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President Mary Cullinan and EWU alumna Elena Calderon published a joint op-ed piece in The Seattle Times Nov. 3 on college debt, titled Don’t scare students about college debt—there are other options. “Elena Calderon is a first-generation college student who graduated from Eastern Washington University with two degrees and without debt. This isn’t the story…

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 1 p.m., Hargreaves Hall, Cheney – EWU Campus event for students, faculty and staff 7 p.m., Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, Spokane – Free public admission New York Times bestselling author Jack Weatherford shares how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religious freedom to rule the world’s largest empire in…

Eastern Washington University is part of a statewide $3 million collaboration grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help improve the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher-preparation programs in Washington. Multiple state partners will work together to anticipate and identify the needs and challenges future teachers will face and provide…

Story by Rosie Perry, Editor-in-Chief of The Easterner One hundred years ago on Oct. 10, EWU students produced their first weekly newspaper known as The State Normal School Journal. In 1929, they shortened their name to The Journal. Twenty-two years later in 1951, The Journal ceased publication and The Easterner resumed publication in its place.…

Asked if she was squeamish at the sight of blood, DaNeil Jolley was given scrubs and guided to a dimly lit room that smelled noticeably of cleaner, where she was about to watch a laparoscopic surgery. At just 16 years old, this was Jolley’s first day as an intern in the surgical unit at Samaritan…

Sporting a calm demeanor, a canine vest and an EWU leash, Hilani, a two-year-old golden retriever and Labrador mix, joined the EWU Police Department last month to help comfort victims in need, specifically those who have been victims of sexual assault. “About three years ago, I started a sexual assault prevention program where I go…

Hard to believe that the 2017 legislative session is right around to the corner. To help you prepare, we thought we would provide a couple of important dates that you should know in the lead up to January. Friday, September 16 – EWU submits final operating and capital budget requests to the governor (post on this…

Explore mind-boggling canyons and rugged rocks with a geological guide to Washington state, written and published by three EWU professors. In its first few months, Washington Rocks! has sold 5,000 copies, launching a second printing of the book. Washington Rocks!, written by emeritus EWU professor Eugene Kiver and current EWU professors Chad Pritchard and Richard…

Earth Day Fair 2016 EWU celebrates Earth Day each year with a fair to raise awareness and demonstrate support for the environment. Earth Day celebrations will take place Friday, April 22, starting at 9 a.m. in the Campus Mall. “This year the kind of theme our fair is going to focus on is reusing, repurposing…

By Kevin Decker, PhD Action figures? Check. Lightsaber? Check. Blu-ray copy of the latest J.J. Abrams film? Check. These are not the normal tools of the college instructor, much less what the average philosophy professor brings to class. But because I teach philosophy and popular culture at Eastern Washington University, I also have to carry…