Eastern Washington University EWU Digital Commons Eastern Washington University Digital History Student Newspapers Collections 2-17-2016 Easterner, Vol. 67, No. 17, February 17, 2016 Associated Students of Eastern Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.ewu.edu/student_newspapers Recommended Citation Associated Students of Eastern Washington University, "Easterner, Vol. 67, No. 17, February 17, 2016" (2016). Student Newspapers. 910. https://dc.ewu.edu/student_newspapers/910 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Washington University Digital History Collections at EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Bogdan Volume 67, Issue 17 | February, 17, 2016 17 17, |February, Issue 67, Volume BliznyukProfile PagePage 1212 About The Easterner Our Mission: The mission of The Easterner is to inform the students, faculty, staff and nearby residents of Eastern Washington University of the governance, activities and views of the campus while providing a learning environment for students interested in journalism and related fields. Our main goal is to publish high-quality news content to the community of Eastern Washington University. About your paper: All content in The Easterner is either produced or chosen by EWU students. Our goal is to provide relevant information to the students, faculty, staff and residents of the commu- nities surrounding EWU. Circulation: The Easterner publishes a weekly print version as well as web content during the week http://www.easterneronline.com. The Easterner is distributed throughout the Cheney campus and business district as well as Riverpoint and various Spokane businesses. If you would like The Easterner to be distributed at your business call the Advertising Department at 509-359-7010. News Line: Advertising: If you have a tip, letter to the editor, press If you would like to place an ad or release or an idea for a story please call The classified ad, call 509-359-7010, Fax Easterner tip line at 509-359-6270 or the 509-359-4319 or send an email to general office line at 509-359-6737. [email protected] Address: The Easterner EWU, Isle Hall 102 Cheney, WA 99004 The first-ever Colloquium on Mexico took place Feb. 10-11 | page 6 Staff List Men’s basketball moves to 9-4 in conference | page 14 Editor-in-Chief Eagle Life Editor Eric Long Ivy Nall Holding down a job and school is [email protected] [email protected] difficult | page 9 509-359-6737 Opinion Editor Advertising Manager Samuel Deal Colton Weiks [email protected] [email protected] Page Designers 509-359-7010 Abbi Vance Managing Editor Alyssa Scheller Lawrence Barich Marcus Robinette [email protected] Rebecca Savinski Chief Copy Editor Graphic Designers Zoë Colburn Linlin Xing [email protected] Rebecca Savinski Art Director Copy Editors Claire Simpson Rachael Pickard [email protected] Jessica Miklas Online Editor Staff Writers Kayla Lee Joe Matthews Chris Mudd [email protected] Riley Baker Rosie Perry Kalli Wolf Grace Pohl Administrative Assistant Kristi Lucchetta Mike Manning Photographers News Editor Karissa Berg Jasmine Ari Kemp Melanie Flint Women’s tennis split, men’s swept [email protected] Social Media Director page 13 509-359-6270 Bailey Baer Sports Editor Distributor Brandon Cline Some EWU students are looking to Kate Magie [email protected] Sonya Borgman create a smoke-free campus | page 4 509-359-2273 Staff Adviser Front photo by Melanie Flint Chris Mudd reviews “Firewatch” Jeff Bunch page 8 2 THE EASTERNER February 17, 2016 Contents USAC Your Gateway to the World NEWS 4 COMMUNITY 11 EAGLE LIFE 6 SPORTS 12 OPINION 9 Editor’s note: The one about a smoke- free Eastern Eric Long | editor-in-chief he discussion about whether Eastern should be a smoke-free Tcampus has been heard many times and it is safe to say that it Discover where you’ll study is not an easy decision to make. On one hand, there are students who would like to walk to class abroad at usac.unr.edu. without the threat of having smoke fly into their faces, for various @StudyAbroadUSAC reasons. On the other, if Eastern does go smoke free, where will the students who do smoke go to settle their cravings? Are desig- nated smoking areas enough? To read more about the fight to make Eastern smoke free, turn to page 4. Dental care for your family Also in this issue: Beyoncé offended some people with her Super Bowl performance, - New patients welcome and Joe Matthews wants those people to think again (pg. 10). - Full service quality dentistry Read about the life of Bogdan Bliznyuk, an EWU men’s basketball player who, not too long ago, became an American citizen (pg. 12) - Friendly, caring atmosphere Matthews calls “Deadpool” a “comedic breath of fresh air when - Prompt emergency care it comes to the Marvel films,” (pg. 7). - Convenient hours - Botox treatments - Senior discounts - Preferred provider for 625 B Street, Cheney most insurance 509-235-6137 Online Exclusive martinssendds.com News ⁄⁄ NEW Leadership brief The NEW Leadership program is coming to Eastern. Eagle Life ⁄⁄ “Hail Ceasar” movie review Chris Mudd reviews the Coen brothers’ newest film, “Hail Ceasar.” 2 THE EASTERNER February 17, 2016 February 17, 2016 THE EASTERNER 3 News EWU pushes smoke-free Students are working to add EWU to a growing list of smoke-free campuses By Rosie Perry | staff writer SEWU and the Peer Health Edu- presenting that to the [board of trustees],” cators have initiated a smoke-free Rich said. campaign for EWU. The final decision on exactly what the Smoke-free A Alexandra Rich, EWU senior and Peer policy says will come from the board of schools in Health Educator vice president, adopted trustees. Rich said she hopes to gather the idea that EWU can become a smoke- enough support and information on the Washington free campus as her personal goal. subject for the board to review their Rich said she feels it is time EWU findings in early March 2016. ◊ Corban joined the 1,475 campuses across the According to the American College University country who have become 100 percent Health Association, approximately 9 to smoke-free. 12 percent of EWU students are regular “It’s time to make a positive change for smokers. Based on this information, Rich ◊ Northeastern Eastern,” Rich said. said they are pushing for a smoke-free University The current policy on EWU’s Cheney campus will have smoking shelters on the Seattle campus campus is the same as the Washington Clean outskirts of campus. Indoor Air Act, which ◊ Northwestern prohibits smoking in University public places or places of employment and requires We want to emphasize smokers to be at least ◊ Pacific Lutheran 25 feet from doors or “ that we are gauging what University windows leading indoors. However, EWU’s the students want and then ◊ Seattle Pacific Uni- Spokane campus is a versity smoke-free campus presenting that to the since it falls under the jurisdiction of WSU, [board of trustees]. ◊ Walla Walla which is a newly listed University smoke-free campus. Alexandra Rich | EWU senior and Peer Health Educator Rich said she feels the ◊ Washington State policy change should come easily since it is Opting for smoke-free as opposed to University already being enforced in Spokane. tobacco-free means strictly cigarettes will not be Rich has been taking steps to enact permitted, and chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes Vancover campus this policy since the 2014-2015 school year would not be included. However, the board will when she worked as the student health and decide what will or will not be banned. safety services representative on ASEWU. According to the Tobacco Free College This year that position was taken over by Campus Initiative, of the 1,475 smoke-free cam- EWU senior Katie Sweeney. Sweeney said puses, 1,128 have opted to be fully tobacco-free. she believes in the cause and is looking In addition, 802 campuses also prohibit the use forward to the results of their hard work. of e-cigarettes, or vaping, anywhere on campus. Students from the two organizations have been gathering signatures in support of the policy change. Both Rich and Sweeney said For a full list of smoke or tobac- they want the change to reflect not only what co-free campuses visit www. they believe in, but what students say they no-smoke.org/pdf/smoke- want as well. freecollegesuniversities.pdf. “We want to emphasize that we are gauging what the students want and then 4 THE EASTERNER February 17, 2016 News EWU bleeds for the Northwest ASEWU meeting times inconsistent due to classes Students give blood at annual Alpha Omicron Pi, INBC blood drive By Kalli Wolf | staff writer By Jordan Perry | contributing writer SEWU holds six council meet. “Past quarters we have had The blood bank is now prepar- meetings each quarter, all of our work sessions at 7:30 in the ing for the eventual consequences A which are open to the pub- morning because we can’t meet any of the Zika virus. Lingenfelter lic; however, these meetings are not other time during the day,” said said that INBC is expecting more held at consistent times, nor posted Dodson. “We all have to have one people to be denied their ability to on the ASEWU website. hour of free time, so it never is the donate citing that with spring break ASEWU President Kyle Dodson same,” he said, which is where the coming up, people may be traveling said council meetings generally cover inconsistency comes from.