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Easterner Asks:
Staff List Editor-in-Chief Rosie Perry 509-359-6737 easterner.editor@ewu.edu Managing Editor Brad Brown easterner.mngeditor@ewu.edu
Have you ever had any trouble with the pay-by-app parking meters?
Tierra White junior “I’ve never used it.”
GiGi Rusnak sophomore “I used it today. I’ve never had any trouble.”
Keara Rypien junior “I haven’t used the new one yet.”
Taylor MacKenzie senior “Yes, I got two tickets. Dude, they freaking suck.”
Kodee Wagner freshman “I don’t use them, but my boyfriend said he likes them.”
Trevor Zakrajesk junior “I’ve used it once or twice. It’s convenient; better than change.”
Web and Social Media Director Jordan Perry easterner.online@gmail.com Chief Copy Editor Colette-Janae Buck easterner.copy@gmail.com News Editor Kristi Lucchetta easterner.news@gmail.com Arts, Entertainment and Features Editor Erin Rebar easterner.aef@gmail.com Sports Editor Brandon Cline easterner.sports@gmail.com Art Director Abbi Vance easterner.photo@gmail.com
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I was strolling my way to the Lilac Parade last Saturday when I glanced up to see the mighty Riverfront Park Clocktower basking in the sunlight. The clock tower has been an icon of my childhood and my life. As a Spokane native, I couldn’t resist snapping a picture of our majestic tower that looks over downtown and the mighty Spokane River.
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Abbi Vance | Art Director This week we decided to stay in the theme of extracuriccular activities by turning attention to the theater department. The photo on front is a scene of the main couple making up after a fight by eating their friend’s food, from the recent production of Bedroom Farce. You can read the review on page 8. Photo by Whitney Bolar
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NEWS
EWU senior Victoria Simboli holding her first place check of $2,500 | Courtesy of the EWU entrepreneurship program
Shark Tank: EWU Edition Eagle’s Nest Pitch Contest brings entrepreneurship encouragement to EWU Logan Stanley Copy Editor In ode to the popular television show “Shark Tank,” which features hopeful entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to investors, EWU held its first Eagle’s Nest Pitch Contest. The event was put on by the EWU entrepreneurship program—also in its first year
of existence—and was held at Showalter Auditorium. The contest was designed for students who had created their own business idea to present to a panel of judges. Bruce Teague, the director of the entrepreneurship program, said 35 new business ideas were created out of the contest. “I firmly believe that the ideas for new ventures come from everywhere,” said Teague. “If
we want to support all of these tremendous ideas, then we need a way for the campus to become involved with innovation and entrepreneurship, and that means we need events that everybody can start trying this out with and see whether it’s something they want to do.” Anybody was allowed to enter, regardless of major. This, like Teague mentioned, serves a dual
purpose: bringing awareness to the entrepreneurship program while also encouraging students to be creative. There were seven finalists who pitched their companies and each who went through a process that consisted of qualifying rounds prior to making it to the finals. From a virtual reality application that allowed users to preview an event in real-time before attending it to a workout program
tailored to military veterans, the pitches and their uses were diverse. The winner, EWU senior Victoria Simboli, pitched a wireless firewall device dubbed J.A.K.E. that protects users from any dangers that may arise while using public Wi-Fi. Simboli had a 3-D printed prototype for judges to view, alongside a slideshow presentation.
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Eagle’s Nest continued... Simboli said the idea for it stemmed from a class project. With the assistance of an acquaintance, a former cyber security coding national champion, she discovered while researching online that there was virtually nothing available on the market for a device like this. Conceived on a whim, the win brought surprise to Simboli. “I was shocked,” said Simboli. “I didn’t think I’d win.” For winning the contest, Simboli was awarded $2,500 by the entrepreneurship program. She said she will continue to seek this idea, as she mentioned multiple individuals expressed interest to her after her presentation. She will be graduating in June and is set to work in IT at an audit firm following graduation. Apple is Simboli’s career aspiration. Second and third place winners also received monetary awards, with second getting $1,000 and third getting $500. EWU junior Christine Burns and senior Jessica Walker came in second with MissApp, a protective phone case for women that featured pepper
spray and a covert emergency service option. Third place was awarded to EWU seniors Bobby Johnson and Tu Nguyen for their app, BikeNGo, that doubled as a rental service for bikes and an inventory tracker for bicycle shops. In all, Teague said he was very pleased with the outcome of the pitch contest. “I am doing backflips at this point about how it went,” said Teague. “For year one, from pure imagination to execution, to pull off the show the way it went. I am thrilled, absolutely. I want to take it up a notch every single year we do it.” And that’s the goal moving forward -- to continue the tradition of this event. Plans are already in motion for next year’s rendition, with the first two qualifying rounds scheduled for November 7, 2017 and February 13, 2018. Teague could not mention on the record a few of the items they plan to do as they are in the process of being confirmed, but he did divulge some details about what to expect. “We want to start a ‘meet the entrepreneur series’,” said Teague. “What we’re envisioning there is bringing in entrepreneurs with
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different areas of expertise and we’ll bring in some food and have 30, 35 students come in. Everybody will have some food, and the entrepreneur will tell their story. Then we’ll just have a bunch of casual Q and A.” That will be just one of the many things program organizers hope to implement in the future, all with the intent of pushing innovation on campus. •
EWU seniors Bobby Johnson and Tu Nguyen created an app for a bike rental service | Courtesy of the EWU entrepreneurship program
EWU seniors Bobby Johnson and Tu Nguyen holding a third place check of $500 | Courtesy of the EWU entrepreneurship program
EXTRAS Kristi Lucchetta News Editor
Biochair Workshop in Spokane is Free for Students On June 3, there will be a Biochair workshop in Spokane that is free for students. This is an opportunity for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, soil science, carbon sequestration and pollution remediation. This could be used as an add-on for students who are going for the Sustainability Certificate. To register visit, planetreg.com/SpokaneBiochair. Space is limited.
EWU Receives National Science Foundation Grant EWU received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. This is for a five-year project that will provide financial and professional support to scholars from EWU and Community Colleges of Spokane. This scholarship will help recruit and retain outstanding STEM teachers across the state of Washington and will target at least 33 preservice teachers. This is the second Noyce Grant EWU has received.
New Director of Community Engagement Looks to Increase Amount of Eagle Volunteers Kyle Fredricks Staff Reporter Seven weeks into his tenure as director of community engagement, Brian Davenport, Ph.D., has been hard at work on his plans to connect EWU students to their community. “EWU is a great place to work, and I love it here so far,” said Davenport. “Seeing what EWU’s mission [is] and how they’re about helping students succeed made me want to come here. If I can do my job, then I can have a transformative impact on students, faculty and the community.” After working at the University of Southern Maine, Davenport said he is looking to bring his leadership skills to EWU. “I’m a first-generation college student,” said Davenport. “Educators invested in me and I saw what an impact that had on me. I want to give back and that starts by connecting students, faculty and the community.” Davenport said his focus is set on continuing to build up the relationship that EWU has with the community by building volunteer programs back up and getting students involved in service. “One of my plans is the get Eagle Volunteers back to the rates of the previous years,” said Davenport. “I want to get students involved in events such as Eagle Up, a one-day service event in the fall, MLK Day, and work with the homeless outreach team, as well as continue to have student mentors for the local middle and high schools.”
Davenport said he chose to join EWU as director of community engagement because he wants to stay involved in community work and help students realize what they can learn from giving back to their community. “I want people at EWU to see and be a part of the positive impact we have on our community,” said Davenport. “It can be your friends, person next door, across the street or town. As an Eagle, you are part of a community where we should all want to create a feeling of coming together.” In order to get student involvement back up to the level that EWU has had in the past, Davenport said that he would need to talk to students and see what they are passionate about, and what service events they want to participate in. Davenport’s plan to increase the number of student volunteers at EWU is to create a leadership team of 18 committed students who want to serve the community and recruit other students who want to serve. “Leadership development is a passion of mine,” said Davenport. “I want to help students realize their full potential as leaders and how they can affect the world around them. Each day I ask myself what I can do to better my community, if I help one person a day and invest in them, they can go on to help others I may have no contact with. Soon enough you have a ripple effect across an entire community of people coming together and helping.” •
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More Reliable Mobile Parking App on Campus
The new parking meters that allow drivers to pay parking fees through an app called Passport | Whitney Bolar for The Easterner
Colette-Janae Buck Chief Copy Editor EWU’s street parking options received a makeover last September when campus parking services adopted a pay-by-app system, giving students the option to pay their meter fee with an app called ParkX. The new way to pay for on campus street parking didn’t come without its bugs. EWU students Melissa Roys and Alicia Villa reported attempting to use the app to pay for their parking, entering their credit or debit card information and then never receiving confirmation that their payment went through because the app crashed. Both students said they were issued a parking citation in spite of the app failing to register their payments. After a quarter-long run, ParkX was bought out by Passport in December 2016, which forced
EWU to adopt Passport’s new app in order to continue to use the payby-app system. John Berdis, Parking Services Supervisor, said they only became aware of the reported crashes to the app during the transition time between ParkX and Passport. “ParkX did not crash prior to the transition,” said Berdis. “The crashes actually happened when [Passport] was trying to merge the two apps together over to Passport.” It was the final consolidation of the ParkX and Passport apps that Michelle Rasmussen, director of parking and transportation services, said helped resolve the crashing issue. “Once Passport went away from ParkX, Passport stopped having problems with the crashing,” Rasmussen said. Rasmussen also said that students may have continued to have issues with the parking app crashing
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because they continued to use the ParkX app instead of Passport. “It was winter and we could not change the stickers on the meters until it warmed up,” said Rasmussen. “When it did [warm up], we replaced the stickers and went completely with Passport, meaning the people needed to download a completely new app.” During the transition and consolidation of the two apps, parking supervisor John Berdis said the issuing of parking citations ceased because neither of the apps were reliable enough to correctly tell who had paid for their parking and who had not. Now, with the Passport pay-by-app system up and running smoothly since April 1, Rasmussen and Berdis said the biggest concern the transportation and parking department has is with the way students are using the app. “[Students] are not registering their plates,” said Berdis. “The
only way [parking services] can tell if someone has paid is by their plates.” In the Passport app, students are required to create an account by entering their email. Then, in order to park in any of the meter zones, students must put in their license plate number along with a credit or debit card of their choice. Students who enter their license plate number or parking zone number incorrectly can be ticketed because of these discrepancies. However, students may receive one warning for any slight inconsistencies in plates, and after that, students may take their on-campus parking citation to an appeals board, which Rasmussen said will usually overturn the citation if the student can prove the license plate they entered in the app was close enough to the actual plate. “It has been a real learning experience,” said Berdis. “The plates have to be accurate.”
For parking citations issued on city street parking, such as meter parking spots on Washington, Elm and Fifth streets, students wishing to appeal the citations must be done in Cheney Municipal Court. Rasmussen and Berdis said that the best way to avoid getting a ticket for a parking infraction is to contact parking services and relay the problem. If students have a problem with the Passport Parking app, Rasmussen advises students to use the bug report button inside the app. “EWU Parking gets a notification as soon as passport gets the report,” said Rasmussen. “If the communication is there, we give them the benefit of the doubt.” •
POLICE BEAT
Gerald Maib for The Easterner
Kristi Lucchetta News Editor
Hit and Run May 15
An EWU employee reported that a vehicle was lodged in the tennis court fence, causing damage to the fence. The vehicle was found with no driver or passengers and belonged to a male student. The student said he must have forgot to put his car in park, causing the vehicle to roll down the hill into the fence. This is a pending investigation.
Theft
Assault
DUI
A female student took off her engagement ring in the fitness center around 10 a.m. near the chest machine. She realized she forgot the ring around 3 p.m. and when she went back it was gone. The ring is rose gold with a marquee diamond and worth $1,700. There are currently no witnesses or suspects.
Two male students were playing basketball in the URC. One male threw the basketball at the other’s face. The male that was struck with the basketball punched the other in the face, causing him to bleed. Neither of them wanted to press charges so they were referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Around 1 a.m., an officer observed a vehicle driving 51 mph in a 35 mph zone on Washington Street. The officer made contact with the male driver, who appeared intoxicated and smelled strongly of marijuana. The driver was arrested on a charge of DUI.
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May 24 Anyone who has any information on a pending investigation please call EWU Police Department at (509)359-7676 or the Anonymous Tip Line at (509)359-4286.
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A&E
Scott Worley as Trevor and Sierra Peck as Susannah in Bedroom Farce | Whitney Bolar for The Easterner
REVIEW
Bedroom Farce Plays out on EWU Stage
EWU Theater Department’s last performance of the year showed the past two weekends Logan Stahl Staff Reporter Turmoil or ultimate forgiveness? The developing scenes of the EWU Theater Department’s new production, “Bedroom Farce,” produces a peculiar mood where the future is unknown. Josh Stamoolis, a guest director at EWU, and the entire cast give attendees a genuine laugh with the comedy by accomplished playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Set in London in 1975, the play carries a heavy British feel, and all the cast members pitch brilliant renditions of the various types of British accents. Each scene takes place in a bedroom as there are three on the stage throughout the play. The opening scene is rather uneventful as Ernest, played by Josh Baig, waits as Delia, with her Judi Dench accent and demeanor, to put on her makeup. The couple seems to
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be extremely settled in their relationship. Bypassing and not caring about the other’s slightly unfavorable tendencies. The play soon shifts to the much younger and playful relationship of Kate and Malcolm. As they sit in their new home, with boxes being the main decoration, showing an adorable attraction for each other as they clean up for a party they are hosting that night. Soon Trevor arrives, the first one to the party, rather keen on being unaware of the current situation and his immediate surroundings. When Trevor’s spouse Susannah, who carries an Adele-like cockney accent and obvious esteem issues, arrives at the party, tensions grow when she sees Trevor. Soon enough the night starts to spin out of control. The party abruptly ends, but beforehand another couple is interjected into the play. Jan, portrayed by Holly Kickman, plays a role in the unforeseen events at the party
while her husband Nick, played by Jack Siebel, unknowingly lies in bed at home with a terrible back injury. Now all of the couples have the strengths of their relationships tested, some more than others. The couples interact more and more throughout the play, creating a crescendo of chaos until the night suddenly becomes day. The ending of the play leaves the viewer craving more. Kate, played by Hannah McLauglin, is fantastic throughout the play, proving to be sensible and caring even when she is put into the most tense situations. Jake Latham plays Malcolm and provides a steady dose of confidence and a need to impress Kate. Another standout performance comes from Trevor, played by Scott Worley. Worley gives the perfect amount of simple-mindedness and clumsy characteristics to Trevor, as he spends half the play in an extremely oversized rain jacket.
Susannah, portrayed by Sierra Peck, provides the pure emotional drama with chocolate cake smothered across her face. Delia, played by Jac Archer, and Ernest display an important aspect to the play as their relationship provides the deepest contrast to the other relationships. The beauty within the fast-paced “Bedroom Farce” is the ability to see four different relationships concurrently, with both interpersonal and intrapersonal feelings present. From start to finish, many human factors and relatable themes present in relationships are painted in clear light. Humor is present, but there is more to “Bedroom Farce,” and that is how one can try again and again to make a relationship work after everything seems to be going so wrong. “Bedroom Farce” is a fun production that could be enjoyed by any age group.” •
EVENTS
Courtesy of EWU Dance Force
EWU Dance Force’s Spring Show Enjoy a performance by the Dance Force at EWU.
Courtesy of EWU Libraries
When: May 26 Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: Music Recital Hall Cost: Free
Summertime Book Drive Help inspire children to read and drop off your old books in the drop box of the JFK Library. These books will go to the EWU Children’s Center. Categories include infant, toddler, preschool and elementary. Time: Regular library hours Cost: Free
When: May 29 to June 2 Where: JFK Library Lobby
Courtesy of EWU Art Gallery
BFA Studio Art Student Exhibition
Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
Courtesy of Gamma Alpha Omega
Last Blast: Movie Night
5th Annual Yardshow
Check out the student exhibitions in the EWU Art Gallery. Opening reception May 25 from 6 - 8 p.m.
To kick off Eagle Entertainment’s Last Blast, enjoy watching Rogue One on Roos Field. Students can bring blankets and sit on the field or sit in the stands.
Watch EWU Greeks perform steps and strolls in the Campus Mall.
When: May 26 to June 8 Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: EWU Art Gallery Cost: free
When: May 30 Time: 8 - 10 p.m. Where: Roos Field Cost: Free
When: May 31 Time: 5 - 7 p.m. Where: Campus Mall Cost: Free
Courtesy of SAIL
Tracey Ashley Watch a comedy show by stand-up comedian Tracey Ashley. Ashley was a semifinalist in NBC’s Last Comic Standing and has toured over 100 college campuses. When: May 25 Time: 7 - 9 p.m. Where: Showalter Auditorium Cost: Free
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FEATURES
EWU student Mykel Vanek is interning at Camp Journey this year | Erin Rebar for The Easterner
From Survivor to Support
Cancer survivor Mykel Vanek talks about her time with Camp Journey Erin Rebar A&E and Features Editor To the outsider looking in, Mykel Vanek’s childhood was relatively normal. Growing up in a single parent household near Spokane, Washington, Vanek went to school in the small town of Valleyford until eighth grade. At that point, she moved with her family into Spokane and attended high school. She then began the running start tract and started school at EWU. Currently, Vanek is an EWU senior double
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majoring in VCD and communications and public relations. Appearances, however, aren’t always what they seem. When she was two years old, Vanek was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Her single mother, who had just turned 19 or 20, was devastated. “There were a lot of hard times,” said Vanek. “I lived in the hospital for three years. I had a lot of complications throughout my treatment. They didn’t really offer good cancer treatment for little kids back when I
was diagnosed, so I was kind of the guinea pig generation for cancer treatments.” She beat it, went into remission at the age of 7 and was able to attend school like a normal kid. Cancer, however, as it normally does, had not left without a scar. “I was teased a lot in elementary school because the other kids didn’t really understand what cancer was or how to handle it,” Vanek said. On top of that, Vanek had trouble fitting in with the other kids whose parents struggled to accept Vanek’s very
young mother. The pair found themselves ostracized and Vanek withdrew. “I think the majority of children who come out of cancer treatment when they’re younger are really reserved and shy and don’t know how to interact with people,” said Vanek. “As I got older and realized that there were other people out there like me that didn’t criticize me or ostracize me for what I’d gone through, it really opened my eyes to different perspectives.” In second grade, Vanek found out about Camp Journey, a summer camp for children
who are currently suffering from cancer or are cancer survivors, from her teacher. The camp, which is medically supervised and free to all campers, offers a full summer camp experience to kids who otherwise wouldn’t be able to go. “I was really hesitant to go at first. I wasn’t really a social kid, even though I liked talking to people. My mom made me go and I’m really glad that she did. I went every summer after that.” It turns out that the teacher, combined with her mom’s insistence, changed her life. Vanek attended Camp Journey as a camper for the next 12 years. When she aged out of the program, she was trained as a camp leader and graduated with her very
own counselor name, Mahalo, given to her because of her cheerful nature and her ability to handle tough situations, bringing people together with ease. After graduation from the leadership program, Vanek said she knew she had to continue attending, if not as a camper, then as a camp volunteer. “We were required to take a break year [from camp], so I had to take a summer off,” said Vanek. “Of course I went back on visitor’s day because I can’t miss camp, even if I can’t be a part of it. I really love how there’s just a community of hope [at Camp Journey] and you just really get a second family out of it. I’ve gone through a lot of hardships outside
of camp. An example is, my grandpa passed away on New Year’s, not last year but the year before. Of course my family was devastated. He was the only male figure. I got a letter in the mail and it was a card from camp saying, ‘we’re sorry for your loss.’ I think that’s just a really good example of how you just get a second family out of it. It’s amazing.” Last summer, Vanek attended Camp Journey as a volunteer for the first time. This year, she is interning at the camp as their Marketing and PR director. “I was always different anyways, whether I would have had cancer or not,” said Vanek. “I feel like there are either two outcomes when you have to go through a situation like
that when you’re that little. You either make the best of it and become the person you should be, or you pen it all up and get really angry and lash out. I’m really glad I didn’t go the negative way because there are a lot of people who do.” In the future, Vanek says she hopes to be a spokesperson for an organization she believes in. She plans on continuing her work at Camp Journey for the rest of her life. “Even though [cancer] was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me in my life, I feel like it was also the best thing that’s ever happened to me too,” said Vanek. “It introduced me to Camp Journey and built my character throughout the years.” •
At Camp Journey, campers participate in themed activities, zip-lining, high-ropes courses, and other events. Contributed by Camp Journey If you are interested in donating to Camp Journey, please visit www.rosspoint.org/ CampJourney
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OPINION EDITORIAL
Foster an Environment for Growth The Easterner Editorial Board At the end of every class you’re handed a form that asks a few simple questions. You leave some anonymous response, praising your teacher’s competence and criticizing their shortcomings, and once that form leaves your hands, that’s the end of it. No follow-up, no noticeable change, no growth students can see. When signing up for classes, especially classes outside of your department, it can be difficult to know which teachers are the most effective or have a teaching style that fits your needs. Many students turn to their friends for advice or to third party sites, such as ratemyprofessor.com, to find out which class section would be best for them. But what happens when these sources are unreliable or have incomplete information? And why are we turning to third parties when the university is sitting on a growing pile of information that students could benefit from? The current system of anonymous feedback is just too distanced for students to actually
feel like their praises are being communicated to professors, and that their criticisms are being used to make potentially needed changes to classes. Many students don’t even take the evaluation seriously because they don’t think it means anything. A system where the department curates professor evaluations into meaningful and useful reports by which students can select their classes in a more informed way would be extremely beneficial to student learning. This would need to be implemented carefully of course, as we wouldn’t want professors to turn their classes into a race for ratings, worried about nothing but their evaluations. But opening up communication between students and teachers could lead to meaningful change that students will be able to see and be a part of. So, we ask EWU to open up communication and be transparent about the performance of its professors. That way we can sing the praises of the best teachers and grow together with those who need improvement. •
Gerald Maib for The Easterner
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Changing Perspective: A walk on the alternative side
Colette-Janae Buck Chief Copy Editor Fashion is about pushing boundaries, inspiring new ideas and creating works of art that individuals can wear. In the fashion world, we tend to stick to the brand names, such as Vogue, to help us decide what trends are hot and which are not. But shouldn’t we be branching out to independent and alternative fashion media outlets to get fresh ideas and takes on the world of haute couture and street style? Otherwise, aren’t we just stuck consuming the same old fashion jargon that has been regurgitated and “re-worked” again and again?
NBGA By Sarah Feingold
What started as an outthere Facebook fashion page has blossomed into a fashionable magazine empire for Sarah Feingold, creator of NBGA, or “No Basic Girls Allowed.” The Germanborn entrepreneur offers an unique take on street and alternative style through her Instagram, Facebook page and Vice Digital blog, demonstrating a sensational ability to mix and match athletic pieces with more glamourous garments. Feingold plays heavily into a style of dress which lacks a title but is commonly referred to as “aesthetic.” I caught onto NBGA in its formative years, following the Facebook page when it had just a couple-thousand likes. Today, that number has increased to approximately 69,419 likes. The following is comparable to similar magazines, such as Rookie Magazine, another
Abbi Vance for The Easterner alternative fashion outlet, and has led to Feingold receiving brand ambassador partnerships with Tweezerman Germany and Nike, with Nike being Feingold’s current project partner.
By Nadia Aboulhosn
As a plus-size woman myself just trying to exist in a fashion-forward world, it’s heart-warming to find yet another fellow plus-sized woman breaking down the size barriers that exist in certain trends or styles. Nadia Aboulhosn, Instagram baddie, fashion designer, model and fashion blogger is a rising star of the fashion world. After failing to be accepted into fashion school in 2012, Aboulhosn worked without formal training to produce a fashion line. The debut collection dropped in January 2017 and satisfies all your street style fashion cravings. It features low-cut, high-necked and long-sleeved lace up dresses, silk dusters and cropped co-ordinates in a range of neutral tones. It mirrors a few of the pieces you would find featured on NBGA. Aboulhosn has been on my Instagram radar for a few months now, making the occasional post of her in one of her various collection garbs, and I’ve been obsessing. I just recently discovered she runs her own blog, on which she posts fairly infrequently about fashion and things that are on her mind. The best part about Aboulhosn’s blog posts pertaining to fashion is that she will link to the items pictured
in her posts. Aboulhosn’s dedication to linking fashionable pieces to the masses makes it a great place to find your next clothing fix.
i-D Magazine
If you’re looking for less of a certain style-based media outlet and more of a general alternative magazine that encompesses the world of alternative fashion itself, i-D Magazine is a great outlet that features a range of content pouring out of the fashion world. i-D is also apart of the Vice Media conglomeration, just as NBGA is, and it is actually a channel of Vice’s larger website, Vice.com. Content for i-D is a slough of different perspectives, carrying pieces, titled “Think Pieces,” designed to make you ponder about the fashion world that sit side-byside with personable interviewbased stories on the fashion world’s newest “it individuals.” i-D also publishes a hard copy magazine six times a year that you can find at Barnes and Noble. It’s a great splurge if you’re wanting a hard copy of the “fashion bible,” as i-D calls itself. By switching up what fashion media outlets we consume content from, we change our perspective and evolve, in both thought and style. There are worlds beyond what trends and styles Vogue tells us to consume, so read on and liberate yourself. Maybe you’ll find a new comfort zone or two. •
Third of May / Ōdaigahara Six years after releasing “Helplessness Blues,” one of Seattle’s most successful bands of this decade— Fleet Foxes—returns with a lead single, “Third of May / Ōdaigahara” for their upcoming album release. This Courtesy of Sub Pop single gives a refreshing taste of the harmony-laden folk genius that we’ve sorely missed over the years, and it provides a glimpse into a new, grandly proggy nine minute song structure that we are unaccustomed to. Lead singer Robin Pecknold did us a service in annotating a number of the lyrics on Genius, giving insight into the song’s title and putting meaning behind the imagery. Fleet Foxes will release “Crack-Up” on June 16, and this song will have to hold us over until then. (Brad Brown)
ONLINE CLOTHING STORE
Poshmark You can now have a virtual closet to either sell or buy items with the website and app, Poshmark. Poshmark is an online clothing store that allows users to either swap, buy Courtesy of Madden Girl or sell clothing. You can look at other posh users’ closets to buy clothing from all over the world or join in on “posh parties,” which are virtual buying and selling parties that happen in the Poshmark app. The parties allow you to browse, buy and list clothing or designer products among friends, all while your information and payment information is protected under the posh protect policy. Start poshing! (Kristi Lucchetta)
RESTAURANT
Poole’s Public House In the mood for some homemade British comfort food? Poole’s Public House is the place for to grab a hot plate of beer-battered fish and chips or bangers and mash, which Courtesy of Poole’s Public House is British for sausages and mashed potatoes smothered in gravy. The fairs are reasonably priced and different specials are offered every day, with Sunday offering an all-day happy hour for individuals looking to tame their tortured souls. If you’re in the mood to cozy up in a dark-wood paneled restaurant with an English pub vibe and scarf down some comfort food, Poole’s Public house is perfect for you. Check out their two locations, one in Wandermere and one on the South Hill. (Colette-Janae Buck)
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SPORTS
Junior quarterback Gage Gubrud awaits the snap in a game against the Montana Grizzlies last season | Ivone Garza for The Easterner
Soarin’ Into the New Season
A look at the upcoming schedule as the Eagles look to make a return trip to the FCS postseason Chris Valdez
For The Easterner EWU football’s quest to return to the FCS postseason will begin with a showdown in the Lone Star State, battling against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Sept. 2 to open the season. It’s one of the many marquee matchups featured on the team’s 2017 schedule. A bitter end to the 2016 season has EWU ready to make a statement and prove not only to the Big Sky Conference, but to the entire FCS, that they have what it takes to make the next step; getting to the national championship game.
The initial reaction to the schedule release was a positive one for head coach Aaron Best and quarterback Gage Gubrud. Best’s initial reaction was “awesome,” while Gubrud simply said “excited.” Coach Best already knew somewhat ahead of time that the Eagles would be getting a matchup against Texas Tech and a rematch with the North Dakota State Bison. “We don’t back down from challenges,” Best said, who likes what he sees when it comes to the schedule. The schedule release is different for everyone when it comes to the specific dates and matchups everyone is looking for. For Gubrud,
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there are a couple of things he looks for when the schedule comes out. One thing Gubrud keeps his eye on is the bye week. “Bye week is definitely one of them,” Gubrud said. Looking for when the Eagles face off against the Montana Grizzlies and the Montana State Bobcats is something he also eagerly searches for. The 2017 schedule has Eastern facing off against three non-conference opponents to begin the season. A week after facing off with Texas Tech, the Eagles will take on the North Dakota State Bison in a highly anticipated rematch on Sept. 9. The Eagles lost to
NDSU 50-44 in OT last season, but this season the Bison will be coming to Roos Field. To wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule, EWU will travel to New York to face the Fordham Rams before heading to Missoula, Montana to begin Big Sky play against the Grizzlies on Sept. 23. This season’s slate of games also features contests such as the annual Homecoming game against the Weber State Wildcats on Nov. 4, a Hall of Fame Day game against the Sacramento State Hornets on Sept. 30, and the Senior Day game to close out the season
against the Portland State Vikings on Nov. 18. EWU will play a total of six road games and five home games this upcoming season; the same set up the team had for 2016. “Just looking forward to getting the season started,” Gubrud said. Best is hoping to get off to a fast start to begin the season and end it the right way. “We hope to start the season in Texas and hope to end the season in Texas,” Best said, as the FCS National Championship game is played in Frisco, Texas every season. •
Volleyball Adds New Assistant Coach to New-Look Program Riley Baker
Staff Reporter EWU’s head volleyball coach, Michael King, continues to reshape the program he took over in 2015. In the latest of several moves that King has made this year, he has now added assistant coach Tyler Fenton to his staff. Fenton joins EWU after serving as the head women’s volleyball coach at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity at EWU under Coach King and alongside Diana [Villalpando],” Fenton said. “I can already sense the pride in this school and our program and cannot wait to be a part of the success.” During his time at Treasure Valley, Fenton oversaw nearly the entire program, from recruiting to film breakdown, finances, travel
and fundraising. Along with his head coaching job, he also served as director to the Idaho Strike Boy’s Volleyball Club where he handled similar roles. King said he had several options to choose from to fill the position. But what made Fenton the guy was his passion for coaching and being a student of the game. King was also drawn in by Fenton’s strong recruiting capabilities, having some Northwest ties. “Tyler is a young guy with a wealth of experience that stems from a strong commitment to learning how to coach our sport,” said King. “I like that he spent four years seasons at Boise State as a student manager and that he has had some head coaching experience at the collegiate level.” Fenton is a native of Boise, Idaho. He started four years as a setter on the Boise State men’s volleyball team and graduated in 2014 with a degree in information technology management.
King hired assistant coach Diana Villalpando in February and added eight new players to the program in April. This latest hire further enhances the image and the personnel within King’s volleyball program. •
Michael King | Courtesy of GoEags.com
2017 EWU Football Schedule Date
Opponent
Time
Location
September 2nd
Texas Tech Red Raiders
TBA
Lubbock, Texas
September 9th
North Dakota State Bison
1:05 p.m.
Cheney, Washington
September 16th
Fordham Rams
10 a.m.
Bronx, New York
September 23rd
Montana Grizzlies
TBA
Missoula, Montana
Sacramento State Hornets
TBA
Cheney, Washington
UC Davis Aggies
TBA
Davis, California
October 14th
Montana State Bobcats
TBA
Cheney, Washington
October 21st
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
TBA
Cedar City, Utah
Weber State Wildcats
TBA
Cheney, Washington
November 11th
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
TBA
Grand Forks, North Dakota
November 18th
Portland State Vikings
TBA
Cheney, Washington
September 30th October 7th
November 4th
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