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Jordan Stevenson, EWU senior, poses for The Easterner's first scholar of the year award. “It’s about service for me,” Stevenson said.

Scholar of the year: Jordan Stevenson

June 5, 2019
A soldier sits in isolation. While military post-traumatic stress disorder is commonly associated with experiences from war, military sexual trauma is also a leading cause of PTSD.

Military sexual trauma linked to posttraumatic stress

May 30, 2019
Panel members (left to right) Michael Brock, The Easterner's editor-in-chief, former Garfield Councilwoman Sharon Schnebly , Spokane Public Radio News Director Doug Nadvornick and ASEWU President Dante Tyler. Each panelist agreed on the importance of healthy relationships between journalists and politicians.

The Easterner & ASEWU connect media and politics

May 24, 2019
Senior Haley Golden climbs down the bouldering wall at EWU. Golden started climbing at EWU two years ago, and is now the climbing club's treasurer.

EWU Climbing Wall has a club

May 20, 2019
The Downtown Student Art Gallery was previously supported by student activities fees but lost its funding in 2018.

EWU Downtown Student Art Gallery closing

May 10, 2019
A group of students raise their hands in response to the teacher. The EWU Education department said that the upcoming Spokane Public Schools budget deficit is nothing new and is known as a funding cycle. | Nicole Honeywill

Education department projects low impact

May 2, 2019
Dr. Amani El-Alayli teaches for the psychology department at EWU. Between two studies shes conducted, El-Alayli showed that female professors recieve more special-favor requests and standard work demands than male professors.

Female professors receive more work demands

April 30, 2019
Cannabis plant

EWU, marijuana, and 4/20 in 2019

April 17, 2019
Raising a pint to occupational therapy

Raising a pint to occupational therapy

April 5, 2019
Benjamin P. Cheney Building, the first building on campus. EWU's beginnings started in 1882.

EWU’s 137 years celebrated with nod to diversity

April 3, 2019

“Field Research” displays art through everyday objects

March 11, 2019
Participants line up for check-in at the FUSE Career Fair at the Spokane Convention Center. This year's Career Fair will host representatives from 124 organizations, providing opportunities for students to meet potential employers.

FUSE Career Fair brings businesses to students

February 20, 2019
The Washington Capitol Building in Olympia. Previous trips from EWU allowed students to lobby for personal and university interests.

Eagles soar to Washington’s Capitol to lobby for university issues

February 14, 2019
Arianna D. Spanic Kaine performs at the annual drag show at EWU in 2016. The show was themed

Drag queens host grocery store bingo

February 6, 2019
Rowena Pineda is the current Activist-in-Residence at EWU. Pineda was chosen because of her reputation as a community and public health activist.

Healthy activism arrives at Eastern

January 30, 2019
(left to right) Matt Setzer, Chris Armi and James May have fun fooling around before the

EWU alumnus turned comedian arrives in Spokane

January 24, 2019
The Monarch Butterfly is used to show undocumented students which faculty members provide a safe space. The butterfly symbol can be found posted on office doors.

EWU provides resources, guidance for undocumented students

January 16, 2019
EWU alumnus Chris Schroll runs for Spokane mayor

EWU alumnus Chris Schroll runs for Spokane mayor

January 9, 2019
(Left to right) EWU ROTC Cadets Thomas Luce, Amayia Roberts and Megan Anderson compete in the flexed arm hang event. Competitors were required to complete a variety of tests in order to receive the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.

EWU ROTC takes top spot in military badge competition

November 23, 2018
Timeline of proposed policy changes.

Sexual assault policy faces reform

November 14, 2018
Alex Thomas searches for recyclable materials. The new higher education waste specialist and educator will be working with colleges in and around Spokane to improve both waste education and waste reduction.

New position oversees EWU waste management

November 7, 2018
View from the third floor of the PUB. Students found new spots to sit and talk, and visited the many amenities the PUB will offer.

EWU previews renovated PUB despite construction delay

October 29, 2018
The German program is celebrating its 25-year anniversary of the EWU-University of Passau exchange program as well as introducing Shaping German Campus Week. The photo above was taken in Passau, Germany and was submitted by Jody Stewart-Strobelt, a German senior lecturer and the EWU-Passau exchange program coordinator.

EWU to host Shaping Germany Campus Week with immigration integration focus

October 26, 2018
Construction is still underway on the front side of the PUB facing Patterson Hall and the campus mall. The PUB will now open in winter term after

The PUB is finally… not done yet

October 25, 2018
The Scary Feminists club engage with students during Believe Survivors Rally in campus mall.

EWU’s Scary Feminists scare because they care

October 21, 2018
Community members in disagreement with Westboro Baptist Church stood on the opposite side of the street of protesters. They were not going to let the protest be one-sided.

Westboro members protest in Spokane

October 17, 2018
Saul Flores laughs for the camera. Flores traveled throughout Latin America, walking over 5,238 miles, to raise awareness for Latin American immigrants. | Courtesy of Saul Flores

Philanthropist Saul Flores shares ‘Walk of the Immigrants’ project

October 17, 2018
AP and EWU continue election day partnership

AP and EWU continue election day partnership

October 14, 2018
Smoke rises from the site of the Mullinix Fire near Cheney.

[PHOTO] Mullinix Fire contained near Cheney

October 6, 2018
EWU student Alejandro Lopez (left) and EWU alumnus Josue Torres (right) perform with Mariachi Las Aguilas. THhe two laughed as they played together and looked out into the audience.

EWU Mariachi club provides diversity and culture to students

October 5, 2018

EWU police promote campus safety through events

October 4, 2018

Dance Force team set to break it down one more time

June 7, 2018
Karen Walker performing at David Rostkoski's memoral concert. Rostkoski requested that his students from the 1980s, Karen Walker and Jody Graves, to perform at his concert | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Memorial concert honors longtime piano professor

June 7, 2018
Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Club seeks better access to sexual health products

May 31, 2018
An exhibit at the Cheney Historical Museum. The museum highlights Cheney and the surrounding areas including Marshal, Tyler, Amber and Four Lakes | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Museum seeks to preserve Cheney’s historical values

May 31, 2018

EWU’s music department premieres Scheherajazz

May 16, 2018
Dunia Aracely Perez, a feminist and human rights attorney spoke at EWU May 14. EWU alumni David Brookbank accompanied Perez and translated her presentation | Photo courtesy of Sarah Gutierrez

Activist travels to EWU to stand by the people of Honduras

May 16, 2018
Lectureer Mary WardLupinaxxi teaches her Children's Studies 325 class April 25 n the EWU Meditation Garden | Photo courtesy of Mary Ward Lupinacci

Meditation garden aims to preserve and teach

May 11, 2018
The exterior of Campus Hair Design after relocating from the PUB due to the remodel. Owner Dana Johnson - who had operated the business on a month-to-month lease in the PUB since 1988 - said some of his fondest memories on campus involved working with international students | Bailey Montieth for The Easterner

Campus Hair Design finds new home off campus

May 3, 2018
The Larsen Group playing together on April 20 at the House of Soul. They dedicated their set to renowned saxophonists, Bob Reynolds | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Grad student jazzes up Spokane with festival

April 25, 2018
The current site of the Palouse Prairie Restoration Project. This 140 acres of EWU-owned land has been used as wheat cultivation since 1953.

Office of Sustainability moves ahead with new project

April 25, 2018
feed Cheney is a nonprofit organization that provides a once a month scratch-made hot meal. The Feed Cheney program is eight years old | Photo courtesy of Todd Hays

Feed Cheney provides free scratch-made hot meal

April 25, 2018

Confluence: Dances inspired by the Spokane River

April 18, 2018
The interior of the Imperial Styling salon. The salon has been in Cheney for 19 years and is seeking to re-open its barbor shop | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Ever-evolving salon thrives in small-town setting

April 12, 2018
Waxing is the most popular service at the shop. Owner Kisling is doing everything in skin care from tanning to waxing | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Beauty and the Beach

April 5, 2018
Bruce Holbert graduated from EWU in 1983. His recently published novel,

EWU alum represents Eastern Washington in new novel, Whiskey

April 5, 2018

Republic Parking to take control of P11 come spring quarter

March 14, 2018
Owner Lazer Larry is originally from Los Angeles, California. Larry has been piercing for over 22 years and branding for the past 11 years. The shop opened six years ago | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Garland Tattoo and Piercing: going above and beyond the competition

March 7, 2018

(de)clutter: An art exhibit that showcases both creation & destruction

March 7, 2018

Eating our ‘roots’ brings cultures together

February 28, 2018
EWU's Hearing And Speech Clinic go through exercises to help patients speak clearly | Photo courtesy of Parkinson's Voice Project

Hearing and Speech Clinic replicates program to help give a voice back to those with Parkinson’s

February 21, 2018
River City Tattoo Company focuses on the art and not the money. The shop has been around for only 10 months | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

River City Tattoo Company distances itself from changing industry

February 21, 2018
Patrick Winters, director of the band, teaching a master class session | Photo courtesy of Wentao Xing

16th EWU Band Invitational draws high school bands and nationally recognized conductor

February 14, 2018
Owner Brynn Potts-Thorne's personal tattooing space is inspired by the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle. Potts-Thorne has been tattooing professionally for six years and has owned Screamin' Ink for the last two years | Photo courtesy of Brynn Potts-Thorne

Screamin’ Ink seeks to buck tattoo shop stereotype

February 14, 2018
Condoms and flyers at the Condomania event held by EWU's Health and Wellness | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Safe sex week

February 8, 2018
Owner of All-American Tattoo, Tom Morris, working on a Tiger tattoo sketch. All American Tattoo has been in business for 10 years | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Army veteran fosters down-to-earth environment at All American Tattoo shop

February 8, 2018
The walls of No Surrender are covered in flash, sheets of paper that have multiple designs on it. No Surrender is celebrating their five-year anniversary on Feb. 1 | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Airway Heights tattoo shop adds their own personal touch to work

January 31, 2018
Mom's tattoo shop is the only shop in Eastern Washington that is a part of the Association of Professional Piercers. The shop has been open for four years | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Tattoo shop peaks interest beyond the ink

January 24, 2018

Student filmmakers come together as a community in the film program

January 17, 2018

For the kids

January 17, 2018

Local musician working on promoting new album

January 10, 2018

Established in 1997, Body Language Tattoo stands strong

January 10, 2018
Jose Trejo stands next to his father's piece,

Professor’s legacy lives on

November 29, 2017
The EWU Opera Department's first Pastiche of the year, Murder Mystery Night. The Opera Department is working on completing three productions this school year | Photo courtesy of EWU Opera Department

‘Healthy change’ coming to EWU Opera

November 29, 2017
Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

Eagle Made bazaar showcases student and alumni artwork

November 16, 2017
EWU Jazz band poses for a group photo. The band will be performing at the Dialogue Festival | Courtesy of EWU Music

Music department preps for weekend jazz Dialogue Festival

November 10, 2017
Dia De Los Muertos | Sam Jackson for The Eastener

Dia de Los Muertos

November 8, 2017
Portrait of J. Casey Doyle | Courtesy of J. Casey Doyle

Artist raises the question of gender binary at EWU Art Gallery

November 2, 2017
The Soup's On food truck, where students can enjoy a hot, nourishing bowl of soup accompanied by a fresh sandwich. Leroy and Jennie Mitchell's food truck made its debut in August 2015 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Food Truck Series: Experienced chef brings homemade soup to campus

October 30, 2017
Jamison Sampson playing his guitar on open Mic night. Sampson has been apart of open night since last year | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

The Mason Jar enters fifth year of providing live and local tunes

October 26, 2017
EWU alumnus Logan Camporeale poses for a photo. Camporeale went to EWU where he obtained his masters in public history.

EWU alumnus dedicates project to ridding White-only covenants

October 24, 2017
CRATE's food truck, where students can enjoy fresh, seasonal street food. Eric Johnsen built the food truck in August of 2016 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Fresh, bold, and diverse food makes it home at EWU

October 20, 2017
Keresha Richards, Eagle Entertainment Diversity Outreach Coordinator in 2017. | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

World party celebrates diversity

October 15, 2017
Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Food Truck Series: Mac Daddy’s

October 12, 2017
Ashané Davis

EWU student represents Cheney at USA pageant

October 10, 2017
Local band Ragtag Romantics | Photo contributed by the Ragtag Romantics Facebook page

Hump Day Concert Series: Ragtag Romantics

October 6, 2017
An example of a digitally hand-colored photograph by Garric Simonsen hangs at the EWU Gallery of Art. | Sam Jackson for The Easterner

Previous instructor showcases new work

September 28, 2017
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