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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.

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Students sought to enter votes

Students sought to enter votes

October 18, 2012

The Associated Press is hiring students to record presidential voting data on Election Day. A temporary vote entry center will be setup on the EWU Cheney campus, and students will be hired to take incoming...

With the cold comes cold and flu

With the cold comes cold and flu

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer October 18, 2012

  Fall is here and winter is fast approaching. That means bouts of the cold and flu are not far behind. According to the Center for Disease Control, the prime time for influenza, commonly called...

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The Trojan War: What is it good for?

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer October 17, 2012

  Classics: No other word inspires such fear in the undergraduate mind. For those who have had to sit through honors English and mythology classes, I feel your pain. There are many ways to die,...

Theater stages award-winning comedy

Theater stages award-winning comedy

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer October 17, 2012

  “Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on.” So reads the introduction to “The Underpants,” a comedic farce that will be staged by the EWU Theatre...

Rock the Vote registers 665 new voters

Rock the Vote registers 665 new voters

By Jasmine Kemp, Eagle Life Writer October 12, 2012

Tanya Ballma sits with her ukelele in the campus mall focusing on the band, Improv 101, while volunteers and ASEWU members help students get registered to vote. The event, Rock the Vote, was all part...

New school year heralds new risks

New school year heralds new risks

By Kelly Manalo, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

  The start of the school year until Thanksgiving, especially for freshmen, is the most dangerous time of a college woman’s academic career, according to the Committee on Sexual Assault Prevention...

Hajjer's Kitchen brings shawarma to Cheney

Hajjer’s Kitchen brings shawarma to Cheney

By Paul Sell, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

Shiny glass doors mark the entrance into a family-owned-and-operated kitchen. The smells of roasted chicken, beef and warm pitas fill the air. The chef, in full view, smiles and waves while his wife and...

Rock the Vote registers 665 new voters

Rock the Vote registers 665 new voters

October 11, 2012

http://youtu.be/ukXprXz_e8I Tanya Ballma sits with her ukulele in the campus mall focusing on the band, Improv 101, while volunteers and ASEWU members help students get registered to vote. The event,...

EWU phases out Blackboard, picks up Canvas

EWU phases out Blackboard, picks up Canvas

October 11, 2012

Soon Blackboard will no longer be the go-to tool for classroom communication. The university is currently in the beginning stages of transitioning from Blackboard to a new learning system called Canvas,...

Reedy takes off to new heights with new novel, 'Stealing Air'

Reedy takes off to new heights with new novel, ‘Stealing Air’

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer October 10, 2012

  Though Trent Reedy’s new novel is not filled with quite as heavy subject matter as his first novel, “Words in the Dust,” he is still as passionate while writing about the lighter side of...

Eastern celebrates first National Student Day

Eastern celebrates first National Student Day

October 10, 2012

Giant wooden blocks fell to the ground and a couple of students yelled, “Jenga!” Simultaneously across Eastern’s campus mall, another group of students were intently concentrating on their enlarged...

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