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The independent, student-run news site of Eastern Washington University.

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Police Beat

Police Beat

By Claire Simpson, Art Director January 21, 2016

January 11 11:09 p.m. Alcohol Officers were called to the seventh floor of Dressler Hall because of the odor of marijuana. The resident inside the room consented to a search. Officers found alcohol,...

NAACP pf Spokane, PJALS, Black Student Union ofEWU and the community on the intersection of Division and Main streets in Spokane

Groups gather for Tamir Rice rally

By Kalli Wolf, Staff Writer January 21, 2016

On the evening of Jan. 12 EWU Black Student Union, NAACP of Spokane, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) and members of the Spokane community came together for an act of solidarity in response...

Delaney Hodgins fights her way through the defenders for a shot.

Women’s basketball takes down SUU and NAU, continues winning streak

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

EWU women’s basketball is off to a perfect start in the Big Sky conference — the best start for the team in the last six seasons. The team continued their conference winning streak this past weekend...

EWU student Lakeisha Jones performs from the perspective of Dr. King Jr.'s wife

EWU and Spokane community join in largest MLK Day of Service

By Kalli Wolf, Staff Writer January 20, 2016

On Jan. 18 students, faculty and staff from EWU, WSU, Gonzaga, Whitworth and SFCC came together for a Unity Rally and March, and Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The...

Experimental Writer Lily Hoang Comes to Spokane

By Kristi Lucchetta, Contributing Writer January 20, 2016

Lily Hoang, an experimental fiction writer, will be speaking in Spokane on Jan. 22 at Auntie’s Bookstore at 7:30 p.m. Hoang has published four books. These include “Unfinished,” “The Evolutionary...

Cooper Kupp named STATS FCS Player of the Year

Cooper Kupp named STATS FCS Player of the Year

By Grace Pohl, Staff Writer January 17, 2016

It is no secret that Cooper Kupp is a big deal, not only for EWU, but for the whole Football Championship Subdivision. Kupp brought home multiple awards from the STATS FCS Awards Banquet in Frisco, Texas,...

2016 class voted into National Baseball Hall of Fame

By Riley Baker, Staff Writer January 17, 2016

Well, it is that time of year again: The time when new members get voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. On Jan. 6, another class was prestigiously named to the Hall of Fame. The greatest players...

Q&A with Michael Reid

Q&A with Michael Reid

By Rosie Perry, Staff Writer January 16, 2016

Michael Reid, 40, is a native English speaker and has spent his life studying language. He completed his bachelor’s degree at EWU in French linguistics and went on to start his own business as a translator...

Focus on lotto distracts from political issues

Focus on lotto distracts from political issues

By Sam Deal, Opinion Editor January 16, 2016

Powerball hysteria is yet another distraction engulfing the American conversation. “US Powerball lottery insanity: a billion dollars, country goes crazy, nobody wins.” That headline, published...

Police Beat Issue 12 Volume 67

Police Beat Issue 12 Volume 67

By Mike Manning, Administrative Assistant January 16, 2016

January 5th, 11:27 p.m. Marijuana In Dryden Hall a CA was doing rounds and smelt marijuana coming from a room on the third floor. Contact was made by police with a male student; he was referred to Student...

'Rainbow Six: Seige' disappoints

‘Rainbow Six: Seige’ disappoints

By Chris Mudd, Staff Writer January 15, 2016

The “Rainbow Six” franchise of shooters have always set themselves apart in the gaming world as being much more cerebral than the run-and-gun, shoot-em-up games. The newest installment, “Rainbow...

'Sisters' overstays its welcome on screen

‘Sisters’ overstays its welcome on screen

By Joe Matthews, Staff Writer January 15, 2016

Coming together for another movie, Saturday Night Live comedians Amy Poehler and Tina Fey star in the new “Sisters.” Not to be confused with their past chick flick “Baby Mama,” the two played roles...

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