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Volume 101, Issue | January 2018 Volume 101, Issue 1212 | January 17,17, 2018 3 News | 6 Opinion | 7 Police Beat | 8 Arts and Entertainment | 11 Events | 13 Sports
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Sunsets from Home Senior Ashley Hopkins took this photo in Colorado. “Every summer I fly to Denver, CO to visit family. After landing we take this highway south for two hours to Pueblo. My family is from there and although I have never lived there myself, this place is home. There are few things I find more beautiful than the sunsets in Colorado.”
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Guides Junior Erik Rotness submitted this photo to The Easterner. “This photo was taken across from Manito Park in Spokane. The particular night I took this photo I had lost my student ID card and had to walk for an hour in the rain to get home. The way lights guide pathways in the night stood out to me and became a photo. ”
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News
Hilani licks the tears away Katherine Senechal Reporter If you have not seen the friendly golden lab around campus already, her name is Hilani and she is the campus K-9 facility officer. She joined the EWU Police Department as a comfort animal for victims in need, specifically those who have suffered sexual assault. The handler of the dog is Tiffinni Archie, patrol officer. Archie has been working with Hilani for about a year and a half since they went through training together in August 2016. “Archie was matched with Hilani through Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit organization that provides highly trained service dogs. Then, Hilani and Archie completed a two-week training course in Santa Rosa, California-where Archie learned commands and the trainers ensured that the match was the right fit,” an Eastern 24/7 article said on the pair. Hilani was born in a service dog facility and had basic training for a puppy. At 18 months, she learned to be a service dog. Archie said that Chief Tim Walter had gathered information about the Facility Dog program when choosing a police caretaker for Hilani, and Archie had checked off his boxes for the right handler. Archie is Hilani’s mother and handler. They not only work together, but are together all the time. Archie feeds, bathes and houses her. Hilani is serious at work when she helps with victims of trauma. According to Archie, when the vest is on, Hilani is all business; she understands that it is work time, not play time. They are partners and when they are not together, they miss each other. “Hilani and I are inseparable,” said Archie. “She is my partner and when I work on days without her I always look for her and I feel ‘off’ without her and vice versa. She’s not happy at all when she’s left at home during our off days and she thinks I’m going to work. She’s a ‘momma’s girl.’ When it comes to working she is serious about working
and will do any command I need her to perform and does it well.” Hilani is loving and playful, but police work can be very stressful for dogs. They are constantly being put into high stress conditions, so Archie makes sure to give her lots of love and make her happy at home and work. Hilani is great at her job as she offers lots of love and a calm, comforting environment for everyone. She has also assisted the detective on special cases, officers during victim interviews, judges during court, and the chief during presentations. She is an allaround helpful and calming presence to be around. If you see Hilani and her companion Officer Archie around campus, just remember to ask before petting her. •
(Top) EWU K-9 Hilani helps comfort students in need. Hilani knows it is work time once she straps on the K-9 uniform | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner. (Bottom) Hilani is ready to go trick-or-treating. She reminded students to have a safe Halloween | Photo courtesy of the EWU Police Department.
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Pride Center aims to make EWU more welcoming to LGBTQ+ students Jeremy Burnham Reporter EWU’s Pride Center will be providing “Welcoming Project Ally Training” on Jan. 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The training is open and free to everyone in the campus community. The training is provided by the Pride Center Director Dr. Nick Franco. Franco, whose pronouns are they/them, has years of experience working on behalf of LGBTQ+ college students. Dr. Nick Franco Franco earned their Ph.D. in leadership studies from the University of San Diego. They have been the director of the Pride Center for two years. Franco hopes the training will help provide a more welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ students on campus. “The purpose of the training is to provide students, faculty and staff on campus with information and training on LGBTQ+
communities, and how to be better support systems for those folks on campus,” Franco said. “Ally training is not about instilling political viewpoints. It’s not about questioning people’s religious beliefs. [People] will interact with queer people multiple times in their lives, especially here on campus. We want to make sure that when that happens, people are as comfortable as possible, and able to communicate with them in a way that is inclusive and welcoming,” Franco said Welcoming Project Ally Training has been provided at EWU since 2010. Open sessions, like the one being offered on Jan. 24, are provided once a quarter. In addition, groups on campus can arrange for a training session done just for their members. EWU English lecturer Liz Rognes is a past recipient of the training, and is listed on the Pride Center’s webpage as an ally. In an email interview, Rognes told The Easterner that she found the training “extremely valuable” and that she would “highly recommend” it to the entire campus community. “Even as someone who has close connections to gender studies and the LGBTQ+ community, I still have a lot to learn,” said Rognes. “The Ally Training has helped me to become more knowledgeable
about current challenges our students face, more aware of changing and evolving language, more aware of my own privilege, and more thoughtful about how I address and include content that represents diverse identities into my classes.” Franco is joined by a staff of student workers who assist with the training. Jordan McGee has helped in facilitating one session, and feels that the training is a valuable resource that will improve LGBTQ+ students’ experience at EWU. “Ally training is good, from my perspective, because it helps make sure that faculty and staff are knowledgeable,” said McGee. “It helps when a student is introducing themselves to a professor with their pronouns. A professor who has gone through the training will understand them, and actually use those pronouns.” The importance of respecting a student’s pronouns was a takeaway for Rognes. “I have begun requesting names and pronouns on first-day background sheets,” said Rognes. “I have added my pronouns (she/her/her) to my email signature because I realize that it’s unfair to assume someone’s gender identity based on appearance and/or name.” Before attending the training, community
members are required to pass a short quiz on LGBTQ+ terminology. A terminology sheet is provided, and the quiz can be repeated until passed. Franco opens the training by asking if there are any questions on the quiz, and by going over the most commonly missed questions. “A common mistake on the quiz is people not knowing what the acronym, LGBTQ+, stands for,” said McGee. “Some of the incorrect answers use the right letters and seem right, but it’s easy to skim past and choose the wrong one.” “Another missed question states that all LGBTQ+ identities should be used as adjectives, except one,” said Franco. The correct answer is lesbian. “You can call someone ‘a lesbian,” and that is grammatically correct, appropriate, and respectful. However, you would not want to call some ‘a transgender’ or ‘a gay’. Those words should be used as adjectives.” Campus community members wanting to attend the training should register for it at the Pride Center’s website, ewu.edu/PrideCenter. The Pride Center offers assistance to all LGBTQ+ students. It is located in Showalter Hall 105, and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.•
MLK Day marked with service and unity by EWU students and staff Katherine Senechal Reporter EWU’s Office of Community Engagement and Office for Diversity and Inclusion started MLK Service Day as a way for students to see Martin Luther King Jr. Day differently. The event, which took place on Monday, Jan. 15, gave the students, faculty and staff at EWU the chance to get out and give back to their community. There were many different sites where students and faculty helped out. From playing with the animals at SCRAPS to serving food with Meals on Wheels. According to EWU’s website, activities included participating in Spokane’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March and volunteering for various service projects. The EWU contingent spread out around Spokane County after the march to lend help to about a dozen nonprofit organization. This event gave EWU students the opportunity to be active in the community. The Director of Community
Engagement, Dr. Brian Davenport, believes that this is a great way to honor King and what he was working on with bringing people together. “Anytime we do service, my goal is that students can see that they can make a difference, that it doesn’t take a lot to make a difference… you can spend your time in a way that has a positive contribution,” Davenport said. The aim for this event was to remember and celebrate the change enacted by King. It gave students the chance to help in their community without having to go out on their own and find something to help with. It even got students in contact with the nonprofits Davenport has coordinated with if they are interested in volunteering more. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” The Diversity Ambassadors involved corresponded with Elizabeth Phillips, Coordinator of Multicultural events and the Diversity Ambassadors. She organized their
meetings, schedules, events and more. Her office worked closely with Davenport and the Office of Community Engagement on this project. “I think it’s a good way to bring everyone together and include everybody,” Phillips said. The organizers of this event hope that students would give back to the community, to be helpful and not harmful to the progress Martin Luther King Jr. and our society has made.•
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News Spokane Transit route changes could affect students Erica Halbert Contributor On Jan. 21, the Spokane Transit Authority will be adding and adjusting a number of Spokane-based bus routes, which may affect travel schedules for commuting EWU students. According to the STA, the majority of these changes are “schedule adjustments to improve reliability.� Both the Spokane 20/33 City Loop North and the 34/44 City Loop South routes will have their schedules adjusted, and a new weekend route is being added to allow for access to the recently-opened Spokane Tribe Casino in Airway Heights. This new route will impact both the 60 Airport and 61 Highway 2 routes. An additional route is also being added to the 74 Mirabeau/Liberty Lake morning schedules.
While none of these new routes directly interfere with the 66 Cheney/ EWU line, they may have an impact on schedules for students. When asked, most students who rely on the transit system to commute to EWU from Spokane were aware of the changes. The students said the changes are announced regularly over the PA system on the buses, as well as via notices and new maps at bus stops. “I’ve heard about it when I get off the bus,� a Running Start student who commutes from Spokane said. However, most students did not think the changes would affect their travel, and some even thought that the changes would offer more positives than negatives. “Sounds like it’s for the better,� said Ryan Helgason, an EWU senior who lives
in Spokane. “They’ve been very difficult since they moved the PUB bus stop.� Helgason, like others, was unconcerned about the STA changes. “I’ll just use Google Maps to make sure I get the right times,� Helgason said. Kaitlin, a Spokane resident and senior at EWU, was confident that the changes would not affect her travel. Her school commute consists of driving to the Spokane Jefferson Park & Ride, and taking the bus directly to Cheney from there. The STA plays a pivotal role in the daily commutes of many EWU students who live in Spokane. For some, it is their only method of transportation to the campus, but others opt to use the bus for other reasons. “It’s significantly easier to take the
bus,â€? said the Running Start student. “It’s a lot safer.â€? Helgason said that his primary reason for taking the bus is that it’s free for all EWU students and saves him from the cost of owning and driving a car. For a full list of the upcoming STA changes, visit the Spokane Transit website.•
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Students board the STA route 66 which goes to and from EWU from downtown Spokane. New route changes may affect students who have to make the commute.
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Opinion EDITORIAL
On-the-field success isn’t reaping off-the-field rewards The Easterner Editorial Board Despite a string of successful years for Eastern athletes and teams, the state of the affairs for the school’s athletic department is grim. As it stands, the future is shaping up to be a tumultuous one for EWU athletics. Bill Chaves was just hired away to the University of North Dakota to be their athletic director, leaving EWU in a time of financial hardship. That is not meant as a swipe to Chaves — no harm in wanting to move on. But the reality remains; the athletic department is now fighting an uphill battle. Since being hired in 2007, Chaves has overseen the installation of Roos Field, as well as other upgrades to facilities, and EWU athletics has experienced unprecedented success both on and off the field, punctuated by Eastern teams posting a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for 31-straight quarters. Not to mention, EWU was a three-time winner of the Big Sky President’s Cup under Chaves, the first time the school had won the award. EWU football won the FCS National Championship in 2010; they also won five Big Sky titles and qualified for the playoffs six times under Chaves’ reign. Women’s basketball appeared in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament three times and won their first ever postseason game in 2015, while men’s basketball made the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and won their first ever postseason game in 2016.
The list goes on and on, including excellent hires made at head coaching positions across sports, including former head football coach Beau Baldwin, current soccer head coach Chad Bodnar, and former men’s basketball’s coach Jim Hayford, to name a few. It can be logically argued that EWU is one of the top FCS schools. The past
decade, which encompasses Chaves’ tenure, is where the growth of athletics for the school has occurred. Now, Chaves is off to the Midwest to lead the Fightin’ Hawks. And it comes at a time of peril, financially, for the Eagles. The Spokesman-Review
replace the home game, scheduled for Sept. 1, with a guaranteed-money game against an FBS opponent. The opposing team would pay EWU a certain amount of money, likely several hundred thousand dollars, to come play them at their stadium. It would provide a healthy financial boost to the athletic department, but a loss in that game could harm EWU football’s postseason hopes. EWU President Dr. Mary Cullinan will first be naming an interim director later this week. Then the strenuous process of finding a successor for Chaves will begin, which will be lengthy. All of this means that significant changes for the EWU athletic department are probably far away in the future. Those away stands at Roos Field? The ones that look like you would find at a high school? Yeah, those will be there for quite some time. The fieldhouse where all the athletes are quartered? Where it looks like it was built 40 years ago? Not going anywhere. The school—which historically has had issues with fundraising—now is in search of an athletic director and carries a significant budget The Easterner Archives deficit while it searches for new philanthropic endeavors. But that will not happen for some time. If this on-the-field success is to The deficit is a current issue that requires continue for the foreseeable future, then immediate addressing. actual change has to be brought forth. The Spokesman-Review is also reporting No more hollow statements of future that football may have one less home game promises. Action is needed, real tangible in 2018. Why does that matter in terms plans. Because right now, Eastern fans of finances? Because EWU would likely reserve the right to be upset. reported earlier this week that EWU is facing a $5.8 million budget deficit. Coupled with the fact that the school was already in the midst of a search for alternative fundraising methods, the financial outlook is dreary at best. That search, which began last year and is being headed by the Phoenix Philanthropy Group, offers the possibility of real impact.
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YMCA Children’s Center on campus provides close place for students and their children Sam Jackson Reporter As a facility that can serve up to 164 children from six weeks old to 12 years old, the EWU Children’s Center wants parents to know the center is here for them and that it is a good time to get on the waitlist. The Children’s Center, originally housed in the Wren Pierson building back in the late 80s and early 90s, is a YMCA organization. Now it is located in what used to be an old post office on campus, but it has been specially renovated into the children’s center it is today. Ann Culwell started at the center as a Family Service Coordinator in March 2016. She quickly worked her way up to director, a position she has held since June 2016. “I do hiring for the center, ordering supplies, working with staff, working with parents, pretty much everything here,” Culwell said. As part of the negotiations with the university, they focus primarily on prioritizing children of students, then secondarily on staff and faculty and lastly on community members. “We are always accepting parents to come and put their name on the waitlist,” said Culwell. “Sometimes our waitlist is really long, but right now our waitlist is not as extensive as it has been in the past … We can’t guarantee anything right away because we’re serving the entire campus, but come put your name on the waitlist for care.” They have implemented a structure that aims towards achieving merit services. “We are part of a program called Early Achievers, which is also a quality rating system,” said Culwell. “Now the score for Early Achievers is one out of five, five being the highest and we are currently a level three which is really good. So we have a high, good quality program. We are also slowly incorporating the creative curriculum, which is a play-based curriculum throughout the whole center so we have that to offer that as well.” The pay-rate system like the enrollment system is tiered with students paying the
lowest, staff and faculty paying the next rate and then the community members paying the highest rate offered. Culwell expresses that the financial aspect of the facility is very beneficial for EWU affiliates. “I think it allows especially the student-parents to be able to go to school and have low-cost child care, because child care is so expensive just throughout the entire region,” said Culwell. “In regards to staff, faculty and students, I’ve never worked at a facility where the parents are so close to their children. So, if their children get sick, the parents can be there within a matter of minutes, rather than in a matter of hours.” The center offers a free preschool program called ECEAP, which stands for Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. It is a free program for low income families. “A lot of students qualify because they’re going to school and not making a lot of money,” said Culwell. “We currently have 36 slots and we have a couple of openings that we would love to enroll kiddos in. It’s a two-part day program and if you get enrolled in ECEAP and then you need full-time
care, we can provide full-time [care] within the center.” As for the future of the center, Culwell sees it continuing to grow and continuing to establish quality. “One of the things that we’ve tried to do here is make it not only a fun atmosphere for the kids, but a fun atmosphere for the staff as well,” said Culwell. “You’ll see that throughout the building that the staff are enjoying their time here. We’re trying hard
to improve retention within our staff and that in turn affects the kids because the more stable our staff are the more stable our kids are, which helps everyone.” Located on 923 Washington St., the facility is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on costs and availability, parents are encouraged to call or email the center directly. •
Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner The YMCA Children’s Center on campus can serve up to 164 children. The Children’s Center was originally located in the Wren Pierson Building back in the late 80s, but the new building has been specifically renovated into the children’s center it is today.
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A&E CELLObration Spokane features guest from New York Dayana Morales Arts & Entertainment Editor Fifty participants took part in CELLObration Spokane this year, consisting of 18 adults and professionals, 10 college students and 22 high school students. CELLObration is an annual festival that celebrates the cello and music for cello ensemble. This festival began in 2001 and was founded by professor John Marshall. To gather participants, Marshall sends out information via email to all the schools, all the cello instructors in the area and all his colleagues in the Spokane Symphony. After all the emails go out and participants register online through EWU, the music is then sent out. Cellists are asked to request a part. “Cello I is the hardest, Cello II is a little bit easier, Cello III is easier, and by the time you get down to Cello IV and V it’s really for those...who’ve only played for two
years,” said Marshall. “I try to be inclusive. I am not trying to make it exclusive.” The festival is a whole day event, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 9 p.m. At 9:30 a.m., there was a large ensemble rehearsal at Recital Hall until noon. After lunch, the cellist returned to the music building and broke up into sectionals. “Everybody in Cello I goes off to their own room and just works with that principal player, same with Cello II and III, IV and V,” said Marshal. “It’s where they can get more dedicated work. We can talk about fingering and bowings, we really can’t take up that time when it’s the large ensemble.” From 3 to 4 p.m. the “Perpetual Motion Olympics” Suzuki Seminar with guest artist Amy Sue Barston, from New York, took place. The Suzuki method is the idea that all children have the ability to learn music. “I am a Suzuki kid, meaning I learned the Suzuki method,” said Barston. “I also teach at Julliard, but I don’t do any
Suzuki stuff there because we don’t have a Suzuki program. I am basically going to talk about what the Suzuki method is, what it offers and why it is important. How you can take a kid from age three and beginning through the Suzuki method all the way up through a graduate student at Julliard. Sort of wide ranging effects of the Suzuki method on the world.” After that, all participants rehearsed together one more time, they went through sound check, ate dinner, and changed into performance clothes before the concert at 7:30 p.m. The first half of the concert was six songs performed by Barston and Cellist performing solo’s. The second half was the full cello ensemble where they performed five songs. They ended the concert with the Star Wars Medley. “The music is really fun and so is coming together with a lot of people,” senior Arthur Brunnenkant said. CELLObration Spokane has become the largest annual gathering of cellists in the western United States. •
Bailey Monteith for The Easterner (Top) Some of the participants that performed at the CELLObration concert. (Bottom) Cellist Amy Sue Barston opening up the concert. Barston has performed as a soloist and chamber musician on stages all over the world.
Student filmmakers come together as a community in the film program Sam Jackson Reporter Juniors and seniors from the EWU Film Program worked on putting together individual short films last quarter. This quarter they were able to showcase those films in an intimate film screening with feedback provided by their peers and professors. The films ranged from a little over a minute to 12 minutes long, with titles consisting of “Heck,” “Dream Sequence,” “Till Death Do Us Part,' “Between Static” and many more. Even though the department is small, the students believe that the screening offers an advantage to facilitate a kind of community, which in turn helps them learn to work together and establish a sense of trust. “Coming into the program where you have a lot of like-minded individuals you can collaborate with has exponentially helped me as an artist. It’s really helped me come to terms with my own strengths and weaknesses,” said senior Sarah Corean. Like many artists, the filmmakers themselves are their own worst critic. “It really helps to be around a bunch of
friends that help you get out of your own head cause you can be really hard on yourself really fast,” said senior Kendra Strahm. “So being around people and having these screenings... helps a lot because you get the
short time frame, but I still somehow absorbed a lot, so I was really thankful for that. Then, as the program kept going, not only the professor helme grow a lot, but [so did my] classmates … This last production, I learned a ton by
Sam Jackson for The Easterner Top pictures left to right: Senior Sarah Corean, director of the film “Till Death Do Us Part”; senior Chris Jordan, director of the film “Une Chose Terrible “; senior Kendra Strahm, director of the film “Two Faced.” Bottom pictures left to right: Senior Carly Brown, director of the film “Between Static”; junior Jorge Valencia, director of the film “The Grave”; senior Mica Pointer, writer and actor. good feedback, not just the bad feedback you’re sitting there giving yourself.” The program has shown to work for students that are just starting out, with little to no experience in film production. “I remember the first quarter I just learned so much,” said senior Carly Brown. “It was a
grouping together, getting my crew together, and producing with other people. Also, [I learned by] reaching outside the program. I remember Sarah was pushing me to try asking people outside of the program and that was something I have never done before and I was really nervous about it. Now I would never
want to do anything else. It gave me more connections with more people. I’m working on spring production now and I want to work with the same people, which is really cool just seeing that you can grow from this little bubble.” Even though the junior class has only been in the program for just over a quarter now, they are quickly figuring out how this program can work for them. “One way the program helps us is really it feels open, so it doesn’t feel like you’re an outcast and it doesn’t feel like if you don’t think you’re talented that you’re not going to make it,” said junior Jorge Valencia. “We always embrace everyone, whatever little talent you think you may or may not have. You won’t get discouraged, basically.” Collaboration is a key factor in film production, a piece of advice that the seniors stress. “I would say one of the biggest things is try to work with people that you are better than because then there’s such an opportunity to learn,” said senior Chris Jordan. “Even outside the program.” •
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Events
Courtesy of Rudy Francisco’s Tumblr
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Spoken Word Workshop
Movies and Tots
What is it: Spoken Word performer Rudy Francisco will be holding a workshop to encourage young writers and aspiring poets to learn about the art of spoken word. Francisco will also perform that night at The Roost. When: Thursday, Jan. 18 Time: Workshop from 2 to 3 p.m. Performance at 7 p.m. Where: Workshop at the JFK Library M17 and the performance at The Roost. Cost: No cost.
What is it: Napoleon Dynamite and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Free tots and Eagle Punch. When: Friday, Jan. 19 Time: 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Where: Martin Hall 158 Cost: No cost.
Courtesy of Pinot’s Pallet
Courtesy of Inland Helicopters
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Wooden Pallet Class
Spokane Falls Helicopter tours
Cactus Flower
What is it: Workshop to create a wooden pallet sign that is customized to fit your family and your décor. Create the perfect rustic look! Must be 21 or older to attend. ID must be presented at the door. When: Sunday, Jan. 21 Time: 3 to 5 p.m. Where: 319 W Sprague Ave, Spokane WA Cost: $45 per painter. Register at pinotspalette. com
What is it: Helicopter tour of Spokane Falls holiday lights. When: Recurring weekly Monday to Saturday until Feb. 28. Time: Call to set up your flight at: (509) 534-9114 Where: Inland Helicopters Felts Field, 5505 E Rutter Ave. Cost: $75 per person, based on a group of three.
What is it: An engaging, delightful light comedy on how falling in love is rarely simple. When: Thursday to Sunday. Jan. 18 to 28. Time: Thursday to Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: 2 p.m. Where: Spokane Civic Theatre Cost: Adults $29. Seniors and students $27. Student rush, 30 minutes before curtain $14. Group discounts available for groups over 10.
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Entertainment
EDITORS’ PICKS
Movie: “Coco” Coco, a Disney Pixar movie, was the winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature, and let me tell you it deserved it. Little Miguel is the main character and Coco is his great grandmother. Despite his family’s generations of banning music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. On his journey to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. He then meets Héctor and they embark on an extraordinary journey to discover the real story behind Miguel’s family history. (Dayana Morales)
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TV Show: “Mindhunter” Mindhunter is a TV drama based on the true crime book Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit. It is set in the late 70’s, as the FBI was beginning research in criminal psychology and profiling. The show’s main characters interview serial killers to learn how they think, in hopes of helping solve ongoing and future cases. Season One is available on Netflix, while a second season has already been confirmed. (Michael Brock) Courtesy of Netflix
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The local food trend has finally hit the Spokane area. Many people are looking for a gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian option featuring local produce. It is not just a Southern Californian trend anymore. The Blackbird is located in downtown Spokane near Gonzaga University and the Spokane Arena. The Blackbird has a unique menu featuring local farm products from Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. The Blackbird opened its doors in 2015 as a tavern and kitchen Courtesy of serving farm-to-table cuisine. Stop by for The Blackbird a healthy and trustworthy alternative. (Amanda Haworth)
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Richard Clark IV for The Easterner Bailey Monteith for The Easterner The Eagles huddle for a timeout against Idaho. EWU is 3-2 in conference and 8-10 overall. Senior forward Bogdan Bliznyuk attacks the Vandal defense on Jan. 12. Bliznyuk is 48 points from becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer.
Men’s basketball falls short to Idaho in defensive battle Michael Brock Sports Editor Sometimes it doesn’t matter how hot you start. On Jan. 12, the EWU men’s basketball team lost to the University of Idaho 58-51, despite a 20-6 early lead. The Eagles opened the game 8-of-13 from the field, with senior forward Bogdan Bliznyuk contributing nine points to the team’s run. From there, the Vandals went on a 10-0 spurt of their own to narrow the gap. The rest of the opening frame was back-and-forth, and EWU held a 27-25 halftime advantage. Idaho came out of the break and pressured the Eagles into a couple turnovers, taking the slight lead in the process. For the next several minutes, each team traded blows, with sophomore forward Mason Peatling tying the score at 36. That is when Idaho went on a 16-5 run to break open the game. The Eagles made a late
rally to pull closer but it was too late. Following the loss, head coach Shantay Legans commented on the Vandals’ defense. “I give them all the credit,” Legans said. “They came in with a great game plan and they stuck to it […] Their zone and their 1-2-2 press gave us a little bit of a problem. We have to be a little bit more aggressive and I have to do a better job getting guys prepared for that.” EWU opened the game shooting 8-of-13 from the field (61.5 percent). For the rest of the contest, they connected on just 12-of-42 (28.6 percent) of their attempts. Bliznyuk finished with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists, but connected on just 5-of-14 from the field after the hot start. No other Eagles scored in double figures, with junior guard Ty Gibson and freshman guard Jack Perry combining to shoot 5-of-20 overall and 4–of-15 from three.
“They put us on our heels a little bit in the second half, and that kind of threw our timing off a little bit,” said Legans. “We rushed some of our shots—we usually make those threes.” Idaho senior guard Victor Sanders had 18 points and nine rebounds, despite shooting just 6-of-14. Sophomore guard Trevon Allen and senior forward Brayon Blake joined Sanders in double figures with 12 and 11 points respectively. Neither team shot well from three, however Idaho had 17 free throw attempts compared to just two for EWU. The Vandals got 21 points from their bench and 14 on fast break, both single digit categories for the Eagles. Up next for EWU is a pair of road games against Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. •
“These types of games obviously hurt, but you can’t let them hold you back. There’s valuable lessons in tough losses like these, so we’ve got to learn those individually and as a team and just prepare for the next game.” Senior forward Bogdan Bliznyuk
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Women’s basketball beats Idaho in rivalry game
Delaney Hodgins drops 19 points, Eagles improve to 3-2 in Big Sky Conference play Jeremy Burnham Reporter The EWU women’s basketball team climbed above .500 in Big Sky Conference play for the first time this season, with a 71-64 win over the Idaho Vandals on Jan 12. Senior forward Delaney Hodgins continued her stellar season, leading the Eagles in points (19), rebounds (12) and assists (four). Hodgins also recorded her fourth double-double of the season. The Eagles continued to get strong team scoring, as nine players scored and four players had double digits. Sophomore forward Uriah Howard returned to the lineup after missing the past four games due to injury. Howard, who has not suited up since Dec. 20—and watched the conference opener from the sidelines on crutches—came off the bench on Friday and scored all 10 of her points in the first half. “She gave us great scoring in the first half,” EWU head coach Wendy Schuller said following the victory. “She’s somebody who we are excited to have back. We’ll get her going more and more as the weeks progress.” Junior guard Kapri Morrow had 15 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore guard Symone Starks added 11 points and three steals. Starks remains at No. 11 in NCAA Division I for most steals per game. “We played hard, and we played fearlessly,” said Schuller. “Offensively, that was something we struggled with early in the year. We thought about things way too much. But today, I thought we really played fearlessly.” The Eagles protected the ball from start to finish, a statistic that
has plagued the team all season. In conference play, they have averaged 15.8 turnovers a game, and committed 20 against Northern Colorado on Dec. 27. However, against Idaho, they turned the ball over a season-low four times. “It wasn’t [a special focus],” said Schuller. “It was just us playing with confidence and making good decisions. It’s a wonderful thing to see. We have been better the last three games in that category than we have been all season. Part of that is because we are starting to get comfortable with what we are trying to do offensively.” On paper, the two teams looked pretty even coming into the game. Both came in with a 2-2 record in conference play. EWU was 7-9 overall, while UI was 6-9. The game was a close contest throughout, though the Eagles led for most of the game. As close as the score remained, there were only three lead changes. UI’s largest lead of the game was three points, when they led 3-0 less than a minute in. EWU quickly tied the game up with a three-pointer by freshman guard Brittany Klaman. The teams would go back-and-forth, and the opening frame ended with the Eagles leading 16-15. Idaho would retake the lead 20-18 in the second quarter, but Morrow quickly erased it with five straight points in less than a minute. EWU held on to that lead for the remainder of the game. Defensively, the Eagles had a strong first half against senior forward Geri McCorkell, the team’s leading scorer. McCorkell, who scored 39 points against Portland
Bailey Monteith for The Easterner Sophomore guard Amy Hartleroad goes up for a layup during the Eagles’ victory over Idaho on Jan. 12. EWU is now 3-2 in Big Sky play and 8-9 overall.
Bailey Monteith for The Easterner Junior guard Violet Kapri Morrow drives around a Vandal defender on Jan. 12. Morrow is averaging 11.9 points and 4.7 rebounds on the season.
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State on Jan. 6, was held to just eight points in the first half by the Eagles. EWU took a 36-30 lead into the locker room. The third quarter would see the Eagles climb to the game’s only double digit lead, when they briefly led by 12. At the end of the quarter, EWU’s lead was nine. The Vandals closed the gap in the fourth quarter, pulling within two on a pair of occasions. They never got any closer than that. Even when UI was within two points of tying
the game, the Eagles never lost their composure. “We just had to settle down and keep doing what we did the whole game,” said Hodgins. “We had to get back in transition, and play how we know to.” The game was the first of a three game home stand for the Eagles. They will host Northern Arizona on Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. and Southern Utah on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. Admission is free for all students. •
Sports EWU Athletic Director Bill Chaves hired to same position at North Dakota Michael Brock Sports Editor
EWU Athletic Director Bill Chaves has been hired to the same position at the University of North Dakota. The announcement was made by UND President Mark Kennedy on Saturday, Jan. 13 following a week of interviews and public forums in Grand Forks. “I am excited about the impact Bill Chaves’ leadership will have on an already excellent Athletics program here at UND,” Kennedy said in a statement. “All of the candidates fared well, but in the end Bill was a notch ahead of the other candidates.” Chaves has been the EWU athletic director since 2007, overseeing ample success both on and off the field. As such, he
Bailey Monteith for The Easterner Sophomore guard Symone Starks surveys the Idaho defense. Starks finished with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in the win over the Vandals.
is a two-time recipient (2012-13 and 2015-16) of national Athletic Director of the Year honors. During Chaves’ tenure, the school won three Big Sky Conference President’s Cups (2009-10, 2014-15 and 2015-16), which recognizes the league’s top all-around program based on proficiency both academically and athletically. On Jan. 13, Chaves took to Twitter to confirm the decision. “After a decade of memories that I will carry for a lifetime, I have been offered and accepted the UND AD’s position,” said Chaves. “Please know my family and I owes a huge debt of gratitude to many in the EWU (Cheney/ Spokane) community.” In a statement of her own, EWU President Dr. Mary Cullinan said, “On behalf of Eastern Washington University, I extend my sincere thank you to Bill Chaves for ten great years of service to EWU Athletics. I wish him the very best at the University of North Dakota in this exciting next chapter of his professional career.” According to Cullinan, the pair will work together on a transition plan as the school begins its own athletic hiring process. “Details on that plan, including interim
leadership and a time table will be made public when details are finalized within the next several days,” Cullinan said. UND—which captured the 2016-17 Big Sky President’s Cup—has a 17-sport NCAA Division I athletic program. Fifteen of the school’s teams will be moving to the Summit League this summer, while football will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. But hockey may have been the ultimate pull on Chaves’ heartstrings. He has a background in the sport, growing up in New England as well as serving as Quinnipiac’s sports information director. The men’s hockey program at UND has won eight NCAA titles, and is consistently a powerhouse in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. This year, Chaves earned $120,000 on a contract approved in 2013 by former EWU President Rodolfo Arevalo. It was set to expire on June 30. Chaves’ new deal with UND is reportedly worth four years at a $200,000 annual rate. “Eastern will greatly miss Bill Chaves who has created a lasting legacy for this university,” said Cullinan. “I wish him excellent continued success.” •
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Photo courtesy of Base Camp Bigfork Through EPIC Adventures, EWU students will participate in dogsledding as well as other winter sessions in Montana in January and February. This is the sixth year EPIC has attended Base Camp Bigfork.
EPIC to attend Montana dogsledding sessions Taylor Newquist Contributor Base Camp Bigfork is an outdoor adventure guide, and home to a team of Inuit sled dogs—a rare aboriginal American breed—that have been working alongside humans for over a thousand years. This winter, EWU students will be stepping onto the sled with EPIC Adventures. Sled dogs were originally used as transportation. They are now used for racing because they can run up to 20 miles per hour and travel hundreds of miles in several days. Base Camp Bigfork’s team of sled dogs will take students through the trails of Bigfork, Montana. “They took you on a dogsled, and the guy was skiing right next to you,” said EWU junior Monika Mack, who attended the trip last year. “He was leading the dogs and you got to mush yourself. I think that the coolest part was you just got thrown into it.” “They do it all around their acreage, and there’s like 20 plus paths you can go through,” said Mack. “There are 12 participants and a couple trip leaders so it’s really nice—small and intimate. You get a lot of time with the dogs and the trainers.”
Inuit sled dogs behave in a pack hierarchy like wolves, which determines who is leading the sled. “They truly don’t train them as house dogs, they really are wild dogs,” said Mack. “They have a huge fenced area where they live out in the open.” EPIC Director of Operations Leah Hilbrand started the trips to Base Camp Bigfork six years ago. “In the winter time, we weren’t doing much different than ski and snowboard trips,” said Hilbrand. “So I [researched it] and found dogsledding in Montana. This year we are having six dog sledding trips, it keeps growing and growing [...] It’s one of the favorite trips of students so we want to make sure we give them a good experience and give them what they want to do.” Students will also be cross-country skiing while in Bigfork, and participating in other outdoor activities. The programs are scheduled for Jan. 26-28, Feb. 2-4, Feb. 9-11 and Feb. 23-25. The price of attending is $190. Contact EWU EPIC Adventures for more information. •
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