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June May 8, 5, 2013 2013

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Musicians bring 'The Heist' to Eastern

By Al Stover

eagle life editor easterner.eaglelife@gmail.com

After the thousands of Macklemore chants faded, the lights went out and cheers filled the air, followed by the sound of a trumpet.

Once the trumpet stopped, a slender man wearing a blue jacket over a blue tank top grabbed the microphone and began singing. Halfway through his song, he addressed the crowd.

“Eastern, welcome to ‘The Heist.’”

This is how the Seattle-born musician Macklemore began his set when he and Ryan Lewis, who is from Spokane, came to Eastern May 30.

Sponsored by Eagle Entertainment and ASEWU, the concert was attended by over 3,000 students who had waited for the musician to come since fall 2012. There were over 22 staff, security guards and volunteers who helped build the stage and run the concert.

According to Berto Cerrillo, the adviser for campus programs who got on stage and thanked the audience and the volunteers before the start of the concert, this was one of the biggest events he has put together and it was all for the students.

Macklemore and Lewis performed many of their songs from their studio album “The Heist,” including “Can’t Hold Us” and “Same Love.”

In addition to singing, Macklemore interacted with the crowd. He commented on the style of clothing worn by Eastern students before spotting a student in the second level bleachers wearing a fur coat. The musician requested the fur coat to be surfed through the crowd and onto the stage.

As he picked up the coat, the crowd began chanting, “Put it on.”

Once he did, he exited the stage, which resulted in a chorus of boos.

What seemed like Macklemore calling it a night, turned into the opening of his song “Thrift Shop.” During the song, he was joined onstage

by Wanz, who would later go and dance with the crowd on the floor, and Swoop.

Once he was finished with “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore had the crowd pass back the coat to its owner.

Other ways Macklemore interacted with the crowd included having a brownie eating contest between one girl who was celebrating her birthday and another wearing a polar bear cap and crowd walking into the audience.

There were several students on the floor, waving back to their friends on the bleachers. Sara Kruger and her friends stood close to the front, wearing their black T-shirts that read, “Can we go thrift shopping?” on the front and, “or bar hopping?” on the back. According to Kruger, she and her friends made the shirts in hopes of getting attention. macklemore-page 3

Photos by Aaron Malmoe Opposite, top: Macklemore performs at the last college stop on his tour.

Top Left: Macklemore wears a fur coat that was brought to the stage by a student in the crowd during his performance of "Thrift Shop." This song was the encore for the concert.

Top Right: Owuor Arunga plays trumpet for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Their most recent studio album is called "The Heist," and it includes the songs "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love."

Above Left: Swoop joins the show and dances on stage with the band during the performance of "Thrift Shop." The band also engaged the crowd with a brownie-eating competition to celebrate an audience member's birthday.

Above Right: Lewis sings for the audience on the center stage walkway. Lewis is originally from Spokane and Macklemore is from Seattle.

Bottom Left Corner: The band Eclectic Approach gets the opportunity to open for Macklemore and Lewis.

Students and faculty build trails in Moab, Utah

By Libby Campbell

senior reporter libbyrcampbell@gmail.com

A group of Eastern students and faculty members spent this past spring break building biking trails and fences in eastern Utah as part of a leadershipbased service learning project.

Students who participated are involved with the Academic Success Center on campus, and many of them had never been camping.

“We had a lot of students who had never even left the state before, so this was an exciting prospect for a lot of students,” said Molly

Orheim of the Academic Success Center.

Faculty at the center had been entertaining the idea of a service learning trip for two years, but finally began making solid plans this past winter.

“We started planning this in December, and we left in March.

I am so flabbergasted that we even got this off the ground,” said Summer Hess, a retention specialist at the Academic Success Center.

Strong teamwork and collaboration amongst several departments on campus allowed them to plan and execute the trip within four months.

“We built a subcommittee and started working on a plan,” Orheim said. “What we found is that campus collaboration was really going to be key for us to make this happen. We realized very soon that we needed partners on our campus to help us with this.”

The Academic Success Center worked alongside EPIC Adventures, the Office of Community Engagement and various faculty members to make the trip happen.

Students worked with the Bureau of Land Management, a federal agency that manages nearly 245

million acres of land, more than any other federal agency.

“Moab started seeing this influx of recreational use there around the year 2000, which was great for their economy and their income,” said Shelby Wilkerson, a student who went on the trip. “However, through their top three groups of recreational users, which are hikers, bikers and [Jeep users}, there was some conflict about who was using what kind of area.”

Because of this, the bureau created the Resources Management Program.

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Photo contributed by Summer Hess The group spent nine days exploring landscape and building bike trails over spring break.

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Students teach compassion at EWU Diversity Week

Ayesha Malik spoke on the topic of interfaith tolerance and understanding

By Galen Rock

staff writer galen.rock@gmail.com

Post 9/11 America has been tough for all Americans, but it has been especially challenging for Muslims who find themselves the target of rampant Islamophobia.

At EWU Diversity Week, Ayesha Malik and the Compassionate Interfaith Society, CIS, are doing what they can to teach compassion and tolerance.

“Not a lot of campuses give students the oppor-

tunities to speak at these events,” said Malik.

Diversity Week gave students a forum for these issues and, according to Diversity Week Chairman Terry Ashby-Scott, there were even more of these types of seminars planned for an event only in its second year. “We’re really working on figuring out what events bring out students as well as doing more at our Riverpoint Campus.”

Nonetheless, Malik was the last speaker for Diversity Week in a presentation

titled, “A Call for Interfaith Action.”

Malik started the presentation with a quote from Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa: “Interfaith is not a religion.

It walks amongst the religions.”

Malik also loosely quoted the notable saying that if you are not fighting oppression, then you yourself are one of the oppressors.

This message resonated throughout Malik’s story on personal growth and tolerance.

Malik was born in Paki-

Moab: continued from front

Photo by Sam Sargeant John Matthews poses with a check donated to the Cheney food bank.

Food Bank director retiring

By Lorna Hartman

staff writer lorna.hartman@ucaa.org

John Matthews is looking for a permanent replacement after serving as the Cheney Food Bank’s interim director since 1999.

“I’ve been temporary for 14 years,” Matthews said.

The Cheney Food Bank is part of a community organization called Cheney Community Services, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that also includes a clothing exchange next door to the food bank, according to Matthews.

“This food bank, in some form, has existed since 1958,” said Matthews. He said that he got involved around 1989 when a friend told him that Cheney Community Services needed a treasurer.

Matthews had earned a mathematics degree from the University of Nebraska after a stint in the Air Force, so “I got in there,” he said. “The food bank was one of our [departments], so I was paying the bills, and I’d come down to the food bank and reimburse people for expenditures. Then I kind of worked my way into volunteering and became a weekly volunteer in addition to my other position.”

Matthews said that during the following years, the food bank went through about eight different directors. When the last one left, he stepped in to fill the void on a temporary basis. No one else was found to do the job, so he kept doing it.

According to a recent Eastern 24/7 article, last year’s EWU food drive, which was started in 2008

by Nadine Arévalo, netted a total of $18,241.22 and about three tons of food.

The Cheney Food Bank received almost $7,000 in cash plus the 3 tons of food.

Matthews said that about 8,000 pounds of food moves through the food bank each month.

The food bank spends about $24,000 a year, and roughly 96 percent of that is for groceries. The rest is for city-required liability insurance.

The food bank provides fresh fruits and vege-

tables, canned foods, dairy products and generic daily needs such as toilet paper, toothbrushes and laundry detergent, Matthews said.

Food and supplies come to the Cheney Food Bank from the federal government, from Second Harvest and from local donations of food and cash, according to Matthews.

“Second Harvest is a central warehouse that distributes food donations it secures from the food industry and community,” according to its own media kit. Matthews says it provides 30 to 40 percent of the Cheney Food Bank’s total supplies.

“Really, it’s one of the best neighborhood food banks in the county,” said Second Harvest President and CEO Jason Clark.

“Everybody has to deal with limited resources and make the best of it, but I think John [Matthews] in particular has really taken a meager facility and turned it into a place that is really well run for folks who are having a hard time. It’s an impressive accomplishment, and the folks in Cheney can be proud of that.”

Right now, about 380 families are utilizing the food bank, down from 400 last year. “We went up 20 or 25 percent over the course of the recession, though,” Matthews said.

He pointed out a shelf of decorative birthday bags for giving to children on their birthdays and said that 100 of them had been made by the United Church of Christ this year. One recent year, according to Matthews, the bags were prepared by an EWU sorority.

“The city is just wonderful to us,” said Matthews. “They provide us with space, they provide the electricity, all we have to do is insure. We don’t pay any garbage fees or plumbing. They also do this for the clothing exchange next door, which is part of [Cheney Community Services].”

EWU’s food drive for this year launched on May 20 with a canned food drive.

Volunteers will continue gathering food and donations on campus until Aug. 15.

“Their goal was to divide up the land and separate it between the bikers, hikers, [Jeep users] and other recreational users so that they could create peace between all of these users,” Wilkerson said.

Students worked with a non-profit organization called Trail Mix to help build a section of mountain biking trails.The group also helped the bureau

stan, but was raised in Anchorage, Alaska.

And although she lived in America and constantly visited Pakistan, she never felt a connection to either place. “The two countries definitely shaped who I am today, but I always felt like a tourist in either country.”

Malik cites one specific incident in first grade that largely shaped her outlook on society.

It was picture day and also happened to be her favorite Muslim holiday.

Malik decided to dress in traditional Pakistani garb

for the photo. Although students were not extremely malicious, there was still some uneasiness regarding Malik’s cultural pride.

One student even told her she was not an American.

But it was not until age 8, on a trip to Saudi Arabia, when she began to practice Islam. “There was such a brotherhood. The King of Jordan was walking amongst the crowd and you didn’t even know it was him. It was all about being equal and being one.”

On Sept. 11, 2001, however, things began to change for Malik, who could deal with the teasing of children, and the terror attacks on 9/11 brought Islamophobia to the larger, collective conscience. “I had to deal with overcoming a lot of anger.

I’d respond with vulgar language because I didn’t know what to do. There wasn’t even a word for Islamophobia yet.”

But as Islamic intolerance was beginning to

build fences around campgrounds.

“We spent all day digging these holes and putting in fencing around the area in order to protect the land because it’s a very fragile landscape down there. We really wanted to make sure we were preserving the land to make it possible for recreational users to come back and use that land,” Wilkerson said.

Students gained much more than just the two college credits and satisfaction of community service.

“What we took out of the trip was how we improved our self-awareness through leadership and service learning,” Wilkerson said.

Students partnered up and spent one day as leaders of the group, deciding the entire group’s schedule for the day.

Each night the group gathered around to give feedback to the leaders, both positive and constructive.

“We need people to give us this feedback, to give us this information about ourselves, or else we might not ever figure

that information out,” Wilkerson said. “Service learning is a great way develop your leadership skills.”

Students have just recently started the EWU Service Learning Club.

“We want to bring this opportunity to other students, to go on trips like this, to be involved in this kind of experience,” Wilkerson said. “They can be opened up to developing their leadership skills and developing their self-awareness as well as helping the community.”

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Photo by Aaron Malmoe Ryan Lewis performs on stage with Macklemore.

Photo by Aaron Malmoe Macklemore wears a fur coat brought to stage by a student.

Macklemore: continued from front

Kruger, like the rest of the audience, was excited to see Macklemore come to EWU because he is “so talented.”

Student Mitchell Erickson, wearing a brown coat with furry cuffs and neck, was excited to see Macklemore and Lewis on stage.

“I feel [he] represents pop culture in the North-

west, and I am excited to see him represent Eastern Washington,” Erickson said.

In addition to Macklemore and Lewis, the disc jockey Ricky Frezko played music for the crowd, while they danced and sang to the tune of songs like House of Pain’s “Jump Around” and Lil’ Jon and LMFAO’s “Shots.” After Frezko, the band Eclectic Approach came onstage to warm

Photo by Aaron Malmoe The crowd cheers after Macklemore performs his last few songs.

up the crowd. Besides playing their own music, they performed covers of Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” and Montell Jordan’s “This is How We Do It.” For Jowed Hadeed, singer of Eclectic Approach, it was an “amazing experience” opening for Macklemore. He said Macklemore was an idol to him and his band because of how he, like Eclectic Approach, is from the Pacific Northwest and

came up on his own in the music scene.

“We’ve played Jimmy Kimmel and that was a big opportunity, but this was bigger,” said Hadeed.

Halfway through his set, Macklemore had announced that EWU was the last stop on the spring college tour, which he then confirmed after performing one final song for the audience.

“There is no better place to end the college tour than here,” Macklemore said.

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EWU student advances to National Poetry Slam

By Mollie Gower and Cori Olson for the easterner

Kurt Olson, Eastern Washington University student and chief copy editor for The Easterner, finished second in the Spokane Slam and gained a place on Team Spokane for the National PoOlson etry Slam in Boston on Aug. 13. Although Olson began writing short stories in first grade, he was not introduced to performance poetry until high school.

“These people were talking about filthy things to say.

And I thought ‘This is so different and wild.’ And I didn’t know that there were competitions for it. I just thought it was a new way to do poetry,” he said.

Olson moved to Spokane in 2007 and entered his first poetry slam competition, winning second place. Since then, he was hooked.

A poetry slam is a competitive poetry event that started in the 1980s by a Chicago man named Mark Smith. Poetry slams are judged by random audience members. They get score cards that range from zero to 10 and poets are scored based on performance and originality. A standard performance poem is typically three minutes without the use of props, instruments or costumes.

The Spokane Grand Slam competition took place midMay. Throughout the year, slams are held every two weeks, and poets earn points to place in competitions.

“The finals are three rounds, so after the first round I was in sixth place. Then I came up tied for fourth in the second round and by the end of the third round I made second,” said Olson.

Teams from all over the U.S., and some from Canada, will be competing in the event from Aug. 13 to 17. It was described as a combination of a championship tournament, poetry summer camp and traveling exhibition, according to the official website for the National Poetry Slam.

A team is composed of four or five members. Team Spokane is comprised of Olson, Chris Cook, Mark Anderson, Jazlyn Jacobs and Lauren Gilmore. Isaac Grambo, slam master of Spokane Poetry Slam, said he was excited to see how the group does in this year’s competition.

“After a solid year of competition, this is the first team Spokane is sending to the National Poetry Slam since 2010, and I couldn't be more proud of Spokane and of [Olson], [Cook], [Anderson], [Jacobs] and [Gilmore],” Grambo said.

Grambo said he is looking forward to the group piece the team might come up with for nationals.

Anderson, an EWU almnus, said that during the preliminaries Team Spokane selects one member to be the primary performer for that round and that member can choose to have up to four other members of Team Spokane on stage with the primary performer to add a beat, dance, clap or add any other element to the poem being performed.

Anderson said that he will be offering at least one of his preliminary spots to a group performance, if not both.

“I love the fact that this team represents the diversity of our scene so well. From very young to more seasoned, from literary craft to raw unbridled talent, from both male and female poets, this team is a postcard telling everyone exactly what's right with poetry,” said Grambo.

Grambo said, “[Team Spokane] is going to make a lot of people fall in love with them.

The rest of the world is going to be blown away.”

The Individual World Poetry Slam is coming to Spokane in October, and Team Spokane will increase the influence of Spokane on the slam poetry community. The Individual World Poetry Slam is a three day competition involving about 80 competitors from across the U.S. This event, unlike the National Poetry Slam that crowns a team for the year, selects an individual champion to represent the U.S. in the World Poetry Cup, according to Anderson.

Olson says he will continue to perform poetry slams, even though he has tried to walk away in the past.

“Sometimes I like to get on stage and just yell all my feelings out,” he said.

Grambo anticipates seeing great things come from Team Spokane’s performance at nationals, not only for the team but for Olson as well.

“When [Olson] is present at a slam or an open mic, the mood changes. It lifts. It rises and falls with the poems. He’s attentive and supportive of each and every reader. He is visibly, vocally and viscerally invested in every performance and that brings everyone in the audience to the poetry, even when he's not on stage.”

EWU prepares for student population to rise

By Galen Rock

staff writer galen.rock@gmail.com

It is no secret that EWU is expanding.

With the addition of the brand new dormitory and the renovation of other halls, Eastern has grown a lot in the last three years or so. A rise in student population has much to do with that.

Since 2007, EWU has seen a rise of 383 undergraduate students per year arriving for the first time on campus, according to institutional research. Eastern is also expecting a rise of 2 percent in student population growth for the “foreseeable future” according to Department of Admissions Director, Shannon Carr.

But this is nothing compared to the trends around the country. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, both public and private institutions are expected to see enrollment gains of 15 percent in the coming years.

The number of students enrolled in college will continue to grow between now and 2021 as well. That represents a more considerable change for private colleges, which experienced an increase of 81 percent from 1996 to 2010, than for public institutions, which

saw enrollment growth by 36 percent over the same period.

The increases, however, will be flatter than the steep climbs seen in the previous 14 years, according to projections released by the U.S. Department of Education.

Still, this does not give a complete picture on how Eastern is managing to expand its influence in a state with two very popular, highly regarded public institutions and a bevy of smaller, equally respected private schools.

The answer is simple: Make yourself available to your community. “We have an allegiance to our state and our region. Eastern has a large population of Washington students. We visit every high school in the state,” said Director of Admissions, Shannon Carr.

“Students need awareness on what we have to offer. We are always serving Washington residents.”

While other Washington state institutions are geared toward loading up on international and out-of-state students, EWU draws 80 percent of its enrollment from within the state. Spokane County residents accounted for 39 percent of enrollment in 2011, followed by King County with 8 percent, and Benton, Clark, Pierce, Snohomish and Yakima counties with 3 percent each.

And Eastern officials are prepared. In fact, the admissions department is welcoming this growth.

“The vice-president committee sets the enrollment number and the admissions office follows along. We are never working in isolation.

So this is all planned and accounted for,” said Carr.

That plan seems to be working out. Since 2007, there has been a rise of 322 freshman applicants a year looking for admission into Eastern. And after the football team won the FCS National Championship in 2010, EWU saw a swell in interest between 20112012 and saw its largest growth in applicants in a five year period. “It’s the Flutie Effect. We tried to capitalize on this interest and the red turf is a huge catalyst,” said Carr.

“You hate, as an institution of higher education, to be known for athletics, but they really give you a great opportunity to get your brand out there.”

The number of students admitted and enrolled, however, has remained virtually the same over the last five to six years.

“We want our campus to be a reflection of our state.

Eastern is a school of access, but our focus will always be about the student experience.”

easy targets for campus thieves Faculty seek Bikes Heavier locks and indoor bike storage are the answer name for new residence hall

By Linsey Garrison

staff writer garrisonlinsey@gmail.com

By Jake Kershinar staff writer jgkersh@gmail.com

Eastern faculty members are still going through the process of coming up with a name for the new residence hall.

The $25 million building located on the corner of 10th Street and Cedar Street will be opening its doors this August, and will soon have a name released by the board of trustees later this summer.

“Probably within the next six to eight weeks,” said Vice President of Student affairs Stacy Morgan Foster.

“We have to have the president’s executive committee look at things [and] we have to have the board of trustees’ feedback also.”

President Rodolfo Arévalo gave Morgan Foster the task of gathering together a group to come up with names over a year ago. They began the process with Vice President of University Advancement Michael Westfall even before all of the building’s plans were finished.

“Our first approach for a new construction building like that is to see whether there are interested donors,” said Morgan Foster. “We’ve gone through a process where we have come to a conclusion that we are going to be approaching some other people who are going to be helping us brainstorm some names for the building.

There are some conversations beginning on what might be some appropriate names for the building. Then whatever name is selected, we would be bringing that name to the board of trustees.”

Morgan Foster is still in the process of organizing a brainstorm committee for ideas on the new building’s name.

Morgan Foster said she could not reveal who she has contacted, nor could she talk about any possible names that have been suggested. While she has been brainstorming ideas since 2010, Foster was not willing to share some of her ideas for names at this time.

“We haven’t identified [any donors] at this point, so what we have decided to do was to pursue not naming [the building] in honor of a person but going forward with a different kind of name,” said Morgan Foster.

Morgan Foster also commented on how she and the committee yet to be chosen will go about choosing a name for the residence hall.

“You want the name of the building to be something that students feel represents their home and where they’re going to live,” Morgan Foster said. “You really want to honor the legacy of the institution. It’s going to be part of an historic tradition on campus and I think that it’s important to be very careful but also important to have thoughtful discussions.”

As a vice president at California State Stanislaus, Morgan Foster worked with groups to name the campus’s recreation center, a residence hall and a child development center.

Students can currently apply to live in the new residence hall which will be open just before fall quarter commences.

More than half of reported bike thefts on EWU’s campus this year occurred over the period of about a month this spring. Ten of the year’s 18 reported thefts occurred from March until the end of April.

“They were going in and cutting the locks right off the bikes,” said EWU Officer Robert Schmitter. “When these guys do this, what I call these professional thieves, they go look for opportunities to steal. They usually have bolt cutters on them and it is really quick with those thin cable type of locks.”

Schmitter noted that when there is a sudden spike in a specific crime like bicycle thefts it can sometimes be one or two individual thieves.

The rest of the year EWU sees just one or two reported bike thefts per month.

“Usually, it’s a crime of opportunity. The owner locked the bike poorly or not at all, or left it in a really dark area. The more proactive you are the less likely you are to become a victim,” said Schmitter.

A new secure bike storage area will be available to students who choose to live in the new residence hall opening in fall 2013.

The odds of getting a bike back after it has been stolen can be greatly increased when the bicycle owner can provide the serial number recorded and even a picture of the bike.

“When you get a bike, make sure you write down the serial number, usually located on the main frame underneath by the pedals. You want to have that and when you have to report your bike stolen you need to make sure you give a good description, so it’s helpful to know your bike and its details of it,” said Schmitter.

Keeping your bike from being an easy target for thieves can be as simple as upgrading your lock or buying an additional one.

Dave Breidenbach, owner of Spoke’n Sport bike shop in Spokane, recommends that

students use a heavier duty u-lock style lock when leaving their bike on campus.

“A u-lock will probably be sufficient but it is a good idea to also have a secondary cable to lock the front wheel so that someone doesn’t steal it,” said Breidenbach, “The ulock usually goes around the frame and then around a metal pole. More than one small tree has lost its life to a thief, so don’t lock it to a tree.”

According to EWU Housing Director Josh Ashcroft, students are always allowed to keep their bicycle in their dorm room if they wish, although many find that it is easier to lock up to racks in and around the residence halls.

A new secure bike storage area will be available to students who choose to live in the new residence hall open-

ing in fall 2013. On the first floor of the building, students will be able to access the bike garage from the exterior of the building using their building keycard.

“What’s nice about it is there will be some dedicated space in the hall, not outside. It’s a really big space, so I think students are going to be really happy because its all in one location and its inside,” said Ashcroft, “We are also anticipating that there will be surveillance so we can observe the bike storage area.”

Breidenbach said that the highest and best level of security is to park a bicycle inside a locked room for the night.

Even with a heavier style lock, given enough time, a thief can use battery powered equipment to cut through a heavy lock.

“During the day in Cheney a cable should be good enough, and if you’re locking it up outside at night it pays to have a ulock, but I recommend locking your bike up in a room.

If you lock yours up, they’ll go elsewhere,” said Breidenbach.

Honor cords offered for military grads ewu media relations

Eastern Washington University is recognizing veterans and military students during the spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 15, with special commemorative graduation cords.

In addition to cap and gown attire, veterans and

Issue 29 corrections

On the front page it was stated that the last ASEWU student council meeting of the year would be on June 16. It will actually take place on June 6.

military graduates will wear a braided red, white and blue honor cord symbolizing their service to our country. The cord represents the appreciation that Eastern feels toward our military and veteran community and the commitment they have made in completing their degrees.

EWU is privileged to be known as a “military friendly” university and this new tradition is a way to pay tribute to our veteran and military graduates in a unique way.

The honor cords are being purchased by the EWU Veterans Resource Center through generous dona-

tions and will be made available free of charge to all undergraduate and graduate military and veteran students.

For more information about the commemorative cords, contact Dave Millet, director of the EWU VRC at 509-359-2461 or dmillet@ ewu.edu

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Editor's note: All articles presented as being historic are nonfictional.

One-room schoolhouse a reminder of Eastern community's heritage

By Kelly Manalo

Staff Writer manalo.kelly@gmail.com

On a daily basis, students pass by the Cheney Normal School Heritage Center, and yet most may never walk inside during their college career.

The one room schoolhouse is open by appointment or during the occasional open houses and is run by the department of education.

Visitors are encouraged to sign the guest book and ask questions.

Some of the groups who visit the schoolhouse include school field trips, groups and clubs, according to coordinator and schoolmarm Valerie Schillinger.

Inside, there are woodtop desks of different sizes for school children, chalkboards on each desk, a library, cloak room and various old artifacts you would normally see in a one-room schoolhouse in the 1900s.

The schoolhouse would have accomodated students from ages 5 to 15 or 16.

It was used as a schoolhouse from 1905 until 1929

and was restored when brought to Eastern in 2000, according to Schillinger.

Original items in the schoolhouse are the floor and the siding. The artifacts, piano, desks and teacher’s desk were all donated.

In the 1900s, it would be lucky for a school to have a piano and a teacher who played, according to Schillinger.

“My favorite item is the children’s wood-top desks.

Each [desk] has a drilled hole in the upper right corner for an ink bottle, [and] the various designs of ironwork frames are quite intricate,” said Schillinger.

When the bell rings, it can be heard throughout campus. Its original use was to call in students. Today visitors can ring the bell, and it is also rung on special occasions such as graduation.

The schoolhouse has a longtime history. It is 108 years old and comes from Newport, Wash. “[The Cheney Normal School Heritage Center] is a legacy to our teaching college. People would come here and get their teaching

Photo by Kelly Manalo From 1905 to 1929, what is now known as the Cheney Normal School Heritage Center served as a one-room schoolhouse.

certificate and go out to rural communities and be schoolteachers,” said Schillinger.

EWU was first named the State Normal School in 1889, the same year Washington became a state. According to the history of EWU, the school was an institution “for the purpose of instruction of persons, both male and female,

in the art of teaching the various branches that pertain to good common school.”

The late Dr. Charles Miller, professor of education, searched for 10 years for a one-room schoolhouse in good condition and arranged for it to be brought to campus, according to Schillinger.

It took two days to be deliv-

ered in one piece driving at 10 miles per hour on side roads, according to Schillinger.

“The historic significance of the one-room schoolhouse in building a democracy is a legacy that I had hoped to pass on to future teachers. It symbolizes our heritage of providing education for all citizens,” said Miller.

The intent of bringing the schoolhouse to Eastern was to keep the spirit of education alive.

“Originally, we started off as an education school,” said Schillinger.

Today it still serves as a reminder that Eastern fosters teachers who will continue the tradition of educating.

Past international students revisited

By Mollie Gower copy editor mgower@live.com

EWU Archives The Key Society in 1929 featured 21 members. The young women in the photo are wearing skirts that are to their knees.

EWU in the '20s, not roaring Archives offer a glimpse into the history of campus fashion

By Haley Lewis

staff writer haleybug818@msn.com

Students seeing “The Great Gatsby” may be enchanted by Gatsby’s extravagant parties; they may also be wondering if Eastern was like that in the ‘20s.

The New Morality The 1920s caused a new morality, according to Central Valley High School U.S. history teacher and former Eagle Kieran Mahoney.

During the First World War, from 1914 to 1918, while men were away at war, women were working in factories supporting the war effort, unlike previous eras.

Young women liked the new economic freedom World War I brought them and wanted to continue that into the ‘20s. These ladies were known as flappers.

They were young, single, independent and educated women.

Flappers wore bright red lipstick, had short bobbed hair, wore dresses to the knee or above, showed skin at the

neckline, had a slender frame with a chest flat as a board, drank and smoked, according to fashion-era.com.

“Flappers used fashion as a vehicle to establish their place in society and rebel,” said Mahoney.

In 1920, the 18th Amendment went into effect, prohibiting alcohol. Flappers, along with other young people, ignored the law and would go behind closed doors in speakeasies, undercover clubs, to drink alcohol, according to Mahoney.

Eastern Life That was far from what happened at Eastern in the ‘20s, according to Charles Mutschler, university archivist and Eagle alumnus.

Eastern started out as Benjamin P. Cheney Academy from 1882 to 1890, according to Mutschler. This academy primarily trained women to become public school teachers. Some men attended too, but before World War II, two thirds of the student population were women.

In 1890, Eastern became the Cheney State Normal School. It was a two-year curriculum where women would get a teaching credential that allowed them to teach up to eighth grade, according to Mutschler.

If women wanted a bachelor’s degree, they would have to go somewhere else.

In 1933, Washington Governor Clarence Martin signed a bill to allow normal schools to offer a four-year bachelor of arts in education.

It became Eastern Washington College of Education from 1937 to 1961. In 1947, other baccalaureate degrees were offered such as english, history and math. From 1961 to 1977, it became Eastern Washington State College and since 1977, it has been Eastern Washington University.

Because Eastern has a long history of teaching educators, they were expected to act a certain way, according to Mutschler.

“Women were supposed to be exemplary role models for students,” said Mutschler. “They were not expected to go to any events the least bit scandalous or do anything that hinted at sexuality.”

Flappers, according to Mutschler, were unlikely to have been found at Eastern.

“Flappers were probably willing to go to speakeasies where elicit alcohol was offered,” said Mutschler. “It was not acceptable to any school board.”

He said smoking and swearing were not happen-

ing either as it was considered inappropriate.

Eagle Style In the 1903 Eastern student-run annual called Green and White, which was like a literary magazine, women wore high collared longsleeved shirts and long skirts.

No skin was shown. Hair was thrown up in a poufy bun.

Some women wore big bows on the top of their hair.

The men wore a three piece suit with a collared shirt and tie. That remained most of the fashion throughout the ‘20s for men except towards the end they might wear a sweater instead of a suit jacket.

In the 1925 annual, now called the Kinnikinick, which became the yearbook in 1923, hems of skirts were mid-calf length. The sleeves rose to elbow length or a little higher and the collars on shirts became lower. By 1929, the skirts were to the knee or above.

Most of the colors worn by women were solid and very few patterns were seen.

There was no explicit flapper fashion in the pages of the annuals except women wearing short bobbed coiffed hair starting in 1923 and pearl necklaces.

“Because of all the rules, a more tightly regulated dress code wouldn’t be shocking to women,” said Mutschler.

In 1951, international students were already established on Eastern’s campus.

Without Facebook, international students would sometimes write to their professors or fellow students to update them on what they were doing after graduation. Two international students, Ritva-Lisa Aro and Berta Rasnitschek, wrote letters back to friends and professor Jeanett Cranmer, respectively.

Aro and Rasnitschek sent back a series of letters but only excerpts were printed in the Easterner.

Aro’s letter detailed her trip back to Finland via ship and was printed for the enjoyment of her friends. Aro came to Eastern to study and returned to Finland in June 1951.

Rasnitschek graduated from Eastern in 1951 with a teaching certificate, and sent letters back to Cranmer to update her and other acquaintances on campus to let them know what she was up to. The Easterner only printed an excerpt of the letters sent, but it was stipulated that Rasnitschek had returned to Munich, Germany, and was currently teaching there.

Rasnitschek apologized in her letter for not writing sooner, but explained that she was working on her second state examination and was getting frequent visits to her classroom to check up on her teaching.

Between the received letters, international students were also having an impact on Eastern’s campus.

Helmet Belser was president of the German club in 1951.

On May 31, 1951, he commented on the differences of German and American education. Belser found that American teenagers were more socially mature because of their schooling.

“The German school teacher stresses that his pupils learn reading, writing and mathematics, while the American teacher has more interest in developing the personalities of his pupils.” Belser said.

Belser also said that the German education system

needed some reforming, but not sweeping changes.

International students seemed to like our education system back then, but not always our coffee.

Odett Madid from Jacerei, Sao Paulo, Brazil, was interviewed and said that American coffee was “thin tea.” Madid enjoyed the variety of breakfast foods she was able to choose from, but missed the coffee from home.

On Oct. 10, 1951, Madid would give a talk on Brazil called “Brazil Talks” in Showalter Auditorium.

Madid was going to present on her home country and answer questions from the audience.

Professors were also on the international scene by traveling to study under experts in their field.

Ruth Kriehn, an instructor in women’s physical education, traveled to Berlin to study under Mary Wigman, a European dance teacher, for one year.

Besides professors traveling abroad, lecturers were also invited to speak on their experiences abroad.

These lecturers consider themselves experts on their particular international country or region. For example, Kurt Singer, an expert on European counterespionage; and Henry Hart, a historian and linguist who focused on China, presented on their fields of study at EWU in 1951.

Singer would lecture on European counter espionage, having worked in various European countries assisting with counterespionage. Singer published one of the earliest German underground newspapers between 1934 and 1936 and was wanted by the Nazis for his publications.

Hart delivered three lectures on Chinese education, poetry and culture of China. Hart had been studying the Far East for over 30 years, making frequent trips back and forth from the U.S. to the Far East.

Eastern has a history with the international community through professors that go abroad or are asked to teach at Eastern and through the students who choose to study at Eastern.

HISTORY Dropped sports leave legacy

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Editor's note: All articles presented as being historic are nonfictional.

Softball to be added to EWU sports in 2017

By Elohino Theodore

staff writer theodoreelohino@gmail.com

With softball making an official arrival during the 2017-2018 year, where does that leave baseball?

The history of baseball at EWU started in 1917 with a few games played. The overall record for the EWU baseball team at that time was a measly 0-2. There were no games played the following years of 1918-1919.

From the 1920s throughout the 1930s, there were very few games played. There were no games played from 1932-1946. It was not until the 1950s that a reasonable amount of games started being played. The best records that the EWU baseball teams had back then were in the 1980s.

In 1981, the EWU baseball team went 32-20, and in 1984, the team went 30-23. During the year of 1985, the baseball team had their best seasonal record in school history at 42-24.

Before the end of varsity baseball at Eastern, there was a push to try to get baseball into the Big Sky conference. “It was mid '80s when we made our pitch to try to get into the Big Sky. It was [1987] when we finally did,” Sports Information Director Dave Cook said.

After seven decades of baseball, the program ended in 1990. A news

Photo by Aaron Malmoe Logan Goulet bats during a game against Seattle. EWU baseball continues as a club after being dropped as a sport.

release in 1990 from EWU stated that baseball and wrestling were going to be discontinued starting in the fall of 1990. This announcement was made by Darlene Bailey, who was the athletics director at the time.

There were people that did not agree with the end of baseball.

“There [were] a lot of upset peo-

ple,” former EWU baseball athlete Kerry Pease said. Pease played four years of baseball at Eastern during the late '70s. Pease explained that James Wasem, the coach at the time, wanted to go out with the team and get their own funding in order to avoid the program getting cut as a sport.

Eastern also had a softball team,

but it was also discontinued due to the economy. “We had softball for a short period of time, and then we discontinued it. If you look back, over a 20-25 or even a 30 year period, you’re [going to] find the economy has good times and bad times, and in bad times, sports got discontinued,” Director of Athletics Bill Chaves said.

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Another reason for the absence of softball and mostly baseball is because of the climate in the Northwest. Compared to the southern states in America, Washington does not have the weather to deal with a full baseball season.

Also, due to Eastern’s student composition and Title IX, baseball would not be an option because the school had to maintain a gender balance of sports teams.

“There [are] certain lenses you need to check off from a Title IX perspective, and to add another men’s sport, we probably would have to add three women’s sports to balance it out,” Chaves said.

“For a college of our size, it has a lot to do with what you can support. At the time, the baseball club, the wrestling team, they became expendable because they weren’t official sports in the Big Sky, and they were also male sports and we had to get closer in gender [equality] with our female sports,” Pease said.

Cook also looks at gender equality as one of the main reasons of why we do not have a baseball team at Eastern. “That’s the biggest issue right now with trying to add baseball back, but again when you look at weather and some of those considerations, it’s a tough sport to add,” Cook said.

Chaves expects the EWU softball team to start competing during the spring quarter of 2018 . “We have the expectation of our first regular spring season would be spring of 2018,” Chaves said.

ASEWU

Past presidents look toward future

By Amy Meyer, editor-in-chief, easterner.editor@gmail.com

We had an opportunity to ask ASEWU presidents Becca Harrell and Kaleb Hoffer to reflect on service to the Eastern Washington student body. Here are our questions and their answers.

Harrell to pursue a social media internship during last year at EWU Becca Harrell was elected as executive vice president in last year's election and stepped into the job after the first week of school this academic year. A member of Alpha Xi Delta, Harrell said that she sees her Harrell role as president as an amazing opportunity, that she has learned things from it, things that she did not know were possible to learn.

What has been the most rewarding part of this opportunity?

Harrell said that the ASEWU team was great. She said that the friendships that they have made along the way and what they have accomplished since the beginning of the year was most rewarding.

“It's extremely rewarding to go to meetings like the president's cabinet or the board of trustees and just constantly be told by them that they're so proud of our group and everything that we've done this year and we've handled ourselves with dignity and integrity and grace the whole time and stayed optimistic.

“What really comes down to [election day], being able to see these new, incoming leaders. They're so excited and so ready to take on the world, and they're so ready to make a positive change for students. We're seeing these numbers come in of students who are voting and students who are actually going out to have a voice in who their leaders are.”

She added that it was also gratifying to look back at the year and understand the opportunities the new group had.

In what way has this job challenged you and grown you?

“I am not a big fan of public speaking. This job has definitely challenged me with [that]. I was elected executive vice president. I was prepared to run meetings. I love that kind of stuff. I love the small atmosphere, the organizing a small team. I wasn't necessarily as prepared to give board reports and speak at big events and cohost awards. I wasn't prepared for that.

“That's something that a year ago I couldn't have even imagined doing. So it's definitely pushed me to get over that fear.

"When I first came into [Associated Students], I was the shy little freshman girl who was scared to talk to people.

Now that I'm leading [Associated Students], after this year, I've just grown so much as a person and I feel much more ready to take on the real world.”

What do you think you are leaving behind for the EWU community?

“I hope what I've left is a little bit to start that legacy — that we're proud and we have traditions and we love our school because it's truly an amazing place.”

What are you going to do next year?

“That is the million dollar question. My goal is to hopefully get an internship. That's my ultimate goal. I'm sure I'll stay involved, even though I say I'm leaving. I'm sure I'll find something else [on campus] to pour myself into. It's just who I am.”

Harrell added that she was passionate about student advocacy.

“I would love to manage a social media account for some big organization.

So if I could get an internship, managing social media for anywhere, just so I can learn the ropes and be able to carry it on after graduation, that would [make me] extremely happy."

Hoffer interested in creating student mentorship program, returning as senior next year Kaleb Hoffer was elected president of the ASEWU in the 2012 general elections.

He served all summer but was unable to continue his role after the second week of school and eventually resigned at the end of November.

Hoffer

What did you do for EWU as president?

“I think … sitting in a lot of the meetings for the learning commons, facilitating that, helping the student input — that was what most of my summer involved. … I would just attribute it to preparing the training week and preparing the student government that continued after I left, giving them that foundation and that training. I may not have been there, but I feel like I gave them my philosophy on how to lead and run the school. … I hope that some of that carried through and helped them accomplish the stuff they did accomplish this year. Most of my summer was spent on the Learning Commons and on the Gateway Project and just lending a voice there.”

Have you been involved in student government since then?

“The best I can. I didn’t want to step on toes and overstep my boundaries because there is a new president in charge. But I definitely was there for the students, whether they came to me or I came to them. They would ask me advice because I do have a lot of institutional knowledge that they would still come ask for, and I would give my opinion on problems that they had.

“Then if I saw issues, I was not afraid to get in touch with them and say that this probably needs to be changed.

“It definitely helped having inside knowledge of ASEWU and … now an outside perspective as just a student at large to bridge that gap, giving them ideas on how they can reach the students better, like getting them an Instagram and using their Twitter and stuff like that, getting them more into the things that the students use.”

Hoffer added that he attended Lobby Day in Olympia, Wash., and he still sat on committees.

Overall, what are you leaving behind?

“It stems from when I was finance vice president. … I took that philosophy into training [the ASEWU]. It was really being focused on the student dollars. When I became president, I had a lot more say over how we train the students. … I told them that that money, it’s not just free money, we don’t just get it. It comes from the students. Hopefully that was my legacy is to use that money as wisely as possible.

“I think that would be it. I hope I’m not done with the legacy though. I still have another year or so.”

What are you working on next year?

“I’ve been working on it all year because it’s been a slow progress, but I want to start a club. … I didn’t start it as president. It was started in Oscar’s presidency was the mentor-mentee program where all the student government gets some kind of mentor on campus related to their position. So when I was president, my mentor was Dr. Arévalo. I want to start a club that’s like that for all students in general, where we can connect the students of Eastern with the community. So business leaders can get connected with some kind of business mentor out in Spokane community, journalism with journalism. It’s just a huge, daunting task and so it’s just been a lot more challenging than I thought, but I hope that is my legacy that I leave is getting that started. Then I think that would outlast any presidency.

“If I was the president, … the name gets forgotten after a while, but with that, it’d be a club lasts for a long time.

That’s the thing I’ve been working on most recently.”

After school, what do you want to do?

“I’m going for a finance degree, but really my goal is to get an executive level, just like being president, get an executivelevel position somewhere. I don’t want to do middle management. My real goal … and I’ve already started to do it, is to have an asset-management firm. Me and my brothers have already purchased a … rental cabin together. I hope to just continue buying things like that and have a little portfolio of investments like that.

Hoffer added that after he graduates, he does not want to get stuck selling insurance, but is willing to take a lower position if he knew it would eventually turn into more.

past The Eastern Vision of the future:

The Easterner

Vision of the Easterner's future:

“I want to see our writers digging in deep to cover the communtiy, arts, sports and hard-hitting news as we never have before. I want to give each member of the staff the tools they need to produce a professional-quality publication each week and prepare them to enter the post-college work force with confidence. I know the incoming crew will have fun, get creative and make Volume 65 of The Easterner their own. ”

2013

Why I decided to apply for the job:

“Amy wouldn't stop bothering me until I went for the job.”

Jane Martin

Martin moves up, Meyer moves on

Easterner news editor becomes editor-in-chief

By Eric Long

Jane Martin is moving up from news editor to editor-in-chief next year for volume 65 of The Easterner, replacing this year’s editor-inchief, Amy Meyer.

“I’ve got some big shoes to fill, following [Meyer],” said Martin.

Martin said that Meyer is the one who really pushed her to apply for the job. She had not really thought about it and did not think she would get the job, so she was hesitant to apply and put it off to the last minute. “I was very surprised that I got [the job],” said Martin.

Martin said that Meyer was a great mentor, encouraged her along the way and had let her see how she ran The Easterner.

“Jane had a strong drive to cover news, to cover crime reporting, to cover really sensitive issues with accuracy and fairness, which is a huge deal for that news editor position,” said Meyer on picking Martin for news editor for volume 64.

While living up to Meyer’s standards, yet making volume 65 her own, Martin wants The Easterner to cover more hard-hitting news and plans on having more

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“We ate at the Billy Goat Tavern, went to an Irish pub to watch the Sounders and sing Hootie and the Blowfish and then went back to the Billy Goat to entertain other late-night journalists with the powers of snark and dance.”

2013

Parting statement:

“I had a full head of hair when I started this job. Good luck, Amye.”

Funniest memory:

Christopher Stuck

“Finally getting to fire everyone at the end of the year. Twice.”

Managing Editor 2011-13

Vision of the future:

Editor-in-Chief 2013-14

contributing writer

“I hope to be using my doctoral degree to harass goats clip-clopping across my bridge.”

coverage of the arts and entertainment around Eastern and showcasing it with effective design.

None of this can be done without a team, though.

Martin wants a cohesive team that is goal oriented and focused on covering more hard-hitting stories at all angles. She wants people who are there to work, dedicated and wanting to strengthen their résumés.

“My hope for volume 65 is that it will really feel like it’s a product of the staff of volume 65,” said Meyer, who will be graduating this year.

She wants the staff to feel enabled to do well and that The Easterner is passing on the right tools to them.

“We are kind of a learning lab, but I want this paper to maintain a more professional atmosphere and I want people to go out and be ready to jump into the workforce,” said Martin.

She went on to say that The Easterner allows the great opportunity to work with students, train them and be more understanding than another job would without giving up the real-world experience.

Martin has some ideas for the layout of the paper, but they have

The Easterner

not been nailed down yet. She says it all depends on who is hired for layout.

Something new she would like to do is hire some people who are focused just on layout design for print. She said that she is new to design and would like to hire people who can complement that weakness.

Martin would like to start training the staff a few weeks before fall quarter starts but that will all depend on how many people apply.

“I don’t care what I’m doing, I just want to work with a team like [The Easterner staff],” said Meyer about going off into the workforce.

Meyer said that the saddest thing about leaving is leaving the people of the staff.

She said that she is looking everywhere for work but since she is also a design major, she wants to get into publishing, whether it is print or web.

Her most memorable moment was being in San Francisco’s Chinatown with some of the staff, choosing to skip an award session after a critique that did not go so well due to submitting a not-so-strong issue into a contest. She got a call from Jaime Neely, a journalism adviser, saying that they had won first place for The Easterner website.

“Back in school, trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Taking night photography of the NBC building in Chicago with advertising Joe, and being kicked off the property by security. And, eating a 'Double Cheezborger.'”

Parting statement:

“You get out of what you put in to every situation. So do your best, and find something to be passionate about.”

Funniest memory:

Evan Sykes

“Waiting in the lobby of the Space Needle with Kurt because he is afraid of heights.”

Graphics Editor 2012-13

Vision of the future:

“Rolling around in a van with Ronda Rousey solving mysteries.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Watching a guy get his jaw broken and then writing the story.”

Parting statement:

“No matter where I end up, I know that I will be successful because of the things I have learned from being a member of this great team.”

2013

Funniest memory:

“One of the nights in Chicago, I went out with the staff and had a singalong with my coworkers.”

Al Stover

Eagle Life Editor 2012-13

Vision of the future:

“Receiving my official, court-mandated restraining order from The Easterner for being a "distraction and detriment to the well-being of EWU's student newspaper and its staff.”

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“A late night at the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago. We were a group of journalists taking over the city.”

The Easterner

2013

Parting statement:

“There is no way I'll end up in a newsroom half as great as this one. It simply doesn't exist.”

Funniest memory:

Josh Friesen

“Turning Kurt Olson's keyboard settings from QWERTY to Dvorak and watching him squirm.”

Vision of the future:

“Working in publishing: either print or web or both.”

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Every week I yelled, 'I hope nobody's working off the Shared Easterner.' Now I just have to think it and someone yells it.”

Parting statement:

“Good mileage, low in calories. Volume 64 was really great. Everyone should get one. I highly recommend Volume 64 to all my friends.”

Sports Editor 2012-13

Vision of the future:

“Turning illusions for money.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Putting Ben Grant's face everywhere.”

“Huzzah!”

Parting statement: Funniest memory:

2013

“See most memorable moment.”

Funniest memory:

Amy Meyer Editor-in-Chief 2011-13

“Nothing is ever funny here. Ever.

Actually, the constant stress-induced humor helped all of us cope through the heavy lifting this job required.”

Vision of the future:

The Easterner

“On a satellite orbiting earth watching terrible movies with my robot friends.”

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Defeating everyone in The Easterner office at March Madness, including the entire Sports Desk.”

2013

Parting statement:

“This opportunity gave me so much more than I ever expected and I would not trade a second of it away for anything else.

Thank you everyone.”

Kyle Harding

Opinion Editor 2012-13

Vision of the future:

“Walking in Memphis.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“'Snake Farm' on repeat.”

Parting statement:

“Seriously, you should go listen to 'Snake Farm.'”

Funniest memory:

2013

“I watched Josh Friesen once try to chew two packs of gum at one time.”

Funniest memory:

Paul Sell

Ealge Life reporter 2013

“The making of the 'Ghost Flushers' video has been burned into my memory.”

Vision of the future:

The Easterner

2013

“Running the online community for the coolest sandbox game evah, having finished a stint as a crack reporter at the Spokesman Review and having become a bestselling author. Mom of three teenage boys. Living in Australia or New Zealand.”

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Every Wednesday. 'Crumpets of Queen Elizabeth! My stories are due today!'”

Parting statement:

Lorna Hartman News reporter 2012-13

“Be on time. Don't let people down. Rebel judiciously. Lead from the front, not the top.

Try to get a little smarter every day.”

Funniest memory:

“Monday editorial meetings. I would walk in and just sit back for the show.”

Kurt Olson

Chief Copy Editor 2011-13

Vision of the future:

“Winning the lottery.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Playing football with my buddy Josh Friesen.”

Parting statement:

“We won so many awards. I won most of them.”

2013

Funniest memory:

“I have no idea. Probably something Kurt said.”

Aaron Malmoe Photo Editor 2011-13

ner Staff future Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

“I want to be better than Christopher Stuck.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

“Amy threatened me.”

Vision of the future:

“Happily doing something creative and not living near train tracks.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“My favorite thing has been hearing about all the ridiculous crimes and stupid things that sometimes end up in the police beat ”

Parting statement:

2013

“What a long, strange trip it's been.”

Funniest memory:

“Going on a ride along on that first week of school and seeing about 30 girls walking home so drunk they had lost either one or both shoes.”

Amye Ellsworth

Linsey Garrison News reporter 2011-13

Managing Editor 2013-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

2013

“Extend The Easterners reach.

Finding new and relevant tools to help deliver content. Guiding students in the application of those tools. Keeping content interesting and engaging. Growing social media audience and crowd sourcing.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

“The opportunity to work with such talented and bright individuals.”

Vision of the future:

“Being a nomad, wandering around Europe or Australia.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Josh Friesen made me try sushi for the first time in Chicago. I didn't throw up, so I guess I'll count it as a success.”

Parting statement:

2013

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”

Funniest memory:

“Roaming the mean streets of Chicago with other staff members. Deep dish pizza, bars and sight-seeing. We also did some journalism stuff too, I promise.”

Jaime Williams Online Editor 2012-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

2013

Kate Daniel

News reporter 2012-13

Vision of the future:

“Working for a print publication.”

“I would like to see The Easterner staff be the ones to discover and cover even more fresh and provocative events going on around the EWU community. For Eagle Life, particularly, I'm hoping we can see a lot more art and photography in the next issue as well as some more students' perspectives on important social issues.”

“When Josh told me he was allergic to my Clorox wipes.”

“After graduation, I'd like to work for a magazine, so being an Eagle Life editor seemed like the perfect opportunity to prepare me for that career path. I also really enjoy the subjects we cover in Eagle Life so I'm excited to be a part of it again next year. ”

“I still feel bad about the heater thing, but it was pretty funny now that I look back.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

Libby Campbell

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment: Parting statement:

“I would not have the knowledge or opportunities I have today without any of you guys. Thank you all so much.”

2013

Funniest memory:

Kristie Hsin

Reporter, Page Designer 2010-13

Eagle Life Editor 2013-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

“I just want to develop an entertaining and informative sports page that EWU fans can turn to for fairness and accuracy.”

“Living in a different country and eventually ending up in the San Francisco Bay Area to be close to family.”

“A couple of editors actually prodded me to apply. I didn't think I was ready since I had only been on with the team for the last four issues or so. But the more I talked to Jane and others it became clear that this was an opportunity that I should pursue. Covering one of the premier football programs in the FCS was definitely enticing as well. ”

“Meeting athletes that were passionate about their sport. Thanks for letting me write your story.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

2013

Vision of the future:

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment: Parting statement:

2013

“'There are seven days in one week and someday isn't one of them.' Congrats class of 2013, we finally made it!”

Kelly Manalo

Galen Rock

Sports reporter 2012-13

Sports Editor 2013-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

“Next year I hope to give students fresh perspectives and opinions on topics that are important to them, or that will impact them in some way.”

“I really enjoy working with The Easterner team, and I wanted to continue working here next year. Also, Mollie told me to.”

“Animatedly discussing humor ideas with Al Stover. ... Also, forgetting to self-censor my drafts and watching Al struggle to find a nice way to say, 'We can't print this.'”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

2013

Vision of the future:

“Pursuing a post-capitalist agenda in an obscure European country where I will host weekly lectures about the dearth of creativity in postmodern art.”

Most memorable Easterner moment:

The Easterner

2013

Parting statement:

“Don't forget to laugh. If you've lost your sense of humor, you've lost everything.”

Funniest memory:

Elsa Schmitz

Opinion Editor 2013-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

“To instruct writers and copy editors how to properly open and read their style book.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

“It's good experience for my future editing job.”

2013

Davis Hill

“Almost mistakenly pouring myself a glass of tea instead of water at the Society of Professional Journalists convention.”

Eagle Life writer 2011-13

Vision of the future:

“I'd love to become a freelance nonfiction or technical writer! I recently saw a job opening for a technical writer/game tester/travelling media liaison at Nintendo in Seattle recently... I'd like to do that for Playstation. Please?”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“The moment I found the document detailing the Macklemore budget. Reporting on that proposal was my first huge story.”

Parting statement:

“Never be afraid of your future. I certainly was before going into this job, and I've come out the other side with a new outlook on my professional life. I am so thankful for The Easterner and all of my coworkers.”

Mollie Gower

Chief Copy Editor 2013-14

Vision of the Easterner's future:

The Easterner

“I want to help the photographers, illustrators and designers grow throughout the year and challenge them to do things they've never done before.”

Why I decided to apply for the job:

2013

“I asked if the position was open and Mollie told me to apply.”

Aascot Holt

News reporter 2013

Vision of the future:

“On the beat of a professional sports team.”

The Easterner

Most memorable Easterner moment:

“Covering the football team's 2012 run through the playoffs”

Parting statement:

“I never thought I could have so much fun and get paid for it.”

2013

Funniest memory:

Laura Ueckert Art Director 2013-14

“Breaking the news to Vernon Adams that he had been nominated for the Jerry Rice Award — best freshman football player in the FCS — and seeing the look of pure shock and awe on his face.”

Peter Sowards

Sports reporter 2012-13

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Editor's note: All articles presented as being from the future are intended for entertainment purposes only and do not represent predictions scientific or supernatural.

Indoor crosscountry debuts at Eastern Runners battle on treadmills

By Amye Ellsworth

senior reporter amyeellsworth@gmail.com

On June 12, 2044, hundreds of cross-country runners will crowd Reese Court to participate in the first ever indoor, virtual reality cross-country meet.

Due to recent, excessive deforestation, the surrounding area no longer contains available running trails for athletes. As a result, the Eastern athletic department has brought in 50 treadmills to Reese Court. The athletes will be put into four groups based on their estimated completion time of the three mile virtual course.

In order to make each student comfortable, the treadmills’ virtual screens allow for complete customization. Athletes can choose to run their race along the sands of a beach, through a winding mountain path or around a bustling metropolis.

The treadmills themselves also account for individual weather preferences. Some runners enjoy running in the rain, while others are accustomed to warmer temperatures. Customized fans on the base of the treadmill produce an effect to create each athletes’ desired climate.

“My ideal race is along the Florida coast during hurricane season,” said one dedicated athlete. “The high risk of danger makes me run even faster.”

Parents of athletes are excited about this change in the sport of cross-country because they no longer have to be limited to which parts of the race they can see. Rather than only witness that start and finish of each race, viewers can watch their favorite athletes throughout the duration of the three mile course.

“It will make supporting my child’s sport far less boring,” said one enthused parent.

This change has made coaches train their athletes differently. The mental aspect of running has been emphasized even more due to the alteration to the sport. While each athlete is running the same distance, the customization options can alter the mental conditions of the athlete. Runners have spent time practicing in different conditions to find the right one for them.

The strategy of pacing per mile has also changed with the addition of the new treadmills. Although the athletes are technically running next to each other, they are unaware of the actual pace the other runners are performing. According to the athletes, this can make it difficult to know if they need to speed up at any given time. The top right corner of the virtual screen will tell the athletes which place they are in, but it does not show how close other runners are.

This new type of competition has made crosscountry even less of a team sport. Because each athlete is running on their own treadmill with their own customized options, the sport has become almost entirely individual.

According to coaches, they anticipate that the sport will become even less team-oriented. Athletes will begin almost exclusively training on their own treadmills, rather than participating in team runs. In addition, upper-level athletes will no longer have to travel across the state for big meets. They simply will need to log their time on their individual treadmill and submit it for entry into the meet.

“It’s nice to not have devote too much time to my sport,” said one athlete. “I have a very busy schedule.”

While the future of running on virtual reality treadmills is not yet certain, the preliminary experimentation with the technology will take place at Eastern.

Illustration by Vania Tauvela Vernon Adams V zips upward during the final play of the game to find Brandon Kaufman Jr. Jr. in the endzone for the game-winning score.

Eagle football literally flies Eastern trounces Montana State in first-ever hoverpack football game

By Josh Friesen

sports editor easterner.sports@gmail.com

Vernon Adams V threw for seven touchdowns, five to Brandon Kaufman Jr. Jr., as Eastern shocked the heavily favored Montana State Bobcats, 49-45, in Eastern’s inaugural hoverpack football game.

As time expired, Adams rocketed 10 feet upwards from the pocket and spotted Kaufman just as Bobcat cornerback Matthew Lind’s quantum cube in his hoverpack failed to output the proper hydrogen to unobtanium ratio, causing him to fall 200 feet to the ground.

In order to maintain propulsion, the hoverpacks contain a specialized quantum cube. Inside, hydrogen and unobtainium molecules collide with each other to generate lift. One aspect of the quantum cube that has yet to be determined is how long they operate for. Hoverpacks can stay active for weeks or, in Lind’s case, hours.

“We still haven’t figured out how to use these stupid things,” astrophysical engineer Bob Saget V said. “Whatever happened to predictability?”

Adams did not mind that Lind’s misfortune created an opportunity for the Eagle victory.

“What a game. If Matthew [Lind’s] quantum cube was still intact, he’d probably be celebrating the victory instead of sitting in a hospital with two broken legs, five broken ribs and a concussion,” Adams said.

Adams, who broke the nearly 40-year single-game touchdown record set by his great-great grandfather, was at the focus of some pregame drama regarding who the starting quarterback would be. Notre Dame transfer Kaleb Padron was rumored to get the start over Adams. Padron is the great-great grandson of Kyle Padron, the former Eagle quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to an astonishing 18-consecutive Superbowl victories, all against the Green Bay Packers.

“Kaleb [Padron] has a lot going for him,” head coach Beau Baldwin said.

“He reminds me a lot of his greatgreat grandfather, Kyle [Padron], who I coached many eons ago. I decided to start Adams because he has a little more ability to escape the pass rush — a little more awareness in the pocket. That, and

Kaleb [Padron’s] hoverpack was malfunctioning.”

Baldwin has been at the helm for the Eagles for over a century and has taken Eastern to 21 national championships, winning all of them. According to the 145-year-old coach, however, this was one of the best moments of his coaching career.

“To be the first team in the country to play this evolved level of football with these crazy hover-whats-its on is incredible,” Baldwin said. “I’m glad the Galactic Football League picked our university to try out this new technology. Sucks for that kid that fell, though. Maybe we’ll send him a fruit basket or something.”

The Eagles will try to make it two victories in a row as they travel to take on non-conference foe, the Alpha Centauri Comets. The Comets, led by star quarterback Bar Bar Jinks of the Venusian alien species, are 13-2 at home in the last two seasons and have dominated their Big Quasar Conference. “[Jinks] is one slippery quarterback,” Adams said. “Literally, the Venusian species are a slippery folk. It isn’t fair that they have four arms either.”

Students ferociously battle for the right to free tuition Participants maul each other for education

By Kate Daniel

staff writer katedaniel89@gmail.com

Sam “The Splinter” Johannsen never had much interest in mythology or tales of old, but as he peers down at his thin wrists and battered hands, bandaged and shaking nervously, he cannot help but recall the story of David and Goliath.

Johannsen graduated high school with great athletic aplomb and a sure-fire track to a free ride scholarship plan at EWU but decided to take a year off for inter-planetary travel — a trip he said he hoped would help him find himself, and possibly a girlfriend. After a year abroad, Johannsen returned to his hometown of Cheney to visit family, save some money and finally apply to the university.

Johannsen said his family greeted him ecstatically, but he could tell some woeful news was about to emerge from his father’s lips.

Johannsen said his father informed him that all scholarship plans had been reduced or cancelled indefinitely along with several arts programs at universities nationwide. He told Johannsen that this was a part of the national educational budget

cut plan which, unbeknownst to the recent high school graduate, had been billed for senate consideration less than a month before Johannsen left the planet.

In order to keep enrollment from depleting completely, and in what the dean calls an act of “hopeful spirit,” EWU has developed a plan to allow students to battle for free or reduced tuition.

The event, which will take place bi-monthly in what was formerly the EWU Theatre, will involve students fighting one another in head-to-head challenges.

Eagle Entertainment official Janice Storm said that the objective is to rile students’ enthusiasm and school spirit and to give individuals a chance to go to college when they may otherwise not have been able to.

The fights will be fought under mixed martial arts rules. In addition to the fights, there will also be special guests like Rodney the robo-lion, made famous in his appearance on the national stage as the first fighter to put the Hulk Hogan hologram to earnest shame.

Bret “Balrog” Barringer, who has been slotted by officials as a probable heavy-hitting champion, said he was pushing, or punching, for the big leagues.

Barringer said he is training rig-

Illustration by Vania Tauvela Tamara Jones prepares to deflect Sam Johannsen's patented Punch of Dreams during a fierce fight.

orously to claim fame and free tuition for the remainder of his term at EWU. If his signature triple-kick knee-cannon is any inclination, Barringer said, he has a “mighty good shot.”

But Barringer is not the only amateur judo, wrestling and boxing champion stepping up to

the professional plate. Tamara “Pterodactyl” Jones said she plans to challenge Barringer in what officials say promises to be the showdown of fall quarter, in part because Jones and Barringer are step-siblings.

“I’d like to see what he’s made of,” Jones said. “And I’ve got a

hunch it’s something like one of those Jell-O molds in your grandma’s fridge that hasn’t been touched at least since Christmas — slimey, flaccid and tasteless, tinged with the putrid scent of something he calls ego. Buy your tickets now. It’s going to be pretty meta.”

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Editor's note: All articles presented as being from the future are intended for entertainment purposes only and do not represent predictions scientific or supernatural.

Music department drafts singer Breeze accepts position at EWU

By Kate Daniel

staff writer katedaniel89@gmail.com

The temperature is climbing, but students and faculty may be surprised to feel a breeze drifting through the halls of EWU’s music department.

Tony Breeze, singer and self-

proclaimed inventor of the musical genre “Bridge Mix R&B,” accepted a plea offer from the state of Washington, in conjunction with a funding plan agreement with the dean of students, and will soon commence his position as program coordinator and head of the music department.

Dean Morhavardi, who sports the Breeze fans’ signature regalia of mustard packet pocket square, rattail entwined with Easter-grass and rhinestone-encrusted faux-gold molar, said she has always been

an admirer of the musician and his work.

Breeze and the state of Washington recently reached an agreement in regard to subsequent criminal charges against Breeze for lewd and disorderly conduct at a recent show in which Breeze attempted to reclaim his fame in what onlookers and fans would later call, “a totally righteous pyrotechnic leotard extravaganza,” or “disaster,” depending on the source.

Breeze, who was first discovered in the streets of Los Angeles

nearly four decades ago in 2073, is best known for his hit single, “Hot-Plate Seduction.” He said that as a young, struggling musician, he learned to make the best out of seemingly shabby situations.

“Sometimes, life gives you crap and you just gotta make lasagna because you’re hungry and pasta is wicked tight, you feel me?” said Breeze.

Breeze, whose stint in the limelight came to a halt after a few album flops and some run-ins with the law, said he was ecstatic to ac-

cept the faculty position, especially since discovering he had obtained such a significant cult following in his hometown of Cascadia, Chester Grove, Wash.

“He’s my idol. I own all of his albums,” said Heather Richardson, a senior at EWU. “When I first heard his music, I was blown away.

It was, like, out of this world. He’s so rustic and kitschy.”

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Terran campus sees new programs

By Davis Hill

staff reporter dhill.easterner@gmail.com

Greetings fellow Easterners. As a 2013 alumnus, I'd like to say how excited I am to be writing you from the year 2440, Terran Standard Calendar.

I'm long dead, of course, but thanks to recent improvements in personality reconstitution, I'm able to speak with you now. In the 25th century, no one has to die of old age if they don't want to — although, between you and me, many people still should.

The 25th-century Eastern Washington University is astonishingly different from the one you know. For one thing, it has effective leadership.

Just kidding. In any case, here are some of the highlights: •The new Mars lab, where students can print, create multimedia and psionic documents and enjoy the help of highly trained staff, all while en-

Illustration by Jasmine Kemp In the future, squirrels who reside at EWU have undergone experiments in evolution acceleration.

joying the rich atmosphere of the red planet. (It turned out that Mars was always able to support life.)

•Also, our satellite campuses are now, literal-

ly, located on satellites. We have three orbital Terran campuses, seven orbital Mars campuses, one Lunar campus and over 53 orbital campuses and semi-

permanent low-gravity structures serving the rim planets.

•Eastern recently purchased and refurbished the old Terran International

Space Station for use as a Luna University satellite.

This plan included five new airlocks and updated energy shielding for the entire structure, and cost seven ttimes more than the 20122014 Patterson remodel, if you can believe that. (It's also proven much more useful, if I say so myself.)

•The famously gregarious Eastern squirrels are now more famous than ever. A Terra-wide panel selected them as the subjects for groundbreaking experiments in evolution acceleration. Leading scientists predict that within 10 years, many of them will be attending the university as students.

•If the squirrels do get the chance to study at Eastern, their quickness will give them a distinct advantage in getting to class. With the addition of the new cybernetics technology program headquarters, the campus has expanded to over 100 square miles, including the spaceport.

•The Eastern administration recently proposed a new requirement that all extraterrestrial exchange students live in one of the space dormitories. This proposal has drawn the ire

of current and prospective exchange students, many of whom have vastly different biological needs than Terran humans.

•After hundreds of years of noise complaints regarding rowdy students, Cheney residents finally got relief last year when the city council unanimously elected to adopt a nighttime space platform for all city residences. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., the new residential platform simply lifts into orbit, where the residents are able to enjoy peace and quiet thanks to the vacuum of space.

Our neutrino stream is getting weak; it’s time for me to bid you farewell. Although I didn’t have time to cover all the news from the future, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the way things have turned out. Bionic life is not so bad — but I’d better keep quiet. I don’t want to spoil everything.

Speaking of which, you might want to seriously consider dismantling all nuclear weapons on or around, say, the year 2099. That’s just an idle thought.

Views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Easterner.

Alumna creates new textile to replace fabric

By Haley "Guru" Lewis staff writer haleybug818@msn.com

Eastern alumna Lindie Lou has created a new textile to replace the uproar caused by a worldwide fabric shortage.

The fabric shortage was a result of lack of conservation by previous generations. Other resources are also at an all-time low.

Lou said she got the idea for the textile while watching TV. “I saw a commercial for Babybel cheese, you know the cheese that is in the red wax you have to peel off before you eat it, and thought if cheese can have a plastic cover like that, why can’t we?” said Lou. Lou has created a breathable liquid plastic called Fanplastic. It comes in several colors and patterns, which can be used on different parts of the body to create different looks such as pants and a T-shirt, dresses and skirts. The possibilities are endless, according to Lou. “You just dip yourself in it, and

Illustration by Vania Tauvela Fanplastic has become a popular clothing item and can be made into several types of clothing.

when you get out, it solidifies into a soft, breathable, flexible bodysuit,” said Lou. “At the end of the day you just peel it off and put it back in the vat for it to melt and be reused.”

Before Fanplastic was invented,

students had to be resourceful with what they found to create clothes.

Jackie Monroe said it was hard, but helped her be more creative with what she had lying around.

“I used bits and pieces of any-

thing that could be found to make an outfit,” said Monroe. “I’ve made a bubble wrap dress before and dresses made out of colored cellophane.”

Other female students on cam-

pus had sported lamp shades for skirts and fashioned old issues of The Easterner into shirts.

Monroe said she used old Easterner newspapers to make flower headbands and shredded up scarves.

“I like to think of it as a way to preserve our campus history and what better way to show my Eagle pride than to wear it,” said Monroe.

Justin Ryan said he had also reverted to wearing old Easterners as shirts and made pants out of old car upholstery that he found at the junkyard.

“I took my old bike chain off and used it as a belt or as suspenders to hold up my pants,” said Ryan. “I heard hipsters in the 2000s wore suspenders with bow ties. I made a bow tie out of colored duct tape sort of as a throwback piece.”

Ryan said he probably will not try out Fanplastic for a while because he does not want to look like the mainstream. He does not care that he might even look like a scrub in the process. As long as he stands out as an individual, he said he will be happy.

Audrey Michaels said she loves Fanplastic and has re-used a lampshade skirt she used to wear.

“I guess, because of the times lately, it’s just imbedded in me to not waste anything,” said Michaels.

Student from Pluto to make first interplanetary exchange

Otu to make journey to EWU

By Mollie Gower copy editor mgower@live.com

On Sept. 15, Eastern will be receiving its first interplanetary student for the 2134-2135 school year.

This comes after the Earth University Interplanetary Program

was enacted in Dec. 12, 2112, and the landing pads at the Spokane Interplanetary Airport were built a year later. The prime minister of the United Earth Nations set up the program in response to finding other advanced life forms on planets.

For the last 15 years, the United Earth Nations has not allowed non-humans to attend any Earthconnected universities for various reasons, most of them revolving around the idea that humans were much more advanced than our interplanetary neighbors.

This new policy allows for students from other species to attend the United Earth Nation universities on scholarship and loans. The policy had previously stipulated that scholarships and loans could not be used, but the interplanetary population protested, declaring that it was too expensive to pay for both the university fees and travel between planets. Their students, unlike Earth-bound students, would need to travel by gates or ship to get from their home planet to Earth, which is

rather expensive for a one-way trip.

Nix Otu, an interplanetary student, hails from the dwarf planet Pluto and is from the northern part of the planet. He will be coming to Eastern as a freshman and hopes to eventually graduate from Eastern with a B.A. in political science.

“I feel really blessed by Helios to be studying at Eastern Washington University,” Otu said. “I always told my friends, ‘I’m going to be one of the first to study at a

U.E. university.’ They never quite believed me.”

Otu said that his main worry would be understanding Nwestish, the official dialect of the northwest hemisphere. “I have listened and watched some of the Google-tube clips that come out of the Northwest, and I am blown away by how fast the natives can speak. I hope that I can keep up.”

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Editor's note: All articles presented as being from the future are intended for entertainment purposes only and do not represent predictions scientific or supernatural.

Police Beat

By Davis Hill

staff reporter dhill.easterner@gmail.com

May 30, 10:34 Terran Standard Time Theft A Venusian exchange student left their gene splicer unattended in the Michael P. Anderson spaceport for several hours. When they returned to look for the splicer the next morning, it was gone.

May 31, 17:20 Rim Planet Standard Time Interstellar vehicle accident Officers responded to an interstellar vehicle accident outside of Rim Planet Campus B. The pilot's vehicle had crashed into a gamma-ray stanchion. The pilot appeared to be impaired. Officers found drug paraphernalia and signs of Venusian atmosphereinhalation. The pilot's Blood Venusian Atmosphere Content was found to be above .08 and the suspect was arrested for piloting under the influence.

May 31, 14:35 Terran Standard Time Harassment A student received threatening altreality holograms from an ex-boyfriend. This incident is still under investigation.

June 1, 14:56 Terran Lunar Time Antimatter Explosion There appeared to have been a powerful explosion in Sybele Hall. Witnesses reported that two students, one matter- and the other antimatter-based, came into contact and caused the explosion. It appeared that one of the students did not properly register their antimatter status.

Both students were annihilated, but no others near the area were hurt. This incident is still under investigation.

June 1, 20:14 Terran Standard Time Domestic violence A married student couple was reported to be fighting in their habitation unit. The subject of the fight was apparently the recently proposed Jupiter embargo laws.

The fight was verbal only, and no arrests were made.

June 2, 9:27 Terran Standard Time Injury A Rim Planet exchange student was injured while playing cyber-basketball with friends. The player, who is from the high-gravity rim planet Proteus, was unaccustomed to Terran gravity and mistakenly leaped over 50 feet into the air while maneuvering for the basket. He was

Ilustration by Vania Tauvela Officers responed to an interstellar accident outside of Rim Planet Campus B where the pilot appeared to be impared.

transported to the hospital for a broken ankle and several broken ribs.

June 3, 23:18 Terran Lunar Time State of Emergency Campus and city police declared

a state of emergency when one of the university's dark-matter converters drifted closer to a black hole event horizon than predicted, threatening to severely damage satellite-campus life support systems. The Luna satellite cam-

pus was evacuated and noone was reported to be hurt. Over the course of several days, converter technicians were able to stabilize the converter and redirect it into a new orbit. The black hole can currenly be seen past Mars.

3-D printer function scans humorously

By Lorna Hartman

staff writer lorna.hartman@ucaa.org

The 3-D printing function has been a standard but underutilized feature of subdermal communication implants for years, but the function has seen a massive increase in popularity due to the recent “printer pranking” craze sweeping college campuses.

Google-tube is filled with clips of pranks played on unsuspecting students by their classmates, and more recently, even parents and teachers have joined in.

All 3-D printers work in basically the same way: The sender beams an image from her implant to a receiver’s implant. The unfortunate factory setting of implants is to automatically print incoming images. Beamed images are automatically extruded as solid 3-D objects.

According to Tyler Winklevoss V, president of Zuckerborg Inc., the vast majority of users do not reset the 3-D auto-print function when they set up their new implants.

“It’s really awful when your mother starts doing it,” said Daff Leelu, an incoming interplanetary freshman from the southern end of Uranus. “I’d been talking to this gorgeous Uranian girl for months, trying to get a date. My mom didn’t like her, so when I finally got to go out

Ilustration by Vania Tauvela Daff Leelu was on a date with an Urianian girl when his mother beamed a baby picture of him.

with her, my mom beamed a naked baby picture of me to my implant.”

Leelu said that the image extruded at the critical moment during his date.

He said that he never got to go out with his dream date again and that he and his mother are still estranged over that “prank.”

Leelu’s mother could not be reached for comment, but she did beam a happy face to this reporter in response to

inquiries.

EWU students may remember last year’s fiasco when Dr. Jones Jones, a psychology professor, beamed a 3-D page to his freshman students containing the answers to the final exam and then accused them of cheating, all as an experiment set up with the psychology graduate students.

Two students withdrew over it, Jones was censured and, of course, freshman Tom Neville is now serving a

three-year sentence in a U.E. prison for 3-D printing a gun and attempting to vaporize Jones in front of the entire psychology class.

But many students are pranking the 3-D printer function in less drastic ways.

“It’s become a thing in the sorority house,” said junior forensic food service major Dana Mulder. “We randomly send our sisters images of this old guy from two hundred years ago named Rick

Astley – his song is number one on Top Ten Retro right now.”

She said that their implants suddenly start extruding 3-D images in class, in the shower and at other awkward times. “But it’s all in good fun,” she said. “It’s part of sorority life.”

A part of academic life instructors do not particularly appreciate is the well-known use of the printing function to make sugar crystal snacks

during class.

Head Coach Jordan Best said that students who fail to switch off their implants during practice get their “Freeze User” function activated.

“Technically that is illegal, but I know a guy in the police department, so my athletes don’t forget very often,” Best said.

His students agree.

“Coach doesn’t mess around,” said quarterback Joe Montana Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. “We respect him for that.

We don’t want to waste our time either, so we don’t appreciate the guys who mess around during practice. But in the locker room afterward, all bets are off and the 3-Ds start flying.”

Montana’s classmate Fitz “Freezer” Perry remembers Montana beaming him an image of a towel snapping right in his face. “I totally jumped back, and it was a good thing,” Perry said.

“The thing gave me a black eye even after I jumped. Six months later the guys still razz me about that.”

The days of printer pranking may be numbered, however. Pranking in 3-D may be new, but 3-D printers are past their prime and are quickly being replaced by quantum particle-based holographic displays.

“Sadly, I don’t think that’s going to be much of an improvement when it comes to pranking,” said EWU

Flying cars cause more problems than benefits 443 deaths related to automobile accidents

By Paul Sell

staff reporter p.robert.sell@gmail.com

Humanity continues to be full of surprises concerning just how much we are able to surpass ourselves.

First, the wheel, then a car powered by feet, according to an ancient television show called “The Flintstones,” then there followed a car which moved on the ground.

It was powered by the long-extinct gasoline.

Finally, we arrive at the advanced technology of the flying automobile, known commonly as the Aero-Car. Yet, even though humanity has made leaps and bounds at creating the best technology, it is odd to see humanity also forget to correct its own mistakes.

The Aero-Car is certainly an

impressive piece of hardware, especially since it emits no pollutant gases and runs purely on whale oil. The creators seem to have forgotten an important element that makes these vehicles a death trap: the human element.

According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission archives, in 2012, one of the last years before the invention of the AeroCar, Washington state alone experienced 443 total deaths related to automobiles, including pedestrians and motorcyclists.

In those days, car crashes were an everyday occurrence, but were not always deadly. Often they were just fender-benders or little dents.

Now, imagine a simple fenderbender in the air.

Someone is flying their way to work, when suddenly another Aero-Car hits him from behind. He loses control and suddenly starts to plummet to the earth. There is nothing he can do as he falls at an ever increasing speed.

Suddenly, all of those minor dents and little accidents in 2012 become a fight to stay up in the air and keep your life. One wrong move and you are hitting the ground at mach speed.

To make matters worse, imagine that this man’s Aero-Car falls on an unsuspecting house. Now, not only is this man responsible for his own life, but the lives of those he falls on.

Since the invention of the Aero-Car, we have yet to do anything to make drivers safer.

Airbags still exist and all AeroCars come equipped with an intelligence to let you know what surrounds you, but some drivers do not listen to it. After all, the warning system only serves as a distraction from all the other technology.

Not to mention, at this moment, Aero-Cars can go anywhere they want any time they want.

Back in 2012, ground cars had paved roads and highways. Set paths to follow with little room for

Ilustration by Jasmine Kemp Flying cars have been linked to several accidents.

deviation. Where we go, we do not have roads.

Everywhere is a highway, with no set path to take. A dozen people could go from the Soy Caffeine Bar to the Maxim-Mall and take a dozen different paths to get there.

Some might even have the misfortune of running into one another with no stop signs or speed limit postings.

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Police Beat

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lCorner Y gCreative U s

By Mattie Eberle

By Linsey Garrison

What could it possibly mean to wake up and know That every day you will have that eagle glow.

To be able to share that eagle pride.

Red, black, and the purest white.

Being a student here has meant a ton And the teachers and staff are the most fun.

My friends and memories that I have gained Will always be in my heart contained.

Now as I say my goodbyes for now I shall always remember just how This school is not just an education But a major dedication To the way that my life is today For without Eastern I would have gone astray.

staff writer garrisonlinsey@gmail.com

May 30

Alcohol violations Twenty-eight people were either denied entry or ejected from the Macklemore concert because they were intoxicated. Five people were arrested while standing in line and one student was arrested later near Dressler hall. One person had to be transported to a Spokane hospital for an alcohol-related illness.

Tip of the week:

Creative Corner was started to provide a means for creative works to be published in The Easterner. We do not accept previously published work and encourage those who have never been published to submit. If you are faculty, staff, a student or alumnus of Eastern, send submissions to easterner.me@gmail.com. In your email, write “Creative Corner Submission” in the subject line and limit submissions to five poems and/or two pieces of fiction.

With the year coming to an end, celebrate with safety in mind.

Editor's note: All articles presented as being from the future are intended for entertainment purposes only and do not represent predictions scientific or supernatural.

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seem to have thought that drivers would be traveling at different altitudes, thus never worrying about other drivers. What they did not take into account was that Aero-Cars at high altitudes get

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the U.E. and that he can clear up some of the stereotypes of his own people.

“Reading some of the stereotypes on the Outerweb can be a little hurtful, … like how the Plutonians eat their own chil-

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‘Oh my galactica no way.’ I just died,” said Kimilla Jacobey, EWU sophomore.

“I was so excited, I could barely stand it. I’m his biggest fan. I even own one of his used T-shirts. Isn’t it just glorious?”

Jacobey pointed enthusiastically at her blood-orange colored tee, smothered in what, according to the tag, are grease

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messed up by low-orbiting satellites, leading to interference and even malfunction.

Thus, most drivers tend to stay at lower altitudes, and even the same altitudes in most cases, unaware that there are hundreds of other people rushing towards them in hunks of flying metal.

It is instances like these that make the days of “The Flintstones,” sound so desirable.

dren, that’s not true. We eat our elderly when they reach a certain age, … it’s to pass down the knowledge that they have gained over the hundreds of years that they have lived,” Otu said. “I have always wondered if the U.E. is as trigger happy as the histories say they are.”

One of the things Otu said he was looking forward to was the food. He had heard

that the people of U.E. loved making and trying the food of other planets and longdead cultures.

“I heard there was a Plutonian family living in Cheney, and I wanted to see how the food has changed since they came to the U.E.,” Otu said. “Hopefully it isn’t too different, I can imagine that I will get a little homesick now and then.”

stains from Breeze’s last meal, which Jacobey said she speculates was probably a double cheeseburger.

Amongst the numerous supporters, however, are many who are less than enthused about Breeze and his new position. Jimmy Dean and Kiki Michaels, seniors studying music education, both expressed staunch opposition to Breeze and the fact that, soon, he will have a role in their education.

“He’s a mess. I mean come on. I

know this whole greasy, hobo-chic thing has been a big trend lately, but bringing that slime-ball on as a faculty member is appalling,” said Michaels.

“His music sounds as if someone just threw a can of sludge into the slimiest nightclub in Reno, [Nev.,] and recorded the sound of it rolling into the greasy feet of a room full of drunken, clueless hipsters at some overpriced pop-princess impersonator concert,” Dean said. “In a word, he’s disgusting.”

Easterner Horoscopes

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Flying cars:

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20: There’s only about 10 minutes left of the year so get off your butt and ask that cute person you’ve been eyeing all quarter long to a movie or dinner. Worst case scenario is they say, "No." If they do, you’ll never have to see them again.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22: Get ready for some fun in the sun. Your birthday this year is going to top your last, and your next, but don’t worry because birthdays aren’t suppose to improve with age.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22: Don’t stress over finding a summer job. If you think things are bad in the job market now, at least be thankful you’re not graduating yet. A job will present itself when you least expect it.

Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 22: Stop drinking so much.

You’ve clearly dismissed your previous horoscopes and now you’re broke, hung over and alone. Get your stuff together.

Libra Sept 23 - Oct 22: All the stress and worry

you hold will have come and gone by Thursday if you continue the path that you’re on. If you don’t, you’ll find yourself asking why you’re staying another year instead of heading off to Japan to celebrate your graduation.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21: Two. More. Weeks. You can do it. Just a few more finals and you’re home free for the year. As a health precaution, ease up on the coffee. Fifteen cups will land you six feet under.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21: Happy graduation. Expect to receive lots and lots of job rejections. This is the real world. Just keep your head up and keep on applying until potential employers get so annoyed they have to hire you.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19: Take a look back at the decisions you made this year and ask if any of it was worth it. Did you really need to drink that much?

Did you really need to act that way or say those harsh things? You get what you give, and this year, you only gave out negativity so expect to get it back.

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bubble over around the country, the concept of interfaith and tolerance began to slowly seep into Malik’s life.

While on campus, though, Malik found the Compassionate Interfaith Society and she has not looked back.

“I wanted to start building bridges between Christianity and Islam. That

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18: Make sure you still have your kidneys. At the rate you’ve been going, you may or may not remember if you donated them.

You’re not graduating, so why are you partying so much? There are groups for people like you. You’re not alone.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20: Today you will stumble upon $100. Actually, you won’t, but it’s nice to dream. Clean out the sticky notes from your textbooks, head to the PUB and sell them back. You might actually get $100, but don’t count on it.

Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19: Sorry you didn’t get a horoscope last week. You’re still important, just not by much.

Taurus Apr 20 - May 20: All your friends hate you because you just had your last final. Beginning tomorrow, you’re going to hate all of them because none of them can go out and party with you. Be a good friend and offer them food for thought. Coffee is always a good idea too.

Easterner horoscopes are for entertainment purposes only.

led to a complete belief in interfaith.”

Malik is now president of the Compassionate Interfaith Society, which meets every Thursday in Hargreaves Hall, and is home to many people of the different faiths on campus, including atheists and humanists.

Malik and Compasionate Interfaith Society have big plans for the upcoming year as well.

They are working to add an Inter-

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faith space in the old writing center on the third floor of the PUB. It will be a place for students of all faiths to come and pray in peace.

Compasionate Interfaith Society is also working on bringing in Keith Ellison, a Muslim senator from Minnesota, as well as a host of other smaller events to campus next year.

For more information about the Compassionate Interfaith Society, email cis-ewu@gmail.com.

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Published June 5, 2013 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis came to Eastern May 30 to perform a concert, which was sponsored by Eagle Entertainment and the ASEWU. It was attended by over 3,500 students. The show was opened by the band Eclectic Approach and disc jockey Ricky Frezko. According to Berto Cerrillo, the Macklemore and Lewis concert, which was open only to students, was one of the biggest events he has coordinated. Eastern was the final stop on Macklemore’s spring college tour.

Harrell fills in as president Published Dec. 5, 2012 ASEWU President Kaleb Hoffer resigned from his position on Nov. 28, according to a press release by the ASEWU. Hoffer had been on suspension after being arrested following an altercation with his girlfriend, according to Cheney Police Chief John Hensley.

Hoffer was replaced by former vice president Becca Harrell, and Harrell’s position was filled by previous student services representative Justin Filla, as part of a temporary succession plan that is enacted when a senior executive member of the ASEWU is unable to fulfill his or her duties, according to Stacey Reece, director of student rights and responsibilities.

Hoffer said, “It became evident through the vote taken on Nov. 27 that my continued presence with this great team would be a distraction.”

As of press time, Hoffer’s court case is scheduled for June 24, according to the Washington Courts website.

Campus still marijuana-free Published Nov. 28, 2012 Even with the passing of I-502, marijuana will still be illegal on the EWU campus, according to Associate to the President Laurie Flinn Connelly. The new state law does not alter the federal law that classifies marijuana as an illicit drug. Those caught in possession of the drug on campus are subject to arrest and citations, according to Detective E. Quincy Burns.

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Quarters questioned Published May 22, 2013 The EWU Board of Trustees decided to postpone the decision concerning whether or not a switch from a quarter-based system to a semester-based system would be best for the university. Becca Harrell, ASEWU president, said that ASEWU was not comfortable representing the student body’s opinion at that time. Discussion on the topic will resume at the end of October 2013.

Eagles register another successful year Published Jan. 16, 2013 EWU was down 35-0 Dec. 15 at halftime of the Football Championship Subdivision semifinal game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats. Though the Eagles seemed to be down for the count, they rallied and came back into the second half scoring 28 unanswered points. Ultimately, they lost the game to Sam Houston State 45-42. “That scoreboard, 45-42, that’s my motivation. I’m going to hold that picture up in my locker, and I’m going to see that scoreboard 45-42, and I’m going to remember how close we were,” said redshirt freshman quarterback Vernon Adams.

Potential tuition increase 10 percent in next two years, even more for international students Published May 15, 2013

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Washington state universities and colleges are objecting to budget proposals put forward by the state legislature that may cause a tuition increase of up to 10 percent in the next two years. There is also a potential for tuition to increase by 20 percent for international students through a bill proposed by Sen. Rodney Tom.

Bruce awaits trial Published May 15, 2013 Former EWU player Dalis Bruce was arraigned on charges of rape in the second degree on Sept. 10. Bruce was arrested on Aug. 19, just three days after arriving in Cheney, according to court records. There was a secondary charge of residential burglary for unlawfully entering the victim’s room, according to court records. Bruce was dismissed from the EWU football team on Aug. 21, according to an EWU press release. On Feb. 20, Bruce pled guilty and was sentenced for assault in the second degree, according to court records. He was sentenced to nine months in the Spokane County Jail.

The ultimate 85 hours Published April 3, 2013 The ultimate team broke the World Flying Disc Federation World Record for the most continuous hours in an ultimate marathon with 85 hours and one minute. The match began on March 22 at 9:59 a.m., and finished on March 23 at 11 p.m. The team suffered a dislocated shoulder, a dislocated knee, a broken toe and blisters, sprains and strains.

Eagle women cap off season with playoff run Published April 3, 2013 EWU women’s basketball finished its 2012-2013 season with two overtime losses, one to Northern Colorado in the Big Sky conference tournament and another to the University of Washington.

The Eagles placed third in the Big Sky Conference with a 14-6 record.

McDonald seeks new start following dismisal as Bruin Published April 3, 2013 EWU football welcomes new safety Tevin McDonald after his dismissal from the UCLA football program for violating team policies. According to coach Beau Baldwin, if he had not been impressed with how McDonald has learned from his mistakes, he would not have pursued the safety.

OPINION

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The things we have been told are A farewell important are not what matter from the editor

By Amy Meyer

editor-in-chief easterner.editor@gmail.com

Dear EWU and surrounding community, Thank you. I’ve lived in Cheney for 14 years, raised kids here and, most recently, have had the opportunity to Meyer be The Easterner’s editor-in-chief. These two years at the helm have flown.

Among those in the community, I would love to specifically thank Terri King, Michele Munson and Cathy Richter, Stacey Morgan Foster, Tom Couraud, Eric Galey, Nick Brown, Carl Combs, Oscar Ocaña, Bruce Armstrong, Bill Stimson, Ted Carman, Sheryl O’Keefe, Charles Mutschler and Gary Gasseling. You’ve supported us along the way, and I appreciate it.

It’s been a pleasure to hear both criticism and kudos. The fast-paced world of weekly publishing has taught me to be detached from work, take suggestions, implement necessary changes and let go of things after they’ve printed while applying valid feedback to the next issue.

I’ve also learned a lot about myself as an editor and a coach. I now dream about InDesign. I’m just so grateful that I’ve had such an opportunity.

While it sounds like it was all fun and games, this was a hard-working crew that used humor to cope with stressful situations and deadlines. I’d like to thank the following editors who have collaborated with me this year: Sports Editor Josh Friesen: You always made the newsroom a fun place.

Thank you. I was sorry to miss the mint gum and let’sput-Ben-Grant’s-face-on-everything incidents.

Opinion Editor Kyle Harding: Thank you for your diligence, hard work and for tirelessly sharing your opinions with well-researched, thoughtful columns and editorials.

Photo Editor Aaron Malmoe: You brought so much talent to the team, and it was great to watch you grow professionally, both as a photographer and as a manager.

News Editor Jane Martin: You are going to be a wonderful editor-in-chief. It’s been great to co-write articles and win awards with you. You’re so tough and determined with your stories; you’ve been such an asset to this team.

Chief Copy Editor Kurt Olson: I respect you for not only your editing and teaching skills, but I appreciate how humane you are with us all. Thank you for being a sounding board, for validating me at times and for keeping me from beating myself up too badly.

Eagle Life Editor Al Stover: I will never forget your willingness to go after the story, any story. I am so glad that we had the opportunity to work together.

Managing Editor Christopher Stuck: Thank you for challenging me, brainstorming with me, playing the devil’s advocate, playing advocate, arguing with me and a host of other things that you’ve done during your time here. We may never truly know what a managing editor does, but for what we needed, I think you have done well. I respect your work and your opinions and appreciate that you are so safe to argue with.

Graphics Editor Evan Sykes: Thank you for your attention to detail, for being so willing to take direction and for being full of ideas. You’re a great collaborator and a talented designer.

Online Editor Jaime Williams: I appreciate your ability to jump in and help wherever you can. I also appreciate your willingness to vocalize your confidence in me and what I do. You may think that The Easterner is a wonderful opportunity, but The Easterner will have more opportunities because of the work you’re doing there.

These last two years would not have been the same without the love and friendship of my prayer partner, Sherri Rowe. She has been supportive, objective and available. She has listened to my garbage and has given me unconditional friendship anyway. Sucker.

Thank you to our adviser Jamie Neely. Not only did she constantly loan me confidence, but also continued to provide support on an as-needed basis. She didn’t tell me how to do things but gave me gentle nudges occasionally. She was always available to answer questions or give advice.

Of course none of this would have been possible if my family would have been plotting against me. Thank you for keeping that to a minimum, Meyer family.

Thank you, Tim, for keeping track of the house, feeding us, supporting us and doing the grocery shopping. Thank you Querida, Geoff and Mr. Donny Simpson for occasionally returning home to help Dad out.

By Davis Hill

staff reporter dhill.easterner@gmail.com

I have wanted to be a member of Phi Beta Kappa for a long time.

This organization, which calls itself “a leading advocate for excellence in the liberal Hill arts and sciences,” is one of the oldest and most rigorous collegiate honors societies. It only admits students who display high academic and leadership qualifications, who speak more than one language and who pursue advanced courses outside their major. I would like to think that is my kind of crowd.

I didn't get in. In fact, I'll never get in — it's open only to undergraduates; this was my last year of eligibility. When I learned this several days ago, I was crushed.

More crushing, however, was the slow real-

ization that I have been living for things that, in the grand scheme of life, don't matter. Phi Beta Kappa is very cool, but what is it really? You go to a ceremony, shake a bunch of hands, and get your photo taken. Maybe you do some networking, or even land a job. After that, it is a bullet point on your résumé.

Several weeks ago, I was involved in a serious automobile accident. In the space of two seconds, our car veered off the freeway, shrieked across an exit ramp and smashed headlong into a roadside berm at 65 miles per hour. For the record, I was a passenger, and no one was seriously injured.

Safely at home later that night, I reflected on the experience. Images stand out much more clearly than thoughts, as they always do when trauma is involved. I am not sure exactly what I was thinking at the time.

But I will tell you about what I did not think. I did not think about Phi Beta Kappa. I did not think about my

GPA, my final government project or my LinkedIn profile. I did not think about my career prospects.

As I sat there, alone in the dark, I regretted many of my choices. I regretted basing so many decisions on what would look good to a graduate admissions committee. I regretted not making more friends, and not spending enough time with the ones I have.

I regretted that all of the amazing music my friends and I have made over the past four years is doing nothing more than sitting on hard drives.

As students, we give up much. We develop habits, lifestyles and desires that are unsustainable. We do whatever is necessary to facilitate academic success, often at the cost of everything else. We should; after all, that's why we're here. But we must also remember to reconnect with the things that are truly important in life.

“Genius,” as philosopher Charles Philip once said, “doesn't have a damn thing to do with test scores.” What it means, he

said, is that one is able to leverage excellence—and to effectively share it with others. Knowledge and prowess are worthless until you put them to use.

Many of our greatest intellectual and artistic figures were school dropouts, dilettantes, “failures” or had enormous debt. They didn’t worry about getting a job or having a long list of recommendations. They believed in what they were doing and stuck to it, no matter the consequences.

The end, as I have learned, may well come before we expect. Don't waste your time living for someone else's idea of “employable.” You have a finite amount of time; spend it on your own goals. They are worthy. Anything meaningful to you is worthwhile.

I didn't make it into the nation's oldest honors society, but that's OK. I'll take “draws breath” over “a handsome certificate of membership” any day. I have personal goals that need tending, and I’ll bet you do too.

My first CD is out in August.

tle parts of the play that had the Scary Feminists in an uproar. Well, subtle to me.

The scene with the accidental spilling of pheromones that leads to unexpected sex, to me, does not constitute as a rape scene. I really feel that the pheromones kept the scene from crossing the line.

Without the scene, there would be no Bat Boy, and without Bat Boy, the play would be about redneck, religious fanatics. I think we see enough of that these days.

There are some dark undertones in the plotline and to pick up on them, they had to be shoved in viewer’s faces. But the Scary Feminists seemed to look past those and took a vital part of the play, one that made viewers under-

stand how Bat Boy came about, and ripped it a new one.

According to last week’s article by Paul Sell about the Pride Club’s debate on May 23 on the play, the Scary Feminists believed that the role of Mrs. Taylor being played by a man was done in fear of transgender people.

This is ridiculous. I came out of that play knowing that role was meant for a man. I’m not being sexist, but I don’t think a woman could have done justice to the character. There’s something about the sagging, costumed breasts that were everywhere and on everyone and the over-the-top femininity that screams “male actor please.”

This was obviously done for comedic purposes, like it has been

done many times before, in many movies and plays. Look at movies like “Mrs. Doubtfire” or “Big Mama’s House” or the “Madea” movies. Look at drag queens. It is done for comedy and that is why the role of Mrs. Taylor was played by a male.

I will admit there were some disturbing parts of the play. It is not every day I see an orgy that included what I thought were innocent animals frolicking in the woods and the only other time I see a feral man running around in nothing but his underwear is during parties at my dad’s house.

The fact is, there are many other things to be protesting about and I think the Scary Feminists should have thought about that before making judgments and protesting “Bat Boy: The Musical.”

Scary Feminists' protest of 'Bat Boy' musical misguided

By Eric Long

contributing writer

The Scary Feminists should have done some research before protesting against “Bat Boy: The Musical.”

I have an instinctive urge to always stand for what’s right, so I support the Scary Feminists because they have that same mindset. They exercised their American right to protest. Yet, I don’t think it did them any justice when they chose to protest against the play.

I personally thought the musical was hilarious and very well-done. The way it highlighted the imperfections of established religion and showcased the way society persecutes others for being different really made my rainbow shine. But it was the sub-

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“Since it was my first year, transitioning from high school to college.”

“My German class. It was a lot of fun.”

Braden Gilmore

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“I would definitely have to say the Macklemore concert.”

“The Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert was by far one of the best events I've been to.”

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SPORTS

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EWU leads Big Sky innovation

By Elohino Theodore

staff writer theodoreelohino@gmail.com

Photo by Sam Sargeant Swoop takes part in activities at The Blitz event in EWU's Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse on May 29.

Sixth annual Blitz event gets EWU students active

Largest turnout for event despite it being indoors

By Kelly Manalo

staff writer manalo.kelly@gmail.com

The Blitz brought students and campus life together in the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse for music, fun and games.

The purpose of the event was to celebrate the year of Campus Recreation. “It’s a combination of programs putting the word out for students to kick-start next year’s marketing campaign for all Campus Recreation programs,” said Director of Intramural Sports Mike Campitelli.

Even though the event was hosted indoors, there was a larger turnout this year than last.

Campus Recreation hosts two big events at the beginning and end of the year, Rec-Splosion in the fall and the Blitz in the spring, according to Campitelli.

New activities this year included EPIC tarp surfing, slack lining, gyroscope and zorb human rolling balls. Students were given a passport upon entering that could be stamped off at each station.

The zorb balls is a new inflatable game where a person steps inside an inflatable rolling ball and races another person down the track and back, according to Campitelli. Even Swoop was spotted running in it.

Once a participant finished four events, they could get a raffle ticket and a free meal from EWU Dining Services.

Raffle ticket winners went home with new longboards, a bicycle, gift cards and more prizes summing up to $1,000.

Demo sports were held on a padded tatami mat. Aikido, boxing, fencing and kendo demonstrations were held throughout the event.

There was inflatable games, a climbing wall and a celebrity dunk tank with staff from key areas of Student Affairs.

“I work for ASEWU. We always like to help out with these events,” said senior and communication studies in public relations major Lauren Reyes.

Reyes job was to sit in the dunk tank. “My first strategy was to try and be friends with them because you can’t dunk a friend, but that didn’t work

well. So then you try and distract them so they don’t focus on the target.”

The Club Sports Federation use the event as an early recruiting tool for next year, according to Campitelli. This year, 10 different clubs hosted sport related games.

“We are just showing people how awesome it is to shoot arrows and how easy it is. Everyone loves shooting arrows,” said vice president of the archery club Brandon Chea.

The club members at the event were showing participants proper aiming, how to notch the arrow, and how to pull it back. “The rest is practice, you got to get used to it and you got to get better with it,” said Chea.

The Archery Club meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the back playfields. “If you don’t have [a bow and arrow] you can still come and shoot and have fun,” said Chea. There are club bows that are available to all members.

The Sportsman Club taught the basics of casting to a specific target. “Being accurate when casting is very

Photo by Sam Sargeant Fabian Ruiz at The Blitz event.

important,” said Sportsman Club vice president Nick Hayes. “[Participating in the Blitz] is a good way to get people to know the basics and have fun with it and try something new,” said Hayes.

Main sponsors of the event were the Club Sport Federation, Intramural Sports and EPIC Adventures.

There was also support from Health and Wellness Prevention Services, The University Recreation Center, Eagle Entertainment, EWU Dining Services and the Service and Activities Fee Committee.

Eastern's Schuetzle battles through adversity on road to football success

By Luke Jordan

contributing writer lukejordan90@gmail.com

Obstacles are nothing new for redshirt junior cornerback Bo Schuetzle, who has one more year of eligibility for the EWU football team.

Schuetzle was born in Louisville, Ky., and it has taken him an adoption, two hip surgeries, a lot of hard work and dedication and the support of his family to make it to where he is today.

Schuetzle is the youngest of four Schuetzle siblings, three of whom are adopted.

His oldest brother, Ty Schuetzle, is the only biological son of parents Jenny and Mark Schuetzle. Bo Schuetzle’s second oldest brother, Jay Schuetzle, was adopted from South Korea. Katie Schuetzle, is Bo Schuetzle’s only biological sibling and his older sister.

Katie Schuetzle was adopted from Louisville, Ky., years prior to Bo Schuetzle, but once Mark Schuetzle and Jenny Schuetzle found out she had a younger brother ready to be adopted, they jumped at the opportunity to add Bo Schuetzle to their family.

Once in Spokane, Bo Schuetzle attended Shadle Park High School where he was a three-sport athlete throughout most of his high school career. He competed

at the state level in wrestling and track and field, and was a Seattle Times “White Chip” selection, labeling him one of the top 100 football prospects in the state of Washington.

Being such a versatile athlete, Bo Schuetzle had options when it came to playing a sport at the next level.

“I talked to my first [recruiter] sophomore year.

Then I started getting letters my junior year in all three sports,” he said.

Bo Schuetzle said the decision to play football at Eastern was a relatively easy one to make. It allowed him to play close to home in front of family and friends that had been able to watch him throughout his entire career in Spokane.

He also had a good feeling about the direction the coaching staff was taking EWU football.

“I just had a good feeling about coach [Beau] Baldwin,” Bo Schuetzle said. “He just knows how to win, and when they were recruiting me, it felt like it was the beginning of big years to come.”

There were big years to come, indeed. EWU football has gone to the playoffs three out of four years since Bo Schuetzle joined the team, including a 2010 National Championship.

Some lingering hip issues have hampered Bo Schuetzle

since joining EWU. After suffering a torn labrum during his redshirt year, he underwent his first hip surgery after the season. The following season Bo Schuetzle said he “limped” through. At the end of his redshirt freshman season, after another MRI, Bo Schuetzle found out he was having more complications with his hip.

“I found out they were going to have to fracture my femur in order to fix my labrum and remove a bone spur,” said Bo Schuetzle. “After talking to doctors, they weren’t sure I was going to be able to play again.”

For his redshirt junior season, Bo Schuetzle said it was his first time feeling pain-free in a number of years. He was able to train hard and regain much of his strength and athleticism that had been lost due to injuries. He was working out and doing physical therapy seven days per week in order to get back to where he wanted to be.

It was that same hard work and determination that his high school teammates admired most.

Jake Rodgers played three years with Bo Schuetzle at Shadle Park High School in Spokane. Rodgers has spent his past three years playing football at Washington State University and knows the

hard work needed to play at the college level.

“Bo [Schuetzle] always led by example,” said Rodgers.

“He was a guy who always worked as hard as possible.”

Cornerbacks coach Cherokee Valeria has been on EWU’s coaching staff for one year, and he said that Bo Schuetzle’s toughness stuck out to him right away.

“As a coach, there are some guys who you know you will have to pull because they won’t pull themselves. And then there are guys who pull themselves way too early and you have to tell them to battle through it,” said Valeria.

“Bo [Schuetzle] is a guy who would battle through it.”

“Bo [Schuetzle] is a very proactive player,” said Valeria. “He is a reserved guy, pretty quiet, but he’s very observant. His productivity on the field is amazing for what we ask him to do.”

Many miles separate Louisville, Ky., from the red-hot inferno turf in Cheney and for Bo Schuetzle, many challenging life experiences have occurred along the way. But Bo Schuetzle says he knows one thing; without the support of his family, he never would have made it here.

“Through all the ups and the downs, they have stood beside me every step of the way,” he said.

For years now, Big Sky TV has been providing fans with an alternative way of experiencing sports.

But what goes on behind the scenes?

The idea of webcasting Eastern’s athletic games started in 2006 by former Multimedia Coordinator Davin Perry. Perry was really interested in video production; he ended up sharing his idea with the Big Sky Conference.

The Big Sky then decided to make it mandatory for all schools in the conference to webcast their games.

After the Big Sky Conference adapted Perry’s idea, every Big Sky school ended up creating webcasts for their own respective athletic games. This then became known as Big Sky TV. The idea of webcasting games originated at Eastern. “In our conference, we were innovators,” Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs Ken Halpin said.

“We’re the best in the conference. The challenge is when our [teams are] on the road, we don’t get to see quite as quality of product. When our teams are here, everyone else sees the quality of product,” Halpin said. According to Halpin, Eastern’s webcasting is one of the most efficient broadcasting in the conference.

Big Sky TV is currently in their fourth year, in a partnership with America One, the company that distributes the webcasts. They provided computers to each institution in the Big Sky conference.

Each of the Big Sky schools then hooks their feed into the America One computer system. Once this is done, America One then distributes the feeds onto the internet.

Last summer, Big Sky TV signed a three-year contract extension with America One. The conference is currently on their second three-year contract with the distribution company. “They do sports

video streaming. It’s a major part of their company,” Assistant Commissioner of Media Relations Jon Kasper said.

As a conference, the Big Sky also likes to keep track of who their audiences are.

“We monitor the analytics of it, and we know that we have fans watching in Afghanistan, soldiers [that] want to watch football games, that they’re logging on in Afghanistan, Iraq, or if they’re stationed overseas in Germany that they have an opportunity to watch their alma mater. Or maybe they have a brother playing or a sister competing in volleyball or basketball, so from that standpoint, it’s great,” Kasper said.

At Eastern, there are students that make the live broadcasts work for the EWU fans. “We have 10 students that make the broadcasts happen,” Multimedia Specialist and Director of Big Sky TV Paul Fisher said.

Fisher believes a successful day of working on the Big Sky online streaming is to have a television quality broadcast done by a student crew. While working on a live broadcast, there are different things that go on for the Eastern staff. “The camera operators for the video board are also operators for the broadcasts. So basically we’re directing the camera operators during the game for the video board and also for the web stream,” Fisher said.

For each sport, the EWU Big Sky TV staff does a few different tasks when broadcasting live games. “Different sports have different speeds of action, there [are different kinds of] camera styles and cutting styles,” Fisher said.

Judging from how Fisher describes the work environment for Eastern’s Big Sky TV staff, it seems that the environment is in a comfortable place. “What I like about my job is I work with a great group of people that have positive attitudes. So [there are] a lot of technical issues that come up, but they do a really good job of working through it, so its pretty fun.”

Athletes exercise prudence online

By Amye Ellsworth

senior reporter amyeellsworth@gmail.com

Both senior basketball player Kevin Winford and sophomore soccer player Cassie Black actively use Facebook, Instagram and Twitter about 20 to 30 minutes each day.

“I am a big social media guy,” Winford said. “I check it in the morning and before bed and just randomly throughout the day.”

Winford and Black know they have to be cautious with their social media usage, however. The NCAA and their coaches have strict rules as to how athletes should portray themselves on social media websites.

“You can get in trouble with social media,” Winford said. “If I’m playing in a game, and I tweet the score after the game, that’s a violation. You can’t use social media to bash somebody else. There are very strict rules in the NCAA.” According to Black, the soccer coaches are also adamant about portraying yourself respectfully on the Internet. Black said she tries to keep everything she posts professional because she knows future employers and coaches, as well as current Eastern staff, can always see what she is doing.

“Our coaches have always made it known that they can see our Facebooks and Twitters and Instagrams, so anything we don’t

want them to see or anyone to see we shouldn’t put on,” she said.

It is also important, according to Black, to think about the rest of your team when posting to a social media website. Black said she wants anyone who looks at her accounts to see that she and her team are dedicated athletes.

“We want to make a good [reputation] for our team because anything we put on our own page affects our entire team,” Black said.

“We’re always pretty careful about what we post.”

Winford also takes his family into consideration before posting anything to a social media website. “I have family on Facebook, so I don’t want to embarrass my family. I try to keep it PG. I don’t really use profanity a lot,” he said.

Although both Winford and Black have considered deleting their accounts, neither of them have actually done so. Black said that Facebook can become distracting, especially during finals week when she is looking to procrastinate on studying.

Winford agreed that social media websites can sometimes become a major part of his life and that he can become consumed by them at times. He said when that happens, he thinks about deleting his accounts so he can return to reality.

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Team

Game

Play

Male Athlete

Football team

Women's basketball team's double-overtime loss to Washington

Vernon Adams' scramble and touchdown throw

Brandon Kaufman

Female Athlete

Male Newcomer

Female Newcomer

Male Freshman

Lexie Nelson

Joseph Cohen

Lexie Nelson

Vernon Adams

Female Freshman

Coach

Triple-Threat Citizen

Record-Breaking Performance

Hayley Hodgins

Beau Baldwin

Laney Brown

Brandon Kaufman's most yards in a season with 1,850

Male Scholar-Athlete

Female Scholar-Athlete

Male Career Achievement

Female Career Achievement

Jeff Minnerly

Cora Kellerman

Brad Wall

Cora Kellerman

EeeWoos recognize Eastern's notable athletes

By Peter Sowards

senior reporter packerfan4life@gmail.com

Culminating the 2012-2013 athletic season, the best student-athlete performances were celebrated at the fifth annual “EeeWoos” on June 4, with football taking home the lion’s share of the hardware.

The team that finished 11-3 and advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals won best team, and quarterback Vernon Adams won best male freshman and play of the year.

Brandon Kaufman, currently a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League, won best male athlete and record-breaking performance.

Kaufman set the FCS all-time mark in 2012 with 1,850 receiving yards.

“This year was incredible,” Kaufman

said upon receiving the first of his two awards. “These last four years were incredible. I want to thank everyone in this room for making these the best four years of my life.”

Head football coach Beau Baldwin won coach of the year and safety Jeff Minnerly won male scholar athlete.

Coming off a highly successful season that included a postseason tournament invite, the women’s basketball team racked up four EeeWoos, most notably Lexie Nelson’s wins for best female athlete and best newcomer. “It’s a great group,” the Montana transfer said of her coaches and teammates. “I feel very fortunate and blessed to be a part of this team. I wouldn’t trade them for anything.”

Shooting guard Hayley Hodgins picked up the EeeWoo for female freshman of the year after receiving the same

award from the Big Sky Conference, and the squad also won for best game, thanks to a thrilling battle versus Washington in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament that unfortunately saw the Eagles fall 65-60 in double overtime.

The biggest cheers of the night, however, came for senior sprinter Brad Wall, who won his first ever EeeWoo. Recently winning his fourth Big Sky Conference title in the 400-meter dash, Wall figured that his best chance for winning was in the career achievement category, and he was right. Nicholas Edwards, Jeffrey Forbes, Greg Herd, Zach Johnson and Kevin Winford were also nominated.

“It’s an honor to even be mentioned with them,” Wall said. “It’s been a hell of a ride.”

Cora Kellerman, who starred in both volleyball and track and field at Eastern, was the fourth athlete to win

dual awards, winning for female career achievement and female scholar athlete.

Tennis sensation Joseph Cohen won for male newcomer after winning his final 12 singles matches and going 8-0 in the Big Sky, and volleyball’s Laney Brown won the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Triple Threat Citizen award.

The highlight of the evening comically came during a skit with 7-foot1-inch Frederik Jörg and 5-foot-1-inch Kylie Huerta from the men’s and women’s basketball teams, respectively, in which the two palled around campus while “Best Friend” by Harry Nilsson played in the background. At one point, Huerta ducked through Jörg’s legs in a game of 1-on-1 with Jörg looking stunned beyond belief. The night was capped off by a performance by the Code Red band and an EWU cheer rendition of “Gangnam Style.”

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ROTC builds muscle

By Luke Jordan

contributing writer easterner.sports@gmail.com

Photo Illustration by Anna Mills Senior sprinter Brad Wall looks upon the track he has dominated during his career at Eastern. He was named Big Sky Champion five times in his career.

Wall breaks down walls

The senior sprinter leaves his mark on Eastern's track and field team

By Peter Sowards

senior reporter packerfan4life@gmail.com

Every athlete wants to leave behind a legacy when they conquer a certain stage of their careers.

Some wish to be thought of as winners; others would rather be looked at as great leaders.

For sprinter Brad Wall, a fifth-year senior who graduates with a degree in journalism on June 15, he hopes people remember him as a nuisance. “I think it’d be kind of funny if they felt like I was a pest to the rest of the conference,” Wall said. If you have competed against Wall in the 400-meter dash, chances are you agree.

Wall, a three-time EWU Scholar-Athlete, has dominated the 400 during his time at Eastern, winning four Big Sky Conference titles in the event, most recently at the 2013 Outdoor Championships. And he has won each of them in come-from-behind fashion, a sure annoyance to the athletes who thought they had it all wrapped up. “I can shift into that extra gear when I need to, and I just kind of have the will to win. I might not be the fastest guy out there, but I have a lot of drive, and I won’t be denied,” Wall said.

Teammate Steven Warner, the 60-meter hurdle champion for the 2012 Big Sky Conference Indoors, lauded Wall’s approach and consistency. “Brad [Wall]’s one of those guys who leads by example,” Warner said. “That’s something I’ve always respected about him. As far as his finishing kick that last 200 [meters], I don’t know if there’s anybody in better shape who’s got the same mental strength as Brad [Wall].”

Warner joined EWU’s track team in 2009 — one year after Wall — and has trouble envisioning the squad without his captain. “You get to the point where you almost can’t picture the school without him,” Warner said. “Someone’s going to have to step up big time next year.”

Wall looks forward to marrying his fiancée, Stephanie Dye, in July. Dye ran cross country for the Eagles from 2008 to 2012 and is currently studying for her master's in occupational therapy. Wall said he is eager to start the next installment of his life. “I love being in school and doing track as well, but now that

Wall's career bests Indoor 55m 6.60

200m 22.12

400m 47.07

Outdoor 100m 11.19

200m 21.87

400m 46.67

800m 1:55.77 track is done, I’m kind of ready to move on to the next chapter and have a steady job. … Just a 9-to-5 and come home, and that’s all you got. You won’t have practice anymore or school [or] class all over the place,” Wall said.

While competing in his final year at Eastern, Wall also took on the position of sports information student assistant and handled nearly all the media relations duties for the 2012-2013 athletic season with regard to cross country and track and field. This meant writing about himself on occasion, a situation

his boss, Sports Information Director Dave Cook, described as “a little awkward” at times.

“It has been a little bit different having to write about myself this spring,” Wall admitted. “That’s just kind of a thing that comes along with journalism — that type of writing — you have to be objective and say what happened that’s newsworthy at the meet.”

When Wall made history on May 11, becoming the fourth Eagle to win four Big Sky titles, Cook took it upon himself to write the media release, saying, “I knew if he had a successful day, he wouldn’t give himself justice.

“It was a fun moment,” Cook added. “With all our athletes, any time they achieve greatness and do the things they do, you feel really proud of them. But this was one of the highlights; just the way it happened with him winning his fourth title in his last competition.” Cook noted that Wall had also finished top-3 in relay events 11 times during Wall’s Big Sky Conference Championship runs, a feat Cook doubted had been previously matched.

At the track and field banquet on May 29, head men’s coach Stan Kerr singled out Wall as an athlete his runners could look up to. “One of the things I passed on to the team is, ‘Here’s a guy that’s logged approximately 135 races here in his tenure at Eastern: both short and long relays, the 100, the 200, the 400.’ That is a lot of races at a very high intensity, and he has persevered in grand fashion,” Kerr said.

“He never complained and was just always ready to show up and do the work to keep getting better.”

Kerr believes Wall has what it takes to continue his athletic career post-college. “Brad [Wall] knows he has a gift — a physical gift,” Kerr said. “I think he can legitimately qualify for the Olympic Trials in 2012 in Eugene, [Ore.,] in the 800.” Kerr said Wall’s chances would be lesser in the 400 due to how “phenomenally fast” the U.S. runners are in that event.

For now, though, Wall is temporarily hitting pause on his running career. “It’s been such a welcoming team throughout my entire five years here,” he said. “I really appreciate all the support over the years from everybody, from different outlets, coaches and teammates.

“I couldn’t have done it without that.”

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While you may decide to workout at the gym in hopes of shedding a few pounds or getting ready for swimsuit season, EWU’s ROTC members are in the gym for a different reason: They are equipping themselves with skills to stay safe in battle.

The traditional ROTC fitness model is structured in a way that many might expect.

There is a lot of running, a lot of pushups and a lot of situps.

However, there has been a push to modernize the workouts in an attempt to keep cadets at peak fitness.

They are moving toward a model that strives for functional fitness. It is a hybrid of what the Rangers call RAW, the Ranger – Athlete – Warrior, what the Marines call USMC Functional Fitness and what most people would recognize as CrossFit. Cadet Matt Harris, a senior recreation management major in his fourth year in the military science program with EWU’s ROTC, is in charge of revamping the EWU ROTC fitness model.

“Right now, our fitness is based off of an older military model. … It leaves a lot to be desired,” said Harris. “A lot of times you’re getting shot at in combat and you have to sprint short distances under [a heavy] load,” said Harris.

Harris went on to say that it is important for cadets to subsidize the traditional fitness model with more strength, agility and power building.

Cadets are required to work out three days a week from 6:15 a.m. until 7:15 a.m., but Harris and others agree that three days a week is not enough.

EWU ROTC is beginning to incorporate optional workouts throughout the remainder of the week to help bridge the gap between what is required and what is desired in terms of physical fitness. Cadet Liam Barnett is another military science, fourth year student who agreed that the program needed to incorporate more time for physical training.

“Working out an hour three times per week is not enough, … so we decided to incorporate additional workouts in the afternoons as well as workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays,” said Barnett.

These new training programs are helping to bring EWU’s ROTC program closer to that of the Army, and this renovation of the program has the support of department head Lt. Col. James Pape.

“Folks [are realizing] that just doing pushups, situps and running or just lifting weights doesn’t help us. We need the ability to do our jobs under heavy loads for long periods of time and then be able to fight,” said Pape. EWU’s ROTC program is also developing a club on campus called the Fighting Eagles.

Their hope, according to Pape and Harris, is that eventually they will be able to invite students who are not members of ROTC, but who are interested in these military athlete and CrossFit workouts, to come join the cadets during morning workouts.

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According to Winford, he has recently done a better job at limiting his time on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

He said he uses it primarily to connect with people, and he does not want to delete his accounts for that reason.

Black agreed. “I’ll be on Facebook and think, ‘I should just delete this account for the week,’” she said. “I mainly use the sites for family reasons and to keep in touch with people back home.”