The Easterner: Volume 102, Issue 7

Volume 102, Issue 7

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Oct. 31, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT, STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF

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2018 midterm election voters' guide

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Homecoming weekend wreaks havoc EWU Police and Spokane County Sheriff respond to 15 shots fired at the First Street Zips on Oct. 27.

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Shaping Germany Campus Week

Quarterback Eric Barriere stands ready to receive the snap before the ball is hiked in the Eagles matchup against Idaho on Oct. 27. The Eagles beat the Vandals 38-14

EWU recognizes The Year of GermanAmerican Friendship initiative sponsored by the German Embassy.

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Second-string steps into starting position Previewing Eric Barriere fills role as permanent quarterback after Gage Gubrud faces college career ending foot surgery TAYLOR NEWQUIST Sports Editor

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uestions looming around the Eagles’ quarterback situation have come to a close, as senior Gage Gubrud undergoes season-ending foot surgery, and sophomore Eric Barriere takes his spot at the head of the huddle.

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“So much talent,” Gubrud said about Barriere’s abilities at quarterback. “He’s got a long way to go from a leadership standpoint and with knowledge of the system, but you watch that guy play and the speed that he plays with is really impressive.”

In his three starts this season, Barriere has had mixed results. He flashed his abilities against Southern Utah University and the University of Idaho, combining for 559 yards

passing with four touchdowns and rushing for 168 yards with two touchdowns. But against Weber State University’s defense, which is ranked first in the Big Sky, Barriere threw two interceptions and the Eagles’ offense was held out of the endzone for the first time since 2008.

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Eagle basketball

With both teams losing recordbreaking seniors, the Eags look to fill big shoes.

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Editorial

Get out and vote!

Voters have until 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 to submit their ballot

Multimedia Director Richard N. Clark IV Chief Copy Editor Amanda Haworth News Editor Kaitlyn Engen easterner.news@gmail.com Sports Editor Taylor Newquist easterner.sports@gmail.com Arts & Features Editor Erik Rotness easterner.aef@gmail.com Graphic by Colleen Ford for The Easterner

Web Editor Colleen Ford Social Media Editor Matthew Pennell Copy Editor Dylan Harris Reporters Shandra Haggerty Sam Jackson Drew Lawson Jazmine Reed Kaisa Siipola Photographers Mckenzie Ford Bailey Monteith Director of Student Newspaper Carleigh Hill

The ballot drop box in Cheney is located at the public library. Additional locations are in Medical Lake, Airway Heights and Spokane.

THE EASTERNER Editorial Board Each issue, The Easterner uses this space to write a 500-1,000 word editorial about something our editorial board is passionate about.

This week, instead of taking five minutes to read an editorial, we only wish to leave you with one sentiment: VOTE!

Cheney voting information Ballot drop box location: Cheney Library (610 First Street).

When: Open now until 8 p.m. on Election Night, Nov. 6.

No postage required for drop box or mail-in ballots.

Ballots were sent to residents by Oct. 19.

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Identity Evropa is a hate organization advocating for European heritage. The group came to campus last February and returned this month.

WhiteHomecoming week ends with shooting supremacist flyers return to campus Scene of Oct. 27 shooting outside the Zip's in downtown Cheney. Three victims were left injured and hospitalized.

Cheney and EWU police, along with Spokane County sheriff responded on Oct. 27 at approximately 4 a.m. located at the 1st Street Zips to a shooting leaving three victims shot.

The victims were transported to the hospital for treatment of non-lifethreatening injuries. None were EWU students.

Cheney police Capt. Richard Beghtol estimates 15 shots fired from across the street to the restaurant, based on witness reports, according to the Spokesman-Review.

Beghtol also stated that there had been a fight involving about 500 people on Alki Street earlier that morning, possibly due to a party organized over social media.

EWU police indicated before the incident occurred that homecoming weekend typically brings higher levels of chaotic and criminal activity to Cheney.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes detective is leading the investigation with the assistance of the Spokane County Forensics Unit.

Investigators are requesting any information from the public to locate and identify the persons of interest in the pictures provided by the Sheriff's Office (below). Any knowledge regarding the incident can be reported to Detective Mike Ricketts at 509-477-6646. •

KAISA SIIPOLA Reporter When flyers and stickers hung by a whitesupremacist group appeared on campus in February, EWU students and faculty gathered for a student-led unity rally.

Now, the flyers are back.

In the last couple of weeks, Identity Evropa stickers have been hung around campus during the middle of the night.

Identity Evropa is an American identitarian organization that intends to advocate for European heritage through social media and hanging up flyers and stickers on various college campuses and locations, according to their website.

The EWU Police Department has been taking a police report on when, where and how frequent the stickers have been appearing, according to Jay Day, deputy chief of police.

Some students found it disappointing to see the stickers appearing on campus.

“As a trans student, seeing Identity Evropa stickers and flyers around campus makes me feel genuinely unsafe, especially when it’s not just around campus but also around Cheney because they live here,” EWU senior Alexander Brooks said. “I wish they would stop putting them up because it makes students feel unsafe, whether they’re trans, queer or students of color.”

“We are an educational institution and we believe the diversity is infused in the core of who we are, and we are going to value those differences, always,” EWU’s Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion Shari Clarke said.

The Multicultural Center and Counseling and Psychological Services, are available to students and faculty for support and guidance.

The EWU police department encourages anyone who sees these stickers to call the non-

Courtesy of Spokane County Sheriff Office

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emergency phone number at 509-359-7676. • Persons of interest in Saturday's shooting at Zip's.

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(from left to right) Swoop, Daniel Clapp, Scott Gordon, Dante Tyler, Mary Cullinan, James Murphy, Kim Pearman-Gillman, Angela Jones and Amy Johnson celebrate at the PUB ribboncutting ceremony. The PUB is expected to be complete by winter quarter.

EWU experiences renovated PUB Despite construction delays, students and faculty still got a sneak preview

Students flocked into the almost completed PUB last Friday and experienced many of its amenities as a sneak peek before it officially opens.

Though commenced with a ribboncutting ceremony, EWU announced only days before on Oct. 22 that the PUB will not be completed until winter quarter.

The Multicultural Center had moved most of its belongings into the PUB from Showalter Hall over a week before the preview with the impression that the building would remain open after the event, according to Multicultural Center student program coordinator Nancy Vargas.

“So, when we moved over here we took all of our furniture and we literally just had a computer over there in Showalter,” Vargas said. “It affected a lot of people who go do their homework over there or relax there. [...] It kind of sent us back a little bit.”

The furniture and supplies that were moved into the PUB remain there, and the current Multicultural Center in Showalter is

stocked with alternative seating and items to make up for what was transferred over, according to Multicultural Center director Vanessa Delgado.

Despite the PUB not being completed yet, Vargas said that she prefers EWU take their time and make sure everything’s all safe for everyone.

EWU sophomore Kaylah Hogle spent time in the PUB during the preview hours. Hogle was hopeful that the PUB would remain open after the preview event, but found out about its delay through social media.

“I understand that it’s very hard to build but I was really hoping for it to be open today,” Hogle said. “Just so we could start to use it because I might not be here next year.

But overall I’m happy that it will be done by winter.”

According to the student assistant to the PUB director Riley Baxter, the decision for the delay was based upon the accessibility of the building, and it was a last minute decision. Baxter said it was the “best decision possible” because PUB leadership wanted something that is suitable enough to fully meet the needs of students.

“I’m looking forward to the PUB being

completed in its entirety,” Baxter said. “I’m looking forward to the students using the space as it’s designed to be. I’m just looking forward to everybody being able to live in this space and being able to call it home, essentially.”

To get students intrigued, all three floors of the building were open for exploration.

Students also got the chance to taste free food samples at Panda Express, the Union Market and Global Cuisine. Attendees toured the building, visiting the new Pride Center, the Multicultural Center, a game room, the ASEWU offices, the Technology Center and the Career Center.

“I really enjoy the positive energy about what we’re doing here,” Baxter said.

“Everyone seems to be really excited about the atmosphere we have and I just love the fact that everyone was finally being able to come in and explore our facility.”

EWU senior and Pride Center employee Mike Manning has been waiting for the PUB to open since it went under construction during December 2016 and remembers when it first started showing up on tuition.

He is looking forward to working in the PUB rather than Showalter.

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“It definitely will be a game changer in having a central location for people to come and hang out when there’s not class going on,” Manning said. “I was a student here when the old PUB was open and it was definitely nice to have somewhere with ample sitting locations and a place with lots of services.”

Updates and information on the PUB can be found at https://sites.ewu.edu/pub/. •

Students piled into the PUB soon after the ribbon was cut. Students have waited since December 2016 to see the renovations.

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Veterans to give perspectives on post-military life

25-year army veteran and former Navy medic educate students "Got Your 6" Agenda Nov. 15 11 a.m.

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Introductions The Military and its Culture Defining a veteran Why the need?

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Transition Challenges Video – Now, After Loving our Warriors Home Post Traumatic Stress What Can We Do?

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Nov. 15,” Director of Veterans Resource Center Dave Millet said.

The two presenters at the event will be 25-year army veteran Millet and Alan Basham, a former Navy medical evacuation corpsman with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam and former senior lecturer in the EWU psychology department.

“With close to 600 veterans, service members and their families on our campus, you will more than likely work with or teach these great students,” Millet said.

The attendance is limited to 60 people with no cost to attend thanks to The Aurora Foundation for providing the “Got Your 6” program a grant. RSVP for the event at gotyour6seminar2018. eventbrite.com. •

“Got Your 6” (meaning “got your back” in military terms) is about guiding faculty, staff and students to learn more about military culture, understand the veteran’s transition process and develop retention and support strategies.

For students to form a better understanding of what veterans go through and their outcomes after serving, there will be an event on Thursday, Nov. 15 in Tawanka 215 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We talk to hundreds of people a year to ensure that we have an impact and inform by providing different perspectives whether that means speaking to a classroom for 45 minutes, or holding an event like the one on

Keeping up with the tech trends Texting has helped improve university enrollment numbers KAISA SIIPOLA Reporter

helpful mode of communication for EWU departments such as advising, housing and financial aid by helping them reach out to potential students,” Larson said.

“Texting has worked so well within departments responsible for interacting with prospective students,” Larson said.

“An opportunity exists to expand further into the student lifecycle, where texting could positively impact student success, graduation rates and young alumni engagement.” •

Honors Program brings in new expertise JAZMINE REED Reporter EWU Provost Scott Gordon had called for a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the Honors Program, wanting to look at strengthening diversity and recognizing what students need to be leaders.

Gordon contacted Naomi Yavneh-Klos for the task. Yavneh-Klos was hired as special assistant to the provost for honors position.

Yavneh-Klos is currently the president of the National Collegiate Honors Council, the leading professional organization for honors in the U.S. She has several publications and presentations on honors, justice pedagogy and undergraduate research.

Referred to as the guru of “inclusive excellence”

by The New York Times, Yavneh-Klos is a Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton, with a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California Berkeley, according to Eastern 24/7.

Yavneh-Klos’ family history influences her support for first-generation college students that she will bring to EWU. “Four of my close relatives were refugees that had english as their second, or even third language," Yavneh-Klos said. "In the 1920s, my grandma decided to go to college majoring in mathematics and minoring in psychics, because women couldn’t major in physics at the time I want to make sure that everyone has many opportunities..” •

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All it takes is two thumbs and a cell phone to make large impacts at EWU. This way of thinking prompted Jens Larson, interim associate vice president for enrollment management, to reinvent the mode of communication between EWU and future students in spring 2017.

Most prospective students prefer texting because conversations can be infinite and they have more time to formulate and convey their thoughts, according to Larson.

“EWU uses an engagement model when

texting students, allowing for a more effective, genuine experience," Larson said.

Because messages are personal, timely, and relevant, the number of students who opt out has dramatically decreased."

Since Larson has restructured university communications to texting, there has been improvement in numbers for enrollment and completed applications from 2017 to 2018.

According to Larson, enrollment for student population has increased by 1 percent and prospective students enrolled has increased by 7.5 percent excluding graduate students.

“Within the last year, texting has been a

Naomi Yavneh-Klos, Special Assistant to the Provost for Honors

Many students turn to texting as a preferred communication method. Texting has been shown to improve EWU enrollment rates.

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Guest Column

Cadets lend a helping hand NICHOLAS B. CARBAUGH Guest Columnist Nicholas B. Carbaugh is a US Army Captain and EWU assistant professor of military science.

Guest columns do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Easterner, its staff members or Eastern Washington University.

The EWU ROTC and Vitalant, formerly known as Inland Northwest Blood Center, partnered to host a blood drive on Oct. 18 on the EWU campus.

Vitalant brought two blood mobiles, each staffed with six personnel and capable of collecting blood donations from six donors at a time. The blood drive collected 97 red blood cell units and 1 plasma unit, surpassing our goal of 80 total units donated and making this the largest blood drive on campus since 2015.

The blood drive was truly a communal event, receiving donations from students, faculty and staff, ROTC Cadets and community residents.

“Every day we need about 200 donors to support our local community,” Brooke Lively, the Vitalant Event Coordinator said. “This event provides approximately 80 units of blood, out of the 200 we need every day to support our local hospitals. As we get into the holiday season when our donations drop off a bit, having an event like this where we can supply that huge donation makes it possible for us to be prepared for emergency situations. It also makes us able to still do regular procedures like chemotherapy and surgeries.”

EWU ROTC has been supporting an annual blood drive at the EWU campus since 1963.

Supporting the local community, both EWU’s campus and the surrounding area, goes a long way toward ROTC’s goal of developing second lieutenants of character.

Their volunteer work helps Cadets, through hands-on experience, to understand what it means to be a good citizen and the value of contributing to a cause that is bigger than yourself.

Other ways EWU ROTC supports the local community include involvement in Wreaths Across America, Adopt-a-Highway, mentoring at local elementary and middle schools, providing the color guard for football games and other events and by supporting the annual Lego Robotics competition at EWU. “One of the main reasons I joined the military was because I felt like I was not doing enough for my country and community,” Cadet Melinda Leen, the EWU ROTC volunteer coordinator said. “After I

enlisted in 2007, I started volunteering with various organizations as a way to connect my military family with my local communities, regardless of where I was living or stationed at the time. Volunteering has taught me to be open minded. It has allowed me to interact with and appreciate people from various backgrounds, while we all work towards a common goal. The people who volunteered their time and donated at the blood drive, not only met our common goal, but surpassed it.

Each and every one of them should be proud of their contributions.”

EWU ROTC’s next major volunteer effort will be Dec. 15 at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in support of Wreaths Across America. If you are interested in supporting EWU ROTC and Wreaths Across America you can contact EWU ROTC at mleen@eagles.ewu.edu or you can support your local Wreaths Across America group by visiting their website at www. wreathsacrossamerica.org. •

“[Volunteering] has allowed me to interact with and appreciate people from various backgrounds, while we all work towards a common goal.”

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Letter to the Editor

Cathy McMorris Rodgers: champion of higher education Letters to the editor do not necessarily re fle ct the vie ws and opinions of The Easterner, its staff members or Eastern Washington University.

Dear Editor, I am writing to respond to Gary Livingston’s article (Opinion, Oct. 24).

Gary Livingston wrote that Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers has supported cutting student grants and raising interest rates. That is not true.

McMorris Rodgers has consistently voted to robustly fund Pell Grants and she co-sponsored legislation to extend funding for the Perkins Loan program, offering low-income based loans.

McMorris Rodgers voted to cap student interest rates (HR1911), and last year she successfully opposed a proposal to make student financial aid taxable. She also led on passage of legislation to improve access to financial counseling to help students and their families.

Surely Livingston knows that funding for public colleges is primarily a role of state government. The fact is that Lisa Brown has repeatedly failed to support higher education. While she was state Senate majority leader, she oversaw substantial cuts to college funding,

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leading to massive increases in EWU college tuition, from just over $4,000 per year in 2005-6 to $7,372 in 2012-13 (resident undergraduate). How in the world did that “increase access” for students?

Brown’s defense has been that cuts were needed because of an economic recession. However, it was her choice that college students should pay a disproportionate burden of the cost, while she prioritized other government spending. Only after Brown left the Senate, other state legislators chose to freeze and then cut college tuition costs.

Brown is absolutely not an advocate for college students.

Sincerely, Francisco Flores Francisco Flores is a senior at EWU studying international affairs and anthropology.

Election Guide

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INSIDE Washington state House races Iniative 1631 Initiative 1634 BACK PAGE Washington state Senate race

Incumbent faces experienced challenger MICHAEL BROCK Editor in Chief

During the Nov. 6 midterm elections, all 435 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives will be contested. Ten individuals will be elected to the House from the state of Washington, one from each of the state’s congressional districts.

In the 5th Congressional District, the incumbent, Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces off with Democrat Lisa Brown. McMorris Rodgers has represented the district since 2005, and a Republican has held the seat since 1994.

McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-ranking GOP member in the House, hasn’t had a close election in the decade-plus she has represented eastern Washington.

However, Brown, a former educator and state legislator, put up a fight in the August primary. She received 45 percent of the vote to McMorris Rodgers’ 49 percent.

The latter tallied 7,951 more votes, while the remainder of votes went to other Republicans and a candidate from the “Trump Populist Party.”

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Brown's Background Before running for Congress, Brown was an associate professor of economics at EWU from 1981 to 2001. From 2001 to 2012, she was a professor in organizational leadership at Gonzaga. Brown was elected to the state House in 1992 and to the state Senate in 1996. She served as the Senate majority leader for eight years until 2013, when she became chancellor of WSU Spokane.

As chancellor, she presided over the

formation of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, the second public medical school in Washington and the first medical school in the WSU system. It was during this time that Brown noticed an opportunity.

“I saw Congress—in particular my opponent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers— going backwards on health care,” Brown said in a phone interview with The Easterner. “Taking votes that would cause people here to either lose their health care or have to pay more for it. And I realized that after 14 years we weren't really getting the representation we deserved.

So I decided that what I could do was leave my job at WSU and get into this race to try to offer a real change in leadership for eastern Washington.”

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McMorris Rodgers' Background McMorris Rodgers served in the Washington House from 1994 to 2004 when she was elected to Congress. After 14 years in Congress, she says the people of eastern Washington are what continue to motivate her.

“I am inspired every day by people that I meet,” McMorris Rodgers said in a phone interview with The Easterner. “[I] desire to make sure we have opportunities in eastern Washington and that we remain innovative and empowered to have an opportunity for a better life.”

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On Student Debt McMorris Rodgers said she is proud to have supported year-long Pell Grants, which were enacted for the first time this

year to allow more students to take summer classes.

“We’ve upped the Pell Grant to over $6,100, the highest ever,” McMorris Rodgers said. “[We need to] make sure that there are a variety of grants that are available to students. In addition, I believe that we need to understand what’s driving tuition and I have supported legislation that would provide more transparency as to why tuition continues to increase at such a high rate.”

Even with the Pell Grant adding the yearlong feature and reaching over $6,000, Brown says Congress is not doing enough for affordable education.

“I’m an economist,” Brown said. “And I wouldn’t be an economist if there hadn’t been Pell Grants when I went to college that covered the entire cost of tuition.

Since then, the federal government has not been maintaining that level of investment in our future.”

One way to maintain that investment, Brown said, is by working to attack the issue at its core.

“I think we could find a bipartisan group of Republican and Democratic congresspeople to work together on affordability of higher education in the first place, which would mean more grants,” Brown said. “In addition to that, providing relief for those that already have student loan debt.”

Brown said she wants to serve on the Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee.

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Earlier this year, McMorris Rodgers was recognized by Sandy Hook Promise for her work leading to the Stop School Violence Act, a federal law allowing funding for school safety and training programs.

“Schools should be a safe place for students to be able to focus on learning,” McMorris Rodgers said. “I’m going to continue to work to make sure that our schools have the resources that they need for mental health counselors, for resource officers, for training.”

Brown relayed similar sentiments, while also saying Congress needs to be doing more.

“I think that we can enact common sense solutions to reduce gun violence in schools,” Brown said. “When I was chancellor at WSU, we did drills and safety plans for if there was an active shooter on campus. But there are loopholes in our current laws that need to be fixed and Congress, I think, has been unwilling to do that because of the effect of the gun lobby.”

Brown also said that mental and behavioral health disorders should be viewed as things that can be prevented and treated, rather than as stigmas.

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Race Impact The winner of Tuesday’s election will serve a two-year term representing the 5th Congressional District, which includes the eastern Washington counties of Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman.

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Fresh faces energize 6th district races: just one incumb DYLAN HARRIS Copy Editor

Incumbent Republican state Rep. Mike Volz is looking to fend off Democrat newcomer Kay Murano for House Position 1 in Washington state’s 6th Legislative District. Volz was elected to this position in 2016. The 6th District includes Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and a small portion of Spokane.

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Candidates' Background Volz has lived in Spokane for most of his life. In addition to his state House seat, he is currently serving as the chief deputy treasurer for Spokane County. He previously worked as assistant director of finance for Spokane Transit, as controller for a music company, as a financial analyst for a large medical service company and as a military police officer in the Army.

Murano has lived in Spokane her entire life. She has no previous political experience, and says she is “not a career politician or bureaucrat” in the Washington state Voters’ Pamphlet. Murano is the acting executive director for the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium and has worked at Volunteers of America, Catholic Charities of Spokane and the Lilac Bloomsday Association.

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On Education Volz is running in large part due to issues revolving

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Initiative 1634 MICHAEL BROCK Editor in Chief Initiative 1634, a measure to prohibit new local taxes from being placed on particular grocery items, will be on the Nov. 6 midterm election ballot.

The campaign for the measure has raised $20.2 million as of Oct. 17 and is funded primarily by The Coca-Cola Co. (more than $9.6 million), PepsiCo Inc. ($7.2 million), Dr Pepper Snapple Group ($3.0 million) and Red Bull (more than $200,000).

The campaign against is funded by Washington Healthy Kids Coalition, which has raised a little more than $13,000 as of Oct. 17.

The advertisements for the measure, which are labeled “Yes! To Affordable Groceries,” say it would protect grocery items from any added tax and that it would aid in keeping groceries affordable. The opposition says the measure would give the state too much power and that the initiative is being manipulated by the soda industry.

around education. He told The Spokesman-Review that education issues got him started in politics and that he plans on continuing his efforts should he be re-elected. The Spokesman-Review also reported that Volz wants to continue supporting more skill or trade classes and believes there should be more sufficient education funding.

Murano also views education as a top priority for the 6th District. She agrees with Volz that there needs to be more funding for schools, as reported by The Spokesman-Review.

“I will fight to make college more affordable and to expand other post-secondary opportunities like trade schools and apprenticeships to get everyone on a career path,” Murano said on her campaign’s website.

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Differing Platforms Aside from the issue of education, Volz hopes to bring jobs to Spokane, make the state government more fiscally responsible and reform tax laws, according to his campaign’s website. Volz’s statement provided for the Washington state Voters’ Pamphlet says he opposes tax increases and needless regulation.

Murano lists several of her other stances on important issues on her campaign’s website. She plans to push for lower property taxes in an effort to make housing more affordable, make health care more affordable and available, expand background checks for gun buyers and be accountable and transparent to 6th District constituents.

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The race for House Position 2 in Washington state’s 6th Legislative District features two longtime Spokane residents: Democrat Dave Wilson and Republican Jenny Graham. The 6th District includes Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and a small portion of Spokane. The House seat was previously held by Republican Jeff Holy, who is currently running for the state Senate.

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Wilson's Background Wilson, who ran for Congress in 2014 and 2016 as an independent, brings with him experience as the elected commissioner for the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education. He is also the founder and former president of Interface College in Spokane. Wilson said he wants to bring better representation to the 6th District constituents and make the state government more accessible and easier to navigate.

“I believe that our job is to make sure that the economy runs well and society runs well,” Wilson told The Easterner in a phone interview. “My number one job is to make sure [constituents] get the help they need.”

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The vast majority of newspaper editorial boards in Washington endorsed a “no” vote on 1634.

“Proponents of Initiative 1634 say it is to prevent taxes on essential food items, but this is misleading,” The Seattle Times’ editorial board wrote on Oct. 9. “Voters should reject this measure, which is really an industry-funded campaign to prevent cities from enacting taxes on soda.”

The Spokesman-Review, however, endorsed a “yes” vote on the measure. “[The initiative process] is far too often polluted by special-interest money that pays for slick advertising to drive voters based on emotion and professional persuasion rather than reason,” the Spokesman-Review’s editorial board wrote on Oct. 23. “But in this case, Initiative 1634 would actually accomplish a worthwhile goal and bring some order and rationality to the mishmash of conflicting taxes that change depending on which community you live in.”

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Graham's Background Graham has experience as the elected committee officer for Precinct 6312, as a smallbusiness owner, and as an Army Reserve veteran.

She also played a key role in passing a bill in 2014 that extended the statute of limitations to allow child sex abuse victims to report the crime and seek prosecution until the age of 30. According to The Spokesman Review, the previous law required victims in most child sex abuse cases to report while they were still minors. Graham shares Wilson’s sentiment that the 6th District constituents deserve better representation to make their voices heard in the state government.

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This means plenty of ads have been running in the state in both directions. One side says the bill will reduce pollution. The other side says it raise gas and power prices. But what does the bill actually do?

Simply put, 1631 would charge a carbon fee to polluters in the state of Washington. The aim of the bill is to give companies that pollute an incentive to pollute less, and to raise money for anti-pollution projects. This could very well lead to less emissions produced, but could also lead to higher power bills when companies pass on the cost to consumers. So, in a sense, both sides are right.

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On Education Graham also made mention of education and the role it plays in the economy, but according to her campaign’s website, Graham sees small business as “the backbone of our economy.” She is dedicated to fighting for legislation that would retain and create businesses, and with them, more jobs.

Wilson and Graham both spoke about the importance of higher education and the need for more affordable schooling at every level.

“As a state, we need to invest more in higher education so that young people don’t have to come out of school saddled with a mountain of debt,” Wilson said. “The biggest thing [EWU students] should expect is lower tuition. I don’t know if that will happen overnight, but that will be my goal.”

Graham referred to herself as “blue collar” and emphasized the need to bring trades back into the schools. She also expressed her concern about the high costs of higher education.

“I see how [college] benefitted my children,” Graham said. “I also understand from being the parent that has been involved with helping to pay for the high cost of schooling, that I want to see the cost come down for students.”

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Other editorial boards, including the Seattle Times and The Spokesman-Review, oppose the bill.

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The campaign for the bill is funded mainly by environmental groups across the state and individuals. The campaign against is funded mostly by out-of-state oil companies.

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In the Washington state government, the legislative branch is made of two houses, much like the federal government. The state’s 49 districts each elect one person to the Senate, and two people to the House of Representatives. Cheney falls in the 6th District, along with Airway Heights, Medical Lake and parts of western Spokane.

Since 2011, the 6th District’s senator has been Republican Michael Baumgartner.

This year, however, Baumgartner is giving up his spot, setting up a race between two newcomers, Republican Jeff Holy and Democrat Jessa Lewis.

The Easterner spoke with both candidates in phone interviews last week.

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Holy's Background Holy has six years of experience in the lower House. He says now is the right time to attempt a move to the Senate.

“It’s a pretty simplistic decision really,” Holy said. “You’ve got half as many people in the Senate, so basically you double your leverage. The committees are smaller so you have more of an impact.”

Holy says his experience in the House has prepared him for the Senate.

“The Senate is not something you can step into lightly,” Holy said. “You have to understand the system, understand the players and how the system works. I think after six years, I have enough of a hang of how it works to move to the Senate. And unless you’ve been there, you don’t know how critical that experience is.”

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Lewis' Background Lewis, who does not have experience in the House, sees it differently.

“They are two very different chambers,” Lewis said. “They have very different cultures and the Senate is the more independent chamber.”

Lewis, the eastern Washington director of Health Care for All, does have experience working in Olympia advocating for legislation.

“I have advocated and lobbied in Olympia on everything from alternative energy, travel rights, education reform and, most recently, health care reform,” Lewis said.

“So I actually have 10 years of experience working on campaigns and policy.”

Lewis recently advocated for a bill that would include a universal, single-payer trust. She says the bill failed both houses by six votes.

Lewis says her work has led her to become well-known by members of both houses, and that she has the full support of Washington’s Democrats. “[U.S.] Senator [Maria] Cantwell once called me ‘notorious’ because I won’t back down,” Lewis said.

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On Reaching Across the Aisle Holy was a police officer before entering politics. He says his time in law enforcement gave him an image of the criminal justice system that sometimes separates him from other Republicans. He prime-sponsored a bill that eases “Legal Financial Obligations,” a term for fees and costs imposed by courts when someone is convicted of a crime in Washington.

“I am the least likely messenger for that,” Holy said. “It was interesting to people that a retired cop, like I am, would be the person who instead of saying ‘we have to get tougher on crime,’ say, ‘we need to look at these things that are a roadblock against people who have already done their time in prison.’”

Holy says these fees and fines made it difficult for people who want to do the right thing when they get out of jail to get back on their feet. He said he had to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats to get the bill passed.

Lewis says she is also willing and able to reach across the aisle. When working as an advocate, she worked with both Democrats and Republicans to try to get legislation passed.

“It’s important to me to find bipartisan support as much as possible,” Lewis said.

“I’m a former Republican. It was actually being homeless as a single mom that showed me the value of having a social safety net, which is what swayed me. But I still have many of the values that I grew up with. For example, I have a concealed carry permit and my family hunts. I am also a woman of faith.”

She says laws supported by both sides is what the state needs right now.

“There are many things where I think we have this strong common ground,” Lewis said. “I believe that if we are able to find solutions and get a broader buy-in from everybody, instead of this ‘us versus them,’ we’d be better off.”

Lewis also said the issue of affordable education is a personal issue to her.

“I actually had to max out my student loans when going to grad school,” Lewis said. “It put me in a quarter million in student loan debt.”

Lewis says more needs to be done to get students through school, and to attract to the area companies that will provide good jobs and opportunities to students after they graduate.

Lewis also stresses the needs of low income students.

“One of the issues I had as a nontraditional student was access to childcare,” Lewis said. “I know there is a growing homeless population at Eastern. […] So, if there is something we can do for students who are listed as a dependent on the FAFSA, but do not have the support from their parents, if we actually secure them access to housing and food and things they need to be successful students, that is something I care strongly about.”

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Holy says more needs to be done to help people who find themselves in the funding gap.

“My wife and I just put two kids through WSU,” Holy said. “The out-of-pocket cost of that was over $200,000. What we’re doing is adding social stratification to access of higher education. Now if you have no resources, you may end up getting full funding. If you have plenty of resources, you can pay cash and do what you need to do. But if you are in that gap in the middle, which a huge number of students are in the middle class, then you don’t make enough money to afford school, and quite frankly, you don’t get enough financial aid to get you there.”

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- Alana Keliipuleole, Sophomore "It was worth the wait for sure. It’s a major bummer because I wish it could be opened up sooner."

- Owen Robinson, Freshman "I kind of expected it was going to be delayed [...] But honestly, I think it’s going to be worth the wait just knowing how much stuff is going to be in there."

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"I have been waiting for the PUB jobs to open up which is frustrating, but I get it.

It’s construction and happens all the time."

- Madison Hawkins, Freshman "Honestly, it looks really nice from the pictures and the videos I’ve seen. My old CA works there right now, so he gave me a whole inside tour about it. I wish it was open."

- Johnny Le, Sophomore "I want to take advantage of the resources and food that’s in there. I think it was worth the wait.

Even with setbacks I think they did a pretty good job on it."

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EWU Gallery of Art opens Faculty Art Exhibition ERIK ROTNESS A&F Editor The EWU Gallery of Art is opening its 2018 Faculty Art Exhibition on Nov. 8 through Dec. 4.

The new exhibit will feature work by EWU Art and Design Faculty members.

An opening reception will be held on Nov. 7 at noon in the EWU Gallery of Art. Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The gallery opens new exhibitions quarterly.

After the Faculty Art Exhibition will be the Roger Ralston exhibit, opening on March 14. through April 25, 2019.

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“Augmented Landscape (Greenland)” by Joshua Hobson. The art piece will be on display at the Faculty Art Exhibition Nov. 8 through Dec. 4.

Halloween hauntings in Art Building This article was original published by The Easterner on Nov. 7, 1974

Hauntings - Strange Happenings By way of definitions: "Hauntings" may be read as "strange happenings;" "AB" is not a refuge from Londonderry, but our catalog symbol for "Art Building;" "Halls" you may define as you wish.

For a new building on campus, the Art Building in the School of Fine Arts Complex should not be subjected to hauntings. It is less than four years old and fortified on all cardinal points of the compass by four bastions of academic power. But haunted it seems to be.

Elevator Happening Take the elevator incident, the first of five happenings of last year. The elevator came upon call of the pushed button. The door opened only to reveal NO opening. A solid wall of concrete blocks greeted the visitor and without a cask of Amontillado.

Out-House Appears Or, take incident number two. Overnight, an out-house-ish structure appeared in the vestibule of the building. It also had a door which could be opened to reveal - believe it or not - a giant fish dressed in blue jeans swinging on a swing.

Balloon Attacks Still not convinced? The next morning, Professor of Painting, Tom Askman opened his office door to find the orifice and the entire space occupied completely by a huge balloon.

Up to this point, all incidents carried a kind of innocence. But the very next day, another balloon was found occupying most of the space in the gallery. When discovered by the recently departed chairman of the Art Department, Dr. Radford Thomas, the balloon knocked him to the ground and tried to roll over him. Only the quick actions of art major, Judy McKeehan, saved him from a mushy end.

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EWU’s manager of Nutrition and Sustainability Dining Services Natalie Stine said she wanted students this year to understand the importance of creating a sustainable food system and helping with hunger and food insecurity.

For the past three years, EWU’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with EWU Dining Services and the Office of Community Engagement to celebrate National Food Day, a national campaign on Oct. 24 organized by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The Food Day campaign was launched in 2011 to encourage Americans to “eat real and support healthy, affordable food growth in a sustainable, humane way,” according to the CSPI’s campaign launch article.

Instead of the usual single-day celebration, events for National Food Day spanned from Oct. 22-24 with events to entertain, educate and assist students.

The activities this year included a pumpkin carving and compost how-to on Oct. 22, an informational event on the impact of plastic straws and a campus cleanup event on Oct. 23, and a food fair and panel discussion on Oct. 24.

On National Food Day, students passed through the library with bags of apples in hand from the pop-up food pantry hosted by the Office of Community Engagement, stopping at informational tables on food and sustainability. Some students stopped for the free apple cider, others to complete assignments for environmental science classes.

“We came here to figure out different food stuff around school and learn about different opportunities and resources we have here around school,” EWU freshman Makenna Nance said. “So far I’ve learned about compost and what composting does for our community at Eastern.”

Spokane County’s Master Composter and Recycler Program tabled at the Real Food Fair, an informational National Food Day event held in JFK Library, and taught students about the different composting methods available to them. Worm composting and a pre-composting method called Bokashi were featured.

EWU’s Environmental Sustainability Club tabled at the event with a mix and match game to teach students about sustainability issues like environmental degradation, climate change and hunger.

“Currently we’re focusing on education but we’re trying to get into initiatives, so activism and volunteering on campus,” club vice president and EWU senior Marisa Elsinghorst said.

National Food Day ended with a panel discussion on “The Good Food Revolution” written by Will Allen. The panel encouraged students to think locally about their food purchases, globally about its effects, and to learn more about the workers and production processes of the foods they purchase.

“I’ve seen a lot of students engaging in conversation,” Stine said. “I think half of the battle is just awareness and knowing, because you can’t really do anything if you don’t know what to do or what the right thing to do is. I think just the education piece is going to ignite some change.”• EWU junior Maria Rivera enjoys free fruit and vegetables at the Real Food Fair in JFK Library. The fair had free food and hot apple cider for students to enjoy while learning about sustainability. | Erik Rotness for The Easterner

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Shaping Germany Campus Week begins EWU celebrates 25 years of German exchange program in honor of new initiative SAM JACKSON Reporter EWU prepares to embrace Germany beyond brats, beers and lederhosen by celebrating its 25th anniversary of the EWUUniversity of Passau exchange program and introducing Shaping Germany Campus Week.

This event will take place from Nov. 5 - 9.

EWU has a study abroad exchange program in conjunction with the University of Passau in Passau, Germany. Shaping Germany Campus Week is brought to campus in honor of The Year of German-American Friendship initiative sponsored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany and EWU’s College of Art, Letters and Education.

Students who participate in the academic exchange program between EWU and the University of Passau spend a year attending college abroad. The students from these universities do this through a home-tuition agreement. European students receive a tuition waiver at EWU and American students receive a housing stipend at the University of Passau to make it more affordable and attractive for students from both schools.

German historian Ann Le Bar came to work for the EWU history department in 1993. She quickly became the EWU-Passau exchange program coordinator up until 2002. Le Bar describes the program as one of the “most demanding programs” because many study abroad programs aren’t as extensive as this one.

EWU senior—studying economics and minoring in German—Sean Hamilton completed the year-long program in Passau last year.

“Just in general, studying abroad is one hundred percent worth it,” Hamilton said.

“Especially in America it’s not normal. People don’t think about it. A lot of people were like ‘Well why are you going to Germany?’ [...] and it’s more of a question of why not? There’s so many things that you can learn over there

about the world and yourself.”

German senior lecturer and current EWUPassau exchange program coordinator at EWU Jody Stewart-Strobelt took over for Le Bar in 2002. Upon becoming the program coordinator, Stewart-Strobelt added a fourweek program in the summer for EWU students at Passau.

Stewart-Strobelt started the summer program because “not all students can take a whole year and study abroad.”

“I took the first group over in the summer of 2016 and so far we’ve taken three groups over in the summer,” Stewart-Strobelt said.

“I’ve had 27 students altogether who have participated in the summer program.”

Unlike the year-long program, where

Germany is funding a “comprehensive and collaborative initiative,” according to the Wunderbar Together website.

The initiative, called “Deutschlandjahr USA” or The Year of German-American Friendship uses the slogan, “Wunderbar Together” which means Wonderful Together.

According to Stewart-Strobelt, EWU received a message from the German Embassy to apply for the funding and contribute through Shaping Germany Campus Week.

The German Embassy sent StewartStrobelt a suggestion of topics to choose from and incorporate into Shaping Germany Campus Week. Stewart-Strobelt, along with EWU professor of philosophy Kevin Decker, decided to focus on integrating immigrants.

“Just in general, studying abroad is 100 percent worth it.”

- SEAN HAMILTON EWU senior students take various classes involving their majors on top of learning German in Passau, the four-week program focuses on learning the German language.

Michael Smith, an EWU senior majoring in international studies and minoring in German recalls the four-week program as “definitely a big confidence booster.”

Smith experienced this firsthand by practicing the language during day-to-day activities, including succesfully giving an Austrian Uber driver directions to the train station while there.

“There’s no way to learn a language like immersion,” Smith said. “Especially being in the culture, being in the country, being around and hearing German everyday and everywhere, that really encourages you to learn and it also makes you more interested in the language.”

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They chose this initiative because StrobeltStewart says it’s “something that occupies the mind of our country right now and that Germany has been on the world stage with all the immigrants it’s taken in.”

“I thought it would be really nice for us to look at Germany in a deeper way, because it’s not just interesting for language, but it should be interesting to international affair students, it should be interesting to people who care about diversity,” Stewart-Strobelt said. “So, I applied and we were lucky enough to get the funding.”

Shaping Germany Campus Week will host different activities through the week including an exhibit in the library called, “Immigrant Voices,” with immigrant stories and informative posters about German society regarding the influx of immigrants.

On Monday, Nov. 5 the exhibit will be introduced by an opening ceremony at 1:30

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p.m. Professor Karsten Fitz, the counterpart of the exchange program, will talk on Nov. 5 in Tawanka 215 from 3-5 p.m.

On Nov. 6 students will speak about their experiences in the exchange program from 1-2 p.m. in Patterson 140. Later that day will be a film screening, related to Germany and immigration, as all the films that week will be, in Patterson 126 from 2-5 p.m.

On Nov. 7 German Embassy Rep. Claudia Schneider will speak from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Patterson 128. On that same day at 3-5 p.m. in Tawanka 215 will be a panel discussion regarding Germany and immigration.

A Kaffeeklastch—a social gathering that consists of conversation, German food and music—will be hosted by the German Club on Nov. 8 from noon-1 p.m. in Hargreaves 103. A film screening will be that day from 2-5 p.m. in Patterson 126.

Another Kaffeeklastch will on Nov. 9 from noon-1 p.m. in Hargreaves 103. That day a film screening will be in Patterson 126 from 1-4 p.m.

Stewart-Strobelt says the EWU-Passau 25th anniversary celebration fits into Shaping Germany Campus Week because it is “Wunderbar Together (Wonderful Together) and we’re showing our own microcosm of how we (United States and Germany) work together” even though the event is outside of what the German Embassy is sponsoring for German Campus Week.

For more information on Shaping Germany Campus Week, visit www.ewu. edu/shapinggermany or contact Stewart Strobet by email at jstewartstro@ewu. edu. For information on the EWU-Passau exchange program contact Stewart-Strobelt or Ann Le Bar at alebar@ewu.edu. To find out more about The German-American Year of Friendship refer to the Wunderbar Together website. • EWU students pose on a four-week program in Passau Germany. The program began in 2016 with a focus on learning the German language.(left to right) Patricia Nemetz Mills, Mackenzie Hilzendeger, Amanda Reich, Krystal Hannahs, Janeé Combs, Nick Strobelt, Michael Smith, Jeff Eickstadt, Kyle Reich.|Courtesy of Jody Stewart-Strobelt

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Salish school of Spokane sign guides students to the building in the Shadle Park area of Spokane. The Native American Student Association collected supplies for the school in 2016.

Native American Student Association raises support

E WU Students collect art supplies for Salish School of Spokane's K-12 program SHANDRA HAGGERTY Reporter

In an effort to keep its native language alive, the Native American Student Association is collecting art supplies for the students of the Salish School of Spokane.

The Native American Student Association is an organization under the American Indian Studies Program at EWU. The Native American and nonNative students in the club alike pride themselves on their commitment to supporting the local Native American community.

Rebecca Standiford, NASA’s public

relations officer emphasized just how important the school is to the community.

“The Salish School provides an environment for a lot of students that don't fit in elsewhere,” Standiford said.

“They’re bringing back something that could within our generation be extinct and it’s starting with our kids.”

In 2016, NASA collected school supplies for the Salish School of Spokane. This year, the K-12 school is in need of art supplies for its students.

In order to provide support for the nonprofit organization, NASA is collecting art supply donations at Longhouse, EWU’s American Indian Education Center building.

Not only does the Salish School

of Spokane teach its students the importance of the Salish language, but it also offers free classes to the community.

“The language revitalization program they run is so important,” Standiford said.

“That's our language. That's our culture.”

Being a nonprofit organization, the Salish School of Spokane relies upon community partnerships and contributions like this one.

At EWU, NASA aims to encourage Native American students to be involved in their education in order to be prepared for their future careers.

According to its EWU web page, NASA provides an environment for students who are passionate about the Native American community to socialize and

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“Anything you can donate is super helpful,” NASA president Alexandria Tallis said. “It’s just a really great cause.”

With the delivery of supplies on Nov. 26, NASA is accepting donations until Nov. 20. Everything art-related, from brushes to bowls, is greatly appreciated.• “By supporting the Salish School we can bring back an entire culture,” Standiford said. “And what is more valuable than that?”•

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Jenny Chaves saves EWU's season Senior forward secures Eagles' playoff birth with back-to-back match winning goals

Senior Jenny Chavez smiles after winning the BSC tournament last year. She scored one goal in last year's tournament.

When the EWU soccer team enters the Big Sky Conference championship tournament on Wednesday, it will do so on a three-game win streak, the team’s only win streak of the season.

Senior forward Jenny Chavez is a big reason the Eagles finished strong. She scored the game-winning goals in EWU’s final two games of the season, putting the team three points ahead of Portland State in the standings.

Chavez entered the season as EWU’s highest scoring returning player from 2017. Last season, she had a career-high

“The credit goes to my teammates, their effort and them believing that we can still win this.”

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eight goals—good for No. 2 on the team behind EWU’s all-time leading scorer Chloe Williams. Chavez was the second leading scorer behind Williams in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons.

This season, with Williams graduated, Chavez struggled to produce offense early on. Through the first 15 games of the season, she notched just two goals.

She ended the season by scoring in EWU’s final three games, including game winners at Northern Arizona and Southern Utah to clinch a postseason spot. She now leads the Eagles with five goals.

The finish earned Chavez the BSC offensive player of the week award for the conference’s final week of regular season play. She, however, is quick to deflect any credit for her strong play.

“I would definitely say the credit goes to my teammates,” Chavez said. “Their effort and them believing that we can still win this.”

EWU coach Chad Bodnar said her play doesn’t surprise him.

“Jenny is Jenny,” Bodnar said. “She was banged up to start the season. She had to get shots and do things to try to keep her back healthy. Her back is feeling better now. What Jenny’s done reflects the whole team. We stumbled early trying to get everyone healthy, and now we’re getting to where everyone is healthy. She’s always going to be good in the air, everyone in the conference knows that.”

Chavez has 22 career goals for the Eagles. She came to EWU in 2015, Bodnar’s second season. In many ways, 2015 was the turnaround season for the team. In 2013, EWU finished 3-15. Bodnar was hired the next season and the team improved to 8-9, before improving to 12-4-3 in 2015.

As a freshman, Chavez finished with four goals.

In 2016, EWU won its first of back-to-back BSC championships. The Eagles finished the regular season in fifth place, but swept the tournament to win the title. Chavez added five goals to help the Eagles.

Last year the Eagles won both the tournament and the regular season championships. Chavez had a big goal in EWU’s 2-1 victory over Portland State in the semifinal round of the tournament.

Now, Chavez enters her final weekend of play as an Eagle.

“It went by fast,” Chavez said. “You blink and you’re a senior.”

EWU will open tournament play against Northern Colorado on Oct. 31 at 11 a.m.

EWU beat UNC in the championship game last year. This year, the Eagles fell to UNC 3-1 on Sept. 30.

“We’re a different team now than when we played [UNC] a couple of weeks ago,” Bodnar said.

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Fans look on as the Eagles take on WSU on Oct. 26. Average hockey attendance is up 199 people from last year's average of 478.

Hockey stuffs seats at the URC DREW LAWSON Reporter

The EWU hockey team is off to a 10-1 start in its first season as a member of the PAC-8 Conference, with the URC averaging attendance of 677 people through six games.

“The fans are awesome,” senior defenseman Jason Shuck said after EWU defeated Washington State University on Oct. 26 in front of a crowd of 650 people. “[They] definitely build energy on the bench, and when the crowd gets loud it definitely helps us take it to another level.”

The hockey games are currently second in attendance for all EWU sports in 2018-2019, with only football bringing in more fans.

The URC was jammed full in a seasonopening victory over the Idaho Vandals on Sept. 21, and fans arriving late were forced to watch while standing over the balcony that connects the ice rink to The Roost. That game brought in a record 918 fans. The URC seats 800 people, with room for an additional 200 viewers in standing room only.

“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting that many fans out here this year,” sophomore forward Bobby LaRue said. “When we come to the games on Friday and Saturday nights it’s usually a packed crowd, so it’s really cool to see that many people turn out for a club sport.”

The game against WSU was the highest paid attendance recorded in team history, according to EWU Club Sports Coordinator Travis Allen, with 241 tickets sold to the general public. In the same game, 362 students and roughly 50 workers added to that total, bringing the attendance of the game to around 650 people. Students get into the games for

free, and therefore don’t count toward the total ticket sales.

This year, the average attendance is 677 total fans and 269 students per game. This is a large increase from 2017-2018, which averaged 478 total and 183 students per game.

“We appreciate all the fans whether they’re paying or not,” EWU head coach Pat Hanlon said. “It brings a lot of energy into the building, and it’s good to look up there and it’s like, ‘there’s people actually watching what we’re doing.’ They’re starting to get a little more educated, they’re cheering for the right stuff. [...]

We certainly appreciate them coming and standing behind us.”

Students cheers can even be heard on mundane plays, and especially so when the Eagles score, or smack an opponent into the boards.

“It’s usually pretty packed out here, [and] a very lively atmosphere,” freshman Justin Plett, a spectator at the WSU game said. “I [enjoy] when they get really physical and they start basically fighting for the win, doing whatever it takes, even bashing people into the walls.”

Freshman Ashlyn McCoy said she enjoys the atmosphere of hockey games more than any other EWU sport, including football because they feel more hyped and have fights.

Freshman Cassidy Kennedy said that she doesn’t know anything about hockey, but likes to come watch and learn about the sport.

For sophomore Grant Mallery, hockey games have provided an opportunity to have a shared experience with his family and learn about the sport together.

“Hockey’s pretty cool,” Mallery said. “I like watching people slam into each other, and

Eastern winning, that’s always great. It’s a nice time to hang out with my family, it’s kind of something we’re going to start doing is we’re going to come out for the games and hang out. It's always fun watching [the

teams] wallop the crap out of each other.’”

The Eagles return to home ice on Nov. 8 and 9 against Montana Tech at 7 p.m.

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Senior Violet Kapri Morrow goes in for a layup against Sac State last season. Morrow was third team All-Big Sky last season.

The EWU women’s basketball team is preparing to tip off the 2018-2019 season, and the Eagles are looking to exceed the expectations placed on them in the Big Sky Conference preseason polls. The Media Poll projects EWU to finish fifth, while the Coaches’ Poll has the Eagles landing in seventh.

Last season EWU finished third in the BSC (12-6, 17-14), but lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Portland State University. This year, it has set smaller goals that it hopes will result in winning the Big Sky tournament.

“We have [to] take it one game at a time,” senior forward Alissa Sealby said, “and not get blurred by the end goal of winning the Big Sky, because we can’t get there without each individual game before that.”

This season will be the 18th under head coach Wendy Schuller, who is seeking daily improvement from her team.

“We have to trust the process that we’re part of right now,” Schuller said. “It’s a long nonconference schedule in front of us, and once the nonconference is done we’ll have a better gauge in terms of what we feel like we can do in the Big Sky.” EWU’s all-time leading scorer and first-team All-Big Sky selection Delaney

Hodgins graduated in the spring.

Schuller said that it will take a teamwide effort to make up the ground lost with Hodgins’ departure.

“You’re always going to have kids that graduate that are great scorers,” Schuller said. “You hope that the culture and the system you have in place has helped develop the younger players so that they can assume those roles as scorers. I don’t think we’re relying on any one person to pick up all of what Delaney was able to do last year. Everybody has to do just a little bit more, and I think we have some outstanding young freshmen that will also come in and contribute.”

The three starters from last season returning to EWU are senior guard Violet Kapri Morrow, junior forward Uriah Howard and sophomore guard Brittany Klaman. Morrow was recognized last season as third-team All-Big Sky and needs just 200 more points to become the 18th Eagle to reach 1,000 in her career.

The four other players returning from the 2017-2018 season are Sealby, senior center Amira Chandler, senior guard Baylee Rexing and sophomore center Cailyn Francis. The Eagles will also welcome eight freshman newcomers to their squad. The new faces include guards Tatiana Reese, Jessica McDowell-White, Tessa Burke, Trinity Golder and Grace Kirscher, forward

Milly Knowles and center Bella Cravens.

Center Leya DePriest is eligible to play immediately after transferring from the University of Denver.

EWU will host Simon Fraser in an exhibition game on Nov. 4 before opening the regular season against Gonzaga University on Nov. 11. Schuller said that the fans will be a critical part of the Eagles' success.

“It’s gotta start with the Eastern fans buying the tickets instead of the Zag fans,” Schuller said. “Hopefully we can have a lot of Eastern red instead of Gonzaga blue and red in those stands on our home floor. It is a home game and needs to be treated like one by not just us, but by our fans.”

After opening against Gonzaga, the Eagles will play eight more nonconference games with five on the road, including bouts with Oregon State and UC Riverside at the Maui Classic on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, and three other home nonconference games including Eastern Oregon on Nov. 14, Utah on Nov. 21 and Fresno State on Dec. 2.

BSC play opens on Dec. 29 at Weber State, and the first home game will be Jan. 7 against the University of Northern Colorado. All home games are free to students with EWU ID. Tickets for the general public are available for purchase at goeags.com.•

Jacob Wiley and Bogdan Bliznyuk led the Eagles on the way to their own Big Sky MVPs in 2016 and 2017. Now the Eagles enter this season with depth, youth and a question mark around who will lead them in scoring.

Head coach Shantay Legans begins his second season at the helm after securing a 20-15 record in his first season. EWU was picked fourth in the Big Sky by the media and coaches, with rival Montana—the consensus favorite at the top.

“I think we could have a different guy every night,” Legans said about who will lead the Eagles in scoring. “We have a talented bunch of guards, young guys and old. It's exciting to see who is going to step up and be that guy.”

Legans said that sophomore Jacob Davison is coming in as probably the Eagles’ best scorer, but that they have multiple guys like that. Davison averaged 7.1 points per game in his freshman year, shooting 48 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three.

The Eagles return three seniors, guards Ty Gibson and Cody Benzel, and forward Jesse Hunt. This year EWU will be guard-heavy and play undersized, with only three true forwards in rotation. At 6’7”, Hunt will lead the way, with 6’9” redshirt freshman Tanner Groves and 6’6” true freshman Jordan Veening mixing in.

Swing-man, 6’7” redshirt freshman Kim Aiken Jr. will also get time in the front court.

EWU’s depth comes with its guards, who will be spacing the floor and looking for open threes. Benzel and Gibson are prolific shooters and both are in the top-15 in EWU history for made three-pointers. Luka

“I think we could have a different guy [lead in points] every night.”

- SHANTAY LEGANS Men's head coach

Vulikic also returns from lingering injury problems that plagued him last season.

Vulikic averaged 7.1 points and 3.6 assists in the eight games he played last season.

“Obviously we didn’t achieve our goals the last two years,” Vulikic said. “I think this group can do it, I think we can go all the way and be the number one team in the conference.”

The Eagles nonconference schedule will be a test. They start the season in New York against ACC powerhouse Syracuse, and then take on Oregon who is predicted to win the PAC-12. Other nonconference opposition includes Washington, Stanford and South Dakota State.

“Since you were a kid you wanted to play against those top teams,” Vulikic said. “You want to see yourself against the highest level of competition.”

There will be 10 home BSC games for the Eagles this year compared to eight last year.

EWU will step onto Reese Court for the first time on Nov. 16 against Green Bay, and then play either UMKC or Morehead State the following day as part of the subregional 2K Classic. The Eagles won’t return to play another home game until Dec. 18, when SDSU comes to Cheney to conclude the nonconference schedule.•

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Sophomore Eric Barriere takes a snap against Idaho last Saturday. Barriere ended with a career-high 326 yards passing against the Vandals.

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Barriere bears the driver's seat With Gage Gubrud's Eagle career cut short, Eric Barriere will steer the EWU offense “There was the huge announcement [on Thursday] and that’s when I found out I was the guy,” Barriere said about becoming the starting quarterback for the rest of the season. “I was happy inside, I gave my mom a call and she was happy for me.”

Barriere’s career-high 326 yards passing against the Vandals, was the most by an EWU quarterback in BSC play this year.

“It might give us more of a ceiling,” head coach Aaron Best said about the team's potential with Barriere stepping into the starting role. “Because Barriere is untapped, just like any guy you haven’t seen.”

This week the No.5 Eagles (4-1, 6-2) travel to Greeley, Colorado to play the University of Northern Colorado (2-

4, 2-7). EWU has won all nine meetings between the two teams in Big Sky play.

The Bears enter the game on a two game win streak—their only wins of the season.

Last week they beat Southern Utah 42-39, a team the Eagles beat 55-17 on Oct. 6.

The EWU defense has been the team's key to success thus far in the season. In the last five BSC contests, the Eagles haven’t allowed more than 17 points and held Weber and Idaho to 14 points the last two games.

This year the Eagles have outscored opponents by 139 points, a combined score of 316-177. At this point last season EWU had a negative-13 point differential, a combined score of 279-292.

EWU sits tied with Weber for second

place in the BSC with three games remaining. The Eagles’ final home game is senior day on Nov. 10 against current BSC leader UC Davis, in what may essentially be a conference championship game. The Eagles then

“So much talent. You watch that guy play and the speed that he plays with is really impressive.”

- GAGE GUBRUD Senior quarterback on Eric Barriere

travel to play Portland State on a Friday to end the season.

This week’s kickoff against UNC is set for 11:05 a.m. and will be broadcast on watchbigsky.com. @Easternersports will also be providing live updates on Twitter.•

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Sophomore Eric Barriere throws a pass agianst Idaho last Saturday. Barriere scored four total touchdowns agianst the Vandals.

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