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EWU basketball teams, students celebrate Eagle Madness

By Elohino Theodore, Senior Reporter October 29, 2014

The women’s and men’s basketball team celebrated Eagle Madness with the EWU community on Oct. 23 in honor of the 2014-15 season. The night started out with both teams warming up on opposite ends...

Nelson and Hodgins recognized by Big Sky

By Elohino Theodore, Senior Reporter October 29, 2014

College Sports Madness named EWU basketball’s redshirt senior Lexie Nelson and redshirt junior Hayley Hodgins to their 2014-15 preseason All-Big Sky Conference team on Oct. 15. Nelson made the first...

Proposed science building to create opportunities for students

Proposed science building to create opportunities for students

October 29, 2014

It’s been less than a year since Eastern finished the Patterson Hall renovation project, and Eastern is already setting its sights on starting something big by proposing a plan to build two new science...

State budget a hot topic for Washington

State budget a hot topic for Washington

By Jasmine Ari Kemp, News Editor October 29, 2014

Just as ballots are being mailed to Washington state residents, the candidates for each political race in the region are pitching their ideas to the public. EWU and WSU teamed up to host the Candidates’...

Department recognizes enviromental destabilization

October 28, 2014

The Department of Defense (DoD) released the 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap in June. In it, they admitted that the government needs to be taking action to secure national interests. These interests...

Homecoming expands campus spirit

By Eric Long, Chief Copy Editor October 28, 2014

SAIL, Eastern’s Alumni Association and STCU teamed up again this year to bring Eagle Spirit Week to the EWU student body and community. This is a week full of events designed to promote a sense of home...

Mary Cullinan at the Passing Through the Pillars event on Sept. 23

University address by Cullinan sets college goals

By Nathan Peters, Managing Editor October 28, 2014

University President Mary Cullinan, Ph.D., gave her first State of the University address on Oct. 3. Her speech to colleagues gave updates on the university’s progress on goal completion over the past...

Quarterback Jordan West sets up for a pass in the football game on Oct. 18.

Eagles ‘get creative’ to put away Bears

By Samuel Deal, Sports Editor October 24, 2014

The Eagles’ football coaches had a few tricks up their sleeves to go along with another stout defensive performance holding off Northern Colorado University Bears, 26-18. “We had to get creative...

Letter of apology to the EWU community

Letter of apology to the EWU community

By Nicole Ruse, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2014

  To view a PDF copy of the letter, please view/download it here. Transcript: Dear Readers, We owe you an apology. As I reflect upon the nature of The Easterner’s editorial decisions...

Views on Ferguson protests from the racial-conscious perspective

By Zenaida Beltran, EWU Student October 23, 2014

Have you ever known anyone that’s been shot by Police enforcement or even seen the excessive force too often done to innocent people? This sense of power that has indefinitely been given to the White...

“White America” ignorance ignites Missouri race issues

By Samuel Deal, Sports Editor October 23, 2014

I would like to preface this column by saying that I am a 23-year-old white male who writes sports, and while I grew up in inner-city Chicago and Seattle, I in no way can ever fully understand the perception...

Diverse student population grows at Eastern

Diverse student population grows at Eastern

By Rebekah Frank, Staff Writer October 23, 2014

As Eastern enters another school year, the population of diverse students has grown almost 10 percent, according to EWU’s Full Time Enrolled Students Headcount by Ethnic Diversity Day 10 Census. According...

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