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EWU Condomania presents safe sexual health activities

By Nathan Peters, Managing Editor • February 21, 2015

As Eastern wrapped up its annual sexual health awareness week, Condomania proved to be a hit once again. The yearly, three-hour event focused on activities that promote and educate safe, sober and consensual...

Blue in the Rink game raises funds for autism charity

By Ariel Kimbleton, Staff Writer • February 20, 2015

Over Valentine’s Day weekend, both men’s JV and varsity hockey teams played a benefit game to raise autism awareness. The event, called Blue on the Ice, had the players on both teams, as well as...

Local university partners promote career fair

By Alla Drokina, Staff Writer • February 20, 2015

Over 105 employers have signed up to meet at the 21st annual Partnership and Employment Career Fair to provide students with an opportunity for success in a career field. The Partnership and Employment...

“Dragon Age: Inquisition,” a refreshing round three

By Chris Mudd, Staff Writer • February 16, 2015

"Dragon Age: Inquisition" is BioWare’s newest entry in the fantasy "Dragon Age" franchise and fits right in with its already spectacular track record. "Inquisition" returns the player to the world...

Students’ view on Black History Month: Is one month enough?

By Shawntelle Moncy and Alla Drokina, for the Easterner • February 13, 2015

Some African-American students at EWU would argue that 28 out of 365 days a year to celebrate black history is not sufficient. According to a head count survey done by Ethnic Diversity at EWU fall quarter,...

“Real Talk” provides real perspective

By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor • February 13, 2015

About thirty faculty, staff and students, primarily women of color, congregated in Monroe 205 on Feb. 10 to listen and participate in a “Real Talk” event titled “Black Women’s Strength, Resilience...

Black History Month: A celebration of culture

By Ariel Kimbleton, Staff Writer • February 13, 2015

In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “father of black history,” established Negro History Week, which fell between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson, founder...

EWU holds Blue in the Rink hockey game to raise funds for autism

By Ariel Kimbleton, Staff Writer • February 13, 2015

On Feb. 13 and 14, EWU men’s varsity and JV hockey teams will be playing benefit games in support of autism awareness, treatment and research. The event is called “Blue in the Rink,” in reference...

Rooster Teeth animator dead at 33

By Chris Mudd, Staff Writer • February 13, 2015

Internet production company Rooster Teeth established itself before the days of YouTube in the early 2000s, animating character models within "Halo" multiplayer and dubbing in voice acting they recorded...

Eastern Africana Studies director beats cancer, battles injustice

By Alla Drokina, Staff Writer • February 11, 2015

After a near-death experience many years ago, Scott Finnie, Ph.D., director of the EWU Africana Studies Program, has a deeper motivation to live out a meaningful life and help further equality. It began...

“Inherent Vice”: An LSD trip on film

By Chris Mudd, Staff Writer • February 9, 2015

“Inherent Vice" was a two-and-a-half-hour trip through the hippie generation through the eyes of Joaquin Phoenix. Adapted from the book of the same name by Thomas Pynchon, "Vice" is the latest...

‘The Theory of Everything’ is a cinematic singularity

By Chris Mudd, Staff Writer • February 8, 2015

Director James Marsh evoked the true tale of Stephen Hawking to the Oscar Awards in one of the most powerful films in recent years in “The Theory of Everything.” Marsh was able to interconnect...

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