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The Easterner

The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner

The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

The Easterner

Spending weekends out without ‘going out’

Spending weekends out without ‘going out’

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer November 19, 2012

Student bartenders are at the party, but never a part of it   The 21 and over crowd, including college students, spend time at bars, but some of them are not always indulging in the beverages. Tiffany...

DÍa De Los Muertos Altar displayed in Cheney hall

DÍa De Los Muertos Altar displayed in Cheney hall

November 14, 2012

Spanish lecturers Marge Andrews and Dr. Barbara Loste brought Mexican culture to campus with a colorful altar to honor the dead. Día de los Muertos is celebrated Nov. 1 and 2. Temporary altars are assembled...

EWU Saudi Club celebrates Eid Al-Adha

EWU Saudi Club celebrates Eid Al-Adha

By Al Stover, Eagle Life Editor November 14, 2012

Holiday brings community together   The sound of arabic chanting filled the field house as guests from, Caucasian and other ethnicities watched Abdulqader Turkustani read from the Quran. EWU...

EWU Theatre production charms 'The Underpants' off of audience

EWU Theatre production charms ‘The Underpants’ off of audience

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer November 14, 2012

Fall comedy features love, laughter and the search for fit undergarments In a YouTube video belonging to the theater department, a promise of "gut-busting, laugh-out-loud" comedy was made by assistant...

How I learned to stop worrying and love the B major scale

How I learned to stop worrying and love the B major scale

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer November 14, 2012

I have a confession to make: I’m not a journalism major. I am actually a music major. As a musician, it’s my job to develop my artistic and intellectual capacity to the highest degree. I take...

Marinucci steps up with philosophy and Jazzercize

Marinucci steps up with philosophy and Jazzercize

By Jasmine Kemp, Eagle Life Writer November 12, 2012

  Mimi Marinucci is used to thinking about the big questions: Why are we here? How do we know what we know? Is that new Pitbull and Shakira collaboration going to be the next hit song for a Jazzercise...

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Active Minds, Veterans Resource Center to come together to host event

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer November 10, 2012

  Military life and civilian life are two very different cultures. For those who have mental health issues it can be an added strain to make the transition. In honor of Veterans Day,...

Coffee Connection: cozy or comfortably cluttered?

Coffee Connection: cozy or comfortably cluttered?

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer November 10, 2012

  Located in the cluster of buildings across from what used to be Ben Franklin’s and the Cheney Trading Company is Coffee Connections. The coffee shop occupies the same spaces as the dessert...

Program Prepares Exchange Students for Future

Program Prepares Exchange Students for Future

November 8, 2012

Courses hone in on business skills and life The Asia University America Program is not a normal study abroad program. Instead, it is a rigorous, focused academic curriculum designed to equip students...

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The Easterner in Chicago (Storify test)

By Amy Meyer, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2012

congrats to #ewu easterner for placing fifth in Best of show at the #acp #ncmc12 Easterner Eaglelife Sun, Nov 04 2012 15:41:09 ReplyRetweetFavorite Easterner...

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Lornitis entrances Eastern students and parents

November 8, 2012

by Christina Jordan Staff Reporter [email protected] A stage full of hypnotized EWU students: that is all the entertainment that a full-house audience needed last Saturday night. Dan Lornitis, a hypnotist...

Transfer student cast to play lead role in EWU Theatre's fall production

Transfer student cast to play lead role in EWU Theatre’s fall production

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer November 7, 2012

  “[Theater] is the way I get through every day, and it’s the reason I want to get through every day,” said David Logghe, junior theater major. Logghe has been cast as the lead role,...

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