Volume 103 Issue 4

Volume 103, Issue 4

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October 16, 2019

THE INDEPENDENT, STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

3 News | 6 Arts & Features | 10 Sports

For back to back years, EWU has been recognized for its diverse campus by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. However, student leaders on campus still see room for improvement.

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Gaining perspective

RICHARD N. CLARK IV Editor-in-Chief

As a child growing up, I struggled with coming to grips over the cards I was dealt - mainly the challenges and shortcomings that I had no control over. Being the youngest of seven siblings, having divorced parents and moving frequently early in life affected me in ways I wasn’t aware of at that time.

Not feeling a part of a larger community or having a sense of home, I suffered from a loss of identity and purpose.

For many years this caused me to suffer from anxiety, bouts of depression, but worst of all, it led to a lack of empathy. I was so caught up with my own problems and how frustrated I was with my expectations of life versus the reality of my own, that I forgot everyone else is struggling with the same issue: We cannot control everything.

But we can control how we react to experiences and situations in life. It is all a matter of perspective.

A thought-provoking practice that I developed on my own, in order to remind myself of this concept, requires a bit of an imagination—bare with me.

First, I would create a mental picture of myself and everything immediately around me. Typically, this would be my bedroom, a random field or a patch of grass in the surrounding forests (growing up in central Washington there is plenty of nothing to get lost in).

Then, I would “zoom out” a little further and try to imagine where I am at regionally and everything in the area in detail.

Then, “zoom out” a little further, until you imagine where you are at within the whole country.

And a little further… And a little further...

Until you, the world and all of its man made problems dissolve in the back of your mind as our human capacity to understand the limitlessness nature of the universe is reached and it all fades to black.

This, for me, reminded me of the idea that my worries and pains, which I carried daily, were so trivial in the grand scheme of things.

However, I think the late astro-physicist Carl Sagan sums it up best in this excerpt, which was inspired by a photo of Earth taken from over 4 billion miles away, from his book, “The Pale Blue Dot.” “Look again at that dot.

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone

you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there—on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”

All too often, in our attempts to add a personal note in the book of our collective human history, we forget our most important quality: Our humanity.

Last week, as many of you may know, was homecoming.

What many of you may not realize is the importance of events like this.

In a previous article that was originally published in 2010, The Easterner writes “the New Left is so busy complaining about what is wrong and the Right is so busy complaining about the New Left that neither side seems to remember the good side of life.”

Given the current sociopolitical atmosphere here in America, I think this is more relevant now than it was then.

The Easterner continues by saying, “everyone seems to think the world’s problems can be solved NOW. This they can not. But only through understanding, cooperation and friendship will they ever be solved. To have cooperation is to adjust to another, to discard hostilities and hopefully become friends.”

“Homecoming lasts for just a short while each year. Just as a coffee break increases efficiency in work, so should the homecoming increase the possibility of the world’s problems by promoting relaxation for a short while … and by promoting friendship.”

But just because homecoming has ended, does not mean the time for understanding, cooperation and friendship has.

Again, this is more relevant now than ever before in human history.

With the rise of the internet, people have more access to information and are able to connect more than ever before, but with this technology has come an excess of information that makes it difficult to find clarity and focus in one’s daily life.

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First Earth Rise, Apollo 8, 1968 Tyler Durden, everyone's alter-ego from Fight Club says it best, “advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war... Our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars, but we won't.

We're slowly learning that fact.

And we're very, very pissed off.”

But why are we pissed off?

Are we pissed off because we can’t actually be these superstars?

Or are we pissed off that we convinced ourselves of the lie that we should be?

Remember why you came to college in the first place, I bet you it wasn’t to party for four years and spend thousands of dollars doing it.

I for one, wanted to learn the skills and more importantly, build a community whose common goal is to make the world a better place.

It was my decision and my decision alone to intentionally make myself a better person by seeking out mentors and holding myself accountable to the goals I set for myself early in life.

Let this be a reminder in case you forgot, you are an entirely free human being who is free to make your own decisions.

So, in case you forgot from the last sentence, if you decide that your time at college and EWU is a negative experience.

That is your decision.

However, there are two sides to every coin. Again, it is all a matter of perspective.

If you want the most out of your time in college, and more importantly, life, it is up to YOU to make that decision for yourself.

But what does that look like?

Two issues ago, The Easterner ran an editorial on getting involved and finding your place in the EWU community.

We all have different cultural experiences and individual perspectives that dictate what that means, but there is one thing we all have in common: We are ALL eagles.

This is all of our home, regardless if we like it or not.

With all of the struggles that EWU has gone through over the years, both socially and financially, it is not uncommon or a surprise these days to hear students express their frustrations.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said that a riot is “the language of the voices that go unheard.”

Thankfully, there haven’t been any riots at EWU yet this year. But multiple student groups and organizations on campus have staged protests in the past.

What are these various student groups trying to bring attention to? Why are they frustrated?

I urge the university officials to listen. To try and understand the current needs and wants of the student body.

On the contrary, what are the actions of the university? What do those actions mean?

I urge the student body to observe and try to comprehend the ways the university is balancing both the sustainability of the college and the demands of the student body.

Since moving to Cheney, my appreciation for the campus and EWU community has grown. I am proud to call EWU my home. That being said, I recognize that we ALL can be doing more to understand, cooperate and develop stronger relationships as a whole EWU community.•

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Challenges remain for diversity at EWU EWU recently awarded for commitment to inclusion and acceptance on campus, but student leaders feel there is still work to be done

While EWU has been recognized for its diversity, it still faces challenges when it comes to serving students from different backgrounds.

For the second year in a row, EWU was awarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. According to INSIGHT’s website, the company is “the oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education today.”

EWU was one of 95 colleges nationwide awarded with the HEED award for diversity and inclusion initiatives on campus.

Dr. Shari Clarke, the vice president of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, said that one of her goals for the campus is to hire a faculty that is more reflective of the students it serves.

“We need more faculty, administrators and staff who are diverse themselves,” she said.

Clarke said that doing this will “strengthen the dialogue and enhance the curriculum” at Eastern.

But that is easier said than done.

Clarke said that it can be difficult to find a diverse group of candidates, and even when the school does find them, it isn’t always easy to convince them to come to Eastern Washington.

ASEWU President Key Baker said she would like to see more training for faculty to learn how to serve a diverse campus.

Baker has proposed what she calls “cultural humility training,” where faculty and staff would learn about things such as privilege, “including (their) own.”

Baker said that she hasn’t “received any backlash” for the proposal, and while it won't be easy, she thinks she can get it done.

“I know it’s going to be an uphill battle, but so far, so good,” she said.

Clarke said that she has heard from multiple candidates that when doing research on the region, the first thing that comes up is the Aryan Nation.

“We’ve got to sell our region,” she said. “We

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A student walks underneath a banner promoting EWU's diversity award in the mall. EWU recently recieved the HEED award for the second year in a row for its diversity, and inclusion initiatives on campus just have to highlight the good here.”

Clarke said that she sells the region based off the fact that Spokane has organizations such as the NAACP, and the students who come to Eastern.

“One of our biggest selling points are our students,” she said.

Clarke said that Eastern has a variety of services and resources for students of different backgrounds.

“I’m very grateful for the fact that we have a multicultural center and a pride center,” she said.

Clarke said that the faculty, staff and the community that are currently here need to be more knowledgeable when it comes to topics that deal with diversity.

Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity of EWU in Fall 2017 Office of Institutional Research

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“There needs to be an understanding of working toward the school becoming a diversity and culture,” Clarke said.

Hispanic-Serving Institution. (A HispanicClarke said that Eastern’s faculty has made Serving Institution is a college or university progress. where the student body is at least 25% Hispanic, “We are moving the dial,” she said. according to the U.S. Department of Education).

Faculty and staff will According to walk up to Clarke and say EWU data, in fall there’s progress among 2017, Eastern’s people on campus, she population was 15% said.

Hispanic students.

“There are really By becoming an dedicated staff who HSI, Clarke said want to serve diverse that Eastern “will students,” she said. be able to apply for a EWU’s Black Student Dr. Shari Clarke number of services,” Union president, Gracia VP of Diversity and Inclusion including grants Alzoubeir, said that in and other funding. her experience on campus, most professors are Baker said that she just wants the university very understanding of diversity and inclusion. administration to do a better job of listening to “I did have a professor who I feel like she students when they speak out. didn’t understand,” she said. “With most “Listen to us,” she said. “Provide us a place to teachers, they’re very woke on what’s going on.” speak.”

Baker said that while she hasn’t faced any Alzoubeir said that she is “still working with discrimination or hate on campus, she does people on campus who don’t know what BSU hear about incidents from her friends. She said is,” and joked that people ask her if she’s talking that other students have told her that they have about Boise State University. experienced professors who are “flat out not Alzouhbeir said that when she started with trying.” the BSU, there was not the level of appreciation Alzoubeir echoed the same point. She said that there is today. she knows a lot of students who have faced “When I started off… we did not have that discrimination on campus. respect on campus,” Alzoubeir said.

“I have a student who had her braid cut off,” But she said that over time EWU has become she said. “I deal with a lot of students who are more accepting. going through discrimination.”

“I feel very, very supported by the campus,” Clarke said that Eastern’s administration is she said. •

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“ We need more

faculty... who are diverse themselves.

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New food pantry opening soon Many students on campus don't know where their next meal will come from

Percentage of students facing food insecurity at EWU

Students who are food secure

Data courtesy of 2016 survey by the EWU Department of Health and Wellness

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Students facing food insecurity

Over 1 in 3 EWU students face food insecurity, which means they don't always know where there next meal will come from.

SANDRA REYES Contributor A new food pantry on EWU's campus featuring foods never available before is currently in the works, with hopes it will be opened by the end of this month.

This new pantry will be located in Tawanka Hall, replacing the old Eastern Washington University Eagle Express Market. EWU food pantries aims to help create a safe and inclusive community in order to fight hunger and raise awareness on food insecurity by providing nutritious food to students.

“The results from past surveys, in 2016 and 2018, showed that a little over 30% of students at Eastern, at any given time, are experiencing food insecurity, so it is not uncommon. We want students to know that they are not alone,” says Libby Vigil, community food security coordinator at Eastern’s Office of Community Engagement.

There are currently seven food pantries available across campus, stocked with free nonperishable foods, personal hygiene products and other resources.

However, the unique thing about the new Tawanka food pantry is that it will allow storage of nutritious foods such as meat, dairy and produce since there will be

refrigeration and freezer space. order to meet that need because you know, “I am very excited for the new food pantry you can only do so much with canned location because a lot beans,” Vigil said. of the food that will With that being be going into this said, the sign in pantry is essential, process for the but can also be very Tawanka Hall food expensive at grocery pantry will be a little stores. Coming from different compared a college that did to the other food not have resources pantries. like this available In those pantries, for students, I love people get to choose that EWU cares whether or not they and worries about want to sign the issues such as food sheet on the door insecurity because that verifies they if students are food visited the pantry. insecure, it can For this new potentially affect location, an intake their academic Libby Vigil form will likely be success,” said transfer Community food security implemented to student Jacqueline coordinator track how much Grimaldo. food is leaving the “We know that the shelf stable items pantry in order to report to 2nd Harvest that we have in the seven cabinet pantries and Americorps, two community partners are nice to have, but they are not the that help EWU stock its pantries. Hoping most nutritious. Fresh fruits, vegetables, that this sign-in process will not become a meats and dairy are really important to a barrier, but rather an understanding. EWU’s nutritious diet, so we want to be able to Office of Community Engagement is excited provide that kind of food for students in to introduce this new centralized location

“Fresh fruits,

vegetables, meats and dairy are really important to a nutritious diet, so we want to be able to provide that kind of food for students"

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as they aim to raise more awareness on food insecurity, drawing in more students to make good use of the food pantries that are available to them.

Pantries can be accessed anytime during business hours of the building in which they are housed in. Students are welcomed and encouraged to visit the food pantries as many times as necessary, to take as much food as they need to feed themselves and their dependents.

Pantries are meant to serve the entire EWU student community, so Eastern’s OCE does ask students to be mindful by only taking what they know they will use.

Individuals are also welcome to donate and/or volunteer.

Donations can be dropped off at the Office of Community Engagement, located inside Showalter 115. If you are looking to donate, the Office of Community Engagement does ask for food that is nonperishable, toiletries and personal hygiene products.

To learn more about EWU food pantries, visit the EWU Office of Community Engagement online website, at inside.ewu. edu/oce/ewu-food-pantries. For any other questions or concerns, contact their office at 509-359-6255 or communityengagement@ ewu.edu. •

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Between 4 and 6 p.m., a student on the third floor of the library left the table she was sitting at to go to the bathroom. Upon returning, the student noticed her wallet was missing from her backpack. After searching the surrounding area, the student found the wallet a couple tables away. All of the student’s cards were still in the wallet, but there was $20 missing. EWU police would like to remind students not to leave items unattended, and to report items as stolen immediately after they go missing.

10/3- Work phone goes missing While in Sacramento for the EWU football game versus Sacramento State, an Eastern employee lost an iPhone 8, which was a work phone. This phone was valued at approximately 500 dollars. The employee noticed that the phone was missing while riding in a Lyft vehicle, and is unsure whether it was stolen or lost.

10/9- Burnt leftovers lead to alarm At 9:23 p.m., officers responded to a fire alarm in Dresser Hall. Upon arrival, officers located the alarm and heavy smoke coming from a dorm room on the 10th floor. Once they entered the room, officers found a resident who appeared to be intoxicated and chinese food that was burnt black in the microwave. The resident was transported to the hospital.

10/12- Officer stops couple Just after midnight, officers noticed a male walking with a female who appeared to be intoxicated near 1510 Washington St. The officer made contact with the pair, at which time the female said she was 19 when in fact she was 18. The male is 21 years old.

The pair said that they had been at a party at the Eagle Point apartments, and were walking home instead of driving. The female blew a .180 blood alcohol level on a portable breathalyzer test. The legal level for driving while intoxicated is .08 The pair was not cited, and were referred to student affairs.

10/12- Weed aroma in Dressler Hall At 9:35 p.m., a CA called to report the smell of marijuana on the 10th floor of Dressler Hall. The arriving officer made contact with five individuals who did not appear under the influence, who were inside the dorm emitting the odor. A male student who lives in Pearce Hall was visiting someone in Dressler, and admitted to possessing 5 grams of marijuana. The 19 year old who said the marijuana was his was given a criminal citation, while three others were referred to rights and responsibilities and one minor who is not an Eastern student was given a juvenile referral.

10/13- Repeat offender cited again At approximately 11 p.m. on the ninth floor of Pearce Hall, a CA called to report the smell of marijauana coming from the dorm where the 19 year old cited on 10/12 resides. Once the individual returned to his dorm, the officer conducted a search warrant in the room and discovered a pipe with burnt marijauana in it.

The 19 year old was given another criminal citation, and was belligerent to the officer who made contact with him.

10/14- Officer finds marijuana in dorm At 9:45 on the fifth floor of Streeter Hall, a CA called to report the smell of marijuana coming from a room. The officer made contact with two underage residents, who admitted to smoking in the room and said there was still a joint in the room. The residents were cooperative with the officer, and gave the officer permission to search the room. Upon searching the dorm, the officer discovered the joint. Each resident was given a criminal citation, and they were referred to student affairs.

EagleCard offers students much more than just ID MITCHELL ROLAND News Editor When a new student comes to campus, one of the first places many of them go to is the EagleCard office in Tawanka Hall.

But what students may not realize are all of the different services both on and off campus they have access to by simply using the card. “[Students] use it for every single thing while they are on campus,” Mitch Shaffer, an office support supervisor in the EagleCard office said.

“It is a multipurpose card, it provides convenience.”

Whether this is your first quarter on campus or you will be walking in June, everything from the URC to students’ meal plans are accessed through the EagleCard. A rec center fee is already included in students’ tuition and fees, which means that students can use the resources on campus free of charge.

“You would need to have your EagleCard to go to the URC and workout,” Shaffer said. “The fee is correlated within the tuition.”

On campus recreation isn’t just limited to the URC, either.

Students have access to the Sports and Recreation Center, which is located near Roos Field. The SRC houses facilities such as a pool and racquet ball courts.

Shaffer also said that if a student wants to go to any EWU sporting event, all they need is their EagleCard.

“It’s your ticket to sporting events,” he said. “No other tickets are required. Just student ID.”

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Students who live on campus also use their cards to access their meal plans.

“If you’re a residential student, it has your meal plan,” Shaffer said.

The EagleCard's benefits stretch wide and students can use them to help them with their classes.

“You have the library that you can go and check books out at,” Shaffer said.

Students who wish to print assignments and other documents on campus will also need to have their EagleCard handy.

“It has your print credit,” Shaffer said. “Anytime you need to utilize the print services on campus, you need to swipe the card.”

And when students are done for the day on campus and want to go home, they canu use thier EagleCard then too.

They can use their EagleCard to ride any bus with Spokane Transit Authority. Students simply swipe their card when getting on the bus, and then they are good to go.

“That’s one of the major pieces that correlate with any student and any faculty member,” Shaffer said.

Shaffer said that what

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students may not realize is that the EagleCard is recognized as a government issued ID. “This is a physical ID that can be used,” he said.

When getting their EagleCard, students must provide another form of identification to prove that they are who they say they are. Shaffer said that this ID is able to be used as a secondary form of identification for things such as employment.

The card also got a makeover this year. The front of the card now features the student’s picture, their name, ID number and the EWU logo. The back of the card stayed mostly the same, although it is now federally mandated to include crisis and community resources and their phone numbers.

With the new design, students have the opportunity to update their card, take a new photo for it if they wish and get the new card free of charge. Typically, if a student loses their EagleCard and wants a new one, there is a $25 fee to get it replaced.

“Every student has the opportunity to get the new card for free this year,” Shaffer said.

The EagleCard office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located on the first floor of Tawanka Hall. •

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Adapting to College Life ELIZABETH PRICE Reporter First year college students arrive at EWU with long lists of expectations—some good, some bad—about what this next chapter in life has in store for them. Like any major life change, attending college for the first time can be an overwhelming experience.

Many first year college students are away from home for the first time in their lives. But whether it’s someone commuting from their parents’ house or someone who moved across the country, or even the world, attending college requires a far greater level of independence than most have previously dealt with.

Independence comes with its own challenges, however.

“One of the hardest things is to reach out to someone,” said Spokane therapist Laura Elias.

“Trying to create a support network away from home, that’s difficult.”

Past support systems that first year college students have grown to rely upon are often no longer as accessible as they once were.

Homesickness is one of the most common, but

least pleasant experiences for new students. It can lead to depression and anxiety, or at the very least can lead to an overall negative college experience.

Freshman Samantha Heinz shared her experience since she has moved to EWU. Heinz explains how “not knowing who anyone is and having a new environment to come into and learning where everything is” can be intimidating.

Moving into the dorms on top of keeping up with classes is a lot to bear on your own.

There are, however, routes a student can take to ease some of the stresses of such a drastic change in routine.

Heinz shared how she has relied on others to support herself throughout the year. She talks about the people she has made her support group and is glad she can refer to them as she needs.

Heinz also mentioned how she manages to put some variety into her day to day schedule to make every day different. “Cru is the group that I enjoy most on campus,” says Heinz.

“It really feels like a community and it’s a group that you can go to no matter what,” said Heinz.

Finding a support group here on campus can be very beneficial. Former EWU student athlete Leiran Wonderly explained how having some

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kind of support group can improve your overall well-being in college. She began her college life as a freshman living in Dressler Hall and realized her identical daily routine was not keeping her motivated.

“I did the exact same routine and after awhile it got too repetitive and lonely so switching it up is helpful,” Wonderly said. “Even if it’s just two or three people and all you do is ride the bus or walk to the Mason Jar.” While making or finding their own support system is adequate for some, others may have a harder time finding one. There are resources already in place to help support students at EWU as well.

EWU offers a program called CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) that offers short-term therapy and referrals for long-term therapy. They offer individual and group counseling as well as crisis intervention for university students.

CAPS is a nondiscriminatory organization and welcomes any and all students seeking help. Its goal, according to its website, is to promote mental and physical health and well being amongst all campus students. CAPS is located at Martin 225.

Other on campus services include Health

Wellness and Prevention Services(HWPS), Women’s and Gender Studies, the Career Center and the Associated Students of EWU (ASEWU).

Each can be found on the EWU Campus Resources page.

For off campus therapy, some resources include Psychology Today and Frontier Behavioral Health.

Psychology today is an online site that allows you to search for therapists in your area that best match with you. You can contact the psychologist you want via email or phone to set up an appointment all from your computer or phone.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a public health agency in downtown Spokane that offers a crisis hotline that can be called even just to have someone to talk to. They have therapists on call that will be able to speak with you and potentially set up future appointments.

“It might be nice just getting away from the campus community and seeing something outside of that, you might feel a little bit more comfortable,” says Elias.

The crisis hotline number for Frontier Behavioral Health is 1-(877)-266-1818, and this number can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week. •

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Campus housing applications Do you think college increase for fall quarter athlethes should be paid?

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- Jennifer Castaneda, Senior "I'm like 50/50 ... if they're really good then they should be paid because they'd be benefiting the school ... by doing really good and showing what the school's made of."

- Jonathan Rivas, Freshman “No because they're not having to pay for their education."

- Kenzi Kuemper, Sophomore "I think yeah, they should ... they make the college look good."

- Rocky Aldayadh, Senior "I think if they're already getting scholarship money then no ... if you like the sport enough you shouldn't need to be paid for it."

- Emma Mitson, Freshman "No I don't think they should get paid ... playing sports in college is more of a privilege."

- Sydnee Young, Freshman

Housing applications for fall quarter at Eastern Washington State College are up 15 percent from the same time last year and campus housing officials "are encouraged by the picture."

Marianne Hall, associate dean of students at EWSC, said despite a $35 increase in dorm fees per quarter for their 1974-75 school year, applications are up from last year.

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"If there's like a base pay then maybe not, but if this athlete was liked very much and their picture was used to promote the athletics ... then maybe ... they come here to go to school."

This story was originally published in Easterner, Vol. 25, Special Edition, September 26, 1974and has not been changed except for AP style.

Costs She said dormitory fees at EWSC are "relatively low" in comparison to other state four- year institutions.

Three quarters housing at EWSC costs $1,098 this year.

In a survey conducted by housing officials at EWSC, Central Washington State College charges $1,135 for dor-mitory living for three quarters and University of Washington Asks $1,155.

Last year dormitory costs were $993. EWSC charged $361 fall quarter; $331 winter quarter and $301 spring quarter. This year dormitory prices are $396 fall quarter : $366 for winter quarter and $366 for spring quarter. The Prices included 20 meals per week.

Inflation of dormitory costs was caused by a hike in the price of utilities, namely fuel oil, a secondary fuel for buildings on EWSC campus, the housing head explained.

"We are still providing a bargain," Miss Hall said.

Concerns She expressed a concern for housing for married students. EWSC has only 48 units for married students, and the units currently have a waiting list for occupancy.

“I have not surveyed rents locally, but I’m sure that local rents will be a burden to most married students.

Single students can just get together with other single students and rent a place together. Married students cannot do that,” Miss Hall said.

“We’ve talked a great deal of renovation for married

students. But there is no building on campus suitable for renovation for married students and families. In fact, we attempted such a thing in one of the other dorms this summer during some of the conferences. We allowed some people attending conferences to bring children. It was a mess,” Miss Hall said.

Halls Housing officials at EWSC had enough requests last spring quarter to justify changing Cecil Dryden Hall to a women’s dormitory.

It was previously a coeducational dormitory.

The Hall houses 240 residents at maximum, but by honoring single room requests housing officials have filled the dormitory before school starts.

“Things go in cycles. All dorms housed men and women students. Now we’re going the other way,” Miss Hall said. She added there were few requests for an all-male dormitory at EWSC. Louise Anderson Hall is still designated as the “quiet dorm.” Priority for living in the dorm was given to graduate students. The dormitory is presently

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MARIANNE HALL Associate Dean of Students full for the fall quarter, Miss Hall said.

Quiet hours at L.A. hall are enforced nightly Sunday through Thursday by intern 1 security personnel. Double rooms, single rooms, rooms with baths and rooms with an apartment type environment are available.

Rates vary according to size and location of rooms.

Dressler-Pearce tower complex houses men and women on separate floors.

Streeter and Morrison Halls are the two newest resident halls on campus and are co-educational.

Women and men residents live in adjoining towers but share common study and recreational facilities.

Married students housing is provided on campus in two complexes, married student

court and Holter House.

Married Student consists of 36 one bedroom units located at the north end of campus.

The apartments are small and rent for $60 per month.

Holter House is a 12-unit apartment building owned by the college for the purpose of housing incoming faculty until they are able to find permanent housing. Priority for getting a unit in the building goes first to faculty then graduate students and when vacancies still exist, are offered to married undergraduate students.

The campus housing offices maintain a waiting list. It requires a $40 deposit just to remain on the list, a deposit most married students cannot afford to make, Miss Hall said.•

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create a Handshake profile. The Handshake portal can be found on the EWU Career Center's Website.

Students can log in or create a new profile by using their school email and login information.

From there, students will have Off campus jobs may not always fit students' class schedules. a profile page to edit. Employers Student’s living in Spokane or will be able to find student profiles Cheney may find that on campus that meet their job requirements.

For example, if you’re an jobs could be the right fit.

Depending on the position, engineering student, employers many on campus jobs work with in the engineering field would be matched up your schedule to with students ensure academic who are better s u c c e s s . fit for jobs in The website that field.

Handshake.com After this, is recommended students can

by EWU, and all add a profile of the school’s on picture and campus jobs are list their jobposted there. related skills.

Sophomore This is also an Kierstyn Ray approptiate mentioned how place to add using Handshake any previous was convenient projects, in acquiring job history, her job as an KIERSTYN RAY memberships administrative and any other p r o g r a m Sophmore work-related specialist.

“Every single job was in one experiences. Students can also place, you don't have to go add their resume document to searching around different places their profile.

Once this step is completed, for a different job,” mentioned Ray. To get started, students need to click on the jobs tab located on

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the top (website version), and check the "on-campus" box in the filter section.

Students can narrow their job search down by selecting other criteria to filter through the job listings. Keep in mind that EWU has a Spokane campus as well. After this, the current postings will appear, and students can start applying.

Different jobs may ask for different pieces of information, however, a cover letter, resume and class schedule are the three most common.

Sheryl Denney, one of the human resource consultant assistants in the student employment office shared that EWU adopted Handshake two or three years ago when they were still partnered with career services.

“From their side, they wanted to connect with the students out there,” said Denney.

Handshake alows employers to send students messages directly to their profile.

While students can still go into the student employment office

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located in Showalter 300, they adopted the website to make it easier for students.

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The dangers of a single story Directing students to credible sources Diversity extends beyond race and nationality. It includes all identities; sexual orientation, race, religion, age and gender. The EWU Pride Center began pride month with a new campaign titled: "Facts Over Fiction.”

This campaign is designed to direct students to credible sources of information about different minority groups on campus.

This campaign sheds light on the stereotypes associated with the LGBTQ+ community and other underrepresented groups.

“We’re committed to dispelling stereotypes perpetuated on our campus by presenting facts from credible, evidence-based sources,” according to to the EWU Pride Center Facebook page. “We are more than a stereotype. And we all deserve respect. Let’s make that a reality at Eastern.”

Nick Franco, director of the Pride Center, shared the key concepts of the campaign.

“The problem with stereotypes is not that

they are untrue, but that they are incomplete and make one story the only story,” Franco said, citing author Chimamanda Adichie.

Sometimes, these stories and stereotypes come from less-than-credible sources. They can also be incomplete stories by only offering one perspective.

Freshman Pride Center office aide Gabriel Conesa Caquias mentioned how everyone has a different story and this campaign can help people understand these stories.

“Everyone is different and everyone has a story to tell,” Caquias said The Pride Center will have flyers around campus with more information and promotions on television screens around campus. If you would like to contact the Pride Center to gain more information, you can email Nick Franco at nfranco@ewu.edu. You can also send a direct message to the EWU Pride Center Facebook page. •

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Flyers from the "Facts Over Fiction" campaign. The campaign began Oct. 1

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Football Q & A with Larry Weir

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Larry Weir is the radio play-by-play announcer for the EWU football and men’s basketball teams. Games are broadcast on 700 ESPN. Weir also hosts the Press Box Podcast for The Spokesman-Review. Follow him on Twitter @LarryWeirPBP. Any opinion expressed in the questions does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Easterner, its staff members or EWU. The conversation has been edited for space and to fit AP Style. The discussion took place before EWU's 54-21 victory over Northern Colorado on Oct. 12.

The full conversation can be heard online at theeasterner.org.

DREW LAWSON Sports Editor DL: EWU football has had a tough start, and not a start that many people were expecting …

What are some of your thoughts as to what the slow start could be attributed to?

LW: That’s kind of the question that everybody’s trying to figure out right now.

When you look at the stats, you don’t really see a 2-4 record. The coaches like to look at how teams are performing in the redzone, how teams are performing on 3rd down, how teams are doing in turnover margin.

Eastern is winning those battles this year overall in the stats. I guess when you look at it ... they’re maybe not doing it consistently enough. There may be a good quarter, there may be a bad quarter. There may be a good half, followed by a bad half or vice versa.

Maybe not as much consistent effort as the coaches would like to see … if they can start putting together four quarters of football, I still think this can be a good team and have a tremendous season.

DL: Through all the losses … which players have stood out to you (while) having good seasons?

LW: I think the emergence of (senior) Dre Dorton at wide receiver has been great to see. He’s a guy that’s had to wait his turn over the years ... he was here when Cooper Kupp and Shaq Hill and Kendrick Bourne were playing. (He) went through those guys, then through Nic Splendorio, then through Nsimba Webster last year. It’s finally his chance as a senior. You could probably say the same thing for (senior) Jayson Williams.

Both those guys have emerged from the shadows of other players and have probably been Eastern’s two best, or at least two of their three best wide receivers so far this year.

On defense, I think it’s been fun to see Trevor Davis Jr. getting a chance to play linebacker more this year. He’s had some really bad injuries, a badly broken leg. It’s been an effort for him to try and get out on

the field in his Eastern career. One of the last games of his redshirt freshman year was against Richmond in the playoffs in 2016. He had a five or six tackle game, and it looked like this was a guy that was going to contribute over the next three years, then he breaks his leg in spring ball … I think he has … been a really good player this year for Eastern.

DL: A 2-4 record doesn’t come without some struggles. Are there some position groups that maybe are having trouble more than we were expecting? You look at the offensive line, there’s a lot of sacks (allowed). What are your thoughts on that?

LW: I suppose the offensive line would have to take front and center there because you’ve got all these starts there and all these experienced guys. I think they’ve been solid this year. I would say that with five senior guys you’re probably looking for more than solid. The 22 sacks allowed ... I think at times, they’re put in bad positions. It hasn’t necessarily been their fault. Whether it’s a quarterback running into pressure … there’s only going to be so long you can hold your protection if there’s good secondary coverage. (If) receivers aren’t getting open, that’s going to go as a sack against the offensive line when they did their job and gave the quarterback time. You just have to credit the defense for good coverage. I think they’ve played okay this year, but I think we all expected a little more.

We knew that corner was going to be a problem, just because they graduated so many guys last year and they really didn’t have a lot of game experience. I think they’ve actually done okay so far this year, especially when you consider their experience level, I think they’ve probably been better than okay.

That’s the thing, going back to the first question … (There’s) no position you can look at (and) say, “oh boy, these guys, if they had done better, then this team would be in a better spot.” There’s no one thing you can look at with this team and say, “if they improve there, they’re good.” That’s kind of been the tough part of it for me in the first

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DL: (EWU is) perfect at home, imperfect on the road. Bigger sample size on the road, but that is … a rare thing for this (program) to lose its first four road games. What do you think you can point to as to why this year they play so much better at home than on the road?

the Montana game. Let’s say Montana wins that game at Sac State. (EWU would have) a road win against a top 10 team, 8-4 overall, seven Division I wins, runners-up last year (and) a Walter Payton Award candidate at quarterback still in (its) lineup. That should get Eastern in the 24-team field. I’d be shocked if they were left out, but I was shocked in 2017 when they were left out, so what do I know?

LW: I think the first thing is the competition level. You had Washington, which is an FBS school. You had Jacksonville State, which is Top 25. (You) had Sacramento State ... The one (bad loss) was probably Idaho, but they had that game targeted from last year when they got embarrassed in Cheney. They wanted to prove to Eastern that they’re a better team than what Eastern saw, and they were really fired up for that game. Eastern probably wasn’t as fired up for that game as maybe they should’ve been at the start. They had a lousy first half and got too far behind. I’d say tough competition would be my number one thing on the road with three really good teams and a team that was circling the wagons from 11 months away.

DL: Looking at the flip side, if (EWU) does lose to Montana, that’s five losses, (meaning it's) probably on the outside (of the playoffs) looking in … what do you think we’d see from EWU in November?

DL: If (EWU) goes into Missoula and wins, do you think that spurs them into November with enough momentum to win out and get in to the FCS playoffs?

DL: Last question. Do you have a prediction for the second half of the season?

LW: I think you have to hope for it …

Montana will have a tough road game at Sac State during Eastern’s bye week. Eastern saw (first-hand) that that’s not going to be an easy game for Montana by any stretch of the imagination. I think Montana is probably pointing toward the Eastern game … because Eastern’s been the bull of the woods and the Grizzlies have been in a secondary role in the conference. Eastern has won most of the games against Montana in the last 10 years.

I would think that Eastern, despite being 2-4, is going to be … favored in every game in November … Being favored doesn’t mean you win, but that means if you play well, you should win. Then it all comes down to

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LW: I think you’d see a team fighting their rear ends off, because that’s just the way they do things at Eastern. This program hasn’t had a losing record since 2006, and I don’t think this senior class wants to be the first bunch to go out with a losing record since that group in 2006 … I think they’ll go out and do what they do, which is play hard, compete and attempt to win those last four games and have the best record they possibly can in the 2019 season.

LW: I’m not going to predict a record, but I do think this team will come together and start playing four quarters of football.

Whether it be … the Saturday after the bye week against Montana, or in November or in just the last couple of games of the season.

I think they’re going to find their stride and start playing 60 minutes of football. At that point, I think we’re going to see what this team can be in the 2019 season.

You hope it comes earlier rather than later, because then what you’re hoping for is a run in December and getting as far as they can in the FCS playoffs. I certainly hope for them that they can do that, because I want these players (and) coaches to have the satisfaction end in success … especially the seniors, because there’s a lot of great guys out of that group. •

For the love of hockey

Sophomore forward Reed Kaiser brings passion to EWU RANDLE KINSWA Sports Reporter Reed Kaiser would title his NHL Hall of Fame speech “For the Love of the Game.”

The 5’8”, 165 lb sophomore forward from Cody, Wyoming has loved hockey since he can remember.

Kaiser’s aunt, Yvonne Lofland, said that Kaiser has always been dedicated to hockey.

“When he was two or three he got a hockey stick out of a cereal box,” said Lofland. “He was playing with it and he thought he was so smart.”

Kaiser said his first memory of loving hockey was when he was around 3 years old.

“My sister took me to the rink,” Kaiser said. “I remember that she was kinda angry or frustrated that she had to take me.”

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EWU sophomore forward Reed Kaiser (center) positions himself during the Eagles' loss to Oregon on Oct. 12.

stop at that rink. “(He’s) hockey crazy,” Lofland said.

“Everything was hockey with that kid.”

Lofland was complimentary of Kaiser as a person and a hockey player.

“He’s got a great soul,” said Lofland. “His sense of humor is lovely, he loved his dogs ... he has a very tender soul.”

EWU head coach Greg Sherman said Kaiser has an excellent work ethic.

“He is always the first one on the ice at practice,” Sherman said. “He got injured at North Dakota (Ice Breaker Showcase), and he still is out on the ice helping me set up nets for this morning’s practice.”

Sherman complimented Kaiser’s skating ability and toughness.

“He’s a great skater, sees the ice very well,” Sherman said. “Drives at the net like there is no tomorrow ... he is a tough player, but the big guys can definitely take advantage

of his size as well.”

EWU sophomore forward and assistant captain Mitch Hunt, who is also Kaiser's roommate, also commented on the Wyoming native’s work ethic. “(He’s) ready to play,” Hunt said. “Always eager to get on the ice. He is always ready to go, the first one on the ice, and pushes himself to be better.”

Hunt described Kaiser as a hockey savant. “(He's) a chill guy,” Hunt said. “Likes to have his fun, but strictly business … at home he is just hockey, hockey, hockey.”

Senior captain Zac Mindermann raved about the talent that Kaiser has in a previous interview with The Easterner.

“He can do things with the puck that I could only dream to do,” Mindermann said.

Sherman said Kaiser's greatest strengths are his high hockey IQ, skating ability and control.

“He's been taught to play the game right,” Sherman said. “His feet are his biggest attribute ... He can skate fast and can handle the puck really well at high speeds.”

Hunt said that Kaiser is fitting in well with the team.

“He always puts them first,” Hunt said.

“He never looks at himself and says 'I got to do this,' he always looks at everyone else and says what can I do to make it better, on and off the ice … He fits right in with all the boys.”

So far this season, Kaiser has scored three goals and has one assist in three games played. Kaiser also has 27 penalty mins.

Kaiser and the Eagles will be back in action this Thursday, Oct. 15 to take on the Santa Rosa Junior College Polar Bears before a two-game series against Washington State University on Oct. 16 and 18. All three games are at the URC. •

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EWU sophomore forward Reed Kaiser (left) takes a shot during EWU's 12-0 win over Gonzaga on Sept. 28.

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Golf tees off on successful fall season

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EWU senior Madalyn Ardueser admires her shot. Ardueser is EWU's lowest scoring golfer through fall season this year.

Sports like football, basketball and hockey may garner most of the attention at EWU, but this fall, one of the most successful Eagle teams can be found on the links.

The EWU golf team consists of seven members: seniors Madalyn Ardueser, Ashley Ohland and Megan Ohland, junior Alexa Clark, sophomore Jaelin Ishikawa and freshmen Morgan Baum and Stephanie Heimler. The Eagles are coached by Brenda Howe in her 11th season.

Howe said the team has excellent chemistry.

“It’s rare for an entire team to get along with zero drama,” Howe said. “This shows on the course.”

EWU competed in four tournaments this fall, earning one team win and two indvidual victories.

At The Battle at Old Works in Anaconda, MT on Sept. 16 and 17, the Eagles finished second as a team while Ardueser finished first individually.

EWU had 888 strokes, a program record for a three-round tournament.

The Eagles’ second tournament of the year came at The Rose City Collegiate on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Ardueser finished first individually for the second straight tournament, and EWU finished fifth overall as a team.

EWU won the Griz Match Play Challenge hosted by the University of Montana in Missoula on Oct. 4 and 5. The Eagles beat Idaho State University 5-0 on Oct. 4 with wins from Ardueser, Baum, Clark, Heimler and Megan Ohland. EWU then defeated Montana on Oct. 5 3-2 behind victorious efforts from Ardueser, Clark and Heimler.

EWU’s final tournament was the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational in Lakewood. EWU finished sixth as a team. Ardueser and Heimler tied for 10th to rank highest amongst the Eagles.

Despite the strong start, Howe said the team is still searching for consistency.

“We need to have better scores from our 3-5 players,” Howe said. “It’s great to have one or two players perform well, but golf is a team sport and having a consistent five scores is what will separate us from other teams.”

Howe said it's to early to tell if this will be EWU's best team since she'd been at the helm.

“We’re definitely on track to beat our scoring average from last year, but it is extremely early,” Howe said. “Making an assumption based on two tournaments is a little difficult.”

The Easterner spoke with three of EWU’s key contributors: Ardueser, Clark and Baum. Each shared what they think makes this team click and how they personally got into golf:

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The 2019-20 EWU golf team.

Ardueser said she was practically born with golf clubs in her hands, as she has watched tournaments with her dad since she was a baby.

“I’ve always had a natural admiration of the game and a drive to be the best,” Ardueser said.

“My dreams of one day being a professional golfer and positively impacting the lives of kids … has always inspired me to keep playing.”

Ardueser believes her biggest area of growth since she arrived at EWU has been confidence.

The senior said she suffers from generalized

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anxiety disorder, depression and panic attacks.

Despite those obstacles, she believes she’s grown as a person and a player in college.

“By learning how to be confident, I’m in a much better state now compared to when I first got here at the age of 17,” Ardueser said.

Ardueser was involved in a program called First Tee as a child, which she credits with learning important life skills. She said the most impactful of those skills was perseverance.

“Little did I know I would have to apply (perseverance) so heavily to my life,” Ardueser said. “I told myself that nothing could stop me from achieving my dreams, so here I am and here I’ll stay.”

Clark: Developing a calm demeanor Clark is the all-time leading scorer in program history. She said she’s grown to become more calm on the course.

“I definitely put a lot of pressure on myself to do well,” Clark said. “I still have bad rounds but I have improved on letting go of the shots I can’t take back.”

Clark said the biggest obstacle she’s overcome has been learning to ignore people who didn’t believe in her.

“I had to learn to believe in myself,” Clark said. “I think if I had let the things people said get to me then I probably wouldn’t be where I am.”

Clark thinks highly of the team this year. She said the next step for the team is to realize how good they can be.

“I think we just need to realize … how capable we are of rising to the top and being comfortable here,” Clark said.

Baum: Confident in the team Baum comes to EWU by way of Yakima. She started golfing with her grandparents at a young age and decided to become an Eagle during her junior year of high school. “(I) fell in love with the campus and how close it was to Spokane,” Baum said. “Making the decision to come to EWU was easy.”

Baum said adjusting to college athletics has been different from anything she’s experienced, but she is very confident in her team.

“We had a really great start in our fall season,” Baum said. “I know that we’re going to bring that same energy and determination into our spring season.”

EWU starts its spring season on Feb. 22 at the Grand Canyon Invitational in Phoenix. •