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Your first apartment: get used to the cold and mold

Your first apartment: get used to the cold and mold

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

So, you’ve navigated the dorms, learned how to take care of yourself and have decided it’s time to strike out on your own. You should know that you have a lot of options open. For your first...

Students Prepare for next level

Students Prepare for next level

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

In the case of senior psychology major Leah Parker, the hardest part about applying to graduate school is deciding where to go. “[First] you actually have to decide what you want to study, and that’s...

EWU Learning Commons officially unwrapped

EWU Learning Commons officially unwrapped

By Nicole Livingston, Staff Writer October 5, 2012

Commons brings services together Students, staff and faculty gathered at the JFK Library to witness the ribbon cutting symbolizing the official opening of the Learning Commons on Sept. 28. Starting in...

New costume designer to start on fall play

New costume designer to start on fall play

By Christina Jordan, Staff Writer October 4, 2012

A fresh set of ideas for attire is coming to EWU’s theater this year. The theater department’s new costume designer, Jenny Thurnau, has seven years of experience in costume design. Her past job...

Squirrels become part of campus setting

Squirrels become part of campus setting

By Christina Jordan, Staff Writer October 4, 2012

Squirrels. There can never be too many of them, except maybe at Eastern. Students will notice that as the trash cans get fed, so do the squirrels. One never knows if a furry face will pop out of a trash...

Laundry feature will come at unknown cost

Laundry feature will come at unknown cost

By Teri Simpson, Staff Writer October 4, 2012

The cost of the experimental system Laundry Alert  is not being disclosed by Hainsworth Laundry, the long term partner with EWU Housing and Residential Life. This quarter, the cost is being absorbed...

Dean of students office is here to help

Dean of students office is here to help

By Libby Campbell, Senior Reporter October 4, 2012

With classes underway and the campus buzzing with activities, the Dean of Students office is busy helping students make the most of their college experience. Dr. Amy Johnson, who took the position of...

EPIC looks forward to new adventures this year

EPIC looks forward to new adventures this year

By Amye Ellsworth, Senior Reporter October 4, 2012

New this year to EPIC is river surfing. River surfing is done on whitewater rapids using a stand-up paddleboard. Juniors Amanda Stricker and Stephanie Schildt went on a stand-up paddleboarding trip with...

Horoscope for college majors in this economy

Horoscope for college majors in this economy

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer October 3, 2012

Many new students agonize over choosing a major, and you should. Your major affects your classes and course of study, determines your adviser and professors, and most important of all, after college...

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Eastern student posts epic flight video.

October 1, 2012

Eastern Student Corbin Harder posted this epic video of his flight this morning. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-WNXw75u8]

Rock the Vote

Rock the Vote

September 27, 2012

More updates to this post as I gather more information on Eagle EntertainME and ASEWU's Rock the Vote event. Sept 24, 2012 ASEWU and Eagle Entertainment are working together on an event called, “Rock...

How to avoid a 'Freshman Freakout'

How to avoid a ‘Freshman Freakout’

By Nicole Livingston, Eagle Life Writer September 27, 2012

Been there, done that and got the T-shirt. These upperclassmen know what it is like to feel clueless on the first day of college classes. Have no fear, freshmen, help is here. From class scheduling to...

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