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Archivist at JFK Library leaves imprint on history of campus

December 4, 2013

By Wilson Criscione Staff Writer [email protected] When Charles Mutschler came to EWU in the fall of 1973 as an undergraduate, students did not have computers, “pocket” calculators could...

Engineering students catapult into competition

Engineering students catapult into competition

By Shannon Bedell, Eagle Life Writer November 25, 2013

  On Nov. 16 two teams of engineering students competed in a trebuchet competition hosted by Spokane Falls Community College. The competition featured five trebuchets, three built by Spokane...

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Hazardous weather slides into full force

November 25, 2013

By Dayna Juchmes contributing writer [email protected]  Winter driving poses many hazards, but additional preparation can go a long way in preventing emergencies on the road. Practice the three...

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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...

Speaker discusses aliens and atom bombs

Speaker discusses aliens and atom bombs

November 23, 2013

By Rebekah Frank staff writer [email protected] On Nov. 7, Eagle Entertainment challenged students with the possibility of UFOs visiting our planet with guest lecturer Robert Hastings. Hastings...

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How the electric bill stole Christmas

November 22, 2013

Keeping warm without raising the electric bill Oh the weather outside is frightful and being warm can be delightful, but once that electric bill comes, the money in students’ wallets will go, go, go. Luckily...

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...

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The art gallery displays "messy" art to evoke the message of disconnection.

‘Please Do Not Touch’ exhibit explores technological skew on art

November 21, 2013

By Rebekah Frank staff writer [email protected] Since Oct. 24, the EWU art and design faculty have been showcasing an art gallery called “Please Do Not Touch.” Art department lecturer Chris...

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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...

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JFK Library hosts faculty book series

By Shannon Bedell, Eagle Life Writer November 15, 2013

  The 2013 Library Book Series, sponsored by the Ronald E. McNair Scholar Program, highlights professors in the college of social behavioral science, social work and arts, letters and education,...

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