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The Easterner

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Pinkies up, pencils down, time for class etiquette

By Jasmine Kemp, Eagle Life Writer March 15, 2013

  It is two minutes before class starts and for some blasted reason there is still a class working hard like it has only been 10 minutes since class began. I don’t know what it is, but...

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Drug war profiteers attempt to stop marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado

By Kyle Harding, Opinion Editor March 15, 2013

  Last November, voters in Washington state, along with those in Colorado, expressed their desire to legalize marijuana. For many voters, it had nothing to do with a personal desire to be able...

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Racial slurs as team nicknames beyond offensive

By Chistopher Stuck, Managing Editor March 9, 2013

  Any revival of Eastern’s former nickname, “Savages,” is offensive. It’s more than offensive; It’s plain wrong. The offense is not a matter of political correctness. It’s a...

Under the original text of Senate Bill 5737, possession of this AR-15 would require owners to submit to warrantless home inspections.

Letter to the editor: Response to Washington state assault weapons ban column

March 6, 2013

My father and I would like to thank Kyle Harding for his Feb. 27 article titled “Washington State Senate Bill 5737 assault weapons ban is an assault on individual liberty.” I'm sure that this article...

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Letter to the Editor: Donations don’t go unappreciated

February 28, 2013

I would like to thank all of my fellow EWU students and the residents of Cheney who made a donation Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Cheney Trading Company to benefit The American Indian Community Center. Your generosity...

Music: A History of Dischord, Part II

Music: A History of Dischord, Part II

By Davis Hill, Staff Writer February 27, 2013

  Welcome to A Brief History of Western Music, Part II. As I explained last week, in Part I, the colloquial term "classical music" actually covers a wide variety of style periods, each with...

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Eastern policy debate club struggles to stay alive

February 27, 2013

By David Collins contributing writer   My name is Dave Collins and, in this essay, I hope to persuade you to do what you can to help save the debate program at Eastern Washington University. Our...

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Letter to the Editor: It’s hard out there for a lefty

February 27, 2013

It is a right handed dominate world, but 10 percent of the population do not agree. The left handed person gets pushed to the side and has no power in this dominated right handed world. As a left handed...

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Through the Eagle’s Eye

February 27, 2013

Under the original text of Senate Bill 5737, possession of this AR-15 would require owners to submit to warrantless home inspections.

Washington State Senate Bill 5737 assault weapons ban is an assault on individual liberty

By Kyle Harding, Opinion Editor February 26, 2013

[polldaddy poll=6924699] Gun owners are often labelled as paranoid for their distrust of the government, but how unfounded are their fears? When a proposed bill in the Washington State Senate authorizes...

Kill your Facebook

Kill your Facebook

By Kyle Harding, Opinion Editor February 20, 2013

  I used to think reality television was the best place to go to watch the slow collapse of western civilization. Now I know it is Facebook. What good is watching people I will never meet, who...

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