Category Archives: Published Pieces

Community marches on Main Street

Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, students gathered in downtown Spokane to celebrate him and answer the question, “What are you doing for others?” On Jan. 20, about 100 Eastern students joined thousands of community and civic group members who took part in the annual Martin LutherContinueContinue reading “Community marches on Main Street”

A ‘Glee’-ful visitor speaks at Eastern

Lauren Potter may seem different, but she is just another 23-year-old with dreams and aspirations, which came true when she received the call of a lifetime four years ago. Potter, who has Down syndrome, plays sprightly and vivacious Becky Johnson from the TV show “Glee.” Eagle Entertainment hosted Potter to speak to students about bullyingContinueContinue reading “A ‘Glee’-ful visitor speaks at Eastern”

EagleAXIS provides employment opportunities

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is gone, but it does not mean your money has to completely disappear as well. With the New Year just beginning, students are hunting for new jobs. Luckily, there are opportunities on and off campus for both work-study and non work-study students. All on-campus jobs are postedContinueContinue reading “EagleAXIS provides employment opportunities”

Couples attempt to go the distance

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many students that are in a long-distance relationship feel the void of being away from their significant other. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, yet does that hold true with college students? A recent study says yes. According to a study by Crystal Jiang with the Journal ofContinueContinue reading “Couples attempt to go the distance”

Inner beauty week is in

When Stacy Nadeau and five other brave women were seen on a billboard in Times Square posing in nothing but their underwear, the world responded. The billboard was an advertisement for Dove as a part of its new campaign, which would feature “real women,” rather than Photoshopped models, and encourage women to celebrate their ownContinueContinue reading “Inner beauty week is in”

Halloween Harvest Fest

Monsters and minions and monkeys, oh my! The characters were out to play during this year’s Harvest Fest. On Halloween, the Office of Community Engagement held the community event with more than 350 children and their families attendance and an estimated 150 students who volunteered to help. The costumed volunteers walked children and their familiesContinueContinue reading “Halloween Harvest Fest”