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Observing Veterans Day up close
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JFK Library and Veterans Resource Center collaborate on display featuring uniforms, medals and historic photos AMANDA HAWORTH Chief Copy Editor
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o one went to class on Monday. One hundred years ago the Great War ended and it was thought by many that this would be the war to end all wars. This was not the case. If you look in the JFK Library, you will see evidence of other brutal wars that followed World War I. There is even a World War II uniform sitting in the library right now. It will be there on display until Nov. 16. There are plenty of veterans in the EWU community, including Veterans Corps Navigator and alumnus Lou Santiago, who were behind a lot of the display currently up in the library. When it comes to future installments of this display, Santiago commented on what one of the goals is. “I think just showing the students how much veteran interaction there is here," Santiago said. "How many people, how many vets are on campus. What are some of the vets doing in and around campus.
A photo and the uniform of Harold "Huck" J. Tanguay. Tanguay served in the U.S. Army Special Forces Intelligence NCO from 1960 to 1980. Just getting it out there that we are all over the place.” The library has been the host of this Veterans Day display for the last few years. “Every year we’re really fortunate to have this display exhibited in the library," library Program Specialist II Amy Laskowski said. "Every year it takes on slightly different forms. This year we’re really lucky to have additional materials provided featuring uniforms from people
who served actively on behalf of our country.” Some students may not know why there is a day off in the middle of November. Unless there is a direct connection to someone who has served or is currently serving, there may not be a lot of connection to the federal holiday. “I do think a lot of students aren’t aware of why we have Monday off, a federal holiday, around Veterans Day," Director of
the Veterans Resource Center Dave Millet said. "There is this military-civilian gap. So non-serving people who don’t have family members or don’t have a friend or a brother or sister who have served, they don’t know what Veterans Day is about. [...] That is one of the reasons we put that display up in the library and we’ve made it more robust every year.”
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Hockey club honors veterans
Football faces Zip's shooting update: Suspect being held at Spokane County Jail final test
Team recognizes two players who have service experience in its 6-0 victory over Montana Tech. Page 13
Court documents detail suspect’s likely involvement in Oct. 27 Zip’s shooting.
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Midterm election results bring checks and balances back to government THE EASTERNER Editorial Board The 2018 midterm elections are over. Who won? It depends who is asked. Both sides are certainly claiming victory. For example, on election night, President Trump tweeted, “Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!” Others would call this.. um… fake news? “Tomorrow will be a new day in America,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California told her supporters on election night. Can both sides be right? Kind of. It is undeniable that it was a great election for the Democrats in the House. They will begin the next term with a double-digit majority. Meanwhile, the Republicans extended their majority in the Senate. This is no small thing. It is, after all, the Senate that approves appointments to such positions as the Supreme Court. It will be that much harder for the Democrats to block any future picks. So, determining an overall winner can be a bit foggy. However, one outcome is undeniable. The Democrats taking the House adds much needed checks and balances back into our government. The true winners here are the American people. No longer are we under singleparty rule. To get things done now, both sides will have to work together. For a country so divided, this is really the best thing that could have happened. At the end of the day, we aren’t liberals and conservatives. We are Americans.
When we are as divided as we are currently, finding laws and policy that both sides can agree on is the best way to bring us together. And there is no better way of doing that than requiring leaders of the two sides to work together to get laws passed. As students, we all have had an instance where we have to work with other students who may have differing opinions to our own. Guess what? We make it work. We do it every day. Now, we are asking our elected leaders to do the same. One seat that was not flipped was Washington’s 5th District. Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers held off challenger Lisa Brown in a convincing decision.
Before the election, McMorris Rodgers told The Easterner that she would be comfortable working with the other side. “I've had 10 bills that have passed the House this Congress,” McMorris Rodgers said. “And all of the legislation I've introduced has been brought forward with bipartisan support. I've reached across the aisle, built the relationships necessary to be able to work together on these important issues. And that's my commitment, to continue to get results and results is built upon building trust and bridging the divide and then getting it done." It’s time for leaders from both sides to set the example for the rest of the country, and work together. Voters should take note of the leaders who refuse to do so. •
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Zip's shooting suspect being held at Spokane County Jail Court documents detail suspect’s alleged involvement in Oct. 27 Zip’s shooting that left three injured DYLAN HARRIS News Editor Law enforcement believes they may have arrested the man responsible for shooting and injuring three people at Zip’s on Oct. 27 on a separate charge. According to court documents, Thaishaun Hunter, 20, was arrested on Nov. 5 for first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He is currently being held at the Spokane County Jail. Police recovered a Spokane County District Court document from the scene of the Zip’s shooting amongst some of the spent bullet casings. The document was a warrant for a minor to appear in court for operating a vehicle without a valid license. Police records revealed that the car in this case, a silver Volvo, was involved in a drive-by shooting in Spokane on Oct. 23. Surveillance was set up on the Spokane home the vehicle is registered to. Two males were seen leaving the Spokane home and entering an Uber ride-sharing vehicle. Law enforcement stopped the Uber, and were given consent by the driver to search her vehicle. Officers discovered a bottle of vodka and a fanny pack that felt like it contained a gun inside. The passengers in the Uber were identified as Hunter and Oray Pfeifer.
Pfeifer told detectives that the fanny pack belonged to Hunter. According to police, a witness of the Zip’s shooting, who wished to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation, was shown a photograph of the silver Volvo. The person claimed to be “98 percent sure” the Volvo was the same type of vehicle they saw flee from the shooting.
degree robbery and first-degree theft dating back to 2014. The organized crime conviction stems from when Hunter was 17 years old and was found to have orchestrated a prostitution ring in Spokane with the help of his younger brother out of their mother’s home. Hunter had been instructing his younger
Hunter has felony convictions for assault, leading organized crime, manufacture/delivery of meth, second-degree robbery and firstdegree theft. After obtaining a warrant to search the fanny pack, law enforcement discovered a loaded revolver and an LG cellphone. A warrant to search the phone was obtained, and evidence revealed that the phone belonged to Hunter. Hunter already has an extensive criminal history. He has felony convictions for second-degree assault, leading organized crime, third-degree assault, manufacture/ delivery of methamphetamine, second-
brother on how to run the operation while he was locked up at a juvenile detention center. Police say the two were recruiting teens, some as young as 14 years old, for prostitution. Hunter is a confirmed gang member of the “Gangster Disciples from the NFL Set” according to court documents. The Easterner will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information is made available. •
Organizations join together for Unity Day KAISA SIIPOLA Reporter Students and faculty gathered around the campus mall on Nov. 8 for the Unity Day event organized by Josiah Martinez, ASEWU Diversity Outreach Council representative, to give underrepresented groups a chance to address the issues they experience on campus. Departments and organizations involved in the event included the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Black Student Union, Chicana/o Studies Program, Africana Studies Program, EWU Disability Culture Club, EWU Scary Feminists, MEChA and Disability Support Services. Students and faculty shared their thoughts on the significance of representing their organizations on Unity Day. “Scary Feminists being out here and tabling is showing a lot of activism,” EWU Scary Feminists Cultural Diversity coordinator Jen Contreras said. “We are trying to educate people on what feminism actually is and how intersectional it is, yeah so we are happy to be out here.” “It’s Unity Day, so it’s like we are standing out here for not just BSU, but we are standing out here for MEChA, NASA, Africana,
Chicana/o," BSU events coordinator Gracia Alzoubeir said. "It’s about being together as a campus and a family,” “Having [the] MEChA table at Unity Day is really important to me because that’s kind of [what] we are standing for this year and actually every year, is kind of having unity between different cultures and different people,” secretary of MEChA Antonia Romero said. “So we are kind of trying to empower everyone.” At noon, the speeches included two student speakers, Alzoubeir and student ambassor for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Kathryn Gauna, and guest speaker Levi Horn, a Native advocate from Spokane. Alzoubeir encourages students and faculty to listen and educate themselves on the multicultural clubs here on campus. “Eastern’s multicultural clubs and organizations gives students of color a platform like today’s to express the issues that their people face,” Alzoubeir said. “But in order to really take care of minorities’ needs we must ask what they been through, what they’re going through and what they fear is to come.” Gauna says she is grateful for the various forms of diversity on campus and how EWU embraces diversity to not just herself, but to other students as well.
“Diversity is also important to me just because it makes students better global citizens, and makes them more open minded to others and what their situations may be,” Gauna said. Martinez has other events he plans to execute throughout the school year. Martinez intends to execute another Unity Day event when the PUB returns. “I’m going to host it in the new cafeteria area in there so that we have a larger space and might have performers there, so it’s TBD,” Martinez said. “If the PUB is not open in time, we will be in the library.” •
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Election results leave voters with mixed feelings DYLAN HARRIS News Editor Voters nationwide had high hopes for the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Democrats were hoping for a blue wave, while Republicans hoped to hang on to the House and Senate. Neither side got everything they had hoped for, but both were left with some good news. Democrats won the House, and Republicans held on to the Senate, and even gained some seats. The Easterner covered four local races and two initiative proposals in its election guide before Nov. 6. As votes continue to be counted, all but one of these races seem to be decided. The results listed below are from the Washington Secretary of State's website.
Candidate races In Eastern Washington’s most anticipated race, Cathy McMorris Rodgers will once again hold on to her spot as U.S. Representative from the 5th District. Lisa Brown and her supporters had high hopes, but Brown ultimately conceded on election night. At the time this story was written, McMorris Rodgers has received nearly 55 percent of the votes. In the race for the 6th District’s state Senate seat, Republican Jeff Holy beat out Democrat newcomer Jessa Lewis. He will be replacing Sen. Michael Baumgartner who opted not to run for this position. Holy currently leads Lewis by over 10 percentage points. Republican Mike Volz has a lead of over seven percentage points, positioning him to keep his seat in the 6th District House. Volz has already served one term in this position. The race for the other seat in the 6th District House is still too close to call. Republican Jenny Graham holds a narrow lead of just 814 votes over Democrat Dave Wilson. Votes are still being counted, making this a race to keep an eye on.
Initiatives Initiative 1631, a proposed carbon fee on top polluters, was not a close race. Roughly 56 percent of voters have voted “No” on the carbon fee. Initiative 1634, which would make it illegal to impose taxes on groceries and sugary drinks, is similarly one sided. About 55 percent of voters have voted “Yes.” •
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Charles Baker's U.S. Army Air Forces uniform from World War I on display in the library. Baker was a B-24 Aerial Gunner from 1943 to1945.
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Veterans Day display aims to remind and educate Millet commented on the amount of students going in and out of the library. “The library has got tons of foot traffic,” Millet said. “We were able to get [the Veterans Day display] right inside the entryway. So it’s just a way for students to hopefully take a pause at the display.” The PUB’s two year absence could be seen as a good thing bringing more students into the library and, in result, allows for more eyes to catch the Veterans Day display. This could cause potential for disrespecting the display being that it is so exposed. But according to Laskowski, the display has been honored by students passing by since the start of this presentation. “This year I have actually had people respond emotionally to the display in really positive ways wanting to share stories about their loved ones currently serving or having served in the past," Laskowski said. "We’ve had people wanting to hang their family’s photos on the board which in recent memory I can’t remember that sort of sharing being so visible. So I think this year, having it right in the center—with the uniforms—and really showcasing it is a great benefit for everybody.”
The Veterans Resource Center located in Showalter Hall opened up about six years ago. It is the largest in the Pacific Northwest according to the EWU Resource Center brochure. “[The Veterans Day display] started in the fall of 2012 and we picked the library because I think the volume of students who come in and out of there," Millet said. "Several years ago it was in the alcove off to the right. I think the library has been very supportive in letting us put it right out front and take up space and give us the glass cases and such. It is just a visual reminder to students what Veterans Day is about." More students are likely to see the exhibit. Since the weather is getting colder, the PUB is not finished and finals are approaching, more students will flock to the library and be able to
pass by the display. The library has one more thing to experience this week besides a place to study or get coffee. “There’s so much going on in the world whether it’s politically, economically, culturally, that it’s traditions like these whether it’s celebrating Veterans Day or celebrating Harvest Fest," Laskowski said. "It’s those calendar occasions that really remind us why we’re here to enjoy the time we spend together as faculty, staff, students as a community. So I think this year more than ever these traditions resonate more this year especially." It has already been 100 years since World War I ended and Veterans Day—known at first as Armistice Day—came to exist. The Veterans Day display will be exhibited in JFK from Nov. 5 to Nov. 16. •
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The history of Veterans Day began 100 years ago as explained by Millet. “This year is the 100th anniversary of World War I," Millet said. "[The holiday] used to be called Armistice Day and then in the [19]50s [...] it changed to Veterans Day. Basically after the Great War, or World War I, they felt that there should be some way to recognize service members and this just also happens to be the 100th year of the end of World War I. [...] It was just a way for both the government and those who have not served to recognize our veterans." Both Millet and Laskowski agree on the library being a center of student traffic bringing more attention to the display. “It’s maybe not a question of allow [rather] it’s just being honored that [the Veterans Resource Center] would want to house [the display] and that we’re fortunate to be in the very center of the campus intellectually and physically," Laskowski said. "So we’re just fortunate they approach us every year. I think it’s smart of them to locate it here because we have really become a center of activity with the PUB being down.”
“This year I have actually had people respond emotionally to the display in really positive ways.” - AMY LASKOWSKI Library Program Specialist II
Medals on display in the JFK Library. There are medals from World War I and the wars that followed.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs compete for $5,000 The EWU Center for Entrepreneurship launched the first qualifying round for its third annual business pitch competition on Nov. 6. The event consisted of 20 teams competing for a chance at a cash prize of $5,000 by explaining their entrepreneurial ideas to judges from all over the community. By the end of the first qualifying round, six teams moved on to the semifinals. The first qualifying round resembled a game-like atmosphere. Teams of EWU students presented their business ideas to judges in a casual and social learning environment that included food and beverages. The teams received constructive suggestions on how to improve their ideas and presentations. The entrepreneurship program’s objective is to reach the entire campus with a broad definition of entrepreneurship, according to Bruce Teague, the Center for Entrepreneurship director. “Ideas for ways to change the world and make it better come from students in every background and discipline on campus,” Teague said. Over the first two years, including the first qualifier round, there have been approximately 113 teams, and the ideas pitched have been brilliant, according to Teague. “Ideas for ways to change the world and make it better come from students in every background and discipline on campus,” Teague said. Ryan Arnold, who was one of the judges that evening from North Idaho College, described the criteria that he was looking for in the ideas that students were pitching. “Strength in the business plan, there’s two components to that,” Arnold said. “The actual pitch itself, how well do they sell the idea [...], strength in the business itself, how does it fit in the market, what sort of research have they done about it and what does the competition
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Lloyd Dees presents his business idea for Intelligent Student to one of the judges. Dees placed fifth and will compete in the semifinals. look like and where it really fits in.” The entrepreneurship program has had a presence at EWU for two years, and the pitch competition was one of the first events initiated by a contribution from the Hebert B. Jones foundation. Ahmad Tootoonchi, dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, was in attendance to offer greetings and his gratitude toward everyone’s contribution. “It engages our students and the spirit of competition, working together and encourage
them to develop new ideas,” Tootoonchi said. The overall winner was Matthew Corson, who presented an idea called Smart Sprinkler, a recreation of a more traditional sprinkler system. Corson’s inspiration for his pitch was when he was working on sprinkler systems and his boss encouraged the idea. “He pushed me a lot to get this done,” Corson said. “My boss is my adviser, he’s very influential, he’s a great mentor and he kind of just gets [me] going and made sure that I stayed on the right path and all that."
Second place was Mobile Mechanics by Noah Pratt and Brady Bauer and third place was the Bottoms Up pitch by Vanessa Curiel and Marco Gallegos. Teams from the qualifying round that did not make it to the semifinals can compete in the next qualifying round with new or revised ideas, along with new teams. This year, a semifinal round has been added where the 12 qualifiers will compete for one of the eight spots in the finals. Dates and locations of the upcoming qualifying round will be announced in the beginning of January. •
Top Six Qualifiers Team Name 1. Smart Sprinkler 2. Mobile Mechanics 3. Bottoms Up 4. Collusion Vision 5. Intelligent Student 6. Magpie
Team Member(s) Matthew Corson
Noah Pratt and Brady Bauer Vanessa Curiel and Marco Gallegos Matt Grieve, Chris Thompson and Katy Carrothers Lloyd Dees Tyler Davis, Ian Taylor and Avery Scheiwiller
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Students and faculty weigh proposed policy changes Proposal would split the current Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence policy into two policies SAM JACKSON Copy Editor EWU could experience a more organized and faculty involved process for addressing sexual misconduct and discrimination on campus. EWU Policy 402-01: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Sexual and Interpersonal Violence is facing a change proposal for it to become two separate policies. The current policy could be divided into EWU Policy 402-01: Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Responsibilities and EWU Policy 402-02: Diversity and Nondiscrimination. An open forum regarding the policy change was held on Nov. 8 in the JFK Auditorium. Introducing the current policy and the new policy changes at the forum was Annika Scharosch, the associate vice president for Civil Rights, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management and campus policy administrator. The idea for the proposed change came from feedback that EWU received from its faculty, according to Scharosch. The feedback suggested that the policy was so large that it was hard to follow. The policy was large because discrimination complaints and sexual harassment/ misconduct complaints followed different processes. They were all combined into the same policy which Scharosch said “was historically what had worked” but has since become more complicated.
Proposal: EWU Policy 402-01 Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Responsibilities The new policy proposal focuses on “EWU’s commitment and response to reports of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, intimate partner violence, stalking and retaliation,” according to the Nov. 8, 2018 Policy Forum handout. “In addition to taking out the discrimination part, we also moved the reporting part up to the top of the policy,” Scharosch said. “We have received feedback that people have had a hard time figuring out what their reporting responsibilities were. [...] We did not change that employees are mandatory reporters of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, but we did add some language to remind people that if you violate a policy you could be subject to discipline.” Scharosch says there are a lot more subtle differences in the policy and that the language is different. “For example the proposed policy now uses terms like non-consensual sexual contact, non-consensual sexual intercourse and there’s a new provision explicitly defining what it means to be incapacitated
due to the use of alcohol or drugs,” Scharosch said. “We’ve also got some new language in there about our investigative process and interim measures. Just fleshing out some of those things that the university already does and making sure they are included in the policy language.” Another revision within this policy is that the term “victim” has been changed to “complainant.” This revision raised conversation at the forum and EWU’s Title IX coordinator Jeff Lamoureaux explained that the change came from “conduct terminology,” and EWU is trying to stay away from the use of “criminal terminology.” Lamoureaux said that the policy is open to using another term if students or faculty have alternative suggestions. A section about how to file an internal complaint if someone believes the university has violated Title IX has been added into this policy. “So, as it currently reads, it’s much more about a complaint against an individual, but if somebody feels like the university, the university's process, whatever it is violating Title IX, there’s an internal option as well to report that,” Scharosch said.
Proposal: EWU Policy 402-02 Diversity and Nondiscrimination With some new language added in, Sharosch says it could look like an entirely new policy has been created, but a lot of the information has been moved over from the current policy. “Our nondiscrimination policy covers discrimination of the basis of any protected status which includes a long list of things like race, gender, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability,” Scharosch said. “So, all of those we’re proposing that we put in one policy and the procedures are largely the same on
what we do when we receive a complaint of discrimination.” A major change addressed in this policy is that the 180-day limit to file a complaint when an event has occurred has been eliminated. So far it is undecided what the new limit will be, but it will certainly be more than a year, according to Scharosch. “I think the most beneficial change of that [policy] is removing the 180-day policy, because I mean there’s definitely instances where people experience things in the past where [they felt like they] couldn’t speak up and then later on they can,” EWU junior and forum attendee Cody McPherson said. “And being given the 180-day policy, they can’t speak about that thing that happened in the past, and it just goes unheard of, and I feel like it’s something that should be heard of.” Similar to the sexual misconduct policy, employees are made mandatory reporters of any information they are made aware of for discrimination complaints. They must notify the director of Equal Opportunity within 24 hours. They may be notified in person, by email or phone. “We are now telling employees if this moves forward that if somebody comes forward to you and says for example ‘the police discriminated against me on the basis of race when they arrested me on Friday,’ then you need to tell the director of Equal Opportunity that somebody reported that to you,” Scharosch said. “Or if somebody comes forward and says, ‘this faculty member discriminated against me on the basis of disability,’ that employee needs to tell the director of Equal Opportunity.” The final day to submit comments and suggestions about these policies is Nov. 21. To submit and find more information about what’s included in the potential policies, go to ewu.edu/policies/policies-categories/ policy-items-in-process/. The final proposal will be presented to the Board of Trustees for second read on Dec. 7. •
Police Beat Second-degree assault, attempting to elude police vehicle 1300 block of Second Street Nov. 9 Officers came across an assault victim. Witnesses on the scene pointed out the suspect to officers. As officers approached, the man took off toward his car, hopped in and tried to drive away from police. After a short pursuit, the man stopped the vehicle. He was booked into the Spokane County Jail. Fire alarm Streeter Hall Nov. 11 Officers and the fire department responded to a fire alarm in Streeter Hall. They discovered which room was the source of the fire. Two students had been using their e-cigs inside, filling the room with so much vapor that the fire alarm was set off. The students were referred to rights and responsibilities. DUI First Street Nov. 11 A call came in for a vehicle driving erratically on First Street. Officers responded to the call and pulled the vehicle over. The driver was arrested for DUI. Possible drug overdose snyamncut Nov. 12 While responding to a medical emergency in one room, officers noticed a male student running naked down the hall. Officers said he was sweating profusely, and appeared to be under the influence of drugs. It is unknown at this time which drugs may have been in his system. He was transported to the hospital.
Timeline May 11
May 14
Nov. 8
Nov. 21
Dec. 7
Proposed policy changes presented to the Board of Trustees for first read.
Proposed policy changes posted to EWU policy website for people to submit comments/suggestions.
Open Forum.
Final day to submit comments/ suggestions.
Final proposed policy presented to the Board of Trustees for second read.
*Timeline information courtesy of policy forum handout
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"In high school, I got cancer. So, I decided I want to be a doctor. It just kind of got me in that field and that became my interest from being in that situation."
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- Patrick Dean, Eagle Entertainment will be hosting its annual World Junior Party on Thursday, Nov. 15 inside the JFK Library. "I am VCD [Visual Communication Design] major. A friend of mine helped me get a job at the MMC [Multimedia Commons], ... and I kind of fell in love with it.
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The event will feature six countries from around the world, that will showcase and celebrate each's diverse culture. Each country's booth will have information on a major holiday or celebration that they have, and will even have food samples available. In an interview with The Easterner at the 2017 World Party, Hui O’ Hawai'i club co-president Mahina Kuamo’oMoli spoke about the importance of events like this. “Since our campus is so diverse I think it just helps everyone to learn different aspects and see different perspectives,”
said Kuamo’o-Moli. “[It] also give[s] us all an open mind about how we’re all interconnected and learning from each other.” That year, the Hui O’ Hawaii club chose to portray different Hawaiian myths and legends through photos with stories attached to them. If you would like to know more, visit orgsyc.com or Eagle Entertainment's Facbook page. •
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- Tatyana Jones, Freshman "I am a nursing major. I had a couple opportunities to explore the medical field, and I loved it. The main goal right now is to be an army nurse."
- Jenna Knight, Sophomore "I am a math education major. Just growing up, I always had an interest in math, and my math teachers back in high school were really cool."
- Bryant Hales, Freshman "I think I am going to go into nursing. I am still 50-50 between that and business, but I think nursing is the route. I chose nursing because it seems like a career that is always needed."
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Lisa Brown: From campus to congress, almost DYLAN HARRIS News Editor Pictured here is Lisa Brown in the 1980s when she worked at EWU. Brown served as an associate professor of economics from 1981 to 2001. She also briefly held the position of interim director of the Women’s Center in 1983. Brown touted her educational experience, including her roughly 20 years at EWU, many times during her campaign for U.S. Representative. She also worked as a professor at Gonzaga University and was Chancellor of Washington State University Spokane. Much of her campaign’s focus was on the education system. The Nov. 6 midterms did not produce the results Brown was hoping for. Arguably the most competitive candidate to run against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Brown trailed by almost 12 percentage points on election night. She conceded to McMorris Rodgers after the first posting of results that night. While the former Eagle didn’t make it to congress, Lisa Brown has become a household name across eastern Washington. •
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"My major is pre-nursing. I currently work in a pharmacy, and I see a lot of patients and everything. I want to be in the front line helping everybody."
Former EWU associate professor of economics and 2018 midterm congress candidate Lisa Brown. Brown was a professor for roughly 20 years at EWU.
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Musical showcases American workers A prostitute, a fireman and a flight attendant walked onto the EWU stage and put on a show for EWU Theatre's fall production of “Working” on Nov. 9. An ironworker, a housewife, a truck driver and more were also present as characters in the musical, telling the audience about their work and how it makes them feel. The performers wanted to give the crowd a chance to hear these people’s stories and connect with them. “We wanted to show these were actual people,” senior Matthew Pope said. “These were actual things people have said. [...] to Studs Terkel who conducted interviews.” “Working” the musical is based on its namesake, a book by Studs Terkel containing over 100 interviews with American workers. “On the stage is a representation of
working class America,” senior Nathan Cardenas said. “Everything that we talk about, everything that we sing, everything that we feel, was felt by someone at one time about their job. It’s not just a reflection, it’s us telling their stories and letting them live through us.”
Connect with characters Anybody watching the performance can connect with a character because working is something that everyone does, according to sophomore Tristan Roseff. At points, it can almost feel like you and the character you associate with are the only ones in the room, according to Roseff. Freshman Danika Nolton said she personally connected with one of her characters, a flight attendant named Terry Mason, because of their shared dream of leaving the town they grew up in far behind.
Cardenas could also relate to one of his characters because of their shared experiences. “Uparche, my caregiver character, he’s got a really great soul you know?” Cardenas said. “And I was really able to connect with him because I spent a year. […] taking care of my grandmother after she had a stroke. I spent my senior year of high school doing running start and getting my associates degree while also having a full-time job as a caregiver for my grandmother. And so, I really feel for him. I know what it’s like to have someone depend on you. To wonder, why the hell do we have this large amount of people that are just forgotten. Ignored. Not with their families. I was really able to connect with him on that level.” Some characters touch on aspects of their jobs other than their duties, like how their families feel about their line of work, how much they make and sometimes how they wish they could escape their situation.
“Some people love their jobs, some people hate it, but either way they each have this unique perspective and its really important for us to know and important for us to hear," EWU senior Hazel Bean said. “Especially as we ourselves as graduates move out and into the workforce.”
Takeaways There are at least two things that a student getting ready to graduate and enter the workforce can learn from the production. "[The first is] that watching the show is a good way to see what it’s like to work a certain type of job,” Cardenas said. "[The second,] that they matter,” Roseff said. “They’re not just a title. They are a person and everyone who has a job is a person.” Performances of “Working” are on Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. as well as Nov. 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. in the EWU Theatre. Students are admitted for free with school ID. General admission costs $10.•
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In this collection of photos, students perform "Working" the musical on opening night at the EWU Theatre. The musical featured solo and ensemble pieces with characters singing about their jobs.
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Truck driver and comedian Mark Morris presents monthly comedy shows in the Spokane area. Morris has hosted six shows at Eagle's Pub.
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Spreading comedy around Spokane MICHAEL BROCK Editor in Chief For years, Mark Morris has been cracking jokes to anyone who will listen. Now he’s getting paid for it.
A truck driver by day, Morris performed at an open mic in 2016 on his 44th birthday as a bucket list item and instantly fell in love. “After the first open mic, I caught the bug and I’ve performed at open mics and showcases every chance I’ve gotten—from
then until now,” Morris said in a phone interview with The Easterner. In May 2017—less than a year on the comedy scene—Morris started hosting a free monthly showcase at The Buzz Pizzeria, Bar & Lounge in Spokane. Around the same time, Morris began hosting a comedy night at the Harvest Moon Restaurant in Rockford—a show that had steady attendance, but ended last month due to a change in the establishment’s ownership, according to Morris. Morris now presents monthly shows at different venues in the Spokane area, including the Eagle’s Pub in Cheney. Comedians such as Susan Jones, Andrew Rivers and Todd Armstrong have performed at the show in the last year since it began. “I bring in nationally touring and Northwestern-based comedians and beyond,” Morris said. “I’ve got connections with comedians all over the country because I drive trucks. I get to network with comedians by doing comedy whenever I’m laid over in a town anywhere in North America.” Morris has hosted six shows at Eagle’s Pub with an average of 75 to 100 tickets distributed per show. However, he says that actual attendance is closer to 20 or 30 people. And very few of them are students.
V102 I9 - 11.14.18 “We would love to get more students into the Pub for the show,” Morris said. “I know students frequent the pub quite a bit during the school year and having them out for this particular event would be a wonderful thing. It's a $3 ticket for comedians that perform at A-list clubs like the Spokane Comedy Club.”
What's next? The next comedy night at Eagle’s Pub is on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. Internationally touring comedian Cory Michaelis will headline, while Jessica Watson will be the feature performer. Mike Hartman, the owner of Eagle’s Pub, said that the majority of attendees are locals, estimating that 75 percent of the monthly crowd is made up of Cheney residents. He says that the timing likely is a major reason why. “A lot of it is the day it falls on,” Hartman said. “Sunday is a day to catch up on homework, schoolwork, laundry. They’ve already been out on Fridays and Saturdays; Sunday’s kind of a tough day in Cheney.” As such, Hartman isn’t sure whether the show will go on. This weekend’s show will be the last until at least April. In the meantime, Hartman will assess whether to renew the comedy night for a third season.•
VCD Club invites students to compete in ogre drawing contest ERIK ROTNESS A&F Editor EWU’s Visual Communication Design Club will host a Shrek Draw Off on Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Computer Engineering Building 125. "This is my last quarter and I really wanted to do a Shrek Draw Off,” senior and
vice president of VCD Club Makenzie Ley said. “So I just took control and said ‘hey guys, we’re doing this’, and everyone so far has been pretty enthusiastic.” The event is a competition in which students can watch a Shrek movie, eat snacks and ultimately compete to win the honor of best Shrek drawing.
Draw offs are a kind of VCD Club tradition, according to Ley. “One of the first [VCD Club] events I went to was a draw off,” Ley said. “And it was just really fun. It’s fun but it’s also a little competitive. Like, I don’t want this to be like a super high strung intense thing. You don’t have to draw if you go.”
Draw offs are just one of the multiple events that VCD Club puts on to bring the club together for fun, according to VCD Club President Allan Pettigrew.
Why Shrek? Ley says she chose a Shrek themed competition because it’s become a cultural phenomenon. “You know, [Shrek] came back,” Ley said. “There’s a lot of memes about it and I think it was honestly made as a joke movie. But it just, it was so clever that it just attached itself to people. I don’t know about you, but I grew up and I feel like I watched it a hundred times. And you had like half the scenes memorized. I think a lot of people relate to that and a lot of people are excited about it.” In Wisconsin last summer, Ley went to a ShrekFest where she met an artist working on an animated remake of the original Shrek movie. Ley says her connection could possibly screen the remake at the event, two weeks before it’s released to the public. While the draw offs are mostly made up students in VCD Club, everyone is welcome to participate in the event. Students who attend will be provided with paper and art supplies for their drawings. “I hope they have fun,” Ley said. “I hope it brings us closer together through the love of Shrek.”• Shrek and Donkey, courtesy of Makenzie Ley
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The Office of Community Engagment placed donation bins in dorm buildings for its winter clothing drive. Clothing donations will go to the Crosswalk Youth Shelter in Spokane.
EWU hosts Hunger and Homelessness Awareness SHANDRA HAGGERTY Reporter EWU’s Office of Community Engagement is hosting a week of events for students and staff to learn about the vast homeless population in Spokane, a group that totaled 1,090 persons in a 2017 count according to the City of Spokane's website. Outside of Tawanka on Nov. 13, EWU’s Office of Community Engagement handed out bread and produce to students and faculty as part of its pop-up pantry.
to collect donations of sanitary and bath supplies. Nov. 16, the last day of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, there will be a showing of the KSPS documentary, “Hidden
“I'd like to help people who don't have support or someone who cares.” - LAUREN HERNANDEZ EWU freshman
How to participate There are several opportunities in the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week for students to get involved and engage with their community. On Nov. 14, the Office of Community Engagement will be in Tawanka teaching students and staff about hunger, homelessness and what they can do to get more involved. They will then host a hygiene drive at Yoke's Fresh Market in Cheney
base of volunteers and supporters for local anti-poverty agencies,” Arick Erechar, the Office of Community Engagement Community outreach coordinator said. This year’s Hunger and Homelessness
in Plain Sight: Fighting Homelessness in Spokane” in Hargreaves 117. The film focuses on the city's goal to end homelessness by the year 2020. After the film, students will make care packages for the Crosswalk Youth Shelter with the hygiene products they collected. “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a national event that is designed to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the
Awareness Week has over 700 groups participating. “Groups spend this week generating publicity about hunger and homelessness and holding a series of events to engage their communities,” Erechar said. EWU freshman Lauren Hernandez is volunteering in the awareness week because of her passion for giving back. “I can’t give them a home but I can help in any way possible,” Hernandez said.
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Senior shares Associated Press election night experience JOHANNA CRANFORD Guest Columnist
Every two years, the Associated Press and EWU come together to give students the opportunity to play a significant role in the national election. The AP employed and trained over 300 students to answer phones, gather accurate data and enter information into a secure database. The final results are reported to multiple news organizations all across the country. I was given the opportunity to work behind the scenes as a student supervisor during the 2018 Midterm Elections. Unsure of what to expect, I was willing to gain insider experience along with getting free food and paid in the process.
Training day My first day of training was not what I was expecting to say the least. Everyone was asked to meet at the EWU Fieldhouse. The supervisors were asked to show up during the same time as the people who pre-registered to work the election. This made it very difficult for the student supervisors. Due to the fact that the supervisors were being informed of their responsibilities right in front of the people who were waiting to be checked in. To say the least, it was pretty awkward having everyone watch you be trained on the spot when they have been waiting for over an hour. Right off the bat, I found
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Johanna Cranford is a senior at EWU studying communications, public relations and art. Guest columns do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Easterner, its staff members or Eastern Washington University.
Students train for the Associated Press Election Center. The AP has been hiring EWU students for every election year since 2000. myself dazed and confused, lost in the array of faces and questions. After everyone was checked in, we were directed into the fieldhouse. The supervisors and the vote entry clerks were assigned to a specific section based on the states that were calling in their votes. As a supervisor, our job was to answer any questions that that were presented and monitor the people entering in the votes. Accuracy was the top priority when entering in votes, no guessing! It
was a lot of information to process. With the additional stress of having to help others when I was still learning the material myself.
Day two Day two of training was a more handson experience. The AP conducted a trial run to prepare everyone for election day. We had stringers calling from 15 different states. I was put in Hunt 2, that was in
“I saw the elections being broadcasted on the screens above me and I knew that I was a part of making it all happen.”
charge of five states. We had a total of six supervisors and one floor manager for our hunt. It was chaos.
Election day Nov. 6, 2018. This was the day that would put everyone to the test. Working the elections was such a surreal moment for me. It was moving; questions and answers for 12 hours straight. I saw the elections being broadcasted on the screens above me and I knew that I was a part of making it all happen. Through the ups and downs I can honestly say that I gained some insider experience on the election process. There were the thousands of people who worked to make it happen and the fact that it was held on EWU’s campus, made me even more proud to be an Eagle. •
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Hockey honors club's veterans
Mindermann served for four years. He was stationed in the U.S. just east of Palm Springs, California, then went to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His two tours lasted from June through November 2014. Mindermann’s responsibilities varied between his station in the U.S. and Afghanistan. “I did some security [in Afghanistan],” Mindermann said. “My normal job [in the U.S.] was working on generators and power distribution, and also drove seven-ton trucks and helped transport cargo.” LaRue has been enlisted for almost six years. Currently, he is an infantryman in the Washington National Guard. He has yet to be deployed, but trains one weekend a month and for a few weeks every summer at the Yakima Training Center. He said the environment at the base has helped prepare him for the possibility of being deployed. “It provides a good training ground,” LaRue said. “It’s similar to what you would find over in the Middle East. I’ve gotten the opportunity to learn how to rappel from helicopters. It’s been a lot of training.” Mindermann was inspired to serve by family connections and by the fact that he was unsure of future plans. “Honestly, I didn’t know what I wanted to do after high school,” Mindermann said. “My dad was in the Navy for eight years, so I kind of looked to him as a role model. I figured out that the military worked out well for him, so I thought I’d give it a shot too.” LaRue also decided on enlisting while weighing future options in his senior year of high school. He wanted that future to include hockey and school, but was also weighing the military as a possible path. “At the time I was thinking the military might be a good option,” LaRue said. “At first I was thinking of going active duty in the Navy, but that didn’t pan out. I still wanted to play hockey and be able to pursue my education. The U.S. Army National Guard was the best situation for me.”
Life lessons Mindermann learned to appreciate “the little things in life” while serving. He said that life can always be a lot worse than one would think. “You learn to grow up quickly,” Mindermann said. “You try to grow up to be a good man or woman.”
Coming back to school after being in the military has given Mindermann a unique perspective on his environment. He said that in the classroom setting, he prefers to listen to other classmate’s opinions. “In class, I learned to kind of sit back and observe,” Mindermann said. “I take in everyone’s opinions and take it for what it’s worth. Having had a little bit more life experience doing other stuff outside of the civilian world, I do have different views from a lot of people. [...] Military veterans have a different outlook on life. It’s not really something you can explain, but it’s nice to see support from people that haven’t [served].” LaRue echoed Mindermann’s sentiments, saying that being in the military brings a level of understanding that those who haven’t served don’t necessarily possess. “I think it matures you a little bit more,” LaRue said. “Obviously, you’re going to have those kids that come to college, they’re young, they want to get that college experience and figure out their self-worth and who they are. Those of us who were in the military, we’ve gotten that life experience and now we’re carrying it through to college.” Both players say that being in the military is an act of service, and they don’t seek recognition for their efforts. Mindermann tends to not inform people he meets that he was in the Marines. “I typically don’t broadcast it,” Mindermann said. “It’s a service, and something that I chose to do. I don’t expect people to treat me differently. [...] I don’t want the attention.” LaRue also said that being in the military is an act of service, not a way to receive praise or attention. “It’s an unwritten rule of being in the military,” LaRue said. “You don’t want to be the guy that projects being selfish.”
Senior forward Zac Mindermann is the captain of the hockey team. He served two tours in the Marine Corps after high school.
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Sophomore forward Bobby LaRue is enlisted in the National Guard. LaRue leads EWU in assists with 17.
“It's a service and something that I chose to do. I don't expect people to treat me differently.” - ZAC MINDERMANN Senior forward
In the rink Both players are contributing to the EWU hockey team, which is 13-1 after winning three games in three days last weekend in Cheney. Head coach Pat Hanlon said both players keep their service quiet around the team, but use their experience to lead. “That’s what’s cool about them, they’re very quiet leaders,” Hanlon said. “Zac is the captain of the team, but when he steps up and says something the guys respect him. Their maturity level is fantastic, their experience level is fantastic, and I think they’ve got a great sense of realism.” Mindermann and LaRue were recognized at the EWU hockey team’s Military Appreciation Night on Nov. 9. Hanlon made them both starters, which is not always the case. In that game, LaRue helped the team to a 6-0 victory over Montana Tech by assisting on a Matt Lucero goal.•
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On Veteran’s Day schools and workplaces around the country take pause to recognize those who have served in the military and armed forces. Among those service members are a number of EWU students, staff and alumni. Two players on the EWU hockey team, Zac Mindermann and Bobby LaRue, are a part of this group, with LaRue enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard, and Mindermann having served two tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marine Corps.
LaRue said that serving gave him a level of discipline that many young people his age are lacking. “Going out of high school, a lot of kids won’t have that structure,” LaRue said. “The military really drills that into your life.” Courtesy of EWU hockey club
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Senior forward Zac Mindermann takes the ice ahead of the game against Montana Tech on Nov. 9. Mindermann has seven assists this season.
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Sophomore MaKenna Davis gets up from a dig attempt against Montana State on Nov. 8. Davis led the team in kills, blocks and aces in the match.
Flores-Cloud's first season falls flat As injuries mount and losses pile up, it’s clear that this is not the type of first season EWU volleyball head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud might have had in mind. With just two games remaining in the regular season, the Eagles (8-20, 0-16) have yet to win a conference game, and have lost 17 matches in a row. Both players and Flores-Cloud said a desire to play the game has been key for EWU as it fights through this difficult stretch. “When you have a deep losing streak, you have to love the game,” Flores-Cloud said. “You have to have fight in your heart. To have that all the way at the end of the season is sometimes lost on a lot of teams. I think if you watch us play, we’re still fighting out there.”
Last seven standing EWU has dealt with a bevy of injuries. Last weekend, they only had seven healthy players, out of the roster of 16 the Eagles went into the season with. Flores-Cloud was proud of the way the team kept fighting despite being vastly shorthanded. “You can see the culture we’re starting to create,” Flores-Cloud said. “That fight and love for the game, that is what EWU volleyball is going to be all about. Hopefully we’ll lose the injuries, but we’re going to play hard.”
EWU got off to a solid start this season, going 8-4 in nonconference play. However, the team has not won a match in over two months, with its last victory being a 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-10) sweep over Alcorn State on Sept. 14. Senior Kahle Elliot said that she believes the team can end the season by claiming that elusive conference victory. “There’s seven of us who can play,” Elliot said. “Everyone else is injured or isn’t playing anymore. I think we’re just playing as hard as we can, every single point. We haven’t won a conference game yet, and that’s our goal. We talk about it every single day. We’re going to get a win.”
Better things to come Elliot proclaimed a trust in FloresCloud and shared optimism for the future of the program. “They are going to be so good,” Elliot said. “The things that Leslie does is all so easy to learn. [...] I don’t think I’ve ever had a coach who believes in every single person as much as she does. Regardless if I hit a ball 20 feet out of bounds, she’ll look at me and say, ‘you got the next one.’ I’ve never had a coach do that for
me, and she’s the best coach I’ve ever had.” Flores-Cloud said that a major takeaway of her first season as head coach is that hard work and grit often beats talent. “The heart that the [team] has put in, I never thought would bring us this much continual love for the game,” Flores-Cloud said. EWU concludes its season this week with a road match at Southern Utah on Nov. 15 and a home match versus Northern Arizona on Nov. 17. That match starts at 7:30 p.m. at Reese Court.•
Staying positive Elliot also said that despite the struggles, this year has been the most enjoyable of her EWU volleyball career. “It’s really the most fun I think I’ve ever had playing,” Elliot said. “[It’s] such an adverse year, honestly, and I’m glad it’s my last year. I’m playing with the hardest working girls I’ve ever been around.” Leaving the underclassmen with a message of always fighting, a sentiment that Flores-Cloud has given all year, is important to Elliot. “All you need, if you’re not playing well, if your skill set isn’t there, is to bring your attitude and effort,” Elliot said. “Leslie has harped that on me every single day this season, and it’s made a difference in my play.”
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The Eagles shake hands with Montana State after losing in three straight sets on Nov. 8. EWU is 0-16 in Big Sky play.
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Old guard among Eagle sharpshooters Basketball is a part of senior guard Ty Gibson’s family. His mom, Kathy Gibson, was the head coach of the Issaquah High School girls team for 15 years, and his sister is now in her second year as assistant coach of Linfield College, after concluding her career as a player. As a senior at Issaquah High School, Gibson averaged 23.8 points per game on way to All-State and KingCo MVP honors. Despite his success, he said he wasn’t heavily recruited. “Eastern came on the map toward the end of my senior year,” Gibson said. “I came on my visit and loved the guys and the coaches here. It’s fairly close to home so it is good for my family to be able to watch some games.”
In EWU’s first two games this year, against Syracuse and Oregon, Gibson has yet to make an impact. He played just eight minutes against the Orange before leaving with an injury, and did not return for the Eagles' game against the Ducks. Legans said after the Syracuse game that Gibson suffered a concussion. He will be out indefinitely. Gibson said before the season started that the team would have a lot of potential. “It’s going to be a tough nonconference for us,” Gibson said. “We play a lot of good teams and we have some guys injured. But I think us at our best is right up there with the top of the conference. The goal is to get back to the Big Sky championship game and win it.”
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Gibson is one of three seniors on the EWU roster, and one of seven returning players out of the 14 total. He said that he will need to take a leadership role this year. “It’s on the older guys to show [the new players] how we do things,” Gibson said. “How to work hard and how to compete.” In his career, Gibson has excelled from behind the arc. He came into the 2018 season with a 40.2 3-point shooting percentage, which is EWU’s No. 13 all-time. In total he has hit 119 3-pointers. Head coach Shantay Legans hopes that Gibson will expand his scoring role this year. “We beg him to shoot more shots,” Legans said. “We have really good shooters here, we have for a long time and Ty really fits that mold. I want him to shoot 10-15 threes a game. He won’t because of who he is, but if he gets enough it's huge.”
In the nonconference schedule, Gibson looks forward to playing the University of Washington and Seattle University having grown up in that area. “I definitely want to beat them,” Gibson said. “I grew up a UW fan watching their football and basketball, and they didn’t recruit me, so now I want to beat them. Seattle U, we’ve played them five or six times since I’ve been here, so we’ve built a little rivalry. Our old coach is there now, so there’s a little extra fuel.” If Gibson is back and healthy, he and the Eagles will return to action on Friday night in their home opener against Wisconsin Green Bay at 4:45 p.m. The game is a continued part of the 2K Classic tournament, and EWU will play either UMKC or Morehead state at home on Saturday.•
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“I want him to shoot 10-15 threes a game. He won't because of who he is [as a person].” - SHANTAY LEGANS Men's head coach
Senior guard Ty Gibson shoots against North Dakota last season. Gibson made 61 3-pointers last year.
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Ty Gibson career stats 3-pointers
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Six made threes
97 games played
Seven rebounds
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No doubt about it With a playoff spot likely secured, EWU needs one more win to earn share of Big Sky title TAYLOR NEWQUIST Sports Editor Elation, excitement and relief became more visible with each turnover and subsequent score during the second half of EWU’s 59-20 win over UC Davis last Saturday. As the deficit between the teams grew, it became clear that the Big Sky standings would be evened to a three-way tie for first place, and that only Portland State stands in the Eagles’ way of their year-long quest to return to the FCS playoffs as Big Sky champions. The No. 4 Eagles (8-2, 6-1) travel to Portland for a Friday night game against the Vikings (4-6, 3-4). EWU has won six of the last eight meetings against PSU, including four straight wins in Portland. “It’s kind of like friday night lights for us, it's pretty cool,” junior safety Tysen Prunty said, referring back to playing high school games on Fridays.
Big-time backfield UC Davis had no answer for Eagle rushers, with EWU picking up 372 yards on the ground. The three leading running backs—senior Sam McPherson, and juniors Antoine Custer Jr. and Tamarick Pierce— each crossed the goal line two times. EWU is ninth in the FCS in rushing yards per game averaging 263.7 yards, and is second in yards per carry with 6.61. Last year, EWU averaged 156.3 rushing yards per game and 4.4 yards per carry. “Having a great offensive line and those four great running backs makes it easy,” senior tight end Henderson Belk said. “You can block a guy for a couple seconds and they can usually make a guy miss.” McPherson leads EWU rushers with 875 yards. He is ranked No. 9 in the FCS with 7.06 yards per carry, and is closing in on becoming the Eagles' first 1,000 yard rusher since Quincy Forte in 2013. Sophomore quarterback Eric Barriere has added to the ground game, totalling 310 yards and five touchdowns rushing in the five games since taking over the starting role.
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Sophomore linebacker Chris Ojoh looks toward the sideline after tackling a ballcarrier against UC Davis on Nov. 10. Ojoh made a team-high 10 tackles filling in for injured senior Kurt Calhoun.
One more hurdle PSU is eighth in the BSC, and with four wins this year has already improved on its winless 2017 season. The Vikings lost their last two games by one score or less and won the three before that. Their best game of the year was a 22-20 win over then No. 14 Montana on Oct. 6. “Meaningful November games are something that we yearn for,” head coach Aaron Best said. “But they’re not deserved they’re earned, and this outfit has done a good job through 10 games.” If the Eagles win they will capture at least a share of the Big Sky title and potentially secure a first-round bye going into the FCS playoffs. It would be EWU's 10th conference title and the first for Best as head coach. A first round bye in the playoffs would give the team more time to rest, a home game and a lower-seeded opponent. The Eagles have a 16-11 record in their 12 playoff games all-time. If the Eagles lose, they will still likely secure themselves a playoff berth, but will need both Weber State and UC Davis to lose for a conference championship. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and the game will be broadcast online on watchbigsky.com or Pluto TV channel 232. Follow @easternersports on Twitter for live updates.•
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EWU’s defense allowed its most points in BSC play last week to UC Davis with 20. Before that game, the Aggies lowest points total against a BSC opponent this year was 42. The Eagles’ defense has allowed nearly half as many points in BSC play as they did a season ago. In total, EWU has held BSC teams to an average score of 16, with teams averaging 31.25 points per game last season. EWU has also intercepted 11 passes this year from eight different defenders, compared to six all of last year from three defenders.
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A different defense
Junior running back Tamarick Pierce and senior lineman Beau Byus celebrate a touchdown against UC Davis on Nov. 10. EWU scored six rushing touchdowns in the game.
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