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LuAnn Brown served in the field of social work for over two decades. Brown was a senior lecturer and the associate director of field education in the School of Social Work.

EWU senior lecturer and associate director of field education passes

By Kaitlyn Engen, News Editor
October 21, 2018
Police Beat

Police Beat

By Kaitlyn Engen, News Editor
October 18, 2018
A bullet from the police shooting that killed a suspect in Cheney, made it into Mitchell's Harvest Foods | Photo courtesy of Rebecca Pettingill.

Officials investigate police shooting at Cheney grocery store

By Kaitlyn Engen, News Editor
September 4, 2018
Athletic Director Lynn Hickey and Provost Scott Gordon embrace during the public announcement of EWU's new Strategic Plan. The plan was developed over almost a year of research and community input | Photo courtesy of EWU Marketing Communications

Strategic Plan emphasizes diversity, equity

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
June 7, 2018
Kellita Smith, who plays one of the main characters Lt. Roberta Warren, getting a shot in front o the JFK Library. Smith has also played Bernie Mac's wife in "The Bernie Mac Show" and Tanya in the movie, "Feel The Noise" | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Syfy’s ‘Z-Nation’ to invade campus during June

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
June 6, 2018
Former EWU professor Rachel Dolezal charged with welfare fraud

Former EWU professor Rachel Dolezal charged with welfare fraud

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 31, 2018
EWU junior Sami Schubert gives confidence too disabled young girls through her Miss Exceptional Pageant. Miss Exceptional Pageant was founded by Schubert and made its debut in 2015 | Photo courtesy of Samantha Schubert

Anybody can be a princess

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 31, 2018
The Slants are the first and only all-Asain American dance rock band in the world. The Slants went through a legal battle for eight ears that climbed up to the Supreme Court over patenting their band name | Photos by Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Asian-American band goes from Supreme Court to EWU stage

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 23, 2018

EWU and The Mason Jar team up for Foster Care Month

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 11, 2018
Nick Franco, the Pride Center manager, hosts the Lavender Graduation. EWU has been holding the ceremony since 2010 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

EWU shows its lavender at LGBTQ+ graduation ceremony

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 11, 2018

EWU inspires and builds community at ‘Get Lit!’ festival

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 5, 2018
Students participate in EWU's second annual Slut Walk on April 27. The movement, which is against gender-based violence, started in Toronto in 2011 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

“Sluts” walk on EWU campus for sexual assault awareness

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
May 3, 2018
Patrick F. McManus was a celebrated author who sold millions of books. McManus taught at EWU for 24 years and has a scholarship in his honor | Courtesy of WSU Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections

Life and influence of former EWU professor commemorated

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 25, 2018

EWU breaks the silence of sexual assault

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 25, 2018
EWU graduate student assistants Victoria Senechal, Dill Gautam, Jessica Ochoa, Zoe Dugdale, and Guillermo Mendez (above) pose for a picture. The Master of Public Health Students are traveling to Colombia fora ten-day visit to help develop a community health assessment by collecting data from surveys, interviews and focus groups | Photo courtesy of the College of Health Science & Public Health

EWU and Bogatá University students partner

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 18, 2018

Facebook data scandal raises questions for students

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 18, 2018
Mark Lindsay, the Energy Management Supervisor at the Rozell Plant, led the tunnel tour last Monday. The computer control room as seen here is used to locate specific problems in every area of the entire system, including the campus buildings | Kaitlyn Engen for The Easterner

Rozell Plant leads students on tunnel adventure

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 18, 2018
EWU alum Steve Whitford's wooden chess set that he carved. Whitford is now concentrating on creating usable art and small furniture in his wood shop | Photo courtesy of Tori Bailey

EWU alum adds to artistic richness and character of the Spokane community

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 12, 2018

“Women Who Code” new club provides a safe space for female STEM students

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
April 12, 2018
The movie poster for "Hailing Cesar." The filmmaker, Eduardo Chavez grandson of Cesar Chavez, made this film to explore his roots | Photo courtesy of IMDB

Eduardo Chavez explores his roots and finds himself in “Hailing Cesar”

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
March 14, 2018

Proposed free speech policy aims to break down barriers for student voices

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
March 14, 2018
The owner of Cra-Cra Crafts, Tanya Paul, was at EWU on March 8 for her wooden palette class. Paul has been crafting for about two and a half years | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Students experience the therapeutic effects of art as Finals Week draws closer

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
March 14, 2018
EWU alumna Bethany Montgomery is the creator of the organization Power 2the Poetry. Almost 200 people gathered at Aunties Bookstore last Wednesday for the movement's first poetry slam | Richard N. Clark IV for The Easterner

Power 2 the Poetry: Local movement continues to engage and expand

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
March 8, 2018
Belle du Soleil made her fourth appearance at the EWU Annual Drag Show | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Drag queens sparkle and shine at 20th annual drag show

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
February 28, 2018

EWU alum tackles community issues with power of poetry

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
February 21, 2018

Black Student Union aims to engage all students during Black History Month

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
February 14, 2018
Freshmen students are required to live on campus their first year of school unless they live in the area already. Some students have shown mixed reactions to the policy | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Campus living requirements draw mixed reviews from freshmen

By Kaitlyn Engen, Reporter
February 14, 2018
The Gonzaga biology department incorporates dance to articulate complex concepts | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Dancers integrate science and art in moving performance

By Kaitlyn Engen, Contributor
February 8, 2018
Minimum wage has increased to $11.50 an hour in Washington. Some student employees are making more money, while others are having their hours being cut, resulting in less money per paycheck | The Easterner Archives

Students feel both positive and negative effects of minimum wage hike

By Kaitlyn Engen, Contributor
January 31, 2018
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