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EWU’s Dr. Jamie Manson receives prestigious grant

EWU’s Dr. Jamie Manson receives prestigious grant

By Grant Wengeler, Reporter May 26, 2021

  EWU’s Dr. Jamie Manson has been awarded a prestigious grant for his work in the field of chemistry. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and totals over $395,000 to be...

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...

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...

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...

Breaking down breaking news

Breaking down breaking news

By Karlee Van De Venter, Arts and Features Editor May 5, 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...

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021

By Grant Wengeler, Reporter May 4, 2021

  EWU is celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by hosting several upcoming events focused on the issues and experiences of AAPI people. The purpose of these events...

Drag Queens Take The Stage

By Aiden Cook, Reporter May 4, 2021

The air was filled with excitement, glitter and passion as many from across campus and online attended the annual EWU Drag Show on Friday. Even with the limited crowd, many felt the vibrant atmosphere....

HB 1287: The Future of Cars in Washington

HB 1287: The Future of Cars in Washington

By Aiden Cook, Reporter April 29, 2021

  As electric cars slowly become more dominant in the automotive market and states look towards a future of zero-emissions, one can only wonder how long the gasoline car has left. In the eyes of...

EWUs normally bustling campus is now practically empty.

Pandemic stories for archive

By Emily Driskel, News Editor April 28, 2021

About a year ago, the world was turned upside down as businesses closed, people were forced to work from home and classes shifted to online. COVID-19 was so unexpected, and no one knew how long this pandemic...

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