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Karlee Van De Venter, Senior Reporter

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Mike Spearman is a reporter at The Easterner. He joined the team in 2021.

Stocking Baby Mike

April 12, 2021
U.S. Representative Republican Matt Gaetz is being investigated after allegations of a sexual relationship with a minor. 

Breaking Down Breaking News

April 7, 2021
Washington state is distributing both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in phases. 

Breaking Down Breaking News: Spring Break Edition!

April 2, 2021
EWU Students wonder if they qualify for stimulus checks.

Breaking down breaking news

March 9, 2021
Police and emergency response personnel participate in emergency situation tactics and active shooter training.

Breaking down breaking news

March 3, 2021

Breaking down breaking news

February 23, 2021
An armoured vehicle drives next to the Sule Pagoda, following days of mass protests against the military coup, in Yangon on February 14, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking down breaking news

February 16, 2021
Washington state is distributing both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in phases. 

Breaking down breaking news

February 10, 2021
EWU Students wonder if they qualify for stimulus checks.

Breaking down breaking news

February 2, 2021
US President Joe Biden speaks on racial equity before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 26, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden’s inauguration and actions so far

January 27, 2021
Interim president hosts COVID-19 town hall

Interim president hosts COVID-19 town hall

January 26, 2021
A student does classes on her computer in the PUB.

College during COVID-19

January 20, 2021
Photo by Sam Sargeant John Matthews poses with a check donated to the Cheney food bank.

Stimulus breakdown

January 14, 2021
Political Updates

Political Updates

January 5, 2021
Breakdown of Georgia votes by county. | Photo provided by Wikipedia Commons

Georgia runoff

December 2, 2020
As of November 16, 2020 the presidential race map.

Election recap by state

November 18, 2020
Oklahoma elected Mauree Turner (D), the country’s first non-binary state legislator. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

Diversity firsts from the 2020 election

November 10, 2020
A dog sports a

State election guide 2020

October 27, 2020
Republican Mike Volz (left) and Democrat Kay Murano (right) are both running for a seat in Washington's state House in 2018. Volz has held the position since 2016.

The Easterner’s local elections guide

October 20, 2020
Students gather at the Campus Mall to speak out against racist flyers posted around campus in 2018. The unity Rally was to show that EWU dopes not stand for hate and discrimination | Jeremy Burnham for The Easterner

White nationalist propaganda found on EWU campus

October 16, 2020
President Donald Trump delivering a speech at a campaign rally in Phoenix. Trump will be seeking his second term as president in 2020.

Congress reexamines the 25th amendment

October 13, 2020
Eastern students are using social media to connect without being on campus.

Social media enables EWU students to connect

October 6, 2020
Graphic of Cheney catalyst building .

A catalyst for change

September 30, 2020

Seniors’ top 5’s

June 11, 2020
Raghda Al-Hmeyrat is graduating with a master's degree in English.

From a shy immigrant to a master’s degree holder- Raghda Al-Hmeyrat’s success story 

June 11, 2020
EWU to eliminate Office of Diversity and Inclusion, consolidate all ethnic departments

EWU to eliminate Office of Diversity and Inclusion, consolidate all ethnic departments

June 8, 2020
COVID-19 Timeline: June 2 - June 4

COVID-19 Timeline: June 2 – June 4

June 5, 2020
The Vocal Jazz Choir gathers around the piano in the choir room to practice their parts

EWU choir sings to inspire, inform

June 1, 2020
COVID-19 Timeline: May 15 - May 29

COVID-19 Timeline: May 15 – May 29

May 30, 2020
Mary Cullinan at the Passing Through the Pillars event on Sept. 23

EWU waives SAT and ACT admissions requirement

May 27, 2020
EWU holds ninth annual Diversity and Inclusion week

EWU holds ninth annual Diversity and Inclusion week

May 18, 2020
COVID-19 Timeline: May 8 - May 14

COVID-19 Timeline: May 8 – May 14

May 14, 2020
Washington begins Phase 1 of 4-part reopening process

Washington begins Phase 1 of 4-part reopening process

May 11, 2020
COVID-19 Timeline: May 1 - May 5

COVID-19 Timeline: May 1 – May 5

May 7, 2020
EWU Confessions account promotes supporting local business

EWU Confessions account promotes supporting local business

May 5, 2020
Biochemistry professor Jeff Corkill (left) and lab manager Fred Joslin (right) prepare

EWU chemistry professors, design professor and design student team up to create “Eagle Sanitizer”

April 27, 2020
The EWU police department has been creating masks on their own time to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

EWU police create masks for campus community

April 21, 2020
EWU raises over $270,000 on Giving Joy Day

EWU raises over $270,000 on Giving Joy Day

April 15, 2020
Da Venter Vents: New music to cure your quarantine boredom

Da Venter Vents: New music to cure your quarantine boredom

April 14, 2020
On-campus resident numbers plummet as spring quarter begins

On-campus resident numbers plummet as spring quarter begins

April 6, 2020
Kailani Kennedy and Andrick Carroll studying for finals in the LLC pre-health lounge.

Morrison Hall to close in Fall 2020

March 13, 2020
opinion

Show review: “Chernobyl”

March 4, 2020
40K challenge presents an opportunity to bring business ideas to life

40K challenge presents an opportunity to bring business ideas to life

March 4, 2020
Photo of a Safeway self-checkout machine.

Cheney Safeway implements self-checkout

February 27, 2020
Behind the scenes of EWU Confessions

Behind the scenes of EWU Confessions

February 26, 2020
Entrepreneurship is alive and well at EWU

Entrepreneurship is alive and well at EWU

February 21, 2020
Racism isn’t a response to the coronavirus

Racism isn’t a response to the coronavirus

February 13, 2020
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