The Easterner: Volume 102, Issue 22

Volume 102, Issue 22

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April 10, 2019

THE INDEPENDENT, STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER OF

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

3 News | 7 Arts | 8 Features | 12 Spokane | 13 Sports

Before the ballot Get to know each of your candidates ahead of the 2019 ASEWU elections. The general elections will take place between April 23-25.

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Spring into action with a new mindset

$ $ $ Analyzing the sports budget and spending

Psi Chi is hosting a Mental Health Awareness Fair to address the importance of mental health to the EWU community. Psi Chi's hope is to "destigmatize the issue and increase help seeking."

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With the athletic department facing a $5.9 million cumulative deficit and Roos Field renovations on the horizon, The Easterner takes an in-depth look at the athletic department's football playoff expenses and overall budget.

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Elections matter: vote EDITORIAL BOARD The Easterner

people take five minutes out of their day to actually fill out a ballot.

"It’s important for students to vote in ASEWU elections, and regular elections, because it’s the only way to have a say in who, and with what priorities things will be run,” said Madyson Rigg, ASEWU public relations specialist. “For example, you get to choose who will be heading important committees like Service and Activity Fee or PUB board.”

There are also several races with multiple people running. The top two vote getters for each position will advance to the general election. This doesn’t mean

The ASEWU primary elections are this week (April 9-11). Candidates are hoping to make the final ballot for paid leadership roles on campus. The general elections will be later in the quarter. Historically, voter turnout has been low for ASEWU elections. Last year, improvement was seen in the general election numbers. This progress needs to continue.

ASEWU has aimed to increase voter turnout for years. For one, measures and amendments to the student constitution can’t be approved if voter turnout isn’t at least 10% of eligible voters. Last year, ASEWU had a special election for three measures. 10,566 students were eligible to vote, but only 304 students, or 2.88%, voted.

ASEWU not being able to make changes to the rules can negatively affect all students. One of the proposed changes was to allow clubs and organizations to hold raffles for fundraising purposes.

Countless other changes, no matter how beneficial they may be to students, will automatically fail if not enough students vote.

Last year, this story did have a happy ending. While only 6% of students voted in the primaries, the 10% threshold was reached for the general elections when 1,030 students came out to vote, allowing changes to be made to the constitution for the first time in years.

“Getting the 10% is something we’ve been trying to do over and over again,” said then-ASEWU Director of Elections Justin McBride at the time. “Being able to reach it was a really big deal for us.”

Eagles, let’s keep up the momentum.

There are three constitutional changes on the ballot this year. Whether or not Register today by visiting: umt.edu/summer they pass should depend on how much support they have, not on how many

much for the candidates in the races with only two people running. But for the six races with three or more candidates, the primaries are a big deal.

While there is no 10% turnout requirement for these races, low turnout has negative effects here as well. Friends of each candidate will vote. If no one else does, the winner of each race will be determined by whoever has the most friends.

Is this how we want to choose who represents us in important issues? If not, the solution is simple: VOTE, and tell others to do the same. •

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We provide a voice and a learning environment for students to engage, connect and make informed decisions.

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Corrections:

1. In Issue 21's article titled "Music bands sports to school spirit," The Easterner incorrectly stated the photographer of a photo. The staff member who took the photo was Bailey Monteith.

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Amber Alert canceled

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Police canceled the Amber Alert after Cheney Zip's employees recognized the suspect's car and alerted authorities

Zip's restaurant located on 1st Street in Cheney. Employees noticed a woman acting suspiciously with her daughter in the restaurant and called police after matching her license plate to the one in the Amber Alert they received.

MARCO VARGAS Reporter A mother is in custody and a child is safe thanks to the swift actions taken by employees at the First Street Zip’s restaurant in Cheney.

The Nampa Police Department in Idaho issued an Amber Alert on March 20 for a possibly endangered 10-year-old child, who was last seen with her mother, Brooke A. Helmandollar, 41, at a Nampa, Idaho hotel.

According to police records, the child was believed to be in danger after Helmandollar behaved threateningly toward her daughter during a possible trip to the Portland area in Oregon. The suspect and the victim were believed to be in a silver 2018 Nissan Sentra.

The records say that Helmandollar threatened to inject bleach into herself and her daughter to rid their bodies of

parasites. Police performed a search of her Nampa hotel room and found colon cleanses, charcoal and bleach, which combined with her statements about cleansing her daughter of parasites, prompted the Amber Alert.

Helmandollar may be dealing with mental health issues, the records indicated.

According to the records, Alex Newhun, a worker at the Zip’s restaurant in Cheney, spotted the described vehicle in the parking lot, and his co-worker, Ashley Shaner, immediately called the police.

Before knowing that the vehicle was in the parking lot, Newhun said that the suspect was acting suspiciously.

“She was talking to the employees about running away from a situation in Idaho,” Newhun said. “She just looked very nervous the whole time. We figured that there was

something going on and thought that it would be a good idea to alert the authorities.”

Shaner said that she received the Amber Alert on her phone before Helmandollar and her daughter entered the restaurant.

“The lady and the daughter were in (Zip’s) and she was really odd,” Shaner said. “I relooked at my phone and that’s when I put

things together. I went out to check to see if a vehicle matched, and Alex had already matched it.”

According to records, police later tracked down the mother and daughter after they left Zip’s. They caught them down the road and took Helmandollar into custody. Police said that the child is safe. •

“Helmandollar threatened to inject bleach into herself and her daughter to rid their bodies of parasites.”

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Westside Church of Christ A Place for New Beginnings 13520 W 6th Ave Airway Heights Sunday Bible Class - 9:30 am Worship Service - 10:30 am College Age Class

Contacts: Jonathan Carpenter Youth Minister (EWU Grad) jonathan.carpenter93@gmail.com

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Patrick Newbill Minister

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Meet your 2019-2020 The statements below were obtained from the ASEWU office by The Easterner. Most of these statements were edited for length. To view each candidate's full statement, visit ASEWU's Facebook or Twitter pages.

President Reilly Responte - "'Say the things they won't say, do the things they won't do,' is a life motto of mine. I truly believe in advocating for those without a voice and implementing a quality lifestyle throughout my community as a whole. The role of President of ASEWU creates the opportunity to directly advocate for all students who attend Eastern and I wish to use this platform to better the lives of everyone who sets foot on this campus.

Creating a campus culture that reflects a home rather than simply a place of academics is something I wish to implement throughout our campus."

Key Baker - "I am running for presidency to battle student food insecurity, increase cultural competency on campus, and build cohesiveness between ASEWU and the student body, thus fostering a more positive and welcoming educational experience.

Food insecurity is “a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.�

Food insecure students are likely to have low GPAs, drop out of courses, and have failing grades. My goal is to reach out to all students, especially those food insecure, in order to find out what is missing from their educational experience."

Alaa Almohammed -

"I like to work with commitment and respect from management to employees, I look for a professional management that allows professional leadership of the organization as it provides the opportunity and ambition for ambitious employees,I chose the job because it suits my experiences and skills and meet my needs.

For a better job opportunity, a comfortable atmosphere and an appropriate working environment. and I like to help the people. I have chosen this job because it is an attempt to acquire new skills and experiences and also to benefit from my previous experience in this field and work on its weight in the future."

Executive Vice President Connor Attridge - "I am running for Vice President of the student body because I believe in making the student experience as important and memorable as possible these years should be the best of our lives and student leadership should help enhance that. ...

Another thing I believe is that it is paramount to continue to make EWU one of, if not the most the most diverse and inclusive universities in the state."

Finance Vice President Arturo Diaz -

"If elected it would be my upmost responsibility to ensure student dollars are being used to benefit the wide range of students on campus. My time on ASEWU has given me the skillset necessary to advocate for student needs. ... I want to change the culture of spending that currently exists within the Council, by finding creative ways to utilize student dollars."

Janelle Catone -

"If elected into office, I would dedicate myself to this position and fulfill the duties in a timely manner. My motivation to run for this position includes motivating students to have a voice and to be educated regarding the fees they pay for."

Athletic Affairs and University Advancement

Cole Harrison - "As a member of Eastern Washington University's Track and Field team and honors program I have the necessary tools to get great things done here at Eastern. ... Additionally, while having close relationships with members of the athletics department, I will be able to thoroughly represent my fellow students and bring forth beneficial advancements in both EWU Athletics as well as campus wide. Thank you, and Go Eags!"

Legislative Affairs

Mikayla Beeler -

"I want to be an advocate for students of EWU, and a bridge between those students and the legislative forces in Olympia. I have been involved in leadership roles in the past, and as a Political Science major I can bring expertise on how government/student government should be run."

Gloria Bravo - "I am looking forward to taking any questions, concerns and issues students may have regarding policies set forth by EWU; and to allow new discussions (and possible voting) to take place at ASEWU meetings. I want to ensure that policies are more than equal, that they are equitable for students of all backgrounds."

Academic Affairs

Rachel Boruff -

"I am from Ephrata Washington and a junior this year at EWU. I am excited to run for the position of ASEWU Academic Affairs and the opportunity to represent the students at Eastern! I have been in many clubs as well as the president for both FBLA and Phi Theta Kappa at Big Bend Community College. I know I can use my experience and passion for education to help make a difference at EWU."

Lauren Wells -

"If Elected as Academic Affairs, I hope to serve as a resource for students, and promote community through our students’ classes and programs. ... There are so many beneficial programs that Eastern has to offer, I want to make sure that students are aware and have access to the things they need to succeed during their time here at eastern."

Ocie Tarvers - "Inspire others academic goals, careers, and aspirations in order to assist ones academic success."

Student Activities Zack Bowman - "I want to run for student activities because I realize the importance of getting involved on campus and how it can benefit students in so many different aspects. By acting as the liaison for all clubs and organizations, I feel that I have the necessary abilities to communicate effectively with university faculty and create a pathway for students to feel their voices matter on campus. If elected, I would love to inform the students about the updated club points system which we have been working on this past year."

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ASEWU candidates Diversity Outreach

Hamine Mendez - "I currently work for Eagle Entertainment, and shared an office with ASEWU all for all of fall quarter. ... My Mother was an ESL teacher, and I grew up around international students. They gave me new perceptions on life. I want to give back, and help smaller communities. ... I want Cheney to be inclusive to everyone, and I am willing to put forth my best effort to make it happen."

Petal Michaud -

"The Diversity Officer position requires somebody with a nononsense approach who can speak for the needs of others and give them a platform to speak for themselves. I am prepared to advocate for all minority groups and to collaborate with leaders of EWU to integrate diversity into our institution."

Beatrix Arevalo -

"As a woman and a person of color, growing up overseas experiencing various cultures in a much diverse community, I want to be able to stand as a representative to those are left out, those who are unheard, and those who feel like they don’t belong. Because I, too, have felt the same and coming from a widely diverse family and community, I feel like I can help unify our school through celebrating each individuals differences."

Graduate Affairs Maria Petsch -

"EWU Graduate Studies Program is here to unite many students to maximum learning ability, and I would like to be an ambassador and example to inspire students to pursue their dream with confidence of the higher education we offer.

To conclude, I will be an individual that communicates, relates, and strategizes in the position of Graduate Affairs."

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Student Health and Safety Services

Tanner Walt -

"As an academic community advisor, I have witnessed multiple students be unsuccessful because of their lack of knowledge of resources on campus.

During my time as a community advisor, I gained connection on campus that have allowed my residence and I to succeed. I am running for the ASEWU Student Health and Safety position because I believe that I can use my connections to bring these resources to the greater student body."

Antonio Ancensio Pigmon - "My goal for this position is to use the knowledge I've gained through my past Internships to improve the relationship between the EWU Police department and the students of the University. I've currently been a part of public meetings regarding to the future on what to do with Initiative 940. In regards to health, I would like to help health services table at least once every 2 weeks."

Madison Oliver - "I am hoping to promote an atmosphere of equality, diversity, and inclusion on our campus as well as making our student's health and safety my utmost priority on the council. My main goals in this position are to work on de-stigmatizing mental health, being a welcoming and trustworthy member that students can feel free to come to and share ideas or concerns, all well maintaining a high level of communication between the student body and the health, wellness, and prevention services as well as the EWU police."

Sarah Stewart -

"Knowing I grew up with poor health physically, I realized that I needed to fix that to become a law enforcement officer and currently am in the process of success by utilizing a trainer in the process. I feel I can contribute drastically to the safety of the community and put forth my full effort to ensure everyone is taken care of."

Kiley Johnson -

"The graduate affairs position needs a person who is concerned about the needs of others and helping to meet these needs. Eastern is a great place to attend graduate school. However, I want to ensure that this is the best possible experience for all grad students. ... I want to advocate for my fellow grad students so we can leave Eastern with fond memories. This position is important to me because I want to ensure that students at River point campus feel connect Eastern."

Student Services Lynda Walker -

"If elected, I would want to work closely with departments and resources around me to help the Eastern Community succeed. Through my experience with Gamma Phi Beta, I was made aware of the resources available to me on campus.

I want to be the liaison between those resources and the student body. I plan to be emphatic, accessible and approachable to advocate for student needs on campus."

Kennedy Lentini - "What motivates me to run for this position is I want to show students that they have a voice! I would like to provide a better way to involve students and let them know when meetings are taking place. I am hoping to take a student's problems or concerns and deal with them in an efficient and productive manner."

David Salas - "To be the one to inflict change and not wait is to have your voice be heard and be the one the student body votes to make their recommendations come true and embody what many hope to see change on Eastern's campus and make their overall on campus experience the best it can be."

Isabella Robertson -

"I will develop and maintain programs that will enhance student's lives as well as faculties. I am passionate about making Eastern YOUR home and I will ensure that I will always be someone that anyone can talk to! I will provide my best work and the students of EWU will not be disappointed."

Technology Advancement Cutter Wurl - "I have always loved finding out about new technologies and seeing how they could be used in my everyday life. I found I could use many of these technologies to help make my job and others' jobs around me much easier. My goal is to take this same drive and thinking into this position so that I can do my part to make our time here at college an easier and more fun experience for every eagle."

Kaleb Chastain -

"With being an executive in a Greek organization this last year, I gained a ton of experience in leadership roles surrounding a parliamentary setting. I would like to use that experience to help in any way to make EWU as a school a more prominent and strong school in the students eyes. I feel it is extremely important to bring focus to the perks that students get which are looked over time and time again."

Tyler Ruby -

"My goals and aspirations for running for ASEWU is to better the university with my connection to the students and using technology to better the University as a whole, I plan on giving the students who aren’t involved a better voice and representation as a student and a tuition payer at EWU."

Ryan Van Meter - "I am motivated to be part of the team that makes EWU amazing.

I spent 17 years around campus since my mom started working here, and my dream was to become a student here. My goals are to make the Dean's list, have a position in the Engineering Club, and to have a Student Government position. ... I am very knowledgeable with tech and enjoy working with it. If voted in and I let you down, every student receives a handwritten apology."

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Grocery Outlet making its way to Cheney

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The Grocery Outlet will be located in the vacant site next to the Verizon store

Grocery Outlet located in Spokane on Third Avenue and Maple Street. The new Grocery Outlet will be built in Cheney by 2020.

AMANDA HAWORTH Chief Copy Editor A new grocery store will be built in Cheney by 2020. Developments and permits are underway to begin the process of building a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in early May. It will be located near Highway 904.

It is hard to predict the precise impact Grocery Outlet will have on Cheney and its residents.

“The city doesn’t determine the market for grocery,” Cheney Senior Planner Brett Lucas said. “Grocery Outlet has done a market analysis and determined that the grocery store will help the Cheney community, that will also help Eastern students—they’ve got another place to go to get stuff. Could it potentially push another chain out? Yeah, it could. There is no control over that whatsoever.”

According to Lucas, the placement of the future Cheney Grocery Outlet is determined by geography and demographics.

“Myself, I am a geographer by trade, I’m a business geographer,” Lucas said. “One of the things they do is what they call a retail trade area analysis ... there is a Grocery Outlet right now in Airway Heights. They look at their customers. So when you make a purchase there through the point of sales, through your rewards card or your credit card, you go into a big data. And so they know where you live, they know what you purchase.”

The market for the store is determined by the corporation itself according to Lucas.

“So with that Airway Heights store, they maybe had a bunch of residents in Cheney that were making the trip to Airway Heights to buy stuff ... They do have to be careful when you put another store in that you don’t start cannibalizing sales,” Lucas said.

Lucas says potential competition among the grocery stores in Cheney would be healthy for the community.

“Safeway will probably be OK because they have the pharmacy,” Lucas said. “Yoke’s and Mitchell’s—it depends. Both are locally

owned ... They may have to check their prices a little bit … A healthy community has a lot of competition. An unhealthy city has no competition.”

Grocery Outlet will be built, and despite bringing in a new level of potential competition, it will be beneficial to the city of Cheney, according to Lucas.

As soon as permits are taken care of, Grocery Outlet will begin its building this summer.

“It’s going to be going in—intended anyway—to be located adjacent to where the Verizon building is on the east side of Highway 904 between the highway and the railroad tracks,” Building Official and Public Works Manager Shane Nilles said.

“I believe it’s approximately 16,000 square feet proposed of building and the entire site development will take up what is remaining there between Verizon and the trailer park there to the south. They’ve made permit applications and my understanding is their intention is to try to wrap up that process by early May.”

Nilles gave more insight on why Grocery Outlet might have chosen to come to Cheney.

“I think that it is all driven by the market,” Nilles said. “The reality is these grocery stores, these Grocery Outlets, they’re all looking at the market on a regular basis to determine where they’re a good fit.

And I think that that’s a clear indicator that Grocery Outlet has determined that Cheney would be a good fit for a new location for them.”

A lot goes into the planning of this new addition to Cheney according to Nilles.

“As far as permitting goes, they have made application which means there is a time frame where the city is doing their reviews,” Nilles said. “Various departments, the building department, water, sewer, all the individual departments of the city make sure that their plans are conformed with city standards and state laws.”

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Professors promote science MARCO VARGAS Reporter Local scientists and science professionals, including several EWU professors, have banded together to promote scientific knowledge and values to the public, while also shining a light on the effects science has on local and regional policy decisions.

The informal, nonpartisan group called Inland Northwest Concerned Scientists was founded in 2017. The group holds Science Cafe events in an effort to educate the public about the importance of science and how it affects everybody.

“We think it’s important because we need to know what the policy is going to do,” David Syphers, an EWU assistant professor of physics, said. “Science is the best tool that we have for predicting what is going to happen in the world and what’s happening

right now. If you’re making policy and you’re not really paying attention to science, it doesn’t lead to good outcomes.”

Krisztian Magori, an EWU assistant professor of biology, who helped propose the organization, and several other professors thought that it was a good idea to promote scientific categories to further enlighten citizens.

The organization also featured Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, an EWU assistant professor of biology, as a speaker during a Science Cafe event on March 18, where he explained the connection between microbes in the gut and the brain.

“The overall goal is to make the public more aware of science and understand it better and care more about it,” Syphers said. “We have some specific ways of achieving that goal. The Science Cafe is a way to reach out to the public and get them to talk to scientists.”

Syphers said that the organization might also be helpful to spread the word and give notice to the public about science programs in universities.

“It’s not just Eastern,” Syphers said. “We also work with the people at Gonzaga and WSU medical schools. Making the public aware of the science that is happening locally, a lot of the public doesn’t really know that we do research. Making the public aware that doing science at universities is useful. And I, as a citizen, care about the world and the policies that are happening.

It really helps me as a citizen to feel that I’m contributing to the world and getting people to understand better.”

During the process of sharing scientific research with citizens, the Inland Northwest Concerned Scientists organization has found Science Cafes to be the most effective form of communicating with the public about science. Syphers originally proposed

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the idea to have professors come and share different scientific facts.

“We wanted local experts to talk about some cool science topics and get (students and public citizens) to show up,” Syphers said, also mentioning that the science talks are opportunities for citizens to come and ask questions about the topics.

Syphers said that he and the other professors are confident with the progress, but see room for growth as they host science talks in the cafes.

“The Science Cafes have been starting to max up the capacity of where we can host,” Syphers said. “We welcome participation from everybody. We feel very passionate.”

Climate scientist Dr. Steve Ghan will be leading a discussion about climate change on April 25 at the Riverpoint campus.

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Easterner Asks

Do you think college is still worth the cost?

"Some majors may be worth it in the long run because you will be guaranteed after graduation. Sometimes I feel like it is more like who you know not what you know."

- Nidia Ortiz-Cotten, Junior "I do believe it is worth something, but maybe not the magnitude they charge. It gives you expectation management when it comes to once you transition to the civilian sector."

- Robert McCleese, Junior "I think the price is too high. I think we should have free education to educate everyone around us. I think that it's weird we are forced to live in housing with food plans."

- Felicity Hempstead, Freshman "Even kids who don’t go to college or go to trade school they still need to get trained on what they are doing in life. College is worth it, but it depends on what you want to do with your life."

- Joanna Destout, Freshman "I could have just stayed at home and worked fields or in a factory, but then I have to look 20 years into the future and is that job going to be there for me still?"

- Adrian GonzagaSolorio, Junior

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Enrollment rates down THE EASTERNER Archives This story was originally published in The Easterner Vol. 22, No. 1 in 1971 and has not been changed except for AP style.

A projected 3.5% enrollment increase not only failed to materialize but declined by 3% from last year’s overall enrollment rate figure possibly creating a drastic cut in Eastern’s operating budget.

In separate interviews, both Don Manson from the registrar’s office and Assistant Business Manager Russell Hartman stated that Eastern’s fall enrollment will show a decline from last year’s fall figures.

Hartmen felt that enrollment could possibly settle below the 6,300 full fee paying mark. This would be a loss of more than 245 students, or a 3% enrollment decrease from this year’s projected figure of 6,545, set by the Office of Program Planning and Fiscal Management in Olympia.

Hartmen stated that the projected part time student enrollment is also down with the result that there will be fewer than 6,600 students at Eastern.

The operating fund is determined by the number of students enrolled minus the associated student fee payment.

The state legislature appropriated money to the college on a projected enrollment increase of 3.5%.

With the decrease in students and money the school will have to cut back its operations. Hartmen stated that a decision has not been made as to what will be cut in the operating budget; the determination will have to wait until the size of the deficit is known.

He noted that such items as equipment and out of state travel for all college departments has already been cut back and may be frozen through the remainder of this year. One example of a suffering department is Kennedy Library which lists all book replacement or book purchases as equipment.

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A cartoon displaying a "tuition-missile" as it crashes because of the lack of "fuel." This was originally published in 1971.

All departments will have to cut back to some extent still unknown.

Hartmen stated that President Shuck’s policy to retain all personnel is the most important commitment. Cuts will come in department expenditures other than personnel.

Hartman stated each department is allocated a sum which they spend as they desire. One such expenditure within the departments are students on financial aid, and work study programs. These individuals are not considered permanent personnel and are likely to be cut in the coming money squeeze.

At present the Business Affairs Council of the Academic Senate, the vice-president of Business Affairs, and all administrative departmental vicepresidents are working on the budget and possible solutions to this year’s expenses.

These proposals will be presented to the board of trustees for final action by President Shuck.

The money loss will have a far reaching effect on the associated student body.

Last year’s 3% enrollment decrease created an AS budget cut of 6.5% in each funded activity. John Allen, Associated Student Body president stated that this year’s money cut from Showalter could be absorbed by using the present program reserve, but if the reserve were exhausted, new innovative projects similar to last year’s Magic Bus and Day Care Center program would not become reality. Allen stated the only other solution would be another across the board cut in all phases of student government.

Reasons for the decline in enrollment have not been determined but Peter Cooper, director of institutional Research, ventured that part of the problem may rest in the higher cost per credit charged to part time students. Eastern’s Institutional Research Department has been established to evaluate the present enrollment problem. •

Confessions These posts were originally published on Instagram @EWU_Confessions. The purpose of this platform is to provide a safe-place for students to comfortably share their experiences and to support one another. The account @ConfessionsEWU is not affiliated with The Easterner and is independently operated by an EWU student. In order to submit confessions, please go to @EWU_Confessions on Instagram.

"I think yes and no.

Getting a good education and degree really opens up jobs for people, but it is getting really expensive.

Especially housing on campus for the first year, it is not necessary."

- Sydney Leach, Freshman

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Earth Day Fair located in the campus mall (weather backup: JFK lobby) The Earth Day Fair is a laid-back tabling event that provides departments and organizations a chance to talk about the work they do and how students can get involved with them. From 6-9 p.m. there will be a Wild and Scenic Film Festival in the PUB NCR. These films essentially celebrate a lot of really cool work that groups of people have done regionally, nationally and globally, working to protect and improve their own region and environment. Snacks will be provided, and prizes will be raffled during the films.

Thursday/25 Noon to 1 p.m. BBQ in campus garden located behind the red barn 1-4 p.m. drop-in campus garden work party 5-6:30 p.m. Sustainability after hours at the Mason Jar A BBQ will be held in the campus garden for students to learn about the garden and enjoy food until it runs out. The drop-in campus garden party is an opportunity for students to gain experience working in and maintaining a garden. The sustainability after hours at the Mason Jar include guest speakers presenting on themes like adventure, sense of place and sustainability.

There will be a presentation on bike commuting to campus. Dr. Chad Pritchard, associate professor of geology, will speak about his summer geology course and former EWU student Bernt Goodson will talk about the Pacific Crest Trail. Afterward, there will be time to mingle and ask questions.

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Tuesday/23 10-11 a.m. coffee with Will Allen in the JFK library Noon to 1 p.m. lunch with Will Allen.

Contact Ielleen Miller at imiller@ewu.edu 3-4 p.m. Will Allen keynote address in SHW AUD Tuesday's events revolve around the keynote speaker, Will Allen, who is the co-author of “The Good Food Revolution” which was the common read for the incoming class. Allen will visit campus for the day to talk and interact with students. Coffee with Allen is informal, and students can come by the JFK Library to meet him. The luncheon is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and 30 students will be selected to have lunch with Allen. Allen will speak about his journey and the significance of his work.

Afterward, Allen will hold a book signing beginning at 4 p.m.

Wednesday/24 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sustainable Cooking Class in Tawanka Kitchen

The sustainability cooking class is on a first-come, first-serve basis for up to 20 students. A chef in dining services will run the class. Natalie Stine, manager of nutrition and sustainability for dining services, will provide assistance if needed and Sustainability Coordinator

Erik Budsberg will give a sustainability presentation. A couple of recipes that were chosen are India butter chickpeas and curry chickpeas. Half the class will cook the India butter chickpeas and the other half will cook the curry recipe. The purpose of the event is to teach students how to make healthy, sustainable meals on a budget. If there are more than 20 students, they’re welcome to stick around, watch and enjoy the food afterward.

“Sustainability week is a chance to celebrate the Earth and talk about ways that we can protect it and make our environment and our surroundings a better place to live,” Erik Budsberg, sustainability coordinator said.

“So sustainability week looks at different ways and different options that we can do that.”

The purpose of the event is to highlight events that are sustainable; something should either create new opportunities, not harm anyone in any sort of way, not disenfranchise anybody or negatively impact the environment and should be economically feasible, according to Budsberg.

This year’s theme, in recognition of Earth Day on April 22, is protecting our species. Last year's theme was plastic emotions and the year before that was on climate change, according to Budsberg.

Budsberg said he hopes that students take away an understanding that there’s different assets to sustainability and there are many ways to get involved. “Once folks start to really understand their neighborhood, their community, the environment that surrounds them you start to make deeper connections to that.”

Sustainability has three components according to Budsberg.

“Sustainability isn’t just all about environmental causes,” Budsberg said. “There’s a social equity component or a social justice component, and there’s the economic component.”

Written content by Kaisa Siipola, reporter. Illustrations by Colleen Ford, web editor.

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Raising money and awareness EWU's Student Occupational Therapy Association raises money with beer and games 21 to 23. SOTA teamed up with Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. in Spokane. According to Bair, the goal was not just to raise EWU’s Student Occupational Therapy money but to increase awareness about Association is hosting a beer fundraiser what occupational therapy is and how it that will educate attendees about the can serve people. service of occupational therapy.

“There’s kind of a dual purpose to it, The SOTA Pint Night fundraiser is (being) education and making money,” on April 11 at Bellwether Brewing in said Bair.

Spokane from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. SOTA will The adaptive games at Pint Night receive $1 from each pint sold during the will demonstrate how people with fundraiser, and the event will include impairments can use tools and other adaptive games related to occupational methods to still be able to participate in therapy. games.

“A big part of what SOTA is, is fundraising “(For instance) playing a game of Jenga and community involvement,” Bonnie might be difficult for some who have had Bair, a student on a spinal injury,” the fundraising Bair said.

“So committee with they’re not able SOTA, said. to grasp, or their Fundraising hand is kind of events by stuck in a position.

SOTA, like Pint So, they’re able to Night, support use a tool … Like the American using a chopstick Occupational or something to T h e r a p y push the piece Association out.”

C o n f e r e n c e At previous and Expo that Pint Nights, BONNIE BAIR students in the SOTA organized SOTA fundraising committee games of Jenga EWU occupational member and student therapy program and stacking dice attend each year, using chopsticks according to Bair. and salad tongs. People also played SOTA contributes 10% of its budget darts while wearing vision impairment to helping community programs. This goggles. year SOTA donated to the Hope House, “There were some goggles to kind of Second Harvest and ParaSport, to name a simulate diabetic retinopathy, and so to show few. Additionally, funding will go toward just what it looks like and that it’s really hard the pinning ceremony students have to to see out of those goggles,” Bair said. celebrate graduating from the two-year The association intends to include program. adaptive games like these at the next Pint The first Pint Nights were from March Night on April 11.

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Co-owner of Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. Dave Basavaba plays an adaptive game during a SOTA Pint Night event. The games show participants how tools and alternative methods can help people with impairments participate.

The previous Pint Nights raised a total of $186. Bair said the focus of Pint Night isn’t necessarily about money, but it is about bringing awareness to occupational therapy and business to the brewing company.

At the next event, members of SOTA will educate attendees about the purpose and

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Bellwether Brewing is located at 2019 N. Monroe St. Pints run from $5 to $7 with a rotating tap according to the brewery’s website. For more information on SOTA, and the organizations events, go to the SOTA page on Eagle Sync.•

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“...they don't think anyone else is going through what they're going through, and that's not true.

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TRICIA HUGHES Senior Director of Wellness and Recreation Programs

Psi Chi hosts mental health fair KAISA SIIPOLA Reporter With the sun shining once again and the snow melted away, let’s spring into spring quarter by gaining an awareness of mental health.

Psi Chi is hosting a Mental Health Awareness Fair in the campus mall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 17 to address the importance of mental health to the EWU community.

“By starting to do events like this, we can also destigmatize the issue and increase help seeking,” said Tricia Hughes, senior director of wellness and recreation programs.

Mental health is a concern on campus and nationally as a whole, according to Hughes.

“When we look at our National College Health Assessment data from last spring, we see that mental health concerns with our students continue to increase as it does nationally," Hughes said. "We are not an outlier as a university.”

Who's gonna be there?

Booths such as National Alliance on Mental Illness, Lutheran Community Services Northwest, CHAS Health, Frontier Behavioral Health, ASEWU, Health and Wellness and Prevention Services, EWU psychology department, Psi Chi and CAPS will have various resources and information on mental health at the fair.

Kristina Poffenroth from LCSNW Spokane will speak from 11:30 a.m. to noon about sexual assault awareness, sexual assault resources, her agency's services, and how to support survivors of sexual assault, according to Psi Chi club President Brandy Hutton.

Additional speakers will include Ron Anderson from NAMI Spokane who will speak from noon to 1 p.m. about NAMI, its on campus extension and stigma busting. A speaker from CAPS, who is still to be determined, will present on the connection between loneliness, social disconnection and mental health, according to psychological counselor and outreach coordinator Maureen Nickerson.

Coping with stress EWU senior Rebecca Abercrombie said that she copes with stress by attempting to exercise at the gym five days a week, and she likes to be outside.

“I get in my planner and I plan everything out that I need to do and find an order in which way I need to do it,” EWU senior Kassi Sorenson said. “Or I spend a day to myself, by stepping away that I need to do, relax and then go on it head on.”

EWU junior Maggie Walker practices self care by surrounding herself with a good group of people that provide positive influences. Walker also likes to read, draw, write and do things that allow her to step back from stressors.

Mental health to Hughes means the ability to function well in your daily life, academic life, social life and have resilience in order to get through stressful times.

Mental health to Hutton is being able to follow your goals and striving to follow the path you’re on while continuing to be healthy by ensuring that you understand your limits and take time to yourself.

Hughes and Hutton hope that students gain an understanding of mental health, acknowledge that they’re not alone and that there are resources that are available to them and to not feel like they can’t seek help.

“As students, we tend to think that we have to cope with tough conflicts alone and that isn’t the case,” Hughes said.

“I think a lot of our students can often feel that they’re (the) only ones going through something and sometimes they come to college, they feel alone or isolated because they don’t think anyone else is going through what they’re going through, and that’s not true,” Hughes said.

Hutton will be accepting speakers until the time slots are filled up and booths without limitations until April 10. Anyone that is interested in speaking or tabling at the fair can contact Hutton at bhutton1@ eagles.ewu.edu “There’s a lot of people who feel the same way that they do but we don’t make space to talk about that and so hopefully by continuing to bring awareness to mental health we’re able to let students know that and offer them resources,” Hughes said.•

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NAMI Tips for

Maintaing Good Mental Health Engage in a self-assessment process - Self-awareness helps you identify your strengths, weaknesses and mental health coping strategies.

Develop a support network - Spending time with friends and talking to them, as well as meeting with health professionals, can make a big impact on your college experience.

Get Organized -Staying organized reduces stress.

Take care of your physical health - Eat regularly, exercise and get plenty of sleep.

Master time managmentManaging time and tasks well decreases your stress. *Information gathered at NAMI.org

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JULIETTE CAREY The Gonzaga Bulletin Juliette Carey is a staff writer for The Gonzaga Bulletin, Gonzaga University's student-run newspaper. The following article ran on the publication's website on April 3.

Sopping wet and close to freezing, Gonzaga graduate Victoria Hardwick and her team of 14 dedicated Alaskan Huskies raced into Nome, Alaska after 14 days of brisk winds, slushy mud, snow and exhaustion. They trudged up jagged mountains, through gorges, dense forests and frozen rivers.

Her sled became her home and life as she competed in “The Last Great Race” Iditarod.

According to Iditarod.com, the race covers 1,000 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain there is to offer.

Hardwick’s run took 14 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes, securing her the red lantern prize which symbolizes perseverance. This was her very first Iditarod.

Her background Hardwick is 33 years old and originally from Colville, Washington. She is a 2007 Gonzaga graduate with a degree in biology.

She moved to Bethel, Alaska, in December 2013 and she started mushing around January 2014.

She grew up riding horses in Colville and was always interested in spending time with animals outdoors. While Hardwick was in dental school, she decided that she wanted to live in Alaska and mushing and racing sled dogs stuck in her mind as being a great thing to go do there.

“Bethel has a really good mushing group and community here and so that was one of the big factors when I was looking at where to move in Alaska,” Hardwick said.

Hardwick is a public dentist working predominantly in Bethel. Between one and a half to three months of the year, she travels out to villages and does dental work. When Iditarod training picks up, she works five days a week with two half days.

“I have many memories of Victoria’s dedication to mushing dogs," Hardwick’s boyfriend, Richard Aday said. "Every time I’ve seen her work with the dogs, it

is evident she does it because she loves them and the sport. Mushing dogs is basically a second job for Victoria and she does it without complaint and always enthusiastically."

Training for the event starts in September, when the dogs will do a few miles a day. In October, they’ll increase mileage in going about 20 miles and up to December, they’re going on around 70 or 80 mile runs. The dogs will go on around four runs a week. For the past six years, Hardwick has participated in mid-distance races which range from 50-300 miles.

“The most challenging thing is getting enough miles for the dogs so that they’re able to compete in races, this has been the biggest challenge for I would say most mushers,” Hardwick said.

Transferrable skills Balancing mushing dog sleds and being a public dentist takes dedication and organization, which Hardwick solidified through aspects of routine during her time at GU. “I studied really, really hard. I would say I was very regimented in what I was doing throughout the entire day so I had my day broken down into half hours when I was a student. I had my whole day divided up to be as efficient as I possibly could,” Hardwick said.

Hardwick stood out as an excellent student right away to Dr. William Ettinger a biology professor at GU. She did research for him over the summers of 2005 and 2006.

“We were working on a new way to measure calcium concentrations inside of living plant cells. It was difficult, and not very rewarding work, but she thrived on the challenge and stuck with me,” Ettinger said.

Her academic habits and structure really helped when it came to mushing in the Iditarod.

“When I started getting really sleep deprived, it was almost impossible for me to do anything but follow a routine.

Having had that previously, I feel really did help when it comes to mushing,” Hardwick said.

Her perseverance did not go unnoticed by those around her.

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Gonzaga alumna Victoria Hardwick with her sled dogs. Hardwick finished this year's Iditarod in northwest Alaska in 14 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes.

“I am not surprised she completed the Iditarod. It seems like a natural extension of her personality and dedication,” Ettinger said.

Hardwick described mushing sled dogs as a vibrant way to explore outside and spend time with dogs which is incomparable to anything else.

“There’s something about being on a sled with a team of dogs going through places that I’ve never been before. When we went of Rainy Pasture at the Alaska range to have that be one day and a few days later be on the coast where you’re looking at the ocean, it’s very surreal,” Hardwick said.

Hardwick and her dog team left Willow, Alaska, on March 3 and returned to Nome, Alaska, on March 18. She ended up placing 39th out of 39 that finished.

There were 54 that started. She won the red lantern award which is for the last person to come in.

“The red lantern is a symbol of perseverance. It’s the person who spent the most time on the trail and successfully completed the course. The idea behind it was that was the person who was bringing in the light for everyone else to finish or to see toward the end,” Hardwick said.

The red lantern award truly speaks to the final musher’s character in not giving up and deciding to keep on going.

Hardwick’s drive in everything she does is very evident.

“I believe her success in mushing is due to her mindset of never giving up," Aday said. "Mushing dogs across Alaska means you’ll encounter wide ranges of weather and terrain. When you find yourself in an uncomfortable position it is important to not give up and use the resources present.

Victoria’s perseverance to stick through it helps her find her success."

Mushing process A lot goes into mushing sled dogs. There is a main line all the dogs are hooked to a “gangline” and all of the dogs wear harnesses.

The two dogs in the front are the lead dogs.

One line is connected to their collar and one line is connected to the back of their harness they’re wearing. When they are pulling the sled, all of the weight is coming from that line on the back of their harness.

The gangline is connected to the sled, and there’s snow hook or an ice hook that’s connected. To stop, the snow hook is put in the ground and it holds the whole team. The musher stands on runners.

The sled has a bag on it and which hold all of the supplies and if a dog gets injured you put the dog in that bag. Sleds also have plastics for different attachments for the skis which are periodically changed out depending on the conditions. • The rest of this story is available on gonzagabulletin.com.

“When I started getting really sleep deprived, it was almost impossible for me to do anything but follow a routine. Having had that previously, I feel really did help when it comes to mushing.”

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Athletics seeks to balance budget ahead of stadium proposal “When you go to

a championship like this, you know sometimes winning costs you money.

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Headset prices

students,” Hickey said. “We have a lot to sell for people to invest in. And we’ve just got to go out and work as hard as we can to make this happen.”

The athletic department is beginning to make a “significant ask” from donors to help build the Eagle Athletic Fund, Hickey said. The department opened football season-ticket renewals earlier than usual and raised the prices, in addition to raising the donation price for EAF members. Hickey acknowledged that the department hasn’t done a good job of raising the EAF in the past, but said it is up over 110% from a year ago.

“There has been response,” Hickey said.

“The championship experience is going to help us.”•

Spend more on sports for the culture Newquist, Continued from pg. 16

• 14 Headsets • $143,724 total • Last set of purchased headsets were used for 10 years.

Courtesy of EWU Athletics

Now is as good a time as any for athletics to spread its brand. After the 2018 fiscal year, the athletic department is currently facing a $5.9 million deficit according to documents received from the department. With revenues of $13.8 million and expenses of $16.3 million, $2.5 million was added to the deficit in 2018.

Only 24 athletic departments at public universities are self-supportive, meaning they require no funds from institutional support or student fees. None of these are at schools in the Big Sky Conference.

In 2016-17, the EWU athletic department received $7.5 million in institutional support and $2.3 million in student fees.

The revenue generated was $5.0 million, bringing the total balanced budget to $14.8 million. Out of 14 universities in the BSC, EWU had the fifth highest student fees, eighth highest institutional support and ninth most generated revenue in 2016-17.

“I don’t see this program ever being totally self-supportive, but I see us being less of a burden and having a balanced budget,” Hickey said. “Our objective the next five years is to grow our revenue to almost quadruple it, so that we’re a balanced budget. At the same time, we’ve also been very honest with our administration and with the board of trustees that as things change, we may be coming to you for help.”

Hickey said that the department is working toward the point where they have reserves set aside for unexpected costs.

They are Hickey will be also working making a presentation hard to leverage the at the May 10 board postseason success. of trustees meeting “You don’t make outlining the project cash playing in the blueprint moving championship,” Hickey forward.

She is said. “Where you currently working with make money is when architects to complete you come home, if pre-design renderings. you’ve built strong The Roos Field relationships, then this renovation will be LYNN HICKEY is a great time to be 100% self-supportive, Athletic Director going back and asking, because it is against ‘We need help for this.’”

Washington state law A major project athletics will be asking to use state funds for facilities. In other donors for soon is renovating Roos Field. words, the financing for the stadium In November, the university hired the renovation will come solely from public ALSC Architects of Spokane for the pre- funding and private donations. That’s design process. The ALSC operation, where fan and alumni donations are which was completed in February, set out going to be as important as ever. to create a functional plan for updating “We think we have a great story, we the facility. have a great program here, we have great

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Spending, Continued from pg. 16

Chart totalling revenue from Big Sky athletic programs that was presented in a services and activities fee presentation earlier this year. EWU had the eighth highest institutional support of BSC schools, the fifth highest total amount from student fees and the ninth most generated revenue.

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There is never enough money for everything (unless you're the University of Alabama football team installing waterfalls in the locker room). Few sports programs in the country actually make money, but what they do for university culture is unrivaled, and that's why they are important.

Let me derive my personal bias from my favorite EWU sports experience. It was 2016, a beautiful day in Pullman, especially considering a football game was about to be played. I joined a Washington State-orinated tailgate with a friend of mine who attended the school, and received an onslaught of trash talk while sporting my EWU sweatshirt.

Through each jeer I offered one important reminder: we had something special—we had Cooper Kupp.

I embodied the trojan horse, sitting in the heart of the Cougars' student section. In the first half WSU scored four touchdowns. EWU responded with three of its own and a 48-yard field goal to close the second quarter. "Looks like its going to be closer than you thought," I told the hecklers behind me. Of course they couldn't acknowledge that. The Cougars couldn't open the season losing to an FCS program for two straight years right? Wrong.

EWU scored 14 unanswered points in the second half and went on to win 45-42.

Kupp had 206 receiving yards with three touchdowns and quarterback Gage Gubrud beat an FBS school (that he now plays for) in his first game as an Eagle.

All was good. Sco' Eags filled the Pullman streets, and tear-soaked beers were downed in every frat house.

Every time I think about college without athletics, I am reminded of all the moments and memories like that day in Pullman that would be missed out on.

To me it's clear, books and learning are great, but sports are better. There's one reason above all else that makes the case for why college athletics should recieve funding—it's for the culture.•

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Soccer springs into action The EWU women’s soccer team kicked off its spring schedule on April 5 with an 8-1 victory over Columbia Basin College.

That match was the first of five on the docket during spring season for the Eagles, who are faced with replacing five seniors and redshirt junior Maia Inniss from the fall season.

Gone for EWU is All-Big Sky first team member, and leading goal scorer, Jenny Chavez, who put the ball in the net six times during fall season. Allison Raniere, who led the Big Sky Conference in shots taken in the fall, also played out her eligibility.

The other four departed Eagles are Inniss and seniors Devan Talley, Megan Spataro and Alexis Stephenson. Inniss, Talley and Stephenson combined for 2,920 minutes of playing time last season.

EWU now turns to seven returning goal scorers from last season and eight incoming freshmen, who will join the team for the 2019-2020 fall season, to make up for the lost experience. Head coach Chad Bodnar told The Easterner about replacing six roster spots after EWU’s win over CBC. “People played a lot of minutes that were young last year,” Bodnar said. “Now those people are expected to step up in those roles. Obviously we lost some players that did a lot of things here for us, but that happens everywhere around the country, so for us (we ask), ‘How do we reload and

get these younger kids minutes like we did today so they’re ready to go when the fall comes around?’”

Chief among the returning goal scorers for EWU are junior Emma Vanderhyden, who was third on the team in points in 2018 with seven (two goals and three assists) and senior Saige Lyons, who scored three goals in 2018.

EWU has three games remaining in its 2019 spring schedule against a variety of opponents from the region, after an April 13 contest against North Idaho College was cancelled. The Eagles host the University of Washington on April 20, before heading on the road to play Gonzaga on April 26 and Central Washington on April 28. Bodnar said a mix of competition levels in the spring schedule is important.

“Every game is a little bit different,” Bodnar said. “We have some tougher Division I opponents that we’ll be playing … so we try to balance spring with some Division II, some junior college and some Division I games so that we get pushed and we maybe also have a little more time on the ball to relax against some of the smaller schools.”

EWU’s final spring home game against UW kicks off at 4 p.m.•

Projected MVP In 19 games last season EWU scored a total of 22 goals, and were shutout eight times.

Thensophomore goalkeeper Kelsee Winston kept the Eagles close allowing one goal or less in 14 games. She had the second highest save percentage in the Big Sky Conference, stopping 83.5% of the shots taken at her. She held seven shutouts over the course of the season, and collected two defensive player of the week awards during the season. Idaho's goalkeeper Makayla Presgrave was the only other player to win two player of the week awards last season. If the Eagles can solve their scoring woes when they kick off in the fall, Winston will keep them in every game, and they will be a force to be reckoned with in the BSC.

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Then-junior forward Saige Lyons shakes off a Weber State defender on Oct. 12, 2018. Lyons scored three goals on 30 shots last year.

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Changes to watch Allison Raniere had twice as many shots as any other EWU player last season, taking 63 attempts, 26 on target and two finding the back of the net. Saige Lyons was second on the team with 30 shots, and scored one more goal than Raniere. Scoring was the achilles heel for the Eagles last year, and entering her senior year, Lyons looks to change that with an increased number of chances.

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Saige Lyons

Allison Raniere

Jenny Chavez led the Eagles in goals last year with six, twice as many as the next leading scorer. Emma Vanderhyden put home two goals of her own, but was also second on the team with three assists. She enters her junior season as the most experienced attacking minded midfielder on the team. Look for Vanderhyden to be close to a team lead in goals, and also lead in assists in next season.

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TAYLOR NEWQUIST Sports Editor The Eagles had 87 days to reflect on their heartbreaking season, which they finished as FCS runners-ups, before starting spring camp on April 2.

Like every year, the team stepping out onto the red turf in the spring is different than the one that last walked off of it in the winter. More has changed this time than others.

Gone are 25 seniors, 15 All-Big Sky performers and several coaches including offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder and defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding.

Returning are 21 seniors, five offensive and four defensive starters.

On defense, Dylan Ledbetter and Jim Townsend man the defensive line, joined by All-BSC second teamer Mitchell Johnson. Chris Ojoh and Idaho transfer Ty Graham will offer experience at linebacker, and Dehonta Hayes, Tysen Prunty and Calin Criner give depth at safety. The biggest question lies at cornerback, where EWU loses four senior players from last year's team.

"A lot of the younger guys who are going to be playing this year already have a lot of experience from last year," Hayes said. "Overall, I think we have a lot of guys that are going to make big strides this year."

On offense, three starters return to the offensive line, including Spencer Blackburn and Kaleb Levao, back for their sixth year of elegibility. The line will provide room

to run for Antoine Custer Jr. and Tamarick Pierce, who will lead the backfield as seniors. Leading rusher Sam McPherson is gone, but Custer and Pierce accounted for 28.9 percent of EWU's 255.9 yard rushing average that was No. 10 in the nation.

"Its a really experienced group," Blackburn said of the offensive line. "I want to be able to run the ball like we were able to this last season. That's something that we need to develop through this spring ball."

Possibly the most important returning piece to the offense is fleet-footed quarterback Eric Barriere, who enters his junior season.

Barriere became a nightmare for opposing defenses last year, after replacing an injured Gage Gubrud, because of his ability to heave the ball deep downfield and escape the pocket with Russell Wilson-esque ease.

Barriere and the rest of the Eagles' offense will have to familiarize themselves with new offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker, who joins EWU from Central Washington University.

Head coach Aaron Best said that the coaching change shouldn't have too much impact on the way the team plays.

"Its coach Shoemaker's opportunity to build upon what coach Reeder and Eric put together," Best said. "We spent a lot of time in the winter quarter to get acquainted with not only each other, but with the offense."

The Eagles will have two scrimmages this spring leading up to the annual Red-White game on April 27.•

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Chris Ojoh

Ketner Kupp

Receiver

Andrew Boston

Nsimba Webster

Ketner Kupp led the team with 115 total tackles last year, and right behind him was sophomore Chris Ojoh with 105. Ojoh also led the team in tackles for loss with 8.5.

At times, Ojoh was the most athletic and intimidating force on the EWU defense.

Entering his junior season, expect the California native to lead the Eagles in tackles for the next two years.

Nsimba Webster scorched defenders last season, most notably with a nine catch, 188 yard and four touchdown game in the FCS semifinal against University of Maine. Webster totalled 1,379 yards and 11 touchdowns receiving last year. Behind him was freshman Andrew Boston with 531 yards and four touchdowns. Entering his sophomore season, Boston will be a viable deep threat for quarterback Eric Barriere.

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Bolstered Eagles start training to defend Big Sky title

Projected MVP When quarterback Gage Gubrud suffered an injury after five games last season, questions loomed about how far sophomore quarterback Eric Barriere would be able to take the Eagles. He answered with electrifying performances, totalling 2,437 passing yards with 23 touchdowns and 569 rushing yards with eight touchdowns. He propelled EWU to the FCS National Championship game, where the Eagles came up short losing 38-24 agiainst North Dakota State University. Barriere held back his emotions at the post-game press conference and said, "I'm just hungry really," with a look of determination in his eyes signaling it wouldn't be the last time he played on the final stage. If Barriere played all of last season at the same pace, he would have finished fifth in passing yards nationally, been tied for third in passing touchdowns and eighth among quarterbacks for rushing yards. He would have ranked second among quarterbacks for combined passing and rushing yards.

Defenses will be hard pressed to stop him in 2019.

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Championships lose money, promote university MICHAEL BROCK Editor in Chief As qualifiers of seven of the past 10 FCS Playoffs, the EWU football team is no stranger to program success. It is also familiar with the costs of that success.

This year’s postseason, which ended in a crushing 38-24 defeat to North Dakota State in the title game, saw some of those expenses.

Chad Karthauser, associate athletic director for business and finance, told The Easterner that the athletic department received two kinds of university support for the postseason: direct and indirect. Direct university support is funding that comes directly to the athletic department.

Indirect support is something that sustains the department, but helps other people as well.

Athletics received $282,990 of direct university support for the FCS playoffs according to documents received from the department.

Over half—$143,724—was used to purchase 14 communication headsets. As Karthauser explained, the previous headsets were purchased in 2009 and would not work in Toyota Stadium for the championship game in Frisco, Texas. The purchased headsets will continue to be used next season and

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beyond until another replacement is necessary. The remaining $139,266 was used for “core support.”

The NCAA provided funding, including a charter plane, for 145 people from EWU to attend the FCS championship game. A per diem is set based on the city; Frisco’s rate was $150 per day for each person.

Sending any additional personnel or staff is the responsibility of the university or athletic department.

The university chipped in $171,000 to fund a second charter plane for band, cheer, university administrators and university advancement personnel. The charter was considered an indirect cost because it was mainly done for band and cheer and wasn’t an “athletics only expense,” Karthauser said.

The second charter also allowed about 30 players who were not able to suit up (because you can only dress a certain amount on the sideline), to attend the championship. The additional players hopped on the first plane and bumped some administrators and staff to the second charter.

Athletic Director Lynn Hickey commended the university for funding the extra plane.

“All those 30 kids have practiced here for a long, long time, some of them for years,” Hickey said. “You’re not going to leave them at home.

This is their national championship.”

Hickey said having band and cheer there was important for encouragement purposes and maintaining appearance.

“We did not want to be on television with the stadium already over-capacitated with North Dakota State people and not have our band there,” Hickey said. “And we have a lot of band students that work hard year-round. And for them to have this opportunity to celebrate with the team was very meaningful.”

The charter plane was the main indirect expense from championships. Others included some meals, hotel and transportation costs of having the band and cheer there. The athletic department put together a last-minute GoFundMe to help mitigate the extra charter cost; $6,867.50 was raised.

Lance Kissler, associate vice president of strategic communications and marketing, told The Easterner that $13,000 of direct expenses were used for the playoffs. Some of the items are reusable for the future, like banners.

Kissler said that his team has a set amount of direct expense funds to use throughout the year to promote the university, they just have to determine how to spend it. Athletics has a separate marketing and advertising budget,

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so Kissler’s team generally doesn’t spend much during football season, unless a unique occasion comes up.

“It was an opportunity to elevate Eastern’s brand,” Kissler said about the decision to spend the marketing

money. “We had a natural buzz going on in the community, so it was an opportunity to position the brand outside of the university in the community.”

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The hot take corner

Does athletic spending make sense?

Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The hyperbolic opinion expressed in this article is his own and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner's editorial board.

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The battle over collegiate athletics spending is nothing new to our American discourse, and it certainly isn't exclusive to the EWU campus.

Everyone knows there are tenured professors that curse under their breath as the football coach receives a contract extension, the same as sports fans and members of the athletic department will pester universities for new facilities and more resources.

There is no simple answer to the question: is sports spending smart for a university? Nevertheless, See Newquist, pg. 13 I'll find a hill to die on.

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