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The Easterner

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

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Career services puts students on track

Career services puts students on track

By Jazmine Reed, Reporter October 14, 2018

Students may or may not already be informed about Career Services, but regardless, the resources that are provided can be useful, even as a refresher of information. EWU Career Services offers assistance...

Smoke rises from the site of the Mullinix Fire near Cheney.

Mullinix Fire contained near Cheney

By Sam Jackson, Reporter October 6, 2018

Some locals of Cheney pondered their next move as smoke dispersed over their homes during a windy evening on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The  smoke was caused by a wildfire called the Mullinix Fire. It burned...

A bullet from the police shooting that killed a suspect in Cheney, made it into Mitchell's Harvest Foods | Photo courtesy of Rebecca Pettingill.

Officials investigate police shooting at Cheney grocery store

By Kaitlyn Engen, News Editor September 4, 2018

The Spokane Investigative Regional Response Team, a interagency investigative team, is reviewing the events of last night, at approximately 11:40 p.m., involving the shooting death of an armed male by...

Future site of the Interdisciplinary Science Center. The 100,000 square-foot building will occupy the space between the Pence Union Building and the current Science Building  | Jeremy Burnham for The Easterner

Ground breaks on new science building

By Jeremy Burnham, Managing Editor July 23, 2018

EWU took another step toward building its new Interdisciplinary Science Center with an official groundbreaking ceremony July 23. “The Interdisciplinary Science Center will be a state-of-the-art facility,”...

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Community college students continue to transfer to EWU in large numbers

By Jeremy Burnham, Managing Editor July 6, 2018

Transfer students make up a big part of the EWU student body. EWU’s office of institutional research states that 42 percent of new students who started in the fall quarter of 2017 are transfer students....

Athletic Director Lynn Hickey and Provost Scott Gordon embrace during the public announcement of EWU's new Strategic Plan. The plan was developed over almost a year of research and community input | Photo courtesy of EWU Marketing Communications

Strategic Plan emphasizes diversity, equity

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter June 7, 2018

EWU President Mary Cullinan officially announced the external launch of the university’s Strategic Plan for 2018-2023 at the Montvale Event Center on May 24. A project headed by Chris Robbins, EWU’s...

EWU has sights set on becoming Hispanic Serving Institution

By Tania Núñez, Contributor June 7, 2018

As EWU’s Latino population continues to grow, it’s no surprise that the university is looking forward to becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution in the near future. While becoming an HSI mandates certain...

Gamma Phi Beta President Ali Blanton, evades a flag puller. Flag football was one of the highlights of Greek Week | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Greek Week brings out competitive spirit

By Katherine Senechal, Reporter June 7, 2018

The annual war called Greek Week concluded with Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Omicron Pi winning it all for their houses. The festivities commenced on Tuesday with the Greek Week Kickoff, where every house...

Anthony Gonzales

Black Panther paper wins prize

By Dylan Harris, Contributor June 7, 2018

For the first time in its 42-year existence, the Northwest Communication Association awarded an EWU student, Anthony Gonzales, with the Top Undergraduate Paper award at its annual Coeur d’ Alene conference. Gonzales,...

Police Beat

Police Beat

By Josh Fletcher, News Editor June 1, 2018

Possession with the Intent to Deliver, May 18 Around 9 p.m. at Morrison Hall, EWU PD received a call of a noise complaint. They said the people were always loud and always smoking marijuana in the...

Former EWU professor Rachel Dolezal charged with welfare fraud

Former EWU professor Rachel Dolezal charged with welfare fraud

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter May 31, 2018

Former EWU professor Rachel Dolezal, now Nkechi Amare Diallo after changing her name in 2016, was charged on May 22 with 1st degree theft by welfare fraud, perjury to the 2nd degree and false verification...

ESL teacher to teach in Jordan over the summer

ESL teacher to teach in Jordan over the summer

By Katherine Senechal, Reporter May 31, 2018

Dr. Gina Petrie, EWU associate professor of English as a Second Language, has been chosen by a team at the U.S. Embassy in Jordan to teach over the summer in the country. Petrie will be teaching and...

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