Opinion: Roos field is in need of a face-lift
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
April 22, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Column, Football, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner's editorial board. Roos Field is an awkward hybrid of a football venu...
EWU students weigh in on impending Roos Field renovation proposal
By Michael Brock, Editor in Chief
April 17, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
In less than a month, EWU football fans will know more about the future of Roos Field. To outline the plans for an impending renovation project, Athletic Director Lynn Hickey is presenting at the May 10 board of trustees meeting. Hickey will discuss the results from the pre-design process which the...
EWU basketball players and coaches explain Spokane’s basketball culture
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
April 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Carousel, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
You don’t have to spend much time in the Spokane area to notice that baseketball is a big deal in the community. Baskets stand on driveways, in garages and are within most public parks. Local YMCAs and athletic clubs host pickup games every hour of the day and night, and Gonzaga packs the house for...
EWU track and field dominates Pelluer Invitational amid rough weather conditions
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
April 13, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase, Track and field
The EWU men’s and women’s track and field teams flooded the podium this weekend with 15 first place finishes in harsh weather conditions at the 47th Annual Pelluer Invitational. Weather impacted the three-day meet, especially on Saturday when most events were held. Rain steadily poured down onto R...
EWU soccer sports new faces in spring lineup
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
April 10, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Showcase, Soccer, Sports, Sports Showcase
The EWU women’s soccer team kicked off its spring schedule on April 5 with an 8-1 victory over Columbia Basin College. That match was the first of five on the docket during spring season for the Eagles, who are faced with replacing five seniors and redshirt junior Maia Inniss from the fall season. Gone...
EWU football reigns over Big Sky heading into spring camp
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
April 10, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Football, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
The Eagles had 87 days to reflect on their heartbreaking season, which they finished as FCS runners-ups, before starting spring camp on April 2. Like every year, the team stepping out onto the red turf in the spring is different than the one that last walked off of it in the winter. More has changed...
EWU should spend more on sports for the culture
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
April 10, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Column, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner's editorial board. The battle over collegiate athletics spending is nothing new to our American discourse, and it...
EWU athletics seeks to balance budget with stadium proposal impending
By Michael Brock, Editor in Chief
April 10, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
As qualifiers of seven of the past 10 FCS Playoffs, the EWU football team is no stranger to program success. It is also familiar with the costs of that success. This year’s postseason, which ended in a crushing 38-24 defeat to North Dakota State in the title game, saw some of those expenses. Chad...
Gallery: EWU track and field meet at Whitworth
By Bailey Monteith and Mckenzie Ford
April 8, 2019
Filed under Multimedia, Slideshow, Sports, Track and field
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EWU’s Barville battles injuries, but is in for the long haul
By Drew Lawson, Reporter
April 7, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase, Track and field
Making strides Isaac Barville has dealt with a plethora of injuries in his career as a distance runner, but you wouldn’t know it watching his recent performances. The redshirt sophomore won the 1,500-meter run two weekends in a row and is climbing both the EWU and national leaderboards. Barville, a Univer...
Monthly roundup podcast (March)
By Jeremy Burnham, Dylan Harris, and Drew Lawson
April 7, 2019
Filed under Audio, Carousel, Multimedia, News, Sports
In this edition of The Easterner's monthly roundup podcast, we sit down with EWU Athletic Director Lynn Hickey for a candid discussion on her experiences as a woman in athletics. We also cover the death of Charles Mutschler, EWU interim dean of libraries and former archivist.
Column: Bring baseball back to Cheney
By Taylor Newquist, Sports Editor
April 5, 2019
Filed under Carousel, Column, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner's editorial board. Stumbling through the dark frozen tundra of the EWU campus during winter quarter seeded gloom ...
Opinion: Roos field is in need of a face-lift
April 22, 2019
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The...
InsideEWU creates hub of EWU resources and information
April 19, 2019
EWU has introduced a new website that makes online resources and information more easily accessible for...
Smoking age raised to 21 in Washington
April 19, 2019
If young adults want to try smoking, they will have to wait until they are 21 years old starting in 2020. The...
ASEWU hosts Riverpoint town hall in Spokane
April 18, 2019
ASEWU held a town hall meeting at EWU Spokane on April 15 to discuss what has been going on around the...
