It’s not hard to see the shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris for the tragedy it is, but in response, many people have gone into a mode of black and white thinking where the magazine is nothing but a martyred...
By Eric Long, Chief Copy Editor
• January 27, 2015
I cannot walk in the shoes of a black man or woman and tell whomever is reading this what it is like to be of a different color in the 21st century. I cannot go back in time and experience the horrors...
By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor
• January 27, 2015
Allow me to make a confession: I’ve never been very engaged in MLK Day. Growing up, I certainly enjoyed the time off from school, but I didn’t really acknowledge the day in any meaningful way, except...
By Rebekah Frank, Administrative Assistant
• January 18, 2015
After New Year’s Eve, people begin their New Year’s Resolution, but according to Proactive Chance, over 50 percent of people quit by June.
It is frustrating for me to see so many people in the gym...
I’ve ridden public transport all my life. 23 years. Some of the STA bus drivers knew me when I was just a wee little tot. While they watched me grow, I’ve watched STA grow, then shrink, then grow again.
I’ve...
Back in Socrates’ day, writing was a new thing, believe it or not. Most people didn’t have access to literacy, and many languages didn’t even have a written alphabet.
In “The Phaedrus” dialogue,...
By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor
• January 12, 2015
It’s an intimidating read, even as it promises to be riveting, perhaps even horrifying. Its 500 plus pages were downloaded hundreds, if not thousands of times from various sites during the Christmas...
After the first snowfall of the year, I always wonder if some people have forgotten that when driving in the snow, they need to be more cautious than usual.
In Driver’s Education, my instructor taught...
By Nathan Peters, Managing Editor
• January 10, 2015
With seven fraternities and eight sororities on campus, Eastern has provided tools for students to take charge of their college experience.
Through intramural sports, networking, leadership opportunities,...
As “Merry Christmas” and “Have a happy New Year” start resounding from our lips, it should be noted that atheists shouldn’t be left out of the holiday joy and frolic.
Living in the U.S., it...
By Lloyd M Vigil, EWU Junior, Buddhist Philosophy, Meditation and Peace Studies Club
• December 11, 2014
In the week before Thanksgiving, dozens of frogs were killed in the science building at Eastern Washington University so that biology students could make their legs jump with an electrical current. For...
By Jaclyn Archer, Eagle Life Editor
• December 11, 2014
On Nov. 24 around 5 p.m., we all got the news: the grand jury chosen to review the facts of the shooting of Michael Brown decided not to indict the officer involved, Darren Wilson.
Ferguson exploded...
