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Student opinions on NEWS Tribal history featured in new lessons, Page 4 smoking levels at Eastern EAGLE LIFE Driving alternatives can save cash, Page 8 Page 3 ONLINE Washington makes its track and field mark

WED NESDAY Eastern plays a pivotal role

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9:30 a.m. Now in its 13th year, the festival 5 p.m.

7 p.m. celebrates the written word by

hosting some of the Northwest’s 7 p.m.

most prominent writers and Inland Northwest Youth Poetry Slam Writers Guild Mtg. 7:30 p.m. educators to inspire learning Heather Gold Teen Poetry Slam with Maude Barlow The Battle for Blue Gold Barlow and Sam Reed Discussion with Maude throughout the community. performs “Cookie”Tales from the 8:30 p.m. Periodic Table with Sam Kean

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Immigration Stories F Mining Family History for Stories with Margaret Regan R I The Second Draft of History 9:30 a.m. D College Poetry Slam A Edit Like a Pro Y Place as Character The Zine Scene

10 a.m. Poems as Portraits

Life Becoming Art Putting Pen to Paper Through Poetry

Writing to the West-Kids 12 p.m.

Perfecting Perspective

Finding Themes in

Our Life Story 7 p.m. B.

Kid’s Reading (11:30-12:30 p.m.) Reimagining the Classics Youth Reading (1 - 1:45 p.m.) with Sena Jeter Naslund

8 p.m. Young Adult Reading (2 - 2:30 p.m.) and NancyAni DiFranco Rawles

in Concert

Poetry Salon 9 p.m.

C. Schedule After-Hours

Chapbooks A.M. sessions 9:30 a.m. A.

Freelance Journalism 101

at Riverpoint

Writing the American Story Ruth McLaughlin and

Comics and Cartoons in

Heather Sharfeddin 10 a.m.

the Classroom

Johnathan Evison

of events and Brenda Peterson

11 a.m.

Youth Reading at Auntie’s

Panels and Talks D. 11:30 a.m.

at Riverpoint

Native American Spotlight Pathnder: Ideas, Writing,

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Reading and Research

12 p.m.

Panels and Talks

From Novel to Graphic Novel

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Japan Week at Riverpoint Reading

1 p.m. Ins and Outs of the

Publishing Process

Bruce Bjornstad 1:45 p.m.

The Art of Nature Writing

and Jane Fritz

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Jack Hamann 3 p.m.

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3:30 p.m. A E.

Benjamin Percy T An Evening with Tim U

O’Brien and Brian Turner 3:30 p.m. Developing Your Blogging Style EWU Alumni Reading R

John Laursen D Con ict: The Key to Drama

3:30 p.m. A Sneaking Past the Dragons

101-Word Fiction Showdown In Conversation with

Matthew Dickman Y

Come One, Come All Writing O the Page

Community Reading 4:30 p.m. Regional MFA Reading

Igniting the Inner Reader

E. EWU Faculty Reading

4:30 p.m. How to Write and Teach

Dynamic Fiction

Willow Springs Teen Writing

5 p.m.

8 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

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1 p.m. F. Renowned author Tim O’Brien

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Concealed carrying permits stir up discussion, opinions Pending legislation in other states invokes new talks with local gures

BY KYLE HARDING “Our position has always been that a good idea,” said Dale Lindekugel, a sta writer we follow the rules set forth by the leg- professor of sociology and criminal jus- islature,” Director of Media Relations tice at EWU. Most college students look forward Dave Meany said in an email. “ e highest rates of violence are to their 21st birthday so that they can Gary Gasseling, deputy chief of the in young people. College campuses are go out to bars, but some also look for- EWU Police Department said, “We full of young people,” he continued. ward to it for another reason: It’s the enforce the policy that the board of Gary Kleck, a professor of crimi- day they can apply for a Washington trustees has put forth.” nology at Florida State University state concealed pistol license. Utah is currently the only state with whose research has been cited in Su- State law RCW 9.41.050 allows a law that protects the right for adults preme Court cases said, “It’s not the those who are 21 years of age or older to carry guns on college campuses.  e middle class young people who are in Gun control opinions vary on campus. Photo illustration by Aaron Malmoe/Easterner and can pass a criminal and mental Arizona state legislature passed such college who are doing violence.” health background check to carry a a bill last week, but Gov. Jan Brewer “What matters is who has guns, not said, referring to the April 2007 cam- Carry on Campus o ered another concealed pistol. Washington has a could still veto the law. A similar bill where they have them,” Kleck also said. pus shooting in which a mentally-ill standpoint in an email, “More guns “shall-issue” policy, meaning that the failed in Idaho recently. According “You’d have more noncriminal people student killed 32 people with 9 mm carried legally would not create any state must issue a license to quali ed to Students for Concealed Carry on who have a gun for self-protection [if Glock semi-automatic pistol. more danger. … Try and see how many applicants. Campus’ website, a nationwide group guns were allowed on campus].” Goldman expressed worry that shootings in Spokane involve someone College campuses are not included advocating for the right to carry a gun John Goldman, professor of crimi- untrained, armed students and faculty who has gone through the process of in the law’s list of places where guns on campus, there is pending legislation nal justice at EWU and former Spo- could return re and inadvertently obtaining their concealed weapon per- are prohibited, though the list does in Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee and kane County sheri , thinks allowing harm bystanders. mit.” include bars, courthouses and elemen- Texas to allow guns on campuses. guns on campus is a bad idea. “I think it would be a bad mis- Danch, who is the president of the tary schools. However, a separate law “You would be very hard pressed “ e justi cation is armed students take,” Goldman said. criminal justice club, said the EWU governing state colleges and universi- to nd anyone who has a background would prevent something like what Former campus leader of the EWU ties forbids guns on campus. in criminal justice who thinks this is happened at Virginia Tech,” Goldman chapter of Students for Concealed FIREARMS | PAGE 3 James Eik EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 509.359.6737 NEWS [email protected] ______i,HiiDfi:i·UiiH'il+IHSH·iii&ti-1 ~------THE THE EASTERNER Eastern Washington University’s POLICE BEAT Student Newspaper JUST THE FACTS WRITERS’ MEETINGS:  e Easterner is open for any EWU student April 6 - April 11 or faculty wishing to write stories that could be published in the newspaper. BY LAUREN JOHNSON Writers’ meetings are Mondays at 3:30 p.m. copy editor in Isle Hall, room 102.  e newspaper is also open for anyone wish- Alcohol violation ing to copy-edit. Editing nights are on Tuesdays. Agency Assist 4-9 10:56 p.m. – A liquor violation in 4-6 – A disorderly male who appeared to Dryden Hall caused o cers to contact the oc- NEWS LINE: be looking for a ght was pounding on the cupants of a room, whom police did not cite If you have an idea for a story, or are part of a campus club or organization that is holding an doors in LA Hall. Police determined that the for an o ense but referred to the OSRR. 2 event, please call  e Easterner tip line at (509) man was distraught over problems occurring 359-6270. at home and spoke with him.  e man hurt Alcohol violation Also, if you have a comment about a story his hand and medics had to transport him to 4-10 – O cers and the Cheney Fire De- or a suggestion for the newspaper, please feel free get an X-ray. partment responded to a medical call from to voice your opinion on the tip line as well. Pearce Hall. A female, who was highly in- ABOUT YOUR PAPER: eft toxicated, was evaluated but not transported All content in  e Easterner is either pro- 4-6 2:30 p.m. – A wallet and cell phone to a hospital. Instead she was referred to the duced or chosen by students from Eastern Wash- were stolen from the basketball area of the OSRR. ington University. Our goal as employees of  e Easterner is to provide interesting and relevant URC. Police have one possible suspect in the information to the students, faculty, sta and incident. Warrant arrest residents of EWU and the surrounding commu- 4-10 12:52 a.m. – A citizen contacted nity of Cheney and Spokane. Drug activity police about a female sitting in a car. O cers 4-8 11 a.m. – Police o cers found evi- contacted the woman and discovered that she WEBSITE:  e Easterner publishes a weekly electronic dence of possible drug activity while going had a warrant from Tacoma.  e woman was Comic by Blaine Mueller version of the paper at http://www.easterneron- through found property. O cers turned the arrested and taken to the Spokane County Jail. line.com. property over to the Cheney Police Depart- ment. Drug violation Agency Assist ADDRESS:  e Easterner is located in Isle Hall, room 4-10 6:40 p.m. – A person called in a pos- 4-11 9:16 p.m. – Agency Assist O cers identi ed a suspect after 102. sible drug violation in LA Hall after they no- e Easterner 4-9 1:30 p.m. – Cheney Police o cers ticed that their room smelled like marijuana. investigating a marijuana odor at the 300 block of EWU, Isle Hall 102 responded to a domestic violence call. After O cers found marijuana in the trash can of 6th Street.  ey were given permission to search the Cheney, WA 99004 investigating, o cers arrested and transported the room and sent the OSRR information on residence and found marijuana. Police arrested one a juvenile to jail. the case. CIRCULATION: female and referred two others to the OSRR.  e Easterner is distributed throughout the Cheney campus, Cheney business district, the Spokane Center, Riverpoint and at various Spokane businesses. If you would like  e East- erner to be distributed to your business or if you would like to start a subscription call the Adver- ‘IncREDible’ campaigns for scholarship donors tising Department at 359-7010. NEWS: Tuition increases force more students to seek including, but not limited to Eastern vision I NCAA football championship If you have a news tip, letter to the editor or alumni. earlier this year. press release, please call the newsroom at 359- Pat Spanjer, associate director of Barbour said the championship 6270 or the Editor-in-Chief at 359-6737. You money, university reaches for alumni support can also contact e Easterner sta by e-mail or alumni advancement, said it’s too early encourages him as a student to “do the FAX at 359-4319. BY RYAN BURKEY is a great way to keep Eastern students in the campaign to know exactly how best you can at what you want to do columnist on track toward degree completion.” well the giving process is going. How- in life, keep going at it, and some day According to that same press re- ever, “Eastern alumni and friends are you will win!” Last year, it was called “Save Our lease, more than 1,000 students ap- responding generously to help ensure  e mission for Spanjer and her ADVERTISING: Scholarships,” or “S.O.S.”  is year, plied for about $1.9 million worth of the best and brightest students are able colleagues at EWU advancement is If you would like to place an ad or classi ed ad call 359-7010, FAX 359-4319 or send an e- the theme is “Keep Eastern IncRED- various scholarships for the 2010-11 to attend EWU, despite economic to help students like Jason Barbour mail to [email protected]. ible,” but the message to donors is still academic year.  e number of appli- challenges that would otherwise keep achieve their dreams even in an eco- the same: Eastern needs more money cants is expected to jump by 150 per- higher education out of reach. nomic downturn. ADVERTISING STAFF for scholarships. cent for the next academic year, which “So many of us have bene ted “Donors who made their annual michelle portrey, manager Rising tuition costs and state bud- means less money will be available per from scholarships, and we have gone gifts earlier this year are giving an ad- tierra howard get cuts have made the availability applicant. on to nd success in rewarding ca- ditional $20 to $500 by mail and on- Advertisements in  e Easterner do of funding scarce.  at means many In fact, the EWU Foundation En- reers,” added Spanjer. “We understand line, and a $10 gift came in the other not necessarily re ect the opinions of students are relying more heavily on dowment has grown by 27 percent the need.  is is our opportunity to day from an alum who hadn’t donated either  e Easterner or EWU. scholarships to help fund their educa- since June 2009. But since tuition give back and help today’s students in several years,” said Spanjer. “Every tion. costs have risen dramatically, the fair achieve success.” dollar will have a signi cant impact  at’s where the IncREDible cam- market value of several scholarship Students agree that tuition is a on a student’s life. What else will you paign comes in. funds is lower than the principal value, growing hurdle to overcome. In an on- do today that’s more incredible than 2010-2011 STAFF: “ ere is no greater gift a donor or original amount donated. line forum about tuition costs, several that?” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF can provide than one that supports  e goal of the IncREDible cam- students pointed to online and sum- Perhaps the best part about the james eik student scholarships,” EWU President paign is to help ll that gap to ensure mer classes as especially expensive, and IncREDible campaign is that 100 per- [email protected] Rodolfo Arévalo said in a press release. that even in hard economic times, the students all agreed that student cent of donations go the the General 509.359.6737

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2010-11 2011-12 (EXPECTED) ONLINE EDITOR matt olsen [email protected] 509.359.4318 G  D S commentary by victim advocate Karen Wanjico MULTIMEDIA EDITOR brian beaudry  e following article is by Dylan his response I was bombarded with I see this short conversation as a stereotypes, and have bias expecta- [email protected] Moses, EWU Senior explanations of how he is more of a de nite Green Dot moment. Just by tions towards others, we can start to 509.359.4318 “I don’t need to do my laundry helper when his partner is doing the this statement I saw attitudes that shift our culture to a more equal and or take it to the cleaner, that’s why I dishes, cleaning the household, wash- can lead to an inappropriate and non-discriminatory environment. CHIEF COPY EDITOR sara jo barrett have a wife, she does it for me.”  is ing and folding laundry, amongst unhealthy relationship. With a com- In no way do I despise this person [email protected] was recently said by a peer in a group other household tasks. In a mutually ment as instinctual as this, we can for their comment; however, standing 509.359.6270 of males, and my immediate reaction respectful way, this individual and I see that this individual displays traits up for my personal beliefs on gender was not the same as those around me. discussed his comment further. Even of entitlement towards his signi - equality may have brought a voice GRAPHICS EDITOR Instead of laughing at the bias com- though his ideology towards the way cant other. With all of us capable to his wife. You don’t always have sophie benson [email protected] ment which labeled his own wife as a wife should conduct herself has not of doing something, it is important to confront strangers. Being open 509.359.4318 nothing more than an in-home clean- diminished, I felt it was important to recognize individuals who have about your personal beliefs may also ing service, I simply asked a question to attempt to change the way he and self proclaimed ownership and rank challenge peers to re ect on their own SENIOR REPORTER in return, “are you not capable of those surrounding him viewed his over others. By confronting those values and belief system. dylan coil doing those things on your own”. In wife. who exhibit partner inequality, use STAFF WRITERS kyle harding azaria podplesky WHAT"ABDUT doug ault rHIS S.ITUATJ'ON kristie hsin S£E'MS APPROPRI:AT£ amy meyer ro 8£ 1?66/JNG OPP COLUMNISTS "rr"Hr ONE- trNeRS'? ryan burkey chelsea twiss

COPY DESK ...NOW J' lauren johnson F6'/ittrK6 joseph schilter cassandra thompson PHOTOGRAPHERS zach hallum kayla mcallister casey picha DISTRIBUTOR joseph schilter CARTOONIST blaine mueller STAFF ADVISER ------jamie neely Dustin Toms MANAGING/SPORTS EDITOR 509.359.4317 [email protected] NEWS Smoking debate heats up on campus

BY KRISTIE HSIN sta writer

During high school, smoking in and around school grounds is forbidden. Should the same rules apply to colleges too?  ough commonly known as a health hazard and IJtBYll NICOLE ERICKSON a major cause of diseases and death, smoking is still a news editor part of the daily lifestyles of many Eastern students. I pride myself One e ect of this lifestyle is the daily litter of cigarette butts scattered around campus to be collected by East- on being very ern’s ground maintenance. Another e ect is that many nonsmokers are both- judgmental ered by smokers around campus. In recent weeks, I have “It happens all the time. People get better, and then been getting a lot of feedback they get worse [with littering]. And it’s just kind of a about the columns I have constant in our society,” said Director of Facilities Ser- been writing. People have vices Karen Wichman. “We have a real aggressive e ort been saying that I am judg- on campus to go out and pick up trash and keep things mental and critical of others clean and tidy looking. … It’s a daily routine with the as if it is something I should grounds department.” feel bad about. Freshman Brett Scott said, “It’s pretty obnoxious Well, as much as I may I when you have to walk through a cloud of smoke.” hate to say it, but I don’t feel Scott thinks ning should be better monitored if bad at all about the judg- people throw their cigarettes on the ground. He thinks ments I make. smokers should also be ned if they are smoking less Allow me to explain. than 25 feet away from a building. Growing up, I witnessed all “It can re ect badly on us — that we can’t take the pathetic annoyances I care of this small of an issue,” Scott said in reference to write about from week to smokers standing too close to a building. week. I allowed myself to Senior Maxwell Batchelor said, “I actually really Kristie Hsin/Easterner become critical and judgmen- don’t like when people smoke on campus. It’s not a Nassar Al-Nassar and Cal Sexton take their between class smoke breaks 25 feet away from the entrance of the PUB. tal in order to laugh and cope huge thing that’s happening [because] it’s not a hor- with all the  aws I saw in the rible amount. I do think there should be certain areas Senior Shawn Blaydes said, “A lot of times people classes. Blaydes believes the university should build human race. So yes, I judge where people can smoke.” are too lazy to use [the urn]. … I always put mine in smoking gazebos with open smoking urns inside and others based on their laziness, According to state law, all smoking must be at least the smoking tray.” around campus as a solution to cigarette buds littered cowardice and the judgments 25 feet away from all buildings. Signs are often posted  ere are approximately 61 smoking urns on on the grounds. According to him, open smoking urns they make on others. How- near entrances, though they aren’t always enforced. campus. All are located by the front entrance of every will actually let the buds drop down, and it would be a ever, when I judge others, it “Sometimes I see people that don’t obey that rule,” building. low-cost solution for the university. is based on things they have junior Saleh Tafesh said. “I think [Eastern] should be a nonsmoking cam- “If the university was to establish well-marked control over, like their narrow Tafesh suggests that Eastern should place the pus,” said senior Amber Wright. “Smoking makes smoking areas with like a gazebo or some such, that minds. I am judging people smoking urns 25 feet away from buildings.  e smok- Eastern non-environmental friendly.” would help eliminate that issue,” said Blaydes in refer- who make incorrect judg- ing urns outside of the PUB’s main entrance are con- Blaydes said, “I think it’s everybody’s neutral right ence to people smoking too close to doorways. “ ey ments based on their own siderably less than 25 feet from the door. [to smoke]. I smoked for years and years and years, need to be reminded to move away.” close minded observations. According to Wichman, all smoking urns are por- and I mean, I don’t think somebody should be able to According to ASEWU president, Justin Terry, Now that my judgmental table and can be moved to less than 25 feet of a build- tell me where I can and can’t smoke. I do think that Eastern’s current tobacco policy is no di erent than attitude has been covered, ing. “Sometimes they grow feet and get a little closer, those people that are smoking should be responsible Washington state’s smoking policy.  is includes the I would like to address but we try to keep them at that 25 feet distance. … and polite and not smoke in the middle of a group same rules with littering and being 25 feet away from President Obama’s most People can move them closer if they want to get under of nonsmokers. I think the university should establish a building. recent plan to cut the nation’s an overhang or something like that. People frequently smoking areas.” “We adapt that rule,” said Terry. “It’s entirely state de cit. An article published do this time of year, especially when the weather is a Before he quit smoking last summer, Blaydes used law. …  e only policy that Eastern has is Washington April 10 in  e Washington little bit questionable,” she said. to smoke about four to ve times a day outside of his state code and what they say is OK.” Post discussed the elements of the proposal. David Plou e, White House adviser, was quoted in the article after appearing on multiple Sunday night Petition requests a bargaining unit television shows saying, “ e de cit-reduction plan envisioned by the president will include cuts to govern- with several university departments ment health insurance and a discussion over reforming BY KRISTIE HSIN schools. Public School Employees is also However, if there will be an election, If employees choose union represen- Social Security, as well as sta writer a liated with Service Employees Inter- it will be carried out by a secret ballot. If tation, EWU will negotiate in favor with eliminating Bush-era tax cuts national Union, a larger national union. the Public Employment Relations Com- the union. Eastern is not required to for people making more than Last month, Public School Employ- “ e union is separate from the missions or union succeeds in votes, ac- grant bene t speci cations to both non- $250,000 a year.” ees led a petition. university. …  ey have been trying to cording to Eastern 24/7, “ e union represented and represented employees. I can’t understand why  e Public Employment Relations recruit nonunion employees to join or and EWU will sit down and bargain for Also, EWU is not required to o er more people are getting so infuri- Commissions is scheduled for a hearing form a union,” said Director of Media a new labor agreement that covers the wage increases to represented employees ated by this proposal.  is in early May to receive evidence from Relations Dave Meany in an email. positions included within the bargain- than to nonrepresented employees. country is facing an astro- Public School Employees, which in- On Eastern 24/7, Human Resources ing unit de ned by [Public Employ- Once an employee’s position is nomical de cit, and it is cludes EWU employees, that will deter- provided informational updates with ment Relations Commissions].” Wages, represented by the union, employees about time we x it. mine whether the employees’ proposed FAQ regarding the petition. working conditions and hours would all cannot withdraw themselves from the bargaining unit is suitable under state According to Eastern 24/7, the Pub- be covered by bargaining. union representation. Represented em- Cutting government health law. lic Employment Relations Commissions According to Meany, everything ployees are required to pay a monthly insurance  e petition is a recognition request will either o cially con rm or deny if they know is on the o cial questions union fee, which will depend on the I think this is the fun- that would form a bargaining unit, or a Public School Employees have autho- and answer segment on Eastern 24/7. outcome of the bargaining. niest thing for people to be group of employees that is represented rized cards within the proposed bargain- Meany said EWU will not interfere, “As to what led to this, I am not upset about. Last week I by a single union, with employees from ing unit or schedule the election. As advise or take any position on what an sure,” said Meany. “ e union has been saw a Facebook post talking several university departments, includ- stated, “Certi cation means that [Public employee decides to do. recruiting people statewide. One could about cutting governmental ing General Undergraduate Academic Employment Relations Commissions] If an employee is represented by a make an assumption they are doing this health care and salaries. So Advising; international student pro- could order no election be held, and the union, their wages and bene ts may or because of the budget issues across the when Obama nally proposes gram; Chicano Education Program; union would automatically be the rep- may not change. Bargaining does not nation and they are looking to grow in to actually do so, people American Indian Studies Program; and resentative of the proposed bargaining require anyone to agree to the other number.” become outraged.  at makes Counseling and Psychology Services. unit without a secret ballot election.” party’s proposals. For additional information, visit no sense. It’s not like our Public School Employees exclusively All decisions will be made by the According to Eastern 24/7, “No one http:///blogs.ewu.edu/Eastern247/ and county can eliminate one area represents educational support pro- Public Employment Relations Commis- can guarantee what the outcome of ne- search for “PSE” petition.”  e rst link completely; cuts have to be fessionals in Washington state public sions. gotiations will be.” to appear will lead to an FAQ page. made in small but frequent amounts.  is sounds like a bene cial solution that IN BRIEF | from staff reports FIREARMS shouldn’t make anyone, from front page including those republicans Sam Reed to promote diversity in who dislike Obama, upset. chapter of Students for Con- tion held by many students Washington voting this Thursday cealed Carry on Campus dis- and faculty.  at is the lie Tax cuts for the wealthy banded two years ago due to that keeping people safe from I am not even going to Sam Reed, Washington’s secretary of state, will be on cam- declining membership. crime is the job of the police. say much on this because pus  ursday, April 14, to discuss voting in the state. “It’s hard to refute that the …  e truth is that each indi- Follow us it seems ridiculous that tax “His o ce is in charge of a lot of community outreach,” said ability to protect oneself is a vidual is responsible for their @TheEasterner cuts were ever given to the Jordan Johnston, former legislative a airs representative for the human right,” said Rick Walk- own safety.” wealthy. People who make Associated Students of EWU. “[He is aiming at] getting Wash- er, western regional director of According to Kleck, in more than $250,000 a year intonians to vote.” Students for Concealed Carry states that allow concealed shouldn’t worry about tax Reed annually visits campuses across the state to contact stu- on Campus. carry, less than 2 percent of cuts and can de nitely a ord dents and encourage them to vote. According to Walker, Col- the population carries a gun. to help the government come “My hope is that Reed’s speech will show students that orado State University decid- He went on to say that be- out of this devastating de cit. there is no reason to be apathetic about the government,” said ed to allow guns on campus cause of the inherent safety Bottom line here: We Johnston. “If you organize and do what you can, you can a ect on a trial basis four years ago. of college campuses, numbers need to x our de cit, and change.” “ ere have been zero in- would be even lower on cam- this sounds like a step in the Johnston continued by saying that this is an opportunity for cidences of misuse of rearms puses. right direction. It’s time for students to meet an elected o cial, something he said doesn’t [at Colorado State Univer- “ e odds of somebody INDIINS JOB FAIi the people in this country to happen very often. sity],” Walker said. “ e col- being a permit-holder within "Ila S-,pabn. lncllan ~ Club t, IOC)ldng lo, tn:dhld ... toflll J do some research, have some “I’m hoping that students show up and appreciate what Sam leges and universities believe range of a mass shooter is APlttw o'I llllllfl nlgltt poil'tl'onL, common sense and use some has to o er,” Johnston said. students are not capable of highly unlikely,” he said. of the judgment that I pride On  ursday, Reed will be giving a speech in Hargreaves self-government.” Kleck stressed that despite SATURDAY, APAll 16 myself on having. Reading Room addressing diversity and inclusiveness. In a follow-up email, high-pro le incidents such as AMYTll4 Ell£IWEEN 10AM-12PM “His goal is to get in touch with students who don’t typically Walker said, “[ ere is] a Virginia Tech, campus shoot- AVISTA STADIUM e views expressed here do not participate in voting,” Johnston said. very dangerous misconcep- ings are extremely rare. directly re ect the views of e  e speech will be given between noon and 1 p.m. and will RESUME REQUIRED Let us know what you think at Easterner. e writer can be be followed by a question-and-answer session during which stu- iiOII IIIOii 5.!!11 II:! "2ft.2)1, lltllNJIAllQN ~,-lilJ Ii contacted at easterner.news@ dents can address concerns they have regarding Reed’s speech or easterneronline.com. -..• po'-lnd 11IIINHINll.co gmail.com. voting in general. 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BY AZARIA PODPLESKY ways in which tribes responded the committee said. “In this sta writer to the threats to extinguish newsletter are activities that their cultures and indepen- take 20-30 minutes to com- Washington students in dence, such as missionaries, plete throughout the course of grades K-12 are now learning boarding schools, assimilation teachers’ units.” about the state’s tribal history policies and the reservation sys-  e public instruction of- alongside lessons on Lewis and tem?” ce, private and public agencies Clark and civil rights.  e second approach, and many of the state’s 29 fed- A new curriculum, the called place-based, acknowl- erally recognized tribes funded Since Time Immemorial: Trib- edges that students learn best this curriculum. According to al Sovereignty in Washington when they can apply what they http://www.indian-ed.org, “All State, comes nearly six years are learning to their communi- 29 tribes have endorsed its im- after the Washington Legisla- ty and to previous knowledge. portance and use.” ture passed House Bill 1495, According to a fall 2009 To celebrate the implemen- which recommended that trib- letter to educators from the Of- tation of this new curriculum, al history be taught in schools ce of Superintendent Public EWU Libraries will be hosting throughout the state. Instruction’s Tribal Sovereignty “Living Voices: Native Vision,” “ ere are a lot of Native Curriculum Advisory Com- a presentation that combines American students in K-12 mittee, “Our approach encour- theater, video and live interac- that aren’t graduating because ages teachers and students to tion to tell a story. According to they never see themselves in address the essential questions the event’s poster, “Native Vi- the curriculum,” said Nadean in the context of tribes in their sion” features Lily Gladstone, Meyer, EWU’s learning re- own communities.” who was born and raised on sources librarian. “Tribal his-  e third approach, an in- the Blackfoot Indian Reserva- tory has its place [in schools].” tegrated approach, has teachers tion in northwestern Montana,  is new curriculum is infusing tribal history within playing a Navajo girl trying to meant to be taught alongside a units like Lewis and Clark, the keep her culture alive while in teacher’s usual lessons and uses Westward Movement, Con- a government-run boarding three approaches to teach stu- temporary World Problems school. dents about tribal history. and Civil Rights that they nor- All performances will be  e rst is an inquiry based mally teach. held tomorrow and are free to approach, which involves stu-  e letter from the curricu- attend.“Native Vision” will be dents nding answers and in- lum advisory committee goes performed at 9 a.m., noon and formation on their own. on to mention how easy it is for 3 p.m. in JFK Auditorium. A “ e inquiry based ap- teachers to begin incorporating performance followed by a dis- proach involves students put- tribal history into their regular cussion about the new curricu- ting their knowledge to work lessons. lum will be held at 6 p.m. on and looking further for infor- “Each month or so, teach- the Riverpoint campus in SAC mation,” Meyer said. ers on [the O ce of Superin- 20 Auditorium.  is method is governed by tendent Public Instruction] so- For more information, Photo illustration by Casey Picha/Easterner ve essential questions, includ- cial studies [list] will receive an contact Nadean Meyer at (509) Without proper research, substance can cause signi cant damage. ing: “How does physical geog- electronic newsletter that in- 359-4262 or [email protected] raphy a ect the distribution, troduces tribal sovereignty top- or Rayette Sterling at (509) culture and economic life of lo- ics that pertain to the typical 359-2403 or rsterling@ewu. Workout supplements containing cal tribes?” and “What are the unit taught during that time,” edu. chitosan could be harmful to body FDA has no jurisdiction over use of common body enhancers

BY DYLAN COIL limits the body’s absorption of fat. A problem senior reporter may arise with extended use of chitosan when fat-soluble vitamins are no longer entering the Exercising is one of the best activities to system, resulting in vitamin de ciencies. maintain health; however, they may jeopardize “Another danger when people are using these the bene ts when they use supplements to in- is they don’t combine the proper type of diet,” crease performance. said Gahl. “ ey aren’t making sure that they’re Two supplements commonly used by gym getting all the proper vitamins and minerals to frequenters are fat burners, or fat blockers, and sustain healthy muscle tissue.” pre-workout energy boosters known as therma- A lack of vitamins and minerals not only genics. Neither item is regulated by the Food and lowers the body’s ability to sustain muscle tissue, Drug Administration (FDA), but they include a but can also lead to numbness in extremities or a concoction of ingredients that may be dangerous condition known as parathesia. to a user’s health. Muscle tissue damage can also occur when a Both of these kinds of supplements increase person who usually commits to a light workout a person’s metabolism and energy by using vari- pushes themselves harder than usual after taking ous stimulants.  e most common stimulant is supplements that increase energy and blur per- ca eine, but many formulas include herbal ex- ceptions of physical limitations. tracts that are much more potent. “By taking these types of medications, it  ermagenics, such as Jack3d or N.O. gives you a false sense that you can do more Xplode, are taken prior to a work out to increase than your body is ready to do,” said Gahl. “So workout endurance and intensity. Side-e ects we do see a lot of injuries. People will come in include increased heart rate or even heart palpi- [to Rockwood] with knee problems or certainly tations, along with other stimulant-related com- sore muscles and joint issues because they haven’t plications. worked up gradually to the level they should.” “Anything that is a stimulant is going to in-  e best alternative to using supplements is a crease your heart rate. It may cause you to feel healthy diet, plenty of sleep and regular exercise jittery, may cause insomnia and nervousness, that will allow the body to produce high levels and it can also cause mood swings,” said Carol of energy naturally. Some people believe supple- Gahl, physicians assistant for the Rockwood ments can be helpful for working out, but this is Cheney Clinic. “Any time you take any kind of only true when the use of those supplements is a stimulant for an extended period of time, you coupled with a healthy lifestyle. can, in a sense, become addicted to it.” “ e general notion is that if it’s over-the- One ingredient included in fat burners and counter, it is safe to take, but again, because blockers typically not in thermagenics is chi- there is not good FDA regulation, that’s certainly tosan. Chitosan is a chemical compound that not the case,” Gahl said. sec e e to the re·qion's top teaching proqram THE EASTERNER’S SPRING QUARTER OPEN HOUSE MAY 26 Enroll now. Beqin your Master in leaching degree i1n June. 12 - 1:30 P.M. and 5 - 6:30 P.M. Whrtworth's Master In Teaching1(MIT) Program lets you earn both ISLE HALL 102 your maste1r's degree ,and tea,ching certification In Just 13 months. In our cohort model, you•11 entelJ' and c.omplete the p,ro'Cjiram with other students. for suppoirt and •encouragement a.long the way. MEET THE FACES BEHIND YOUR PAPER, T-o learn more; SEE HOW AND WHERE www.whitworth.edu/mit 509.717.3222 I Contact [email protected] THE NEWSPAPER IS CREATED, AND YES... FREE GOODIES! ------Sara Jo Barrett CHIEF COPY EDITOR 509.359.6270 [email protected] NEWS Career Services assists students in their plans for the future

BY DYLAN COIL us,” Director of Career Services ci cally tuned in to the majors senior reporter Virginia Hinch said. that our students have,” Hinch Certain resources are only said. Career Services Career Services will host available to students and won’t Recently, Career Services multiple events this quarter lo- exist after graduation. Net- has begun o ering weekly we- April 14, 2011 April 21, 2011 cated at both Eastern’s Cheney working is one way students binars for students.  is ser- UPCOMING • Washington Educators Career • Tips for Getting an Early Start in and Riverpoint campuses. can improve their chances of vice features a di erent author Fair: Spokane Convention Center the Professional World Events aim to prepare students obtaining a desirable career af- with a speci c area of expertise • Finding Cool Internships That for the real world by helping ter college, and there are many speaking to students electroni- EVENTS Pay: SHW 101 April 27, 2011 them make connections with ways to make job-focused con- cally through a streaming pre- April 13, 2011 • If You’re Not Listening, You Won’t employers. nections. sentation that is displayed on • Behavior Styles & Acing Your April 20, 2011 Get the Job Workshop; HUS 213 Career services also provides On top of making use of campus using a classroom pro- Interview Workshop; HUS 213 • Tweet Your Way to a Great Job • College of Science, Health, and Workshop; HUS 213 April 28, 2011 individual attention at their of- career fairs and networking op- jector. Engineering Career Fair • How to be a Successful Leader/ ces located in Showalter. Stu- tions, students can also search Krista Benson, program co- • Business After Hours; Tawanka • Weaving the Threads: An Evening Appearance/Image with Roger W. 2nd  oor dents can receive help writing within their major to make con- ordinator for Career Services, of Women Empowerment: Harg- Flint; Phase I 118, 5-5:45p.m. resumés and cover letters, as tacts with professors and other said, “[ e webinar] gives stu- reaves Reading Room well as looking up internship professionals who may be a li- dents the opportunity to learn Easterner Graphics opportunities available only to ated with the university. some new skill sets.  ese are students. When guring out which real professionals providing in- questions related to job oppor- Career Services is located in  e job market has been “[Students should] de nite- career path to take, students formation for students.” tunities and review resumés. Showalter 114. One resource in damaged with the decline of the ly work with us. We have in- may be more successful if they  e webinar series started “We’re going to really reach out their o ces that many students economy.  ough college stu- ternships and full-time jobs and pay attention to what oppor- at the beginning of this quarter and have resumé reviews avail- are unaware of is a career spe- dents may have an advantage in things coming across our desks tunities go with certain majors and is presented every Wednes- able, even up at the PUB, this ci c library with stacks of litera- nding a career, it now requires all the time. It always amazes and job elds. day at noon in Houston Hall, Spring, and do our best to really ture related to nding job op- prospective employees to really me how many students never “Not only do we have sta , room 213. Career Services puts outreach to be where students portunities and pursuing them prove their worthy of their de- have been here or worked with but we have sta that are spe- on the webinars and can answer need us,” Hinch said. the best way possible. sired career. New evaluations more e ective and e cient than older system

Professors agree, new system provides for faster, cheaper, better the students have their input on the quality of dent participates in the evaluations, Vercruyssen that course,” Kie er said. suggests that EWU should require online evalua- results from student response surveys at the of end each quarter  e “new evaluations” are actually an old sys- tions as well as placing a hold on a student’s reg- tem being brought back into place, according to istration until they’ve evaluated their courses and BY KRISTIE HSIN worked really well and here’s what your students Coomes. With everything staying in the depart- instructors. sta writer thought didn’t work really well, which is what I ment, the evaluation process is a lot faster and “Eastern should do it if they want 100 per- really need to know,” Coomes said. more e cient in giving instructors a closer look cent feedback,” Vercruyssen said. Students and faculty experienced better, faster According to Dr. Linda Kie er, vice pro- at what they need to work on and what works Evaluations are handled by faculty and ad- feedback through courses and instructions as a re- vost of academic administration, using a system best with their students. ministration, with the forms read by scanners. In- sult from last quarter’s new evaluations. in which Eastern has to use another company’s “ ey’re very speci c to courses. … Students structors who repeatedly receive poor evaluations Dr. Jackie Coomes, an associate professor forms means that the university must also pur- will see questions very speci c to the courses they are placed on an improvement plan. for the mathematics department, said, “ e old chase them.  e forms run at about six cents took,” said Kie er. “ e university right now has “If a faculty member is having a problem, and forms were so generic.  ey were asking, ‘Does apiece, but when that is multiplied by the num- four questions on the evaluation and then the de- it could be in any number of areas, what the de- this teacher help you be more creative?’ Well, that ber of students and the number of classes, it can partment or the faculty member can actually add partment would do is they would sit down with isn’t usually one of the goals of my courses. Some get very expensive. additional questions.” the faculty member and draw up a plan to im- of the questions just didn’t t the class.” “What we’ve done is we’ve purchased a new Junior Mia Vercruyssen said, “It’s a lot more prove,” Kie er said. Coomes does not recall getting her evaluation system,” said Kie er. “We can actually put the e cient because it was shorter. Before, a lot of  e department would match up the instruc- results from fall quarter because the old system questions on the form and we can print them on people would just not do it because it was so time tor with a mentor, typically a senior faculty mem- had the university to ship evaluations to Kansas. our printer, which saves a lot of money.” consuming.” ber in the same department, to work and help “I barely remembered teaching the course by Processing the evaluations this way cost less According to Vercruyssen, other schools like them through whatever the concern was. the time we got them [back],” Coomes said. than 2 cents apiece to print. University of California Davis and the University “ e instructor sees [the responses], the de- With the old system, sending evaluations to Evaluations are “really for the faculty mem- of Washington, students are required to evaluate partment sees them and that’s where the real con- Kansas took weeks to process and be sent back to ber. It’s also for the departments and, ultimately, their professors online in order to see their nal trol is over the courses,” said Kie er. “We don’t the university. for the students because this is the way we keep grades. tell the instructor how to teach.” “ ey’d come back with these numbers with- the quality of instruction up by looking at what At EWU, students can only do evaluations So far, according to Kei er, the new system out saying here’s what your students thought the students think about the course and having if they’re present. Since not every individual stu- seems to be working. ASEWU primary election candidates 2011 Primary elections will be held Tuesday, Vice President Graduate A airs April 18. Students can vote online at Andrew Lewin http://ewu.edu/asewu. Also on the website Clem Bustamante are biographies of each candidate along Jason Barbour Legislative A airs with a photo. Winners of the primary Douglas Rogers election will then move on to the general Finance Vice President election to take place Tuesday, May 3. Kaleb Ho er Kelli Crawford President Mengshu “Sue” Zou Student Activities Academic A airs Lena Lewis Student Health and Eric Palomino Safety Services Athletic A airs and Jordan Lemmon University Advancement Brandon Nygard Alex Clardy Hayden Indahl Student Services Justin Filla Diversity Outreach Technology Advancement Regina Steele Swen Bergman Jasmine Beach Steven Casteel Kadija Sesay

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BY SARA JO BARRETT As a student body devoted to bettering cease their habit, they surely resume it the When Eastern’s football team began the 2010 season, chief copy-editor ourselves and the environment, we cannot next day with a fresh pack. It’s time for a the size of the crowd compared to other Division I tolerate chewing gum wrappers on the revolution. I propose the foolproof solu- schools was weak. It wasn’t until Eastern snagged a small An epidemic is spreading through our ground anymore than we should tolerate tion of a gum-free campus. spotlight on nationally broadcast ESPN that fair-weather university that will soon takeover our side- the clouds of pink bubbles protruding All students will bene t. Imagine the fans transformed into die-hard football groupies. walks, our classrooms and our students. from people’s mouths.  ey’re everywhere. shiny gum-free world I o er you.  ose Larger Washington schools, such as Washington State But we can prevent this epidemic, even I walk through them in the PUB; I sit who can’t stand stumbling into the litter University and the University of Washington, boast more reverse the damage incurred so far. We all next to them in class; I feel the evidence can cheer up now that the silver wrap- than just typical bandwagon fans.  ough their sport- need to pull together to halt the perpetra- of their teeth-rotting habit under the soles pers aren’t a bother, and those previously ing teams may not be able to guarantee a win, they can tors’ perpetration. of my shoes. Allowing gum-chewers the hooked to the “pink chew” can brighten always rely on large swarms of spectators to attend their Chewing gum: It disrupts learning, freedom of throwing their bad habit at their smiles with healthier teeth, better- events. For example, Despite WSU’s horrible football damages our bodies and diminishes the the feet of university students and faculty looking lips, and jaws that chew rather season, the Cougars easily managed to double their fan beauty of our school. So far, our struggle — almost literally — re ects badly on the than dance the lock and pop. base, Eastern, on the other hand, couldn’t muster any to contain this bad habit has failed. It’s school. Why should I subject myself to Gum-chewers may not understand the such crowd that was equivalent to WSU’s. Of course it’s time to revolt against gum-chewers. seeing, hearing and eve n smelling this bad bene ts of a gum-free campus today, but more exciting to attend sporting events when Eastern’s Walking to class, the red bricks aren’t habit since it is indeed a bad habit? by restricting their rights to exercise legally teams perform well and earn a big win, but much of the the only softly faded pink decoration on  ough not commonly known, the acceptable free will on the property of a motivation driving athletes’ e orts come from the fans. campus.  e obnoxious, sticky globules negative e ects of gum chewing include public school, which their taxes helped Aside from football and hockey, Eastern’s team of long-chewed bubblegum spot the side- jaw tightness, soreness and popping.  e fund, we will force them to have a better records were disappointing this year. Perhaps EWU could walks, the desks, the bathroom sinks and sugars can also rot your teeth, and the tomorrow. celebrate more wins later if the student body would even the trashcans (because apparently constant motion can cause premature lip Also, as an afterthought, designated celebrate our teams’ e orts now. School pride isn’t neces- aiming for the trashcan’s opening is too wrinkles. Don’t forget, gum-chewers, that gum chewing areas won’t work. We don’t sarily dependent upon the number of trophies on display, much work these days). Littering cannot the popping sound in your ear is just as want to quarantine the gum-chewers after all. be tolerated. Since our university code of loud in the ears of those sitting adjacent to to the outskirts of campus like they’re To see the benches at Reese Court, the benches of a conduct isn’t enough to enforce no-litter- you in History 106. untouchables, after all; we just want to school with more than 10,000 students enrolled, have ing rules, we must sever the problem at “No-littering” signs aren’t working. indoctrinate them into our gum-free fewer fans than a high school basketball or volleyball the root: Lobby for a gum-free campus!  ough students may ask gum chewers to thinking. game is disappointing, depressing, demoralizing, agitat- ing, provoking — all of the above. Rather than blaming Eastern’s players for dampening school pride, however, the empty seats have provoked this editorial board into action. Our teams deserve more support. We are committed to supporting the students of LETTERS TO THE EDITOR our school, and our student-athletes deserve better atten- tion than.  ey sacri ce their study time, their bodies, and their sleep to excel in areas that provide the student body en- Changes needed in math placement Construction disrupts learning tertainment as well as funding through event ticket sales. School pride is an attitude, not a trophy case; though As you may or may not know, many EWU students have  e construction on Eastern’s campus a ects the entire having one the former may lead to the latter. trouble meeting the school’s mathematics requirement, which student body at EWU, as well as the faculty and sta .  e noise must be ful lled in order to graduate. It has become very interrupts classes, making it di cult for students to focus and common for students to be enrolled in the wrong mathematics teachers to do their jobs.  e fencing surrounding the construc- course due to the lack of accuracy of the mathematics place- tion zone hinders the student’s ability to get to class on time, ment exam, or APTP.  e APTP consists of 35 questions that especially those students who have injuries or disabilities. Distractions prove the exam takers are given 60 minutes to answer.  e time We believe that by shutting down construction during the given is hardly su cient to display accurate results and can be school year and limiting expansion of the construction site attributed to the large number of students leaving test ques- and to the summer months everyone will bene t. While this disasterous, intolerable tions unanswered. does present a slightly more costly alternative and a lengthened BY KYLE HARDING the window ledges and run What we propose is a longer test session, and we encour- completion time of Patterson Hall, the results will be more im- sta writer amok, frolicking around as age the proctors of the APTP to take into account the quality mediate. if they have not a care in the of the students’ work as opposed merely to determining the By allowing the students to focus more wholly on their I wholeheartedly agree world. Don’t these goddamn students’ abilities based strictly o of their answers. With more studies, the average GPA of Eastern will rise. Attendance in with some students’ assess- squirrels know that I am testing time and thorough revision of students work, we will classes and reduction of tardies will be an added bene t. While ment that construction on trying to concentrate on my have a more positive attitude toward the math program, and teachers will need to be sequestered in their temporary o ces Patterson Hall is far too dis- schoolwork? consequently will be more likely to succeed in our mathemat- for longer, the space after construction is completed and extra tracting to carry on during the I suggest we tranquilize ics courses. classrooms after construction will make up for this. academic year. Not only that, the squirrels every fall and It may cost more money for proctors to examine students’ but the big loud machines are deport them somewhere where work in detail, but the students are the customers of EWU, Cam Tran, Dakotta Williams, Nami Matayoshi, Nicholas scary. they won’t be so distracting. and when we feel that it will be a small price to pay in order Kilburn, Tyler Washburn For one, the construction Bring them back at the end for higher success rates in math courses and a higher gradua- makes it hard to get to class of spring quarter, screw the tion rate. on time and all but impossible students who take classes in Parking availability is lacking to focus while in class.  at is the summer session. Anna Hawley, Je Forbes, James Vang, Tremayne Johnson why limiting construction to Some people in my classes Parking unavailability is a widespread issue that involves not the summer months only is a wear bright clothing. Could only the Eastern students, but also the faculty members. Since great idea, despite the fact that anything possibly be more Students should care about tuition students are constantly “ ghting” over a spot, most of the time it will lengthen the amount of distracting? College students it makes them late, or they have to walk to school during winter time it will take to complete simply aren’t prepared to deal Tuition prices are once again scheduled to rise here at quarter, which can be harmful for their health. I am talking the projects fourfold, inevi- with the eye-catching ensem- EWU and at universities around the country. Once tuition from experience.  e biggest issue of all is buying the permit tably increasing cost as well bles worn by other students. I increases, many students on  nancial aid, paying their own and still not be able to  nd a parking spot. Something needs to as increasing the amount of saw a girl the other day wear- tuition or on scholarships, still may not be able to a ord their be done. time professors will bitch and ing a neon green shirt. How education or potentially drop out of classes to avoid the high Eastern has too many students and not enough parking spac- moan about their substandard dare she! cost.  is would mean the end of a dream for thousands of es to accommodate them.  e present system is at fault because temporary o ces. To avoid distractions, all college hopefuls. it has not adjusted to the growth of student population and for But construction is not the students at Eastern should We believe that if students spoke out about this issue that, it needs to be changed. Every issue has their solutions, and only distraction students here wear earth tones, such as a and demanded that tuition stay the same, or be lowered, the so in this problem, building more parking lots, adding more at Eastern have to deal with. nice, soothing olive drab. Washington state government make take notice.  e Easterner frequent bus stops or even lower the prize of the parking permit Distractions abound all over Nothing too loud or  ashy. paper could also help spread the word, as the journalism pro- might give a “breather” to students with cars. But realistically, campus, and distractions, my Some of my fellow gram itself could be at risk to be cut if students decide not to the best solution for this predicament would be the university to friends, are something that no students like to converse in attend because of tuition hikes. Tuition increase can also lead fund new parking lots closer to the classroom buildings. responsible adult should ever the PUB, in the halls and to not only educational programs being cut, but sports, clubs Every coin has two sides, and so in this issue, the conse- have to deal with. everywhere else imaginable and other activities to be taken away from the general student quences can both be negative and positive. Yes, school will have Anybody who has ever had on campus. EWU should population here on campus. to pay in order for the parking lot to be built, but think of all a class in Isle Hall has been adopt the library policy across In this economy, getting an education is detrimental to the positive outcomes that will come out of this funding. Stu- distracted by squirrels.  ey campus in order to cease such acquiring a higher paying job and will lead to a brighter and dents will not stress out for school, the professors will be satis ed climb the trees and get up in distractions. better future for all involved. If tuition does not rise and/ with students showing up on time and more students will feel or stays constant, more students will choose to attend EWU attracted to our university in order to pursue their education. M   because of the lower bill.  is means more money in EWU's pocket from the Nefeli Diamanti increased pro ts of having more students on the roster. Sports, e Easterner strives to provide EWU students and sta with the opportunity teams, clubs and programs will no longer need to be cut and to comment or express their opinions and/or views on any topic relevant to will ultimately make Eastern a better school overall. Rules, enforcement too lax on smokers our readers. We encourage the campus community to submit letters and opinion pieces that conform to the requirements listed below. Opinion Megan Morse, Jessica Emig, Lydia McHugh, Cli Colimon  ere is a problem of smoking on campus; many people articles and letters to the editor do not necessarily re ect the views and opin- walk right through other people’s smoke.  ese people include ions of e Easterner, its sta members or Eastern Washington University. pregnant women, asthmatics and the general population. Services should utilize advertising Nonsmokers are being greatly a ected by on campus smoking. THE EASTERNER L   E Secondhand smoke is unhealthy, and having to smell like ciga- E  B  Despite student services’ e orts, many Eastern students rette all day is unfair to the student just trying to go to class. It : are unaware of the bene ts and services available to them as also degrades our campus facilities and our campus image. EWU e Easterner, Room 102 funded by their tuition. For example, basic health care, free as an institution is showing little e ort to enforce rules and ad- E-- EWU, Isle Hall Cheney, WA 99004   bus pass, media services and access to the REC center are all dress the problem of smoking on campus.  is should change to [email protected] provided but under utilized due to inadequate advertising.  e accommodate the majority of people on campus. .@. current methods used are not reaching the entire student body.  ere are many e ective and reasonable ways to resolve R   We propose a few ideas to remedy this situation. A this issue.  e most e ective way would be better placement M  /  mass email to all students alerting them to the many services of designated smoking areas along with nonsmoking areas. For   - Letters should be 300 words or available to them with links to the student services website, example, have clearer and more visible signs on the outside of .@. less, and typed or hand-written  iers provided to each professor to hand out the  rst day of the doors that stating “No smoking zone.” Campus also needs to legibly. quarter or a mailed  ier with all help inform the students. As a advertise and enforce where the designated smoking areas are. - Include your full name, signature, result, there will be better awareness of services provided, there Ideally, they would be placed on the outskirts of campus. N  telephone number and e-mail ad- will be a greater understating of the tuition statement and Another solution is to establish areas of heavy population   dress for veri cation. student morale will improve. which you cannot smoke, such as outside of the PUB, bus area .@. - We reserve the right not to pub-  e departments providing these services may see and and in the campus mall.  is may inconvenient some smokers, lish letters; furthermore, all letters are subject to editing. increase in tra c and longer wait times, but this may be easily and consequently, they may not follow the rules. E    remedied with adding sta .  e additional student jobs will be If enforcement is stressed, they will eventually follow the - Letters must be received by no    later than Monday at 3 p.m. in or- welcome and improvement to the university life. Students will rules, and the problem will be reduced. 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affected by BRITTANY WAXMAN living situation eagle life editor What to do and what not to do How to stay safe on your daily run in the outdoors BY KRISTIE HSIN | sta writer Not all roomates don’t get along; Sam Andres and Craig Carlson Jr. Photo Illustration by Casey Picha enjoy some quality bonding time as roommates. With glimpses of nice weather peeking out from be- t is  nally the last quarter of the wish went di erently. e major di er- waking you up.” Walter said, “Respect comfortable [in an apartment], and I hind the Cheney skyline, stu- school year, and summer is just ence I have with my roommate is that the other person’s environment, their can relax more, and if other people are dents are eager to escape the around the corner. Students he is really controlling, and if things likes and dislikes, and try to keep your in the apartment, I can just go to an- indoors and get some fresh air everywhereI are almost within grasp of don’t go his way, he gets upset.” side of the room clean. If one side [is] other room.” and exercise. leaving their roommates that have been Sometimes con icting sched- clean and one’s not, it will look like If ties between roommates are ough going for a walk loud and irritating all year long. ules can lead to annoying situations. balls.” tense, a student’s outlook on whether or run outside is a nice change So until  nals are over and the car Whether it’s being forced to put make- Part of enjoying college life typi- or not they want to continue school of scenery from the URC, hit- is packed up, how can things stay fun up on in the dark or miss out on pre- cally requires happy campers. e kind may become an issue. A bad roommate ting the streets in the sun can and peaceful? cious Call of Duty time before class, of roommate and the bond, or lack of experience could mean a bad college introduce new health dangers “Don’t let little things bug you,” these predicaments can ultimately bond between roommates, can play a experience. that many don’t think of. said freshman Christina McDonald. cause tension between you and your major role in college life. A declining “It’s hard when your roommate From allergies to assaults, “Keep your stu out of their space. roommate. GPA could be the result of having a has other people over, and you don’t it’s good to be prepared for Keep [your space] somewhat organized Honestly, who wants to tip toe party animal for a roommate, which really get the quiet space you need your outdoor adventures. e and not a mess.” around their own room? in uences how and when there’s quiet sometimes. I de nitely learned that if I following are a few common Whether in the resident halls or o To combat this, make arrangements study time. wanted to get homework done, [don’t] scenarios and tips for staying campus, living with people can be a with roommates, and warn them to “Having a roommate has made be in the dorms, and go to the library; safe on your daily walk or run. recipe bound to have issues. expect the sound of footsteps and the school more stressful. It really just de- that’s a major thing,” said McDonald. “You’re bound to run into con icts closet door opening and closing. pends on how you go about it,” said “[But] it’s made me open up be- 1. Beating the heat: no matter what,” said freshman Daryn Freshman Taylor Murdoch said of Walter. “It’s hard for me to concentrate cause I’ve had to meet my roommate When the nice weather  - Walter. “I like living in Pearce, and I living alone, “It’s quieter. You can go if there’s music going on or if the door and get to know her, and it kind of nally picks up, it’s hard not to like living in a double for the most part, to sleep whenever, and you can wake is left open.” Cassie Teig, who lives in helped me get to know other people as just grab your running shoes but there are some things that I kind of up whenever without your roommate an apartment, said, “It’s so much more well.” and head out the door. But more sun and higher tem- peratures bring consequences. Direct sunlight can be hard Dos Don'ts on the skin and the eyes, so it’s Some • Do be respectful and courteous. Bad manners and a • Don’t be stupid and leave the door best to prepare for your time -rpoor attitude could possibly lead to tension and dis- unlocked or the stove on. outside. Wearing a hat, sunglasses common agreement. This includes keeping the noise level down • • Don’t be promiscuous and bring and SPF 15 sunscreen are ide- and asking before taking. al. Going to be out for awhile? Dos and back random people. Remember to hydrate before • Do keep personal belongings clean and in respected and during your walk. Also Don’ts for places. No one enjoys finding their roommates’ bras or • Don’t be sloppy. Whether it’s with remember that it’s important dirty gym socks in their space. food or toothpaste, messes are not to overexert yourself, so surviving a avoidable. keep an eye out for shade if • Do communicate with each other. Communication is you begin to feel dizzy. roommate: essential to any friendship. If there’s a problem, keep- • Don’t forget to unplug the curling 2. Pollen power: ing it bottled up most likely won’t help. iron or wipe down the toilet seat. Spring is often the worst season for allergies. With the increased heat and humid- ity, pollen particles are easily trapped in the air. For those who su er Izkalli Calmecac Conference empowers local youth regularly from allergies, prep yourself by taking an antihis- tamine like Allegra or Zyrtec, Chicano Education Program promotes power of language and faith for multicultural groups which are now both available over the counter. BY DYLAN COIL emphasized the importance of faith. He spoke to the riencing in school. One day, Villaseñor drove up into ough pollen counts senior reporter audience about his family background, growing up in Montana to go hunting and take his rage out on some vary throughout the day, early the U.S. and ultimately what led to his decision to be- passing antelope. He said that he suddenly noticed the morning is the best time to High school students from around the state gath- come a writer. beautiful scenery of the mountainous inland north- avoid ragweed and grass pol- ered at Eastern last weekend for a weekend of growth Villaseñor opened by saying, “We don’t have prob- west and came to the realization that the world is full len. and knowledge at the second Izkalli Calmecac Confer- lems on this planet, we have barriers in language.” of miracles and destruction was not the answer. Check your local pollen ence. He then condemned use of the word “the,” saying at day, Villaseñor had an epiphany that civiliza- count at http://www.weather. Friday’s events included performances by come- it keeps our perceptions too singular and relies on the tions had come and gone on this planet for thousands com to choose a time for go- dian Ernie G. and an Aztecan dance known as Amey- assumption that there is only one way of thinking. of years and words were the only thing allowing them ing outdoors. It’s also ideal to altonal. On Saturday, students attended various work- Villaseñor also spoke about the power of intuition, to transcend time and space. At that moment, Villase- avoid windy days since they shops, and the weekend festivities culminated with the saying that before the word genius was associated with ñor decided to become a writer. can increase your chances for speech by keynote speaker, Victor Villaseñor, author of a person’s IQ, it referred to the spirit assigned to you Villaseñor said that getting to know each other’s the sni es as the wind moves a number of in uential books such as Rain of Gold. at birth. stories bring human beings closer together. One story pollen particles more freely. is year’s conference was themed Reuniting Voic- “Genius has nothing to do with being smart,” said he knew he needed to tell was the life of his grand- es to Empower our Youth and was put on by the Chi- Villaseñor. “Genius is the ability to stop thinking and mother. Villaseñor spent 16 years writing that story, 3. Avoiding altercations: cano studies group, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano start trusting your intuition.” and it became “Rain of Gold,” his most successful ough women are more de Aztlán. Latino high school students were invited to Villaseñor’s speech was heart-felt and truly inspi- book. widely known as being sus- participate and learn, with Villaseñor’s speech inspir- rational as he talked about overcoming racism in the Villaseñor is a testament to how determination and ceptible to assaults, anyone ing students to take action. California public school system. Years of rage had built perseverance lead to the greatest rewards in life. His can encounter a potential at- Eastern student and Movimiento Estudiantil Chi- up, and after visiting Mexico when he was a late teen, speech appropriately matched his audience of young tacker while on their daily cano de Aztlán member Gabriel Chavez played a ma- he discovered how backwards our American society people who may or may not know what direction to run. Often times these alterca- jor role in programming this past weekend’s events, had become. take in life. It also served as a wonderful conclusion to tions can be avoided by stay- and he said that he felt compelled to invite Villaseñor Upon returning to the U.S., the rage Villaseñor a weekend of growth and knowledge. ing alert and incorporating to speak at the conference after reading his books. Vil- had acquired did not dissipate, but only grew as he “If you’re not educated, society kicks your ass,” said safety nets. laseñor’s speech focused on the power of language and could no longer tolerate the mistreatment he was expe- Villaseñor. “If you’re educated, you kick society’s ass.” When going out for a run, try joining a walking group or using the buddy system. It’s important to walk with Alternatives to driving bene cial for commuting students con dence and avoid heavily wooded areas that are ideal for BY CHELSEA TWISS banged my head on the steering wheel spring day turns into a crazy hail storm, way to get involved could be opting for hiding attackers. columnist a few times and swore I would become but we happen to live in a town where walking to a particular destination in Avoid being caught o extremely intoxicated and bury my car virtually everything is within conceiv- Cheney rather than driving there. e guard by keeping your MP3 A couple of days ago, while driving keys around my apartment complex able walking distance. bus to Spokane also saves EWU stu- player to a reasonable volume the two or so miles home after a long that very evening so I would never  nd e other day while driving down dents money on ridiculously expensive so that you are able to hear day of school, work and soccer practice, them again, thus ceasing my ability to First Street, I passed two people hitch- gas prices and meter parking. and anticipate your surround- I got pulled over by one of Cheney’s use my car as a mode of transportation. hiking and did a double take. I thought With hints of spring in the air, there ings. police cars. I am ashamed to say that It scares me that my lead foot and to myself how ironic it was that, assum- are other modes of transportation that It’s also important to re- despite the fact that I drive what some impatience while driving will cost me ing their destination was in Cheney, can be fun on a sunny day. Longboard- member to change your route would call a “granny car,” I have ac- half a paycheck and subsequently a ect they could probably have walked there ing and bike riding are two ways of get- every so often so as not to let cumulated quite a hefty sum of tra c my ability to pay my bills and a ord by the time someone decided to pick ting around that are practical and make potential attackers know your tickets. So many that I am to the point groceries. If I keep this up, I see a future them up. the trip to class something to look for- routine. where I’m fairly certain a revocation of full of Ramen and sky high insurance I don’t mind the walk to school. It ward to. Bringing a cell phone my license is on the horizon. I’m start- rates. When you think about it, aside takes me about 20 minutes, but with When I lived in Europe, I recall the or knowing the locations of ing to think there might be a search from the potential liability of a traf- my iPod on and time to clear my head school parking lots being  lled with nearby pay phones (remember warrant for a serial killer who drives a  c infraction, which can be extremely before starting the day, it’s usually en- more bicycles than cars. At Eastern, this to carry spare change)are ideal ’92 Saab. costly, there are a lot of other bene ts joyable. It’s also di cult for me to jus- isn’t the case. in case of an emergency. Call me cynical, but when it comes to avoid using a vehicle while in college tify driving to school when  nding a At this point, the luxury of driving to getting pulled over, I’m almost at the and in a state of poverty. e two usu- parking spot usually means being late to isn’t something that I can always a ord e views expressed here do point of just asking for the ticket so I ally go hand-in-hand, after all. class and parking in the free lot involves for multiple reasons. It’s nice to know not directly re ect the views can be on my way. After police issued Not only is our public transporta- quite a bit of walking anyway. From a that the alternatives to using a vehicle of e Easterner. e writer a $124 ticket for alleged neglect of tion system in Cheney e cient and more global perspective, Earth Day is really aren’t so bad when you think can be contacted at easterner. ______properly acknowledging a stop sign, I available to students when a sunny just around the corner, and a simple about it. ____J [email protected]. Sophie Benson GRAPHICS EDITOR 509.359.4318 EAGLE LIFE [email protected]

Annual Guitar festival showcases local talent Performers from all over the Northwest congregate at Riverpoint campus to compete in music competition

BY DOUG AULT sta writer Marc Teicholz from the San Francisco Conser- vatory of Music, Michael LeFevre of Seattle, Michael Partington from the University of Music rang out through the Spokane area Washington, Paul Grove from Gonzaga Univer- as e Northwest Guitar Festival made its way sity, David Feingold from Western Washington False advertising into town. Held over the weekend, the festival University, Lynn McGrath of the Guitar Foun- leads to power- presented some of the  nest young players in dation of America, James Reid from University Washington, Oregon and Idaho competing at of Idaho, Mark Wilson from Bellevue Commu- based relationships their craft as well as recitals by professionals. nity College, and the 2010 Northwest Guitar BY DYLAN COIL “All the performers were received well; all Festival prizewinner Graham Ban eld. senior reporter did a fantastic job. I personally enjoyed the In addition to the featured performances, hour played by the University of Washington’s master classes were o ered for advanced stu- Michael Partington for the music department dents to engage in open format lessons with a Why can some guys get convocation. at was a near-perfect recital,” featured artist. away with what other guys said EWU guitar professor Michael Millham, In this setting, three to four students would cannot? who played a large role in organizing the event. play with a visiting musician in an open format To those who show e competition featured several talented that allowed for the audience to observe and respect for women, the idea performers, with two of the  nal four being learn along with them. of testing boundaries with the local musicians. Abe Kenney of Spokane came “It’s a great bang for the buck; you can vi- opposite sex is a foreign one, up just short of  rst place, as did former Whit- cariously take several lessons from the featured and usually these individuals worth student Jay Hildebrand. artists in a single day without having to play — tend to play it safe. “Not a bad showing for the east side of and pay for — all of them yourself,” Millham Some men, however, Washington,” Millham said. said. choose to see how far they can e eventual winner was Travis Johnson, Millham considers the event as a whole a go, despite social and possibly who traveled from Portland, Ore., for the com- success. e very  rst Northwest Guitar Fes- legal consequences. e inter- petition. A current high school student, John- tival took place in 1991 when Millham was esting factor in these situa- son impressed the judges with his advanced a student and competitor himself. About half tions is how some women technique. He will be a musician to keep an eye of the featured artists brought in for this year’s may provoke such behavior. on, according to Millham. event were people Millham met in the begin- Some people may classify “He’s just a great young player. It will be ning years of the event. a woman who is open with interesting to follow his career as he goes o to While it is still up in the air where next her sexuality as a slut, but it is college and continues to develop as an artist,” year’s event will take place, Millham looks for- not women who are straight- Millham said. ward to keeping the tradition alive. forward in a relationship e festival consisted of much more than “It was emotionally rewarding to be able who attract abusive behavior. Photo courtesy of Michael Millham just the competition. Several visiting artists to continue something that began when I was Accepting sexual urges is Michael Parlington of the University of Washington was well- were brought in for concerts emanating from a student myself,” said Millham. “What goes healthy, and making these received at the annual festival. the EWU recital hall. Featured artists included around comes around, I suppose.” urges clear promotes healthy relationships. American society has taught women to hide their sexuality in fear of being clas- International Task Forces organizes Lunch and Learn si ed as slutty. Many women maintain a restrained sexual Eastern faculty shares personal abroad experiences and entices students to travel internationally to China attitude, but when urged by the opposite sex, they may

BY AZARIA PODPLESKY give in to temptations. sta writer Alex Klum, a senior social Also at the event, profes- governmental bureaus in the Kevin Decker, professor of Certain women will try to studies major, and his wife sor of anthropology Michael country. philosophy, who, along with pretend not to be interested Amanda, a graduate of EWU Zukosky discussed the di - Yevgeniy Zhupikov, an Petrie, had traveled to China in sex in order to  t into an Students and faculty mem- with a degree in special educa- culties of completing research interdisciplinary studies stu- the year before, told the audi- image society has pressed bers who have traveled to tion, taught English as a second in China if a person is not af- dent, recently returned from a ence about “Marx, Lenin, Mao on to them. Some men are China shared their experiences language in China during the  liated with a university or an monthlong trip in China where Tse-Tung,” the two-credit sum- very persistent, and when during the International Task 2008-09 school year through organization. he was doing research for his mer course he will be teaching these types of women deny Forces’ International Lunch the Shanghai BSK Academy. “ ere are advantages and thesis. in China. Students taking this them, men will continue their and Learn event. “You don’t need props; you disadvantages to working out- “I didn’t learn Chinese be- course have the opportunity to advances until they yield a At the event, Gina Petrie, use a lot of media,” Alex said side of the system,” he said. fore I went,” said Zhupikov. learn Mandarin Chinese and result. associate dean of the College about teaching in China. “Ev- “Outside the system, you have “I had an iPhone Touch, and I calligraphy and practice Tai ese women may be of Arts and Letters, introduced erything is put directly on the restricted access to a university’s would pull up a dictionary if I Chi and martial arts. e class playing hard to get, or what- the panel of students and fac- board.” governmental bureau. If you needed it. Having a notebook will also take weekend trips to ever mind game they think ulty. According to the Klums, don’t have any a liation, nine to draw pictures was also help- cultural sites all over northeast- works on men, but pretend- She then told the audience English teachers in Shanghai out of 10 times they will refuse ful.” ern China. ing to not be interested in sex that the panel would be speak- earn about $1,700 a month. to talk to you.” Zhupikov humored the For more information on and then give it up regardless ing about the arrangements Outside of the city, teachers Zukosky went on to note audience of nearly 40 people traveling to China or Decker’s teaches men dysfunctional they made for a trip to China can earn up to $2,000 a month. that EWU has a strong rela- by reminding them to bring summer course, contact Olga behaviors. and the barriers they faced Alex and Amanda plan to tionship with many universi- toilet paper and that KFC and Baron at Eastern’s Division for Ultimately, acting this while overseas. e panel also leave for China again in Sep- ties and agencies in abroad in McDonalds were hands down International and Educational way conditions men to believe answered questions from the tember and teach English there China, which in turn allows for the best places to get food in Outreach at (509) 359-4948 or that no doesn’t actually mean audience. for the next three to  ve years. greater access to colleges and China. [email protected]. no. When a man is justi ed in his decision not to accept no as an answer, he feels a sense of power, which will encour- Guest musician performs with jazz ensemble age him to keep pursuing a We’re accepting woman even after he hears the word no. Gaily, director of the University of Kansas jazz program, In an article published in the Journal of Sex Research, provides a fresh muse for students in music department applications “Power, Sex, and Rape Myth Acceptance: Testing Two Models of Rape Proclivity” BY AMY MEYER hearsing, too. “All the guests ing to be a music teacher, and stated that “explicit power- sta writer The Easterner is seeking qualifi ed we have … are amazing com- they need to know what that sex beliefs may blur the line posers, arrangers and amazing experience is like so that when applicants for the 2011-12 school year for between consensual sex and Jazz by guest musician Dan players,” she said. they go to teach, they can emu- rape.” Gailey will be featured at a Grad student Luke Brock- late that experience on some the Editor-in-chief and Advertising Manager Women who act unin- concert Wednesday, April 13, man also plays with the Jazz level.” terested in sex but ultimately at 7:30 p.m., which will con- Ensemble (I) and directs the Leek plans on attending position. submit to male hounding clude his visit to EWU. Among Repertory Jazz Ensemble, graduate school within the aren’t necessarily being raped, the groups performing will be which he said will perform next couple years. “[Gailey is] ...... Job requirements:, .... 11 but they are promoting the EWU Collegians, Jazz En- “Blues for Itchy.” He said, “All a sax player, so he’ll probably power-based sexual behavior. semble (I) and the Repertory of his stu is very di cult and have good recommendations. -Completion of JRNM 332, 351 or equivalent When this behavior is learned Jazz Ensemble. very well arranged. He gave … He’s a writer, and I want to and accepted, it can lead to a Gailey directs the Universi- [the piece] to us … to rise to go into writing in grad school,” -One year’s experience on a college or more sexually-aggressive man. ty of Kansas jazz program, but this challenge, but it is a hard she said. e same article also said, his background is rooted here piece for the amount of time Tapper hopes for this sort professional newspaper “Sexually aggressive men may in the northwest. we’ve had to put it together.” of networking, but he also sees legitimize rape as a part of a He received his bachelor’s Brockman is excited about opportunities for other music -Strong journalism skills consensual sexual script in of music from Paci c Lutheran Gailey’s arranging and com- students. which they dominate their University before earning a posing clinic, and he’s not the “[ e guest musicians] -Experience with Adobe InDesign partners and their partners master’s of music in theory and only one. bring newer, fresher music that reluctantly submit.” composition at University of “I’ve seen his arranging and I wouldn’t normally have access -Strong communication skills Reluctance to have sex Northern Colorado. writing, and there’s some re- to. So our kids get to play that is not a bad thing, if that is Riley Gray, a pianist with ally good things, and feel like music … [and] meet the per- ...... Applications should 11111include: Ille what you really want. But Jazz Ensemble (I) said, “ e there’s a lot to learn from him,” son who wrote it, which is also when sexual reluctance is used highlight of the concert will be Gray said. very cool,” Tapper said. -Cover letter to play games or suggest false an arrangement of a Radiohead James agreed, saying, James understands the implications, it can lead to tune he did [called] ‘Knives “[It’ll] be cool to get some of value behind musician Dan -Resume trouble. is trouble might Out,’ which is very complex, his perspectives and insights Gailey’s visit. “ is is one of include power-based relation- yet it’s almost an impression on jazz arranging and be able the unique opportunities that -Organized portfolio ships, an increase in male of ‘Knives Out,’ the original to directly apply it to projects you get in the Eastern music sexual aggressiveness in future piece.” we’re working on.” department where we bring in -Application form relationships and in the most EWU baritone saxophon- Professor Rob Tapper, who the people that do stu that drastic situations, possibly ist Andrew James said, “We’ve runs EWU’s jazz program, said, we’re training ourselves to do,” Questions and applications should be rape. only had the music for a couple “Usually the guest artists only said James. e best solution to this weeks, … so I’m excited to re- work with the top groups of a “It’s the philosophy of submitted to [email protected] problem is openness in rela- hearse with him on Tuesday program, but in this case, the Eastern’s music department to tionships. is would prevent and work with the man that [Repertory Jazz Ensemble] get bring in people who do what men from being conditioned wrote the stu we’re playing.” exposed to a professional jazz we’re … doing at a very high to believe that what you say Saxophone player Jessika musician as well. ey’re pay- level. … at doesn’t happen Applications due Monday, April 18, at noon and how you act is not how Leek is looking forward to re- ing tuition too, and they’re go- very many other places.” ts a••••••«•,,,,.••- you feel. • Matt Olsen ONLINE EDITOR 509.359.4318 [email protected] SPORTS I’m here ere is ‘ and I’m ‘only one making Mario.

DUSTIN TOMS plays. managing/sports editor ’ ’ Schultz makes himself, Costco look terrible Adam Brown is a bril- liant man. For those of you who don’t know who Brown is, he is the producer of the Renard Williams Mario Brown Webby Award winning Aaron Malmoe/Easterner Aaron Malmoe/Easterner documentary “Sonicsgate,” a detailed story about the rise and fall of the Seattle Williams in new role Replacing the legend Supersonics. Not only does his genius come from the ability to keep the Sonics’ relocation DEFENSE READY TO REPEAT BROWN GRABS THE REIGNS to Oklahoma City alive with help from his colleagues, but he did a great job of BY SHANE MOSES | contributing writer BY DUSTIN TOMS | managing/sports editor making Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner How- e defense for the EWU Eagles Sky Conference. He caught everyone’s Some may say it’s easy to  ll big game and do what I can and show what ard Schultz look like a com- has some big holes to  ll after losing attention last year by posting 54 tack- shoes, but when those shoes belong I got,” Brown said. plete and utter douchebag linebacker J.C. Sherritt, defensive tack- les, four forced fumbles, two fumble re- to NFL-bound running back Taiwan e experience from last season’s over the weekend during a le Tyler Jolley, and defensive backs Jesse coveries and his now infamous blocked Jones, the task seems a little more playo run will certainly help Brown book signing at a Costco in Ho man and Dante Calcote to gradu-  eld goal returned for a touchdown in daunting. now that he is o cially the starting Issaquah, Wash. ation. e Inferno’s inaugural game to clinch Next season that task will be in the running back. He has already started to Schultz was the man Now the Eagles seek a new leader a victory over Montana. He also led the hands of Mario Brown, the running show improvement in spring practices. who sold the Sonics to Clay on the defensive side of the ball, which Eagles with 6.5 sacks. back that replaced an injured Jones last “He’s just improving in every little Bennett, and in turn, Ben- works out perfectly for defensive tackle As the defending national cham- season in the national semi nals and area. I don’t think it’s one particular nett took the team to Okla- Renard Williams, who has big aspira- pions, the Eagles will be facing a new championship. But the pressure of re- area. I just think he’s going to continue homa City with budding tions for the upcoming season as one of challenge they aren’t used to: having a placing the Big Sky O ensive Player of to get better in all aspects,” said Head stars Kevin Durant and Rus- the defense’s new leaders bullseye on their back. But according the Year isn’t a ecting Brown. Coach Beau Baldwin. “He got thrown sell Westbrook. Last Friday, “Just showing up every day, helping to Williams, the defense is focusing “ ere’s really no pressure of replac- into the starting spot [last year]. He Schultz out younger guys, giving it my all when more on football rather than repeating ing Taiwan Jones,” said Brown. “ ere spent a lot of weeks out here as the No. was sign- I’m out there,” said Williams of his as champions. is only one Taiwan Jones, but there is 1 back.” ing copies new leadership role. “Being consistent. “I don’t think we are as a team only one Mario Brown, too. So all I can Brown doesn’t want all of the atten- of his new at’s one thing that I de nitely have to thinking about it, we know we will get really do is be myself and give what I tion drawn on him when it comes to book when be for us. is year is a consistent force everyone’s best shot with us being the can to the team.” the Eagles’ o ense. He always relates one man, for us, not only on the defensive line, national champs, but we can’t let it get Aaron Best, o ensive coordinator back to the play of the entire o ense as not a li- but for a defense as well. Just being an to us at all. We just got to go out there and o ensive line coach, drew paral- a whole. When describing the o ense, ated with all around leader.” and treat this like a normal game. Just lels between losing Jones last season he only needs one word. Brown, Schultz Last season, Williams always go out there and play our game,” Wil- and what the team had to do then. “Explosive,” said Brown. “We got a walked up brought out the energy of the team and liams said. “I don’t know that you do [to replace lot more weapons. Last year, everyone to him and started yelling. the fans, doing his now signature move, One thing that is marked on Wil- him] because you don’t necessarily have just thought it was Taiwan, Taiwan, “You betrayed the en- “ e Salute.” liams’ calendar is Sept. 17. It will be his the same dynamics with another body, Taiwan. And when Taiwan wasn’t there, tire city of Seattle! How do “I came up with ‘ e Salute’ my last chance to claim a victory playing no matter how good or di erent they the o ense opened up, which is good you show your face around sophomore year, and it’s just something Montana in Missoula. are. It’s going to be everybody, all 11 because now we have other weapons here?” e man said as he for me to show people that doubted me “I haven’t beat them over there, on o ense, hopefully stepping up their and we’re more versatile. We have a lot was escorted away from a that I’m here and I’m making plays, and so that’s something I’m kind of look- game.” more options.” laughing Schultz. I’m going to continue to do that. Just ing forward to this season,” said Wil- Last season, Brown ran for 341 According to Best, “Preparation- Police and Costco asked something I came up with for all of the liams. “I de nitely [like] traveling to yards and one touchdown as a true wise, [nothing has changed], though Brown, who was wearing naysayers and what not,” Williams said. Montana. at’s always good and cool freshman, but he had Jones there with Coach Baldwin stresses that we are bet- a Sonics hat and shirt, to Williams will be expected to play because they got a ruckus crowd over him helping him with his game. ter in April 2011 as opposed to April leave. ey would not tell big time minutes next season and will and they’re always hassling us and that’s “Taiwan Jones was one of those 2010. e one thing we want to ac- him why he was being asked also draw a lot of attention from the op- just our rivalry, so it’s always cool to go guys who helped me from the get go. complish is to be better this year than to leave, though many be- posing team, especially those in the Big over there.” He told me to go out there and play my last.” lieve it was because of his chosen apparel. He was es- corted out of the building without causing a ruckus. Men’s hockey club Costco, like any other business, has the right to refuse anyone service. With set to be Canadian Schultz’s safety in mind, and a request from Schultz, re- moving anyone who seemed League members a liated with the Sonics was a great move by Costco. It protected the big event Travel costs to be cut down for the semi-small town of Issaquah. BY LINDSAY FERGUSON contributing writer What makes Brown a genius here is that he caught this whole thing on video. After a strong season of placing 4th in the na- And the video makes Schul- tion, the EWU men’s hockey team is eager for a new tz look like the sleazy busi- challenge. As of May 1, 2011, the team will leave the nessman that many people American College Hockey Association. believe he is. A lot of people e Eagles will now play in the British Columbia just want to hear Schultz Intercollegiate Hockey League. come out and apologize for Costs for the players will signi cantly decrease after the move he made, because joining the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey if he didn’t sell the team, League simply because of travel costs. it would be the Sonics in Regarding the American College Hockey Associa- the NBA Playo s, not the tion, assistant coach Bill Shaw said “travel costs were Oklahoma City under. becoming extremely high. Our travel budget this year ough selling the team was higher than our entire budget for next year in the might have been a great [British Columbia] league.” business move, the Star- e longest road trip in the Brisitsh Columbia bucks CEO has never said League is to Victoria, British Columbia, a mere nine that; he hasn’t so much as hours away. is is far shorter than last year’s trips, The Eagles will be the only American team in the British Columbia Intercollegiate League. Aaron Malmoe/Easterner placed a  nger on anything where the shortest was to Utah and took 11 hours. basketball related since the Most eligibility requirements will remain the same sociation did not take seriously enough is “a check Along with a more challenging line-up of teams sale. for the Eagles; however, Shaw is looking forward to from behind … where a player goes head  rst into the across the borded, Kelly looks forward to “only wear- But until that day hap- one major change. “In the [American College Hockey boards. In Canada, that is an automatic game miscon- ing half shields like you can in Juniors [since] the full pens, Brown and his cronies Association], we were not allowed to have guys that duct.” e American Association treats such o ences coverage face masks are an [American College Hockey over at Sonicsgate will con- played in Tier 1 major Junior Hockey, which is the as a two minute penalty. Association] rule.” tinue what they do best by Western Hockey league.” According to freshman and defensive player Kjell Juniors is an amateur hockey level where a player constantly working toward EWU Hockey fans may know this as the league Sherman, the new set of  ghting rules are a great ages out at 20 years old. a new NBA team. Maybe the Spokane Chiefs belong to. is means that a player improvement. “Now  ghting is allowed, so if I get A possible downfall in leaving the American As- one day Schultz will  nally from the Chiefs and players in their league will be eli- slashed, I can do something about it,” he said. sociation is the Eagles will no longer be eligible for a drop those two words that gible to play for EWU. is will be an exciting change for the Eagles, and national title. at may be hard for players and fans to so many fans are waiting to e Eagles will be the only American team in the “if nothing else, it should make for better rivalries” accept. Sherman said he will “miss the experience of here — “I’m sorry.” league, but Shaw doesn’t foresee any problems with Shaw agreed. getting the chance at a national title, but a seven game fairness. In fact, he thinks this will be great for the e switch seems to please EWU junior and defen- series will prove who the best teams really are.” Views expressed in this col- team since “[the players] get everybody’s best shot, be- seman for EWU hockey Nick Kelly. “I think it’s going And a seven game playo series is exactly what the umn do not re ect the views cause none of the Canadian kids want to lose to the to be a great opportunity, we are looking forward to Eagles will get with the British Columbia Intercolle- of  e Easterner to contact American team.” playing teams that challenge us more,” he said. “Com- giate Hockey League. the writer e-mail easterner. is means that  ghting is allowed, to an extent. petition will be consistently much better compared to For all EWU Hockey fans, it’s time to brush up in [email protected]. ere are still rules when it comes to  ghting. Shaw the teams in the [American College Hockey Associa- the Canadian National Anthem and get prepared for ------said one rule that the American College Hockey As- tion], where we only played a few good teams.” the 2011-12~ hockey season.- Aaron Malmoe PHOTO EDITOR 509.359.4318 SPORTS [email protected] Golf gets some extra practice Baseball Holmstedt, others warm up with Gonzaga loses two Individual before the Big Sky Tournament of three BY DOUG AULT BY KYLE HARDING sta writer sta writer “The event this weekend was just e Eastern baseball club e women’s golf team members had a solid a small event that gave us an played a three-game series on showing at the Gonzaga Spring Individual on opportunity to get a couple of the road against Central Or- Sunday in Liberty Lake. practice rounds in before our egon Community College, Di erent from conventional golf matches, winning the  rst game of a the individual competition does not keep re- conference tournament.” double-header Saturday but cords of team scores or placements. Six golf team losing the second game. ey members competed in the 26-competitor  eld, lost their Sunday game as well. which consisted of two rounds on the par 70, - Head Coach Brenda Howe e  rst game saw the 6,064-yard Liberty Lake Golf Course. Each of Eagles come away with a 10-9 the six teammates improved their score from the victory as Logan Goulet hit  rst round to second. man Sarah Callagy also placed, coming in at 21st 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Austin Other schools that sent competitors to the and shooting rounds of 86 and 83 to bring her Bowman also went 3-for-5, event were Washington State University, Univer- daily total to 169. tallying two RBIs and a stolen sity of Idaho, Gonzaga University, and Universi- e largest improvement between rounds base. ty of Washington. With just a week until the Big went to sophomore Morgan Lee, who cut six e weather took a turn Sky Conference Championship, the individual strokes o her  rst round score of 89 to  nish for the worse in the second event granted the golfers another chance at com- one stroke and one place behind Callagy at 22nd game as the teams played in petition experience before the championship. place. temperatures in the mid-30s. “ e event this weekend was just a small e Eagles team was rounded o with soph- e Bobcats won 12-3 despite event that gave us an opportunity to get a couple omore Neddy Martinez coming in 25th with a a home run and two RBIs of practice rounds in before our conference tour- score of 176. from Goulet, who hit 2-for-3. nament. ere wasn’t a team competition, so I e winner of the individual competition In the third game, played can’t even tell you where we stood as a team,” was University of Washingtin’s Darcie Rich- Sunday afternoon, the Eagles golf Head Coach Brenda Howe said. mond, who shot 73-71 for a 4-over par 144. lost once again, this time 18- Senior Kellie Holmstedt led the Eagle team Second place was a tie at 146 between Gonzaga’s 10. in performance, shooting 81 the  rst round and Victoria Fallgren and University of Washing- “Our bench helped us. improving to 76 in the second on her way to ty- ton’s Kelli Bowers. Fallgren shot rounds of 70- ey scored seven runs in the ing for 12th place. Her overall score of 157 was 76, while Bowers submitted rounds of 74-72. seventh inning,” Club Presi- the best score for the Eagle golfers competing. Fallgren and Bowers were tied for the lead until dent Zach ibodeau said. Jayme Carbon ended up tied for 16th shoot- Richmond  nished and posted her  nal round Goulet went 3-for-4 Sun- ing 158 overall. Her second round score of 78 score of 71. Fallgren was the only competitor to day, knocking in two RBIs, strokes was a season low for the sophomore, who shoot an even par round during the competition. and David Garza hit 2-for-3, improved from her score of 80 in the  rst round. In one week’s time, the golf team will head to collecting two RBIs as well. “Kellie Holmstedt and Jayme Carbon played Chandler, Ariz., for the Big Sky Championship Adam Sadler also hit 2-for-3 well the second round, and with a solid week of April 18-20. e championship will once again with two RBIs, stealing two practice this week, I think we’ll be prepared for a be held at the 5,134 yard Ocotillo Golf Resort bases in the process. good showing at the Big Sky Conference tourna- where the Eagles  nished eighth last year. e baseball club is now ment next week,” Howe said. With  ve days remaining until the champi- 3-3 on the season. e Eagles Nineteenth place went to sophomore Dana onship, the golf team continues to practice and will travel to Western Wash- Stapleton, who shot an overall 165 for the day prepare for their most important competition ington University next week- Kayla McAllister/Easterner with rounds of 83 and 82, respectively. Fresh- yet. Kellie Holmstedt shot an 81 during round one at Gonzaga. end for a three-game series.

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