The Easterner: Volume 101, Issue 2

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

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Volume 101, Issue 02

Conference play begins for soccer

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Michael Brock for The Easterner

Showers for All

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Andrew Watson for The Easterner

Art Exhibit Preview The Easterner Archives

EAGLES FOOTBALL SHOCK THE GRIZ Page 14

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Volume 101, Issue 02 | September 27, 2017 3 News | 5 Police Beat | 6 A&E | 10 Opinion | 12 Sports

Staff List Editor in Chief Brandon Cline 509.359.7010 easterner.editor@ewu.edu

Managing Editor Logan Stanley easterner.mngeditor@gmail.com

Web and Social Media Director Audrey Seda easterner.social@gmail.com

Easterner Asks:

What are your thoughts on last weekend’s anthem protests?

Andrew Devine Junior I support the cause, but I don’t think that is the proper way to go about it. It’s disrespectful to too many people.

There are better ways to get your message out there than to disrespect the veterans in this country.

Chief Copy Editor Amanda Haworth

Parker Bohlman Freshman They have the right to do it. I don’t necessarily agree with it. I think the main controversy is that the National Anthem is such a respected thing in America.

I don’t know if that is the way they should have gone about it, but they have the right to do it.

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News Editor Josh Fletcher easterner.news@gmail.com

Arts & Entertainment and Features Editor Dayana Morales

Laura Magni Junior I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However they want to show it, they have full right to do that.

I think the big issue comes from the way they are protesting...but everyone has their own opinions, and everyone should respect that.

Sophia Kedziorski Freshman I think that you are allowed to kneel during the anthem...I don’t think it’s hurting anyone, and people are getting the wrong idea. They think they are protesting America, and they aren’t.

People are taking it out of context. It’s free speech and freedom of expression.

Tiffany Swanson Senior To each their own. The people who are not standing should see where the people who are angry about it are coming from.

And the people who are angry should try and see why the people are not standing.

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Art Director Andrew Watson easterner.photo@gmail.com

Faculty Adviser Carleigh Hill

Photo of the Week

Arts & Entertainment editor Dayana Morales took this photo walking back to her car during an early fall evening in 2015.

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News

Students hold signs and pass out flyers in between classes. Their goal is to have more gender-neutral showers on campus. | Andrew Watson for The Easterner

Students demonstrate for gender-neutral showers Josh Fletcher News Editor Students from the EWU Pride Center held a demonstration outside of Patterson Hall Sept. 26 in the hopes of getting more genderinclusive showers on campus.

“I struggled with feeling safe on campus,” said senior Mels Felton, regarding the lack of gender-neutral showers. “The only bathrooms I could use and feel comfortable in are all the way out in Patterson and Hargreaves.”

Felton, along with other transgender students and supporters on campus, were outside holding shower caddies and wearing robes

to show what they would have to wear and carry around campus with them to get to a shower they felt comfortable using.

“It is really not all that efficient. Are you going to bring your shower caddy to class with you? Are you going to have to walk all the way back to your dorm?” Felton asked.

The students’ objective is to have an opt-in, gender-inclusive wing of a residence hall so that transgender and non-binary (someone who doesn’t identify as male or female) people do not face unnecessary discrimination when showering.

Nick Franco, the Pride Center manager, believes it is not

welcoming to new students coming to Eastern who may be transgender.

“If you are a non-binary student, for example, and you want to come to Eastern and you have to live on campus, you would have to choose between one or the other gender facility. So there isn’t a bathroom that would be inclusive for what you identify.”

Opponents to the idea do not think it is safe to have males and females showering together at school. Franco though doesn’t believe those narratives are valid.

“There has been concerns with safety with multiple genders interacting in one gender-neutral shower facility in a shower hall. The

preponderance of evidence is that this is not dangerous. Many universities across the country have this.”

In the state of Washington there is non-discrimination laws that currently allow people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with, but that doesn’t mean students feel safe or comfortable doing it.

“If I were to live on campus and want to take a shower, I would either feel unsafe showering in the women’s showers, or I would have to come to Patterson to shower in one of the ADA showers,” sophomore Jordan McGee said.

The Pride Center already has support from Housing and

Residental Life to include genderneutral bathrooms. Josh Ashcrost, the Senior Director of Housing and Residential Life, said they have had “great conversations,” with the students and look forward to continuing their talks to accommodate their needs.

“No additional resources would be needed,” Franco said.

“This is just people existing like they normally would.” •

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Briefs

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EWU welcomes new Chief of Staff Josh Fletcher News Editor

EWU has hired a new Chief of Staff, Sara Sexton-Johnson.

Sexton-Johnson will be the new right hand (wo)man to President Mary Cullinan.

Over the past five years, Sexton-Johnson was the Executive Director of the Community College Sexton-Johnson of Spokane’s Center for Workforce, Continuing Education and Corporate Training.

As the chief of staff, Sexton-Johnson will report directly to Cullinan on all administrative and executive duties, as well as oversee and manage the Office of the President.

Sexton-Johnson will replace Angela Jones, who only held the position for one year.

Jones was promoted to vice president of University Advancement, and executive director of EWU Foundation.

EWU Parking issues campus-wide warning Josh Fletcher News Editor The EWU Parking Office issued a warning on Sept.

25 to not park in lots without a permit. In an email to students, Student Affairs said they have experienced an increase in parking violations. They ask that you park at the meters on Elm and Washington, or behind Roos field.

EWU police prepare for the event of an active shooter on campus | Photo courtesy of EWU Marketing and Communications

Freeman tragedy shows importance of training Rebecca Pettingill Contributing Writer With the recent tragedy at Freeman High School, EWU’s yearly active shooter training is as relevant as ever.

The most recent training happened on Aug. 9 in Streeter Hall.

This was a multi-agency effort; EWU police, Cheney police and the Cheney Fire Department were all involved as well as civilian volunteers. In fact, any agency that wanted to join in was able to.

The day started with small groups going over tactics and drills in different scenarios, and planning different ways to

react to certain situations that might arise. These plans would not only get those wounded out as fast as possible, but also try to secure the threat.

That afternoon, they conducted a mock call and response to a surprise scenario on the third and fourth floor of Streeter Hall.

All involved had to quickly assess the situation and respond accordingly. They have conducted these annual trainings all over campus.

Lt. Jewell Day of the EWU police force mentioned that these trainings are one of the largest in the area which ensures everyone in the region receives the same training and are on the same page if a situation arises with an active shooter.

Open enrollment for FAFSA approaches Rebecca Pettingill Contributing Writer

With parking permits sold out, parking meters are an alternative option for EWU students | The Easterner archives

The Free Application for Student Aid for the 2018-19 school year opens Monday, Oct. 1. The FAFSA is on a first come, first served basis. The sooner you complete your FAFSA form, the more financial aid you may be eligible to receive.

The FAFSA application needs to be filled out in order to receive any kind of federal grants for things such as work-study and loans. The federal deadline to apply is June 30, 2019.

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Police Beat Drug Offense

Drug Offense

Alcohol Violation

D.U.I.

One of the CA’s from Brewster Hall called a police officer after they noticed a strong smell of marijuana. The student, who was of age, said she smoked off campus and then came back on campus. She was then referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Should she get in trouble again for the same charge, she could be removed from the residence hall system.

Student cadets were patrolling Pearce Hall when they noticed the smell of marijuana. An officer was then called in, and with the CA, went to the room to find the male who had marijuana in his room. The student claimed he smelled because he smoked with a friend at their house earlier. Officers took away the students’ marijuana.

Just before midnight, a CA in snyamncut Hall was approached by a student who saw on Snapchat other students drinking in their dorms. The students were caught, but police were not called. They were referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Early Friday morning, police noticed a car that was going over the speed limit and went through a stop sign on 6th and G street. The suspect refused to take a breathalyzer test, but ultimately failed a field sobriety test. He will face a judge in the Cheney Municipal Court.

Alcohol Violation

Malicious Mischief

Alcohol Violation

Late Friday night, a CA from LA Hall noticed two underage students assisting a female up to her room. When the CA went up to investigate they found the female had vomited all over the floor and was experiencing alcohol poisoning.

Police were called and the female was transported to get medical attention. The other two underage students were cited for being minors in possession, and all three students were referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Late Saturday night, a CA in Morrison Hall found a closet door on the sixth floor that had burn marks on it. The closet is used to store garbage cans, and the cause of the burns is currently unknown. Police say this could be considered arson since it was in a building with a large occupancy. There were no reports of a fire alarm going off.

In the early morning hours while a CA was doing a walk through in snyamncut Hall, they noticed two residents and a friend were drinking in the study lounge on the second floor. The CA had them pour out their remaining alcohol and the students were referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities.

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While cadets were doing a walkthrough of Pearce Hall Friday night, they noticed the smell of burnt marijuana on the eighth floor.

Officers were then called, and when they showed up to the room, they were confronted with an overwhelming smell of marijuana.

The male resident, who was underage, gave the officer the joint and pipe he had in his room along with other paraphernalia. The student was cited and released.

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A&E

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EWU students Blake Ellert and Jeffery Clark conversating amongst each other at VRC welcome back social | Dayana Morales for The Easterner

EWU Veterans Resource Center welcomes back students Dayana Morales Arts & Entertainment Editor EWU has always been nationally recognized as a military friendly campus. Military veteran population on campus continues to grow. About 600 veterans are now enrolled. It is the largest center in the Northwest.

EWU Veterans Resource Center had a welcome back social Sept. 21.

The room was filled with conversation among veterans enjoying a slice of pizza.

The center is located in the historic Showalter Hall. Currently at this center you can take care of your GI Bill questions, residency, financial aid, class sign-up and childcare. There is also a computer lab.

The staff that supports this center includes a director, David Millet, a benefits supervisor, Lena Tanguayt, and a recruiter, Billie Hall.

The center also assists the students with community engagement initiatives, such as workshops to connect veterans

with military-friendly employers.

Shelby Miksch, a student-veteran at EWU, served in the Navy for twelve years. She did shore duty in her most recent mission in Maryland. This is her second year on campus. She is a senior. Prior to being at EWU she also received education in the military.

Miksch joined the military because of her brother.

“He went in before I went and I saw that it helped him get his act together.

My family has a strong tradition of military,” said Miksch. “There has been someone in the military in almost every branch and every generation dating back for years.”

Miksch said she is glad she joined the military. It has given her a lot of discipline and direction that she wouldn’t have if she hadn’t joined.

“I don’t know a lot about other people but it is a bit of an adjustment leaving the military and going back to school. It is kind of like a little bit of a

culture shock. Having a place like this is comfortable. You can talk to people who might be dealing with the same thing,” Miksch said.

Veterans are important resources for each other. The center is not only a place for students to hang out, but a place for advice and recognition; it’s a place that feels like home.

“I like it because the people here have specific experiences on issues that are tailored to veterans, so they may be able to more accurately answer a question that I may have as opposed to the financial aid office where they do their best,” Miksch said.

Aurelia Cromwell, student-veteran at EWU, served in the United States Coast Guard for four years. She was stationed off the coast of Washington and Massachusetts on a ship. She studied at Boise State University prior to EWU. She was affiliated with the veterans service program there as well.

She is fifty-fifty about going back to the

military; she has until she is 37 to decide.

Cromwell joined the military because of a call to service. “I’ve spent most of my teenage years working in rescue and life saving and I still feel a call to do it so I chose the Coast Guard.”

“Having a veterans center means we have a place were we still have that camaraderie, and we also have that understanding of different trainings and different perspectives that we maybe don’t always get in other places.

You come and it is comfortable and familiar,” said Cromwell.

The center is also a great location for students to lounge and talk to other veterans that have been through similar experiences.

Coffee and Wi-Fi is what attracts student-veteran Blake Ellert to the center.

Ellert was corpsman for the Marines. He served for four years and nine months. This is the start of his third year at EWU. He is an undergrad in Mental Health Council. He took

two classes while in the United States Marine Corps and he also had Running Start credits. Ellert likes to use the center as his own private library.

Student-veteran, Jeffery Clark served in the United States Army for eight years. He served seven years of undergrad at the University of Maryland. This is his first year of grad school for Social Work.

Clark uses the center to relax, have coffee and to see other veterans and staff whom understand.

“There is always someone in here to talk to, Dave and the staff are amazing,” said Clark. “ When I first retired from service in January and came here in November they kind of helped me through what’s going to be coming up and put me at ease for it, they are fantastic.”

EWU is at the forefront of universities for providing services to veterans. •

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Neighbor Fest gathering kicks off another EWU school year Dayana Morales Arts & Entertainment Editor Over a thousand students along with 220 clubs, organizations and local business made it out to EWU’s campus mall for its annual Neighbor Fest, Sept. 22.

SAIL and the Office of Community Engagement sponsored the event. SAIL Director Stacy Reece said the event has been going on for more than 15 years.

The event started off very small and informational and has grown ever since. “For the last six years we really are kind of studying the success we’ve earned each year, learning how to tweak things,” Reece said.

Tables ranged everywhere from the Spokane Teachers Credit Union, The Mason Jar and Rockwood, to the EWU Gaming Club, the sororities

and the fraternities.

“Each year our campus partners, our community partners, business and non-profits all get even more interactive. That’s how we get folks to come here, I am impressed how they show up every single year,” Reece said.

Students, community members and faculty walked around the mall curiously stopping at booths that caught their attention. The booths offered games with prizes and other free goodies. For example, the Housing and Residential Life booth had a spin the wheel for a trivia question game.

If you answered the question correctly you got a chance to pick a prize of your choice: a shirt, pen or a USB drive.

The Mason Jar was handing out some of their popular pastries and the local STCU Cheney branch was a huge hit with their cotton candy machine.

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A&E

Students enjoy a slice of pizza as they walk around the campus mall during Neighbor Fest | Dayana Morales for The Easterner

The EWU Office of Community Engagement also had a booth at the event. This office connects the university to the community to do service. They have all kinds of opportunities like one-day events.

Coming up on Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the office will be partnering with the Red Cross. They will be going into the Garland neighborhood in Spokane to install smoke alarms in people’s homes. Transportation to and from EWU, training and lunch will be provided that day.

They also have year-long programs.

They partner with the community and schools to run a mentor program.

They partner you with a young student in the Cheney School District to do one-on-one mentoring.

“The cool thing about that is that the kid that you are partnered with once a week is the same kid for the year,” said Brian Davenport, the director of the office. “They don’t care that you have homework, they don’t care that you have a test, they care that you care.”

This is an opportunity where you can take one hour per week to be more than a college student. An opportunity to take one hour out of your own student life and invest in another’s.

“The other piece I dig is that most students are here because of some point in their past a caring adult invested in their life. It is difficult to pay that person back but it is possible

to pay it forward. The mentoring program is an opportunity to do that,” Davenport said.

After students walked around for three hours they ended the event with a performance at 1 p.m. hosted by the ladies of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority Inc. They also had other chapters, associated with the diversified Greek council, perform. •

Bottom left picture: Students ride around the Campus Mall in EWüBer golf cart | Dayana Morales for The Easterner Bottom right picture: Students enjoy some food as they visit booths Dayana Morales for The Easterner.

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Previous instructor showcases new work Sam Jackson Contributing Writer Former EWU instructor and local artist Garric Simonsen returns to Eagle stomping grounds showcasing his collection of new works.

Simonsen’s work will be presented in EWU’s Gallery of Art, located in the Art Building. His work will be up from Sept. 27 through Oct. 26. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Admission to view the gallery is free.

Nancy Hathaway, gallery director, is in charge of choosing artists to display their work. She picks artists typically over a year in advance. Currently, Chris Tyllia is covering for Hathaway while she is on sabbatical for the quarter.

“Nancy usually wants to show local artists,” said Tyllia. “Garric is a local artist, he works and lives in Spokane. So, if she sees their work out there in local venues, she’ll often ask or send out some calls. She also will accept unsolicited proposals, packets or portfolios for shows. It’s kind of a little bit of everything when choosing artists.”

Hathaway and Tyllia are familiar with Simonsen’s work and the timing was just right to feature him in the gallery.

“Garric was actually an adjunct here years ago,” said Tyllia. “So, I worked with him and knew of his work. We have always liked his artwork ... and there was time in his schedule that he could fit in.”

Simonsen’s art inspiration comes from interest in his family history. He uses different mediums along with numerous family artifacts.

“Simonsen works with traditional materials and inter-disciplinary approaches, including dry-etching, encaustic, collage, hand-coloring and digital print, the evolution of what could be classified as his anti painter persona … ” according to Simonsen’s website.

Members of Simonsen’s family were loggers in the Pacific Northwest and he demonstrates a connection to that history in his artwork .

“A lot of times wood and by-products of leather has been a reoccurring theme in my work,” said Simonsen. “I think that comes from my family history on my mom’s side … and I think in the last 10 years or so I’ve been really interested in that history and that somehow kind of found a way to be a common thread or theme in my work.”

Within the assemblage of Simonsen’s family heirlooms is about 1,500 vintage postcards, ranging in age from about 75 to 100 years old. He takes these postcards that display images of destinations around the world and turns them into collages.

“I had a pile of these [postcards] on my office desk and I kind of combine multiple postcards together, to create one single landscape,” said Simonsen. “Yet they happen to be all from different locations.”

Other work by Simonsen that’s being featured in the gallery includes blown up

An example of a digitally hand-colored photograph by Garric Simonsen hangs at the EWU Gallery of Art. Simonsen manually adds color to black and white photographs Sam Jackson for The Easterner photographs of his great grandmother, great grandfather and grandfather, that he’s done visual drawings over.

“Those are kind of more of an interest to me because there’s a direct connection with the family and the tradition of hand coloring photographs, that has been around for a long time,” said Simonsen.

“If you look at some of the postcard collages you will see some of this hand coloring.”

“Before there was color print they would take black and white photographs and just add color to them with a brush. So with these large prints I see a connection to that tradition using modern technology.”

Simonsen feels great about displaying his work at EWU. He taught there for a while and

is familiar with most of the department.

“I’m really excited to show there,” said Simonsen, “All of people have shown there throughout the years and it’s an honor.”

To find out more about Simonsen and his artwork, go to www.antipainter.com. •

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11 a.m - 1 p.m. Pizza on the Porch with Star Search performance at JFK Library lobby in the JFK Libary skirt

7 a.m - 3 p.m. Oktoberfest setup at JFK Library lobby

1 - 5 p.m. Multicultural center fall welcome and open house at Showalter Hall

4 - 5:30 p.m. ASEWU Council meeting at JFK Library lobby

7 - 9:30 p.m. Eagle Entertainment murder mystery dinner at Hargreaves Hall room 137

7 a.m - 3 p.m. Oktoberfest setup at JFK Library lobby 4 - 5:30 p.m. ASEWU Council meetings at JFK Library

7 - 8:30 p.m. Eagle Entertainment presents comedian Nate Jackson at Showalter Hall Rotunda, Showalter Hall Auditorium

7 a.m - 3 p.m. Oktoberfest 2017 setup at JFK Library Lobby

7 a.m - 3 p.m. Oktoberfest setup at JFK Library lobby

5 - 10 p.m. Oktoberfest 2017 at JFK Library

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Opinion EDITORIAL

To kneel, or not to kneel?

Logan Stanley Managing Editor That is the question many Americans across the United States are asking themselves. It is a debate that began in August 2016. The question has sparked an intense conversation, one that is divisive in nature. So, to kneel or not to kneel? To answer that question, we first must address what exactly is going on.

During the 2016 NFL preseason, then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to protest racial inequality by refusing to participate in the national anthem in pregame festivities.

He protested in the form of sitting while the anthem played, but then changed course after talking with former NFL player and veteran Nate Boyer and switched to kneeling.

Almost instantaneously, Kaepernick became the most

polarizing figure in sports.

Swaths of fans called for Kaepernick’s termination from the NFL, claiming the six-year pro’s actions were unpatriotic and a disgrace to the American flag and its military members.

Kaepernick’s anthem protest was apart of a personal social reawakening in which he vowed to fight against the systematic maltreatment of colored individuals.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Network Media in an interview after the August 2016 game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.

There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Soon after Kaepernick’s protest, other NFL players joined.

A few on his own 49ers team

did, like safety Eric Reid. But in all, the player movement behind Kaepernick wasn’t that powerful.

Yes he did have support from others, yet some were fearful of the backlash they would face like Kaepernick was experiencing.

While recently that has seemed to be changing, as more and more professional athletes are becoming more open with their beliefs, this past weekend saw an explosion of activism from the player side. It all started with remarks made by President Donald Trump.

At a rally on Sept. 22 in Huntsville, Alabama, President Trump proclaimed his dislike of the anthem protests.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say ‘get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he’s fired, he’s fired,’” Trump said to the crowd.

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EDITORS’ PICKS TV Show: “Rick and Morty” One of the most popular adult cartoons on television, “Rick and Morty” is truly a one-of-a-kind show. Rick Sanchez, a sociopathic scientist and the universe’s smartest man, abruptly reenters his daughter Beth’s life after being missing for nearly two decades. The show chronicles the journeys of Rick and his anxiety-riddled nephew Morty as they embark on transgalactic excursions and cause havoc. From Gazorpazorpians to Pickle Rick, you will find yourself laughing at the extreme oddity of the show the entire time you are watching — trust me. (Logan Stanley)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Movie: “Stronger” “Stronger” opened in theaters on Sept. 22 and stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman as the main character. Bauman is one of the survivors of the horrific Boston Bombing, which took place over four and a half years ago in April 2013. This movie does an excellent job of capturing the reality of what recovery looks like after a traumatic event. It explains what victims go through beyond the initial physical recovery and how difficult it truly is to heal mentally and emotionally as well. Be prepared to bring along some tissues if you plan on seeing this film before it leaves theaters.

Courtesy of IMDb (Amanda Haworth)

TV Show: “The West Wing” Winner of 26 Emmys throughout its seven season run, “The West Wing” is one of the most heralded TV shows of the past two decades. The show follows the trials and tribulations of President Jed Bartlet and his senior staff, including Press Secretary C.J. Cregg, Chief of Staff Leo McGarry and a host of others. With politics being all the rage nowadays, the show has remained remarkably relevant on a number of issues, more than 10 Courtesy of Amazon years after the series concluded.

Now more than ever is the perfect time to binge one of famed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s finest works. (Brandon Cline) Denver Broncos tight end Virgil Green raises his fist in the air during the national anthem | Photo courtesy of Adrian Kraus

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Editorial continued from page 10 Yes, the sitting president of the United States did indeed refer to those participating in a peaceful protest as a “son of a bitch” and advocated for the termination of their employment.

President Trump then proceeded to double down on his stance, taking to Twitter to further solidify what he meant: “If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem.

If not, YOU’RE FIRED. Find something else to do!” Trump posted in a series of two tweets on Sept. 23.

Among the common arguments used against those who opt to protest during the national anthem, the most popular are: -It is disrespectful to the American flag and/or the United States itself.

- It shows zero admiration for those in service, whether it be in the military or law enforcement.

First, if merely kneeling or sitting during the national anthem is considered disrespectful, then does that mean the people who are at home watching the game on the couch and don’t stand up are being disrespectful too?

Seriously, how many people actually stand for the national anthem at home?

And if we are talking about actually disrespecting the flag, then very few of us are innocent.

Tell me, did you know that right now you could be in violation of the US Flag Code?

US Flag Code Chapter

10.176D states that, “The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.”

US Flag Code Chapter 10.176I states that, “The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard.”

US Flag Code Chapter 10.176J states that, “No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform.”

So please check yourself before you go on disparaging these players.

Second, attempting to claim the national anthem protests are a slap in the face to those who have served the United States in the military or law enforcement is downright ignorant. These protests are a testament to the exact rights they fought for while in uniform — American citizens’ right to free speech and peaceful protest are some of its greatest values.

To claim this is to also ignore the information staring at you right in the face. Time and time again, military veterans have come out in support for those protesting. From notable veterans like Jesse Ventura to lesser-known ones like John Middlemass, there is a cluster of support from those who have served.

In the words of Eric Reid, this is not about the military.

“It baffles me that our protest is still being misconstrued as disrespectful to the country, flag and military personnel,” Reid wrote in a Sept. 25 The

Opinion New York Times Op-Ed. “We chose it because it’s exactly the opposite. It has always been my understanding that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest.

It should go without saying that I love my country and I’m proud to be an American. But, to quote James Baldwin, ‘exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.’”

We at The Easterner stand with these players exercising their First Amendment rights.

The notion of free speech is a supremely important ideal to us at the newspaper. Without that right, our very existence is threatened. This is not a police state where authoritarian values rule the land. You are allowed, except in rare circumstances, to say as you wish without fear of prosecution.

The moment we start to allow any kind of censorship is the moment when we lose our true freedom. No one should be afraid to advocate for equality because they are frightened at the prospects of losing their job.

That’s not what this country is about. •

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EWU Sports Schedule October 29

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Volleyball at Northern Colorado* 6 p.m.

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Soccer vs.

Southern Utah* noon 8

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Soccer at Northern Colorado* 11 a.m.

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Soccer at Weber State* 11:30 a.m.

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MBB at University of Washington TBA

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Soccer at Idaho State* 3 p.m.

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Volleyball at Southern Utah* 10:30 am Football at UC Davis* 6 p.m.

14 Football vs. Montana State* 1:05 p.m.

VBall @Idaho* 7 p.m.

Cross country away 21 Volleyball vs. Sacramento State* 2 p.m.

Football at Southern Utah* 4:05 p.m.

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Volleyball vs.

Soccer at Idaho* Idaho* 6 p.m.

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Cross country away

Volleyball at Weber State* 6 p.m.

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WBB vs. The Master’s College (exh.) 1 p.m.

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Soccer vs.

Portland State* 3 p.m.

Volleyball vs.

Portland State* 6 p.m.

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Soccer at North Dakota* 11 a.m.

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Volleyball vs.

Idaho State* 6 p.m.

Soccer vs.

Montana* 1 p.m.

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Volleyball at Northern Arizona* TBA 9

Cross country at Montana Invitational

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Volleyball at North Dakota* 9 a.m.

Football vs. Sacramento St.* 1:35 p.m

14 MBB at Stanford University TBA WBB at Air Force 6 p.m.

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North Dakota* 6 p.m.

Volleyball vs.

Northern Colorado* 6 p.m.

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Volleyball at Montana State* 6 p.m.

MBB vs Walla Walla 1:05 p.m.

WBB at Fresno State 7:30 p.m.

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17 MBB at UNLV TBA WBB vs BYU 6 p.m.

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Football vs.

Weber State* 1:05 p.m.

11 Football at North Dakota* 11:05 a.m.

Volleyball at Montana* 6 p.m.

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Football vs.

Portland State* 3:05 p.m.

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EWU volleyball prepares for the serve against Montana State University on Sept. 23 | Michael Brock for The Easterner.

Volleyball holds serve at home, win first two conference matches Michael Brock Sports Editor

The EWU volleyball team opened up Big Sky Conference action last weekend with two wins at home. First, they came away with a 3-1 victory over the University of Montana on Thursday, Sept. 21 (25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23). Then, on Saturday, Sept. 23, the Eagles beat Montana State University 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 21-25, 26-24, 16-14).

EWU won the first two sets of Thursday’s match against UM, notching a .256 hit rate in the first set and .273 in the second. The Grizzlies won set three due to hitting .342 and finishing with just two errors. In the fourth and final set, the Eagles led 24-19 before their opposition made a furious rally to close the gap, 24-23.

UM ran out of fuel, however, and lost on an attack error on the next play.

For the match, EWU came away with 61 kills to UM’s 43, as well as outpacing them in service aces (6-1). Three Eagles recorded doubledoubles, including senior Ashley

Seiler (17 kills, 11 digs), junior Regan Harr (32 assists, 11 digs) and junior Alexandra Espinosa (14 kills, 11 digs).

Senior Chloe Weber hit .412 for nine kills and two errors.

Sophomore Kahle Elliott had 10 kills, senior Megan LaFond finished with 19 digs and freshman Jayde Robertsen registered four blocks.

Following the match, head coach Michael King gave his thoughts, “I thought we played really well for long stretches of this match,” King said.

“One of the things we’ve talked about for a long time is that we don’t have to play great volleyball, we have to play good volleyball for long stretches of time. That’s something that I thought we did well tonight.”

EWU had to make a comeback in order to beat MSU on Saturday. After three sets, the Eagles were trailing the Bobcats two sets to one. The pivotal fourth set was a back-and-forth affair as MSU led 22-20 and was looking to close it out. Weber had a kill to narrow the gap to one, however, MSU scored on back-to-back kills and led 24-21.

With the match in the balance,

junior Taylor Larsen and Seiler registered two kills, then Weber and Larsen had two blocks, giving EWU the 25-24 lead. The Eagles won the set 26-24, forcing a deciding final set.

The fifth set was down to the wire, but Larsen put the set (and match) away late. With the score knotted at 14, the junior came away with back-to-back kills to complete the Eagles comeback.

For the match, EWU finished with more kills than MSU (62-56) as well as more digs (78-74). The Eagles had four players with double-digit digs, including Seiler (18), Harr (16), LaFond (15) and freshman Emma Dunn (11).

Harr also had 32 assists, while Robertsen led the team with a .467 hitting percentage. Elliott finished with 13 kills, Larsen had 11 and Robertsen and Espinosa each had 10.

The Eagles will be on the road for the next four games, starting with University of Northern Colorado on Sept. 28 and the University of North Dakota on Sept. 30. •

Junior setter Regan Harr sets the ball for her teammate against Montana State University on Sept. 23 | Photo contributed by Rod Swords

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(left) EWU football celebrates a touchdown during their 48-41 victory over Montana on September 23 | Photo contributed by EWU Football (below) Senior wide receiver Nic Sblendorio stiff arms a UM defender | Photo contributed by EWU Football

Eags storm back to beat rival Grizzlies, 48-41 Michael Brock Sports Editor

It was a tale of two halves for the EWU football team on Saturday, Sept. 23 against the University of Montana. After trailing 24-6 at halftime of the rivalry game in Missoula, the Eagles scored 42 points in the second half and outlasted UM, 48-41.

Both teams started off the game slowly; UM was forced to punt on its first two possessions, which EWU turned into a 3-0 advantage. But then Montana scored 17 straight points to take a 17-3 lead with 12:48 left in the second quarter.

EWU senior kicker Roldan Alcobendas missed a 39-yard field goal on the next drive and the Eagle defense held UM scoreless their following two possessions. With under a minute remaining in the first half, Alcobendas redeemed himself with a 23-yard field goal to pull the Eagles closer.

It looked like 17-6 would be our halftime score, however UM redshirt freshman

quarterback Gresch Jensen had other plans.

With time expiring, he hit sophomore wide receiver Justin Calhoun on a 44-yard Hail Mary to take the 24-6 halftime lead.

It was all Montana at this point, as UM picked up four sacks in the first half, and held EWU to just two yards rushing. But Gubrud and the Eagle offense were just awakening from their 30-minute slumber.

Sophomore wide receiver Dre’ Sonte Dorton opened up the second half with a 51-yard kickoff return, which set up EWU’s first touchdown.

The eight play, 36-yard drive was topped off with a two-yard pass from Gubrud to junior running back Sam McPherson which pulled EWU within 24-13.

After a few empty drives (including an interception by Gubrud and another missed field goal by Alcobendas), Montana knocked down a field goal to take the 27-13 lead.

Gubrud took the offense 69 yards on the next possession (capped off by a 32-yard touchdown

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pass to Dorton) to make it 27-20.

Then, on the first play of the drive, Jensen was picked off by junior cornerback Josh Lewis, the first interception of his career and the team’s first of the season.

On the very next play, McPherson turned a catch-andrun into a 50 yard touchdown which tied the game at 27-all. The touchdown-interception-touchdown sequence took just 27 seconds.

With one quarter lef to play, the game was knotted up thanks to a decisive third quarter by EWU. After recording 220 yards to UM’s 307 in the first half, the Eagles out-gained the Grizzlies 259-68 in the third quarter.

Montana struck first in the fourth quarter, taking the 34-27 lead with 12:57 left in the game.

But Gubrud answered back with an 11 play, 73-yard touchdown drive, finished off by a two-yard keeper by the junior quarterback.

The Eagles forced Montana into a three-and-out their next possession before senior wide receiver Nic Sblendorio’s two-yard catch gave EWU the 41-34 advantage. UM was held scoreless for a couple more drives and sophomore running back Antoine Custer punched in a 10-yard touchdown to seal the deal.

With the win, EWU starts off Big Sky Conference play with a 1-0 record and the first

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“It’s nice to start unblemished and to feel like you started off on the right foot,” Best said following the game. “There are still a few things we have to clean up, but it just goes to show how resilient this team is.”

Overall, the offense set some impressive marks against Montana. For one, Gubrud finished 44-65 passing for 549 yards and four touchdowns to go along with 11 rushing yards and another touchdown. Both his 549 yards passing and 560 yards of total offense were single-game school records.

Moving to the receiving core, Sblendorio finished with a career best 18 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown, while junior wide receiver Nsimba Webster had 13 catches for 143 yards of his own.

Custer added nine rushes for 43 yards and a touchdown and McPherson had seven rushes for 21 yards, along with three receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns.

Defensively, the Eagles simply got things done, especially in the second half. Junior safety Mitch Fettig led the way with 14 total tackles, including nine solo. Junior linebacker Ketner Kupp had 10 tackles of his own (three solo), while fellow junior

linebacker Kurt Calhoun finished with eight tackles (three solo) and senior safety Jake Hoffman had seven tackles (four solo). In all, 12 Eagles defenders had at least four tackles.

UM quarterback Jensen finished 25-49 for 358 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

The Eagles will take on Sacramento State Saturday in the team’s conference home opener at Roos Field. Saturday will be Believe Day as well as Hall of Fame Day. The first 4,000 fans will receive an #EagsBelieve wristband and towel.

Believe Day is a cancer awareness event put on by the Community Cancer Fund. •

“Gage had a fabulous game at Montana and I’m really proud of him.”

Head coach Aaron Best

Graphic contributed by the NCAA. Andrew Watson for The Easterner

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Women’s soccer begins Big Sky play Jeremy Burnham Sports Reporter

After a 10-game non-conference schedule that saw EWU women’s soccer team finish with a record of 6-4-0, the Eagles finally opened up Big Sky Conference play this past weekend.

EWU welcomed two BSC teams to Cheney. After playing Sacramento State University to a 0-0 tie on Friday, Sept.

22, the Eagles shut out Northern Arizona University 4-0 on Sunday, Sept. 24.

Friday’s match was a defensive showcase that left each team scoreless. However, EWU had a chance to score early. After a scoring opportunity for Sacramento State was broken up by senior defender M’Kenna Hayes in the second minute of play, the Eagles moved the ball up the field quickly leaving a streaking senior forward Delaney Romero with a oneon-one opportunity against Sacramento State freshman goalkeeper Aaliyah Fesili.

Senior forward Savannah Hoekstra fights for the ball during EWU’s win over NAU on September 24 | Jeremy Burnham for The Easterner

Junior forward Devan Talley during EWU’s win over NAU on September 24 | Jeremy Burnham for The Easterner

Fesili was able to hold her position and make the save. Romero’s shot on goal was the closest either team came to scoring for the rest of the match. Defense and goalkeeping earned EWU the draw. Senior goalkeeper Emily Busselman was sharp for the Eagles and finished with four saves.

“Emily made two huge saves in the first half that kept us in it because we didn’t

start well,” said EWU head coach Chad Bodnar. ”She made some really good saves, she was steady throughout the match and didn’t make any mistakes. Our backline with M’Kenna [Hayes], Grace [Klinkenberg], Megan [Spataro] and Lexi [Klinkenberg] were solid for us today and locked it down in the back.”

Sunday’s highly anticipated match was against an NAU team which ranked No. 2 in the Big Sky Conference preseason poll (EWU ranked No. 1). The last time these two teams met was in last year’s BSC championship game. EWU won that contest in penalty kicks.

No extra time was needed this time around as Eastern scored early and often.

BSC all-time scoring leader Chloe Williams put some distance between herself and former scoring leader Amanda Ellsworth. The senior forward scored the game’s first goal and now has 93 career points.

Ellsworth still holds the Big Sky record for career goals with 39, but Williams is closing in on that mark as well with 37.

Romero added a goal in the 39th minute to give the Eagles a 2-0 halftime lead.

The second half was the Aimie Inthoulay and Devan Talley show. In the 56th minute, the latter found the former in scoring position and delivered a perfect pass, which Inthoulay was able to send into the net for a goal.

Later, in the 79th minute, Inthoulay returned the favor, assisting Talley for a goal of her own.

Eastern controlled this game from the opening kickoff to the final buzzer. They outshot NAU 16-5, with 10 of those 16 shots on goal. NAU was only able to manage one shot on goal.

Though Talley had a stellar performance, after the game, she was more excited about the performance of the team.

“Our team really had it all together today,” Talley said. “Our forwards finished every chance that we had, and our defense stopped almost every ball. The midfield really got the ball in.”

Coach Bodnar, who was not happy with how the team started Friday, liked how they got things going on Sunday.

“I thought we started the match really well and the effort level was high from the beginning. When we start that way, we end with a good result,” said Bodnar. “We have a lot of weapons and a lot of players that are talented and can score goals.”

The Eagles continue their campaign to repeat as Big Sky champions on Oct. 1 with a home match against Southern Utah University, before hitting the road for a twogame road trip. Kickoff is at noon at the EWU soccer field. Admission is free. •