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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

College to Photography

College to Photography

By Zachary Elliston, Contributing Writer April 26, 2015

Spokane is conventionally painted in a rather besmirched light; to numerous outsiders it is a nest of delinquency, methamphetamines, and pothole ridden roads. However, to former EWU student Benjamin...

Your technophobic pretension is boring

Your technophobic pretension is boring

By Zoe Colburn, Opinion Editor April 26, 2015

Oftentimes it seems as if the baby boomer generation has nothing better to do with their time than criticise younger generations. From the May 20, 2013 cover story of TIME Magazine entitled “The Me Me...

Dear cherry blossoms, I'm sorry you got sunscald

Dear cherry blossoms, I’m sorry you got sunscald

By Eric Long, Chief Copy Editor April 25, 2015

Last week I wrote an opinion piece complaining about the cherry blossoms being taken out of the campus mall. This week I would like to apologize for casting landscape maintenance in a negative light. There...

'Crazy cat lady' stereotype mass-produced

‘Crazy cat lady’ stereotype mass-produced

By Nicole Ruse, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2015

While I was visiting Boo Radley’s Gift Shop in downtown Spokane a few days ago, I saw a game that, at first, really intrigued me: The Crazy Cat Lady board game. I found this to be quite hilarious, and...

What's better: Dorm, apartment or house? We weigh in

What’s better: Dorm, apartment or house? We weigh in

By Anna Mills & Katie Dunn & Zoe Colburn, for the Easterner April 19, 2015

Despite dorm accessibility, houses provide cheaper living, more space and privacy By Anna Mills - Photographer Early and often spring cleaning is what I call dorm life, at least for a girl who...

Summer internships beneficial

By Nathan Peters, Managing Editor April 14, 2015

I know way too many people who party it up in the summer. They live for free at their parent’s house, go swimming at the lake every day, couch surf at their friend’s houses and party all night, well...

Too much stretch shouldn't stress

Too much stretch shouldn’t stress

By Cori Olson, Contributing Writer April 13, 2015

People, there is a war among us. I’m not talking about civil war or a card game or a war between families. I’m talking about a war that hits us all right between the legs. Leggings are more than...

Free speech and the scourge of hate groups

Free speech and the scourge of hate groups

By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor April 6, 2015

“You can sleep tonight knowing the Klan is awake!” The image of a klansman above the words “Neighborhood Watch,” stares out from dark slits in a white hood. Above the white peak of his organizational...

EWU campus mall trees are gone, what's next?

EWU campus mall trees are gone, what’s next?

By Eric Long, Chief Copy Editor April 5, 2015

Walking through the campus mall today, I noticed something different. The cherry blossoms that so beautifully filled the mall are now gone, feeling empty and unwelcoming. One of the things I always...

April Fools’ Day is bullying along a fine line

By Zoe Colburn, Opinion Editor April 2, 2015

I might be biased, considering I’m the youngest child in my family, but I hate April Fools’ Day. I understand the general appeal of a day where you can play practical jokes on people and avoid being...

Coach Cal’s changing things for the better

By Sam Deal, Sports Editor April 1, 2015

College basketball is dying. The one-and-done athlete is killing the quality of the game. Ratings and attendance dropping is John Calipari and Kentucky’s fault for embracing such players. Shut up. I...

Letter to The Editor

By Nancy Street March 18, 2015

On Saturday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. on March 7, I left our house near Sutton Park to collect some materials from the Cheney Library. Before I opened the door to leave, I heard a train rumbling around...

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