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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

The police have located the suspects and are taking care of the situation.

Case closed on the assault by the library

By Isaiah Gessner, Social Media Director November 16, 2021

On November 7th, EWU students and staff received emails from EWU Alerts which detailed the events of an attempted assault that happened near JFK library. As the days have unfolded, more information has...

Maddesyn George's case is being worked on in the Spokane court system.

Victim or murderer?

By Tahrae Bear Eagle, Contributor November 11, 2021

In July 2020, 27-year-old Maddesyn George was raped by Kristopher Graber, a man she previously considered her friend. After he assaulted her, she stole his gun, drugs, and some money. The next day Graber...

ASEWU President Terminated

ASEWU President Terminated

By Randle Kinswa, Managing Editor November 9, 2021

On Nov. 2 there was a hearing that took place regarding the fate of now former ASEWU President Grace Nall.  The complainant party was spearheaded by Finance Vice President, J.T. (Judson) Fillingim,...

A student dressed as a clown was caught on the beam in the JFK Library.

Police Beat: Clown thwarted in library

By Isaiah Gessner, Social Media Director November 2, 2021

Clown Spotted in JFK Library (10/27/21) A person dressed in a clown costume, a man, and a woman were spotted pretending to fight on the 3rd floor of the JFK library. The woman was recording the two...

EWU is partnering with GAP to improve student admission rates.

Enrollment Down For EWU

By Randle Kinswa, Managing Editor October 27, 2021

Student enrollment has seen a pretty steep decline since COVID-19 arrived on the west coast in March of 2020. Total student enrollment has dipped from 12,350 total students enrolled at EWU in Fall of...

Police Beat (10/12/21)

Police Beat (10/12/21)

By Isaiah Gessner, Social Media Director October 19, 2021

Cat Stuck in a Cage (10/12/21) An animal call was reported by a couple of Eastern students as a cat was found stuck inside of a cage. The cat had no signs of pain and ended up freeing itself from the...

Budget changes for 2021-23

By Randle Kinswa, Co-Managing Editor/Sports Editor June 3, 2021

After a year of online courses campus wide, like most universities, EWU is planning and budgeting for a return to normalcy, or semi-normalcy, by the fall of 2021. EWU plans to fully open campus services...

The future of EWU journalism majors

By Emily Driskel, News Editor June 2, 2021

  Currently, the journalism program is on the list of degrees that will be cut from EWU in the next few years.  Dr. Christina Valeo, English department chair, discussed with The Easterner on...

Breaking Down Breaking News

By Karlee Van De Venter, Arts and Features Editor May 25, 2021

  Lately, it feels like there is so much going on: in the world, in the news, in our lives. Keeping up with current events was hard enough already, and now we’ve got a lot of information getting...

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