By: Kelly Manalo Contributing Writer As a daughter of parents who migrated from the south, Isabel Wilkerson calls herself a southerner once removed. Her book, “The Warmth of Other Suns,” is about the migration of six million African-Americans from the south between 1915-1970. Wilkerson interviewed 1,200 migrators of the Great Migration by visiting churches and [...]
Every discipline to get practice at new clinic
on May 9, 2012
ASEWU Graduate Affairs Kelly Baker is working to install a multidisciplinary clinic for the Riverpoint campus that will serve students by giving them real life experiences with patients. The process of kick-starting the clinic is at a standstill in the idea stage. Baker said this is just a student project with some support from faculty [...]
Conference invests in society’s future
on May 9, 2012
The first annual Building Better Communities Conference drew adults and children together May 5 for a day full of activities and speakers with a common vision for a better future. After picking up their information packets, attendees were encouraged to decorate their name badges for the day at one of the various craft stations set [...]
Margaret Witt to visit campus
on May 9, 2012
Margaret Witt, a major player in the fight to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell,” will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Lavender Graduation at Showalter Hall on May 10. Pride Center Coordinator Sandy Williams describes the annual ceremony as “a celebration to honor [LGBT students] and to acknowledge their unique challenges.” This year, 20 [...]
Tech club places top five
on May 9, 2012
As the R/C Baja competition thickened, giving up was not an option. Surrounding Eastern’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers club and their battery-powered vehicle were competing schools and fears of losing to their competition two years in a row. This year’s District D North Student Professional Development Conference was held at Central Washington University, April [...]
Business time for students at nYne
on May 9, 2012
An Edward Jones financial adviser opened the doors to the world of business and finance for Eastern students on May 3, portraying the perspective of Eastern alumni in the real world. The Eastern alumni board hosted an event sponsored by STCU that gave students a chance to learn about finance at the nYne Bar & [...]
Symposium to display students’ creative works
on May 9, 2012
By Libby Campbell STAFF WRITER For months, students from all areas of study have been preparing various projects that represent their research and creative work. On May 15-16, they will finally be able to show off their accomplishments. The 15th annual Student Research & Creative Works Symposium will take place next week. Students will present [...]
Move your cars, dorm coming through
on May 9, 2012
By Libby Campbell STAFF WRITER The construction of a project three years in the making is finally underway as crews began cutting down trees and ripping up asphalt last month. What was once a parking lot next to the URC will be the future home of a residence hall, the newest one at Eastern since [...]
Extra fees deter graduates
on May 9, 2012
After four to five years of tuiton, expensive, no one can argue that. Graduation though, is the cherry on top of the college expense sundae. Danny Snow drives 120 miles round trip, four days a week, from northern Idaho to attend Eastern. The anthropology and fine arts double major is finding it difficult to balance [...]
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