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Alyssa Day and Ethan Lewan performed opening night of “The Fantasticks“ on Nov. 15.

Plums not too ripe for ’Fantasticks’

November 25, 2013

By Rebekah Frank staff writer [email protected] On Nov. 15 students filed into the EWU Theatre to experience opening night of the musical, “The Fantasticks.“ This musical is a romance, but...

Post-baccalaureate students not eligible for Pell Grants

Post-baccalaureate students not eligible for Pell Grants

November 22, 2013

Students who come back to Eastern to receive a second degree may have a hard time finding ways to fund their schooling, but contrary to what some may believe, there is help out there. Students who return...

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As a performance art piece, EWU senior Nicholas Stewart had other students draw on his leg to be later tattooed.

EWU students ink ideas

November 22, 2013

By Rebekah Frank staff writer [email protected] On Nov. 7, EWU senior Nicholas Stewart shocked people with his bold art project. Stewart is in the art department’s inter-media class taught by...

Members of the Jazz Ambassadors host meet-and-greet with the children at Shriners Hospital.

Jazz Ambassadors brighten kids’ lives

November 20, 2013

By Nick Thomas STAFF WRITER [email protected] On a dark and chilly Veterans Day evening, Phil Doyle, director of jazz studies, and his band of 18 sharply dressed Jazz Ambassadors trundled into...

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Yasser Mohammad tests for a foot hold, as he scales the rock climbing wall at the URC.

Campus recreation climbs in options

By Shannon Bedell, Eagle Life Writer November 18, 2013

  EWU campus boasts two recreational facilities. The URC has around 2,000 students visiting daily, but many students do not know the URC is not their only option for recreational activities...

Sci-fi illuminates morals

Sci-fi illuminates morals

By Nick Thomas, Eagle Life Writer November 16, 2013

Professor’s new book examines ‘Ender’s Game’ philosophy   Have you ever wondered what it might be like to have the fate of the human race hovering on your horizon like...

Majority of students and faculty who responded to survey oppose switch to semesters

Majority of students and faculty who responded to survey oppose switch to semesters

By Eric Long, News Writer November 15, 2013

Money issues, student retention and curriculum change were the common themes of presentations made at the board of trustees town hall meeting on Nov. 8 about whether or not Eastern should switch from...

TJ Lee leads the Eagles on to the field during his senior season.

Eagles seem destined for greatness

By Galen Rock, Sports Editor November 11, 2013

If there was any doubt that Eastern was a legitimate national championship contender, they were squelched today. Eastern hit on a number of big plays, cruising to a 54-29 trouncing of the fourth ranked...

Sportsmans club reels in new members

Sportsman’s club reels in new members

By Elohino Theodore, Sports Writer November 9, 2013

  With some competitive experience under their belt, the EWU sportsman’s club is looking forward to more fishing and their new boat. This year, the club brought several of their teams to California...

Eagles soar undeterred through the Big Sky

Eagles soar undeterred through the Big Sky

November 9, 2013

The No. 3 ranked Eastern Eagles held off the No. 4 ranked Montana State Bobcats in a 54-29 victory to remain undefeated in the Big Sky Conference. Both teams were undefeated coming into the game, and it...

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Aya gets a look at the final results of a volunteers handiwork

Harvest Fest brings families to campus for trick-or-treating fun and games

November 8, 2013

By Kailee Dunn contributing writer [email protected] Monsters and minions and monkeys, oh my! The characters were out to play during this year’s Harvest Fest. On Halloween, the...

Three altars were set up in Cheney Hall, room 205, to celebrate The Day of the Dead.

Día de los Muertos altar honors influential Mexican authors

By Nick Thomas, Eagle Life Writer November 7, 2013

  On Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in Mexico, Central America, Spain and Latino communities across the globe, communities celebrated Día de los Muertos, “The Day of the Dead,”a celebration not...

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