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Eagles beat Pirates, fall to Wildcats

Eagles beat Pirates, fall to Wildcats

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor March 2, 2016

Women’s tennis dropped their first conference match of the season to the Weber State Wildcats, losing, 3-4, in a tightly contested affair at home on Feb. 26. The Eagles grabbed the doubles point after...

EWU womens basketball wins at home

EWU women’s basketball wins at home

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer March 2, 2016

The EWU women’s basketball team improved to 19-9 overall, 13-3 in league, in their last home game of the season, beating the University of Idaho, 84-70. The Eagles started off strong, converting five...

Academic advising changes underway

Academic advising changes underway

By Jasmine Ari Kemp, News Editor March 2, 2016

Rather than have students meander all over campus for advising, only to settle on using a SOAR audit, EWU is building a new centralized advising program. On Feb. 26, Heather Page, director of academic...

Police Beat Issue 18 Volume 67

Police Beat Issue 18 Volume 67

By Claire Simpson, Art Director February 28, 2016

February 16 1:35 a.m. Theft A student reported her iPod was lost while in Tawanka Hall, but it was later found by a university employee in Monroe Hall and returned to her. February 18 12:14 a.m. Domestic...

Justice Scalias death leads to controversy

Justice Scalia’s death leads to controversy

By Joe Matthews, Staff Writer February 28, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in his bed while staying at his ranch in Shafter, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2016. With 30 years on the court under his belt, it is sad that many people are only concerned...

Inspire Awesome campaign gives back

Inspire Awesome campaign gives back

By Erin Rebar, Contributing Writer February 28, 2016

Inspire Awesome is more than just a scholarship campaign. “Inspire Awesome is a call to action for our faculty, staff and alumni that through your gift, through your support of our students, you are...

Students get politically involved during Lobby Day

Students get politically involved during Lobby Day

By Kalli Wolf, Staff Writer February 27, 2016

ASEWU and EWU students came together in Olympia, Washington, on Feb. 10-11 to meet legislators and advocate for the needs of the university. Around 30 to 40 students, aside from ASEWU, participated...

4th Annual Days of Kindness

4th Annual Days of Kindness

By Kristi Lucchetta, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

The Office of Community Engagement at EWU hosted the 4th Annual Days of Kindness in remembrance of the 26 lives lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting. For seven days, from Feb. 16-22, EWU students...

Dining Out event unifies ROTC

Dining Out event unifies ROTC

By Kristi Lucchetta, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

From formal handshakes to jokes being passed back and forth, the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program organized a Dining Out event where cadets and guests dressed in their best. “A Dining...

Womens basketball split at home

Women’s basketball split at home

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

The Eastern women’s basketball team had a win and a loss at home this past week, dropping to Sacramento State, 94-91, on a buzzer-beater winning shot by Sacramento, and beating Portland State University,...

Eagles remain in 3rd place after splitting pair of road games

Eagles remain in 3rd place after splitting pair of road games

By Riley Baker, Staff Writer February 25, 2016

The Eagles played a pair of road games over the weekend as they look to add to their six-game winning streak and make a push in the standings over the final few games of the season. They took on Sacramento...

Men and womens tennis keep rolling

Men and women’s tennis keep rolling

By Brandon Cline, Sports Editor February 24, 2016

Another week, another handful of wins collected by the women’s tennis team who defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Northern Colorado Bears to improve to 3-0 in Big Sky play. The Eagles...

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