohibiting local and state police from using federal laws to seize assets or property unless there is evidence of a crime. “The prohibition...

Participants and volunteers for MLK Day of Service.

EWU collaborates with local nonprofits for MLK Day of Service

By Katie Dunn, Staff Writer January 23, 2015

A crowd gathered outside the Spokane Convention Center on Jan. 19 preparing for the Unity March in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the kickoff event for the MLK Day of Service. For a large scale event...

STA bus from Eastern to Riverpoint a complicated situation

STA bus from Eastern to Riverpoint a “complicated” situation

By Mike Hantho, Staff Writer January 22, 2015

The Spokane Transit Authority has recently been working with representatives of Eastern to establish a more direct bus route from the Cheney campus to Riverpoint. According to Eastern’s website, the...

Spokane march symbolizes awareness, need for change in America

Spokane march symbolizes awareness, need for change in America

By Nathan Peters and Shawntelle Moncy, for the Easterner January 22, 2015

Photo by Shawntelle Moncy Eastern students and community members participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event at the Spokane Convention Center on Jan. 19. The event was to commemorate...

Suicide prevention advocate shares his experience

Suicide prevention advocate shares his experience

By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor January 21, 2015

Kevin Hines, who survived a leap from the Golden Gate bridge, came to Showalter Auditorium on the evening of Jan. 13 to talk about his life since that suicide attempt and share his message of mental health...

PUB remodel campaign growing

By Katie Dunn, Staff Writer January 16, 2015

A date is set in place, Feb. 24, as a push from ASEWU toward students to vote for the PUB redesign in the weeks to come. A poster, hung on the Pence Union Building, is one of the ways ASEWU is trying...

The Red Barn located on Washington Street, house the EWU Police Department.

EWU Police eliminate gun storage at Red Barn

By Alex Miller, Staff Writer January 15, 2015

The Eastern Washington University police station, commonly known as the Red Barn, will not offer students the service of checking in their guns for storage anymore, according to EWU Director of Public...

Left to right: Jean Louise Finch (Scout), played by Kady Cullen; Jemery Finch (Jem), played by Jameson Elton; Charles Baker Harris (Dill), played by Luke Hamburg.

EWU Theatre’s adaption relevant to current social injustice, racial issues

By Ayanna Fernandez, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

The EWU theater program presented “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Nov. 14, a play adapted from Harper Lee’s book of the same name, by Christopher Sergel. According to Sara Goff, Associate Professor...

Panel speakers: Satori Butler (far left), BSU President; Easterner staff, as well as Africana Studies Department professors and students.

University curriculum challenged at BSU forum

By Nathan Peters and Alla Drokina, for the Easterner November 19, 2014

Eastern boasts as one of the most diverse campuses in Washington state, yet lately situations and feedback have arose that point to a less-than-racially-inclusive campus. Eastern’s Black Student...

Low turnout for Spokane County in midterm elections

Low turnout for Spokane County in midterm elections

By Aaron Bocook, Staff Writer November 16, 2014

The day before the Nov. 4 general elections in Washington state, local media in Spokane predicted low voter turnout. KXLY, KHQ and The Spokesman-Review all predicted this phenomenon, which is common...

Eastern wins national award for impact in community service efforts

Eastern wins national award for impact in community service efforts

By Katie Dunn, Staff Writer November 12, 2014

In the 2010 United States Census, 38.8 percent of Cheney residents were below the poverty level. Eastern’s Office of Community Engagement (OCE), and its student leaders, contribute to programs like...

Flag ribbons tied to a pole on campus in rememberance.

EWU evokes veteran appreciation

By Nathan Peters, Managing Editor November 12, 2014

With about 560 veterans attending Eastern fall quarter, the campus shut down Nov. 11 to honor those who served. ASEWU Legislative Liaison Jordan Martin said Eastern is one of the most veteran-friendly...

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