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The EWU Reserve Of-ficers’ Training Corps (ROTC) traveled to Boise, Idaho, over the weekend to participate in the annual Ranger Challenge against other schools located in the Pacific Northwest.

The EWU ROTC team finished fourth amongst ten teams, with Boise State University winning the competition. Gonzaga Uni-versity finished second and the University of Nevada, Reno finished third, just one point ahead of EWU.

Programs from all over the country compete re-gionally in the Ranger Chal-lenge. The ultimate goal is a trip to West Point to par-ticipate in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition against service academy teams from throughout the United States and across the world, including Can-ada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Lt. Col. Jason Pape, depart-ment chair of EWU’s Mili-tary Science program, says the Ranger Challenge is the Army ROTC’s varsity sport. “Just like normal intercol-legiate sports, Army ROTC programs are broken down by geography, and tradition-ally compete against the same schools,” said Pape. “Just like the Big Sky conference, we have our brigade with over 30 schools and the brigade breaks down into smaller conferences with about 10 or 11 schools in each group.”

Eastern is part of the 8th Brigade, comprised of schools located along the West Coast, according to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord website, the brigade’s tenant.

Schools such as Central Washington University, the University of Washington, Gonzaga University and Washington State Univer-sity compete in the same conference as EWU.

Each school sends nine cadets to participate in the Ranger Challenge, along with one alternate in case of an injury. During the two-day event, cadets par-ticipate in both mental and physical challenges, including physical fitness tests, an obstacle course, land navigation courses in

By Brandon Clinecontributing writer

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EWU ROTC finishes fourth at Ranger Challenge

Eastern ROTC battles other regional programs at the Ranger Challenge

in Boise, Idaho

EWU Theatre’s adaption relavent to current social injustice, racial issues

The EWU theater pro-gram presented “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Nov. 14, a play adapted from Harper Lee’s book of the same name, by Christopher Sergel.

According to Sara Goff, Associate Professor of the threater department and di-rector of the play, she read the book for the first time this past August. Goff said this play could not have come at a more convenient time.

“In August, the 24/7 news cycle was about Ferguson and Michael Brown,” said Goff. “It was an incredibly impactful reading for me because of how it was echo-ing themes from the 1960s when the book was written by Harper Lee and really ushered in the Civil Rights

movement. So I think it speaks to a lot of what is go-ing on right now.”

For Goff, this play has been an exciting one to work on and put together. Work-ing with a cast of 33 actors and a much bigger crew, Goff said this is the biggest and most diverse cast and crew she has worked with.

“I am working with young actors for the first time. Actors who are about 10, 11, 12 years old, and so that’s a very exciting new challenge,” said Goff. “Sometimes when they re-ally click in, you hear things out [of] such a young mouth, it’s arresting because of how truthful it is.”

This play features several inexperienced college actors, but the talent is still visible according to Goff.

Kellen Morgan, a senior

majoring in philosophy with a double minor in theatre and music, is taking East-ern’s stage for the first time as Mr. Gilmer, the prosecut-ing attorney.

Morgan is well aware the character he is portraying is not necessarily a good guy and said he completely un-derstands Goff’s vision for the play.

“[Goff] has talked about this a lot and her inspiration for the play. With everything going on in Ferguson and ev-erything that has happened in Missouri and [with] Michael Brown, there is a message to be sent here,” said Morgan. “[Goff] said she has gotten asked a bunch of times by people, ‘Oh, you’re doing “To Kill A Mockingbird?”

By Ayanna Fernandezstaff writer

English Language Institute honors anniversary with cake

Flags from Brazil to Saudi Arabia lined the Powers Read-ing Room in Hargreaves Hall where laughter erupted and camera phones captured the fragrant tunes of Bach played by Xiangyu Gao on the violin.

The music and conversa-tion was part of the English Language Institute’s 35th an-niversary luncheon. While students and faculty munched on chocolate cake, Neil Heyen, director of the ELI, told the sto-ry of the program’s beginning.

Fall 1979 marked the be-ginning of the program and at the reigns was Ed Yarwood, chairman of the foreign lan-guage department at EWU. In a Cheney Free Press article, Yarwood said the program was intended to get foreign

students in “direct contact with the English language and American culture.”

Back then, Heyen said, the program was comprised of 35 Japanese students. The Eng-lish Language Program was a contract program between Eastern and International Lan-guage Services based out of Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.

Flash forward to the present and Japan no longer has the largest representa-tion in the program.

“Saudi Arabia, China and Brazil are the largest groups now,” he said.

It all has to do with global trends. Heyen cited scholarship programs from Saudi Arabia and, more recently, STEM programs from Brazil that are bring-ing students to the United States. Even when the pro-

gram began, Japan was in-ternationalizing itself.

The ELI saw growth in the 90s, where the program began focusing more on aca-demics, according to Heyen. Students now focus on learn-ing academic English and how to research.

Qing Meade, the outreach librarian, said because there is a language barrier, it is on JFK Library to reach out.

“Most of the Asian stu-dents are very reserved, they won’t go right up to you and ask a question … so we try and get them to open up more,” said Meade.

Meade was one of many faculty members at the lun-cheon to be recognized for her work with the institute.

By Jasmine Ari Kempnews editor

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Nov. 21: The EWU Veterans Resource Center is raising money and collecting donations of new or gently used toys for their annual Toys 4 Tots Drive. Donations will be accepted out-side the bookstore and around campus until Dec. 12.

Ongoing: EWU Gallery of Art presents Marvin Smith: Un-titled. The gallery is ongoing, from Monday through Friday, until Nov. 26. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the EWU Art Building.

Nov. 20: Late Night Paint Twister, along with a series of programs designed to provide Eastern students with alcohol–alternative entertainment, will be held in the PUB MPR from 9:30–11:30 p.m.

November Nov. 19: Cheryl Kilodavis, author of the bestseller “My Princess Boy,” will be discuss-ing her children’s book — in-spired by her son — and her development of the Acceptance Curriculum, which teaches adults how to have conversa-tions with students about ac-ceptance of differences. 10 a.m. in Monroe 207.

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Eastern’s ROTC program and Alumni Association work with Vietnam veter-ans for 50th year com-memoration, page 2

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Thiago Souza, EWU student, plays piano and sings at the luncheon.

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I hope the play will be a coming-together or a realization that we still have to deal with this and we need to be aware of it.

Chris HansenEWU senior, Theatre major

Photo by Laura LangoLeft to right: Jean Louise Finch (Scout), played by Kady Cullen; Jemery Finch (Jem), played by Jameson Elton; Charles Baker Harris (Dill), played by Luke Hamburg.

Sports: Men’s basketball stands strong for new season, Page 8

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Education: BSU members and EWU students demand

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In the 60s, Eastern’s Reserve Officers' Train-ing Corps (ROTC) pro-gram was not the volun-tary force it is today.

“ROTC was mandato-ry at Eastern for all males during their first and sec-ond year, and then they got to choose whether or not they wanted to contin-ue with ROTC and com-mision and serve,” said Lt. Col. Jason Pape, depart-ment chair of ROTC. “It was a huge program back then and a lot of them were either in ROTC or knew someone in ROTC who ultimately then went on to serve in Vietnam.”

President Barack Obama proclaimed the beginning of the 13-year-long commemo-ration of the 50th anni-versary of the V i e t -

nam War on May 25, 2012. Eastern’s ROTC pro-

gram and Alumni Associ-ation have been working with Vietnam veterans in line with the 50th year commemoration.

“Our main efforts so far these first couple of years has really been to reconnect with the alumni from that era, from East-ern, and let them know about the commemora-tion itself because many of them don’t even know it’s happening,” said Pape. “Most people don’t know that it’s happen-ing. Tell them that we’re trying to do something in honor of the commemo-ration and really in honor of them.”

On Oct. 18, Eastern

hosted their fourth annual Military Appreciation foot-ball game in coordination with the 50-year reunion for the 1963-65 classes.

According to Pape, a lot of the reunion attend-ees served in Vietnam, so the ROTC saw that as an opportunity to honor Vietnam veterans.

“When you start talk-ing to folks in those class-es, a lot of them went on to serve in Vietnam so we just decided to make our first big event coordinate with [the reunion], but we expanded it a bit by saying, ‘If you were here during that time, no matter

when you graduated, ba-sically if you feel like you are part of that era, come on back,” he said.

The U.S. Vietnam War lasted 30 years, spanning from 1965 to 1973. Hun-dreds of thousands of sol-diers were sent overseas to fight the proliferation of communism in South-east Asia.

According to the U.S. National Archives military records, 58,200 U.S. sol-diers died during the war. Of those lost, 1,047 soldiers were from Washington state.

Dave Millet, director of the Veterans Resource Cen-ter, said the ROTC program at Eastern has maintained a list of EWU alumni who are Vietnam veterans.

Pape said a lot of Eastern students went on to serve in the Vietnam War, but, even though they are on record, it is hard to track how many there were exactly because some students went to war immediately, some served and then came to Eastern and some students were drafted before completing their degree.

Pape said the next event the ROTC would like to hold, which would take place in two years, is a military reunion for all the people who were at Eastern and who went on to serve in Vietnam.

Pape said he would like to see a monument go up on campus for Viet-nam veterans.

Eastern’s Alumni As-sociation selected Albert Watson, a retired Colonel

of the U.S. Army Reserves and Vietnam Veteran, for the Exceptional Mili-tary Service Award at the Alumni Awards Gala on May 31.

According to the EWU Alumni Associa-tion, Watson graduated from Eastern in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education.

Watson said he en-listed in the United States Army as a second lieuten-ant in February 1968.

“The medals and hon-ors that I received during my military career [are] for a job [I was] supposed to do, and did,” said Wat-son in the Alumni Asso-ciation’s award video.

Watson said he re-ceived a Bronze Star Medal with a combat “V” and four oak leaf clusters, two Meritorious Service Medals and an Air Medal with oak leaves.

“Being a graduate of Eastern Washington State College, at the time, [has] been a lifetime member-ship of a fraternity in a sense,” said Watson. “I’ve always appreciated ev-erything I did at Eastern.”

Pape said veterans of Vietnam did not get the thanks they deserved.

“We should be proud of their service and we should thank them when-ever we have a chance to do so,” said Pape. “Because that’s the real essence be-hind this commemoration, is that we didn’t do a good job thanking them the first time around.”

In a world where a high school diploma is no longer considered enough, millions of young Ameri-cans each year choose to increase their chances of success by attend-ing college, according to the Nation-al Center for Education Statistics

In the past few years, articles in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and even stories on major network news outlets like CBS have reinforced what many students seek-ing their first degree fear: The power of the bachelor’s degree is declining.

Robert Sauders, Ph.D., EWU an-thropology professor and depart-ment chair of geography and an-thropology, and Michael Zukosky, Ph.D., EWU professor of anthropol-ogy, said they have recognized this change. Together, they are in the process of creating a new master’s program in applied anthropology at Eastern, with the hope that they can help close this gap between the bach-elor's and master's for their students.

“We see that the world is chang-ing dramatically — socially, eco-nomically, politically and so on,” said Zukosky. “The world that a B.A. anthropology student is moving into is different than 20 years ago.”

Zukosky said he agrees the bach-elor’s degree now is more like a high school diploma was a few decades

ago; to be competitive in highly spe-cialized fields like anthropology re-quires the power of a higher level of degree, such as a master’s or Ph.D.

According to Sauders, the need for the master’s in applied anthro-pology is obvious.

“Over the last nine years, [the department of anthropology] has done 21 interdisciplinary [master’s] degrees,” said Sauders. “So the question is, if we are already doing that work of producing graduate students anyway, why don’t we do it through a more formalized ‘real’ graduate program?”

Sauders said the interdisciplin-ary degree has worked by combin-ing a major that already has a stand-alone master’s, like history, with a minor like anthropology.

Since anthropology has no mas-ter’s option at EWU, it could never be the major part of the interdisci-plinary program. Two years ago, that rule was changed, but Sauders said he still did not feel it was the best way to serve the students who were looking for the anthropologi-cal training provided through the interdisciplinary master’s.

Zukosky said the new degree option will help students by giving them the skills and knowledge that will provide an advantage for East-ern students seeking a career.

“We would like to see this mas-ter’s in applied anthropology be

for our own EWU graduates,” said Zukosky. “An extra boost, an extra push, a little bit of extra training and skills in provision and knowledge to better help them realize either the ca-reer they imagine anthropology can provide them. That’s the real goal.”

The process of writing a new program, according to Sauders, is tedious and multifaceted, including an external process and an internal process.

First, Sauders said there is an external process in which the professors proposed their intent to write the program to the Council of Presidents, an asso-ciation of Washington’s six public baccalaureate degree granting colleg-es and universities. Ad-ditionally, the proposal is submitted to the Northwest accrediting body, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NW-CCU), who look at possible budget and staffing impacts.

Internally, after writing the program and course descriptions, expectations of student learn-ing outcomes and sample syllabi, Sauders said the program is taken to the graduate affairs council, or GAC, which is a faculty-led coun-cil on campus. The GAC has its

own course and program approv-al committee, or CPAC, which will review the program. Sauders said the point of all of the steps is to make sure that rigor is being main-tained and that students are being treated fairly in the process.

Sauders said the program was submitted at the end of last week, and the GAC will meet with an-

thropology faculty after taking time to review the program.

After new pro-grams are approved by the GAC, they are passed up to the dean’s office, then to the provost’s office and are eventually signed off by the uni-versity president.

Both Zukosky and Sauders said they are excited to see how the new

program will help students apply what they have learned in anthro-pology to real world problems.

“It’s not that we are not ad-equately preparing students; it’s that the world is changing,” said Zukosky. “So the preparation we are giving students has to change as well.”

“We were already doing the work,” said Sauders. “We are just bringing the work in house now.”

The University of Washington offers an In-terdisciplinary Ph.D. pro-gram in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, and Wash-ington State University has at least 13 courses covering the history and culture of the Middle East. Eastern offers three courses on the Middle East, sometimes.

“I teach Middle East History and Culture, which tends to be the one that gets the most stu-dents, and I’ll get 40 or 50 students in that class,” said Robert Sauders, associate professor of anthropol-ogy at Eastern. “But then, I don’t teach that class every year, because if I taught that class every year I wouldn’t get that number of students.”

The EWU 2014-15 Cata-log lists Middle Eastern History and Culture, Ge-ographies of Conflict in the Middle East, Women and Islam and Islam in Contem-porary Perspective as class-es that can be taken during the current school year.

Sauders said Middle Eastern History and Cul-ture is essentially three classes combined into one.

Eastern celebrates Vietnam veteransBy Katie Dunn

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By Katie Dunnstaff writer

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Professors write new master’s program to meet students’ educational needs

“The world is changing, so

the preparation we are giving

students has to change as well.”

Michael Zukosky, Ph.D.

Anthropology professor

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The largest applause was for the instructors.

Heyen said instructors must have a master’s de-gree in English as a Sec-ond Language and have foreign experience. He previously lived in Japan.

Students also applaud-ed each other. Each country represented in the institute was called out and students stood to be recognized.

“I’m impressed with the International presence on this campus,” said EWU President Mary Cullinan.

She explained how California State Univer-sity, East Bay, where she previously worked, did not have the kind of pro-gram EWU has. She said the program at Eastern is more mature and has ev-erything together.

Ali Aldubaey, a po-tential engineering major, was part of a large group of students taking selfies in front of their respec-tive country’s flag. He said despite it only being a picture, he can look at it and be reminded of home.

“I’d like to thank the English institute for ev-erything they have done for me,” said Aldubaey.

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Student population with flu vaccine less than half

Flu season is getting start-ed and Eastern students have the opportunity to get their flu shot from various loca-tions in Cheney.

“College students, espe-cially living on campus, are at high risk of catching the flu,” said Tricia Hughes, director of Health, Wellness and Pre-vention Services at EWU.

This year’s flu vaccine will prevent four different strains of the disease, according to Hughes. Last year’s flu vac-cine was a three-strain virus.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion, the flu vaccine prevent-

ing four different types of influenza is called the quad-rivalent flu vaccine. This vaccine protects against two influenza A and B viruses.

Rockwood gave out free flu shots to students on cam-pus this month, the last one was given Nov. 12. Anyone can still schedule an ap-pointment to receive their flu shot, which is part the comprehensive health fee.

“When students come down with the flu, it can derail their entire quarter,” said Hughes.

Rockwood gave 889 flu shots last year, according to Hughes, and the vaccine was about 65 percent effec-tive. On average, flu vac-

cines are anywhere between 65 to 95 percent effective.

There are other places stu-dents can receive their sea-sonal flu shots, such as Rite Aid, Bi-Mart, Safeway and Owl Pharmacy, but these flu shots can cost between $30 and $40, said Hughes.

In a survey given to East-ern students in the spring of 2014, about 45 percent of students received a flu shot.

Eastern boasts as one of the most diverse college campuses in Washington state, yet lately

situations and feedback have arose that point to a less-than-racially-inclusive campus.

EWU’s Black Student Union hosted a forum on Nov. 14 in response to the “Protests in Missouri unfair to local

businesses” article published in Issue 4 of The Easterner.

According to Scott Finnie, Ph.D., interim director and professor of the EWU Africana Education Program, the fo-rum's aim was to provide open discussion and awareness.

The forum had nine pan-elists: BSU President Satori Butler; BSU representative Lenae Dedmon; BSU repre-sentative Ariel McMillian; BSU representative Damony Anderson; student Samuel Deal; Pride Center represen-tative Suzy Halberstadt and Africana Studies Professor Rachel Doležal.

The panelists discussed their personal viewpoint re-garding the article and their own experiences with discrim-ination. Doležal presented a brief overview on the history of law enforcement in correla-tion with the African-Ameri-can community.

An open session was held for attendees to speak about

their opinion on the forum topics and ask questions to the panel speakers.

Eastern students, faculty, staff and administration were in attendance at the forum. The panelists gave the floor to the audience members to ask ques-tions and speak their minds, but also to educate others.

Finnie said, “The pathway to change is to first have a consciousness and an aware-ness, then have some edu-cated interaction, and we be-lieve this forum was the start of that to generate change that will be lasting.”

Butler said the forum was an opportunity to “take a stance and make a change.”

Butler said, “I feel that it’s necessary to educate those who think that certain things that were said in that opinion piece were correct … [the writ-er] is entitled to his opinion

“Halo: The Mas-ter Chief Collection” brought the entirety of the primary “Halo” saga into the new con-sole generation with a fair number of up-grades that really ex-emplify what the Xbox One is capable of.

While several years ago 343 Studios upgraded the first game in the franchise for an anni-versary edition, “The Master Chief Col-lection” gives “Halo 2” an anniversary treatment. From upgraded sounds and music to the beautifully animated cut scenes from Blur Studios, the included “Halo 2 Anniversary” shows just how much fun the game really was 10 years ago when it was released.

The gameplay feels just as it did before but is much more visually stun-ning. The improved graphics can be toggled on or off at the press of a but-ton, and I found myself clicking just to go back and relive my earlier “Halo” experiences in all their polygon glory.

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‘Halo’ sound, design improved

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Fast Facts about the Flu1. Influenza is a “contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses (CDC).”

2. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine (CDC).

3. “The flu virus spreads through the air when a person who has the virus sneezes, coughs, or speaks (KidsHealth).”

4. Washing hands frequently limits the spread of the virus, according to flu.gov.

5. “Approximately 5 to 20 percent of U.S. residents get the flu each year (flu.gov).”

6. “Flu symptoms include a fever, body aches, tiredness, runny or stuffy nose, fatigue and cough (flu.gov).”

University curriculum challenged at BSU forum

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Thursday, Nov. 20 Thursday, Nov. 20 Friday, Nov. 21 Friday, Nov. 21 Monday, Nov. 24 Wednesday, Nov. 26

• “No Cinderella Story: Remembering Benderella,” Part of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Laura S. Hodgman speaks about a victim of transphobia, state institutionalization and the power of friendship.12 p.m. | 207 Monroe Hall

•“The Ebola Epidemic” panel, sponsored by EWU Health, Wellness and Prevention Services. Infor-mation about the disease, social issues and the current epidemic in West Africa will be discussed.2 p.m. | Showalter Hall 109

•EWU Theatre presents Harper Lee’s, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” directed by Sara Goff of the EWU Theatre department. Tickets are $10 per person and FREE for Eastern students with I.D.7:30 p.m. | University Theatre

• Campus Recreation Hockey Night, with EWU varsity hockey club battling Trinity Western University. T-Shirts will be passed out to the first 350 students, along with special drawings and games.7 p.m. | EWU Rec Center

• EWU Gallery of Art presents Marvin Smith: Untitled. The gallery is ongoing, from Monday through Friday, until Nov. 26.9 a.m. - 5 p.m.| Eastern Art Building

•Thanksgiving holiday break begins. Campus will be open, yet there are no classes in session.Campus is closed and there are no classes from Nov. 27-28.

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Cass Clark, a senior criminal justice major, was able to fulfill a dream of his when he received an internship with the U.S. Marshals this fall.

According to the EWU Career Services’ website, “Many em-ployers make hiring decisions with recent graduates based on the professional experience that a student gains during an internship or other experiential learning.”

When the opportunity to intern with the U.S. Marshals presented itself, Clark took advantage: “This is the per-fect opportunity to build my resume and get my foot in the door.”

Clark worked with the Oregon State Police as a tobacco-enforcement decoy when he was 16 years old. He knew he wanted to go into law enforcement at that time.

“A civil service job just seems to fit me,” said Clark.

Landing an internship with the U.S. Marshals was the first of many steps in his journey to achieving this goal. “It’s a great networking opportunity,” said Clark. “When I go out in public with the Marshals I always make sure to in-troduce myself.”

Career Services highly encourages students to complete at least two in-ternships during college. Juggling school, work and internships isn’t al-ways an easy task.

Clark is a full-time student, interns 20 hours a week in Spokane, Washing-ton, with the U.S. Marshals and works 20 hours a week as a URC employee.

Students can meet with Romeal Watson, an internship coordinator at Career Services, to talk about and set up an internship. “[Internships are] an excellent way to gain an even deeper understanding of your field as well as provide necessary experience that will improve your transition into your in-dustry,” said Watson.

Internships vital for transition into job industry

By Carly Esteycontributing writer

Clark

Panel speakers: Satori Butler (far left), BSU President; Easterner staff, as well as Africana Studies Department professors and students.

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and others are entitled to their opinion, but the actual knowledge and education behind it was not represented in the opinion piece and we feel that in a higher education institution, knowledge is very important.”

Butler said BSU is “pushing for edu-cation majors to have education diversity

training added to their main requirements” and for faculty and staff to have diversity training as well.

Rahel Wondimu, secretary of the Africana Department, said the steps for a more racially-inclusive community starts with education.

“While you’re at school, you should take every advantage you can get to be well-round-ed culturally and understand the role of diver-sity,” said Wondimu.

Is this still relevant?’ She is like, ‘Of course it is.’ I know that is her in-spiration behind this production and she has done a great job getting that across to everyone.”

Chris Hansen, a senior majoring in theatre, is playing the primary an-tagonist, Bob Ewell.

Hansen said he was drawn to the play immediately based off its relevance in to-day’s society and his own personal views. He also said he feels this play is some-thing our generation needs to know.

Although Hansen is glad the theatre de-partment is doing this play, he said it was a difficult production for him to mentally prepare for.

“Bob is not a char-acter I agree with in any way,” said Han-sen. “It was very dif-ficult for me to find a way to step into his mind and be-come this person I personally cannot stand. It was long and tedious, but I was able to find some joy in the sense that I realized my goal is to make people hate me and see what it does when you act that way.”

For Morgan, preparing for the

play was an amazing experience.“It was fun. Some of the weirdest,

most awesome, most creative stuff I have ever done in my life,” said Morgan.

Goff said she would love for the catharsis experienced through the play to encourage the audience to view things differently than before.

She said she hopes the audience exam-ines their own sense of right and wrong within their con-science, and does not allow mob mentali-ties or other voices to drown out what their inner voice is telling them is right and wrong.

“I am interested to continue exploring thematic elements that are relevant and are happening right now when we turn on the television,” said Goff.

According to Han-sen, he hopes the audi-ence walks away with a new-found awareness.

“I hope the play will be a coming-together or a realization that we still have to deal with this and we need to be aware of it,” said Hansen. “I hope ev-eryone can go away with a kinder heart and thought, like a waterfall starts with one drop, kind of an essence.”

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All the games within the collection, which are “Halos 1-4,” have been up-graded to 1080p resolution and run at a solid 60fps. It’s a stunning sight to go back and play through the old and nostalgic experiences in such a fantastic graphical showcase.

The sound upgrades to both the soundtrack and the effects can only be de-scribed as “stellar.” The remastered score brings new life to some famous and popu-lar tracks, like the always emotional “Un-forgotten” theme, and adds an intensity and weight that the earlier rendition lacked at times. The gun and impact sounds are crunchier; each bullet fired feels ten times more powerful than it did years ago.

While I haven’t spent much time in multiplayer mode due to 343 Studios’ decision to require a day-one update that includes most of the multiplayer data, that amount I have played is grit-ty and fun, just like “Halo” has always been. Each game within the collection has its original multiplayer intact, com-plete with “Halo: Combat Evolved’s” completely overpowered, magical zoom pistol. Going back and playing on these old maps with old friends is going to be a huge part of the game, and that alone is worth the asking price.

If you own an Xbox One, there is no reason not to buy this game.

Hughes described why college students are prone to catching the flu: “A lot of college students aren’t getting enough sleep, they’re typi-cally stressed out about school-work or work, and stress reduces your im-mune system,” said Hughes. “They aren’t eating as healthy as they could be, and they’re entering into these class environments where you don’t know who was in there before you.”

The Cheney Rockwood Clinic is EWU’s Student Health Center and is lo-

cated on 19 North Seventh Street. There is a nurse dedicated to strictly adminis-tering flu vacine shots every Thursday, but Hughes said scheduling an appoint-ment ahead of time is recommended be-cause supplies may be limited.

Other ways to prevent the flu are to “practice frequent hand washing and use plenty of soap,” said Hughes. “Washing your hands for about 20 to 30 seconds, which is a lot longer than most people wash their hands.”

Hughes also suggested coughing into your arm and not your hands if you are not feeling well, to eat well, ex-ercise and to get a good night’s sleep.

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Harper Lee, narrator, played by Jordan Guinn (top right), looks onto Scout, played by Kady Cullen, talking to Boo Radley, left, played by Jeffrey Sanders of the EWU Theatre department.

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Clark said, “[Watson] told me about the internship and gave my resume a makeover before I submitted it to the Marshals.”

After graduating in spring 2015 with a degree in criminal justice, Clark will

continue to take steps toward attending the Washington State Patrol Training Academy. In regards to his internship, Clark said, “I’m glad I got a hands-on approach, learning things I wouldn’t learn in the classroom.”

Students can visit the Career Services website to view the steps to setting up an internship and how to make a career advising appointment.

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It covers basic history, the basics of Islam and basic culture practices origi-nating from that part of the world.

“We don’t have a lot of other folks teaching or people with expertise in the Middle East, and that limits the of-ferings,” said Sauders. “If students are hungering for more classes in this area, it would probably benefit them to make that clear, to speak to the departments in question and say, ‘We would like to have more of this.’ Because when we see a demand, the university will respond.”

Sauders said to establish a new course, the idea would have to get ap-proval from within the department and then be submitted to the Undergraduate Course and Program Approval Commit-tee (CPAC).

According to the CPAC constitution, after approving a proposal for revisions or additions for a course or program, departments have a two-week review period to make necessary changes. Pro-posals are then sent to the Faculty Orga-nization’s Undergraduate Affairs Coun-cil to be signed off.

The deadline for approval forms to be submitted to CPAC for the 2014-15 school year was Nov. 14.

“If Saudi Arabian students feel they want more courses, or they feel that’s

something they want, that’s why I’m here,” said Jorge Garcia, the ASEWU di-versity outreach representative. “If I can make it happen, I would definitely be willing to help them.”

Sauders said if there was a minor in Middle Eastern studies, Eastern would be obligated to run the courses regular-ly, but classes would need to meet the necessary enrollment.

“Five students is not a good use of teaching resources,” said Sauders. “This is one of the reasons why I teach [the class] a little more infrequently because instead of getting five students in class, I get 15 or 25.”

Michael Folsom, a geography profes-sor, and Majid Sharifi, associate profes-sor of government, also cover the Middle East in the courses they teach.

According to Sauders, some students have shown interest in having more Middle Eastern courses at EWU.

Garcia said when he took a Chicano class, it felt enriching to learn about the history and background of his people and the background of other people, which is why he would be interested in taking a course on the Middle East.

“I’m not sure how deep it is or how broad it is,” said Sauders. “If students were interested in this, having them come and speak to the faculty would help us better assess interest, and they are always welcome to come and talk to me.”

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woods both during the day and at night, evaluating a casualty and a 10 kilometer road march with 40 pound rucksacks, ac-cording to the EWU ROTC website.

Even though there are many individ-ual events, the Ranger Challenge puts a large emphasis on teamwork. The scores on individual events are averaged out amongst the team to give a cumulative score, so one cadet will not be able to carry a team by him or herself.

“On the physical fitness test this year, they all run it together and every-body has to keep their hands on a piece of rope. They basically have to stay to-gether, and one weak link could hold the entire team back,” said Pape, who com-peted in three Ranger Challenges when he was in ROTC.

Starting this year, the Ranger Chal-lenge requires each program to have at least one cadet from each class standing, which provides a challenge for the incom-ing freshmen team members, said Pape.

“Usually when somebody comes into ROTC, their first year they’re just trying to figure things out, and it’s a very steep learning curve,” said Pape. “In their sophomore year they feel like they’re ready to compete, so the hard part is finding one brand new student who just showed up this fall that’s ready to go out there and be a part of this team.”

The regional location where the Ranger Challenge is held rotates every year in the Pacific Northwest. Last year it was held at the Joint Base Lewis-Mc-Chord near Tacoma, Washington, and three years ago it was held at Camp Sev-en Mile in Spokane.

Police BeatNov. 9

Unknown TimeTheftItems were stolen from Pearce Hall at an unknown time. The case was suspended due to no leads or suspects.

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1:20 p.m.AlcoholAn intoxicated student was arrested in Dressler Hall.

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1:20 p.m.AlcoholIn Dressler Hall, a student was caught drinking and was arrested.

Nov. 15

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President Obama and Xi Jinping jointly an-nounced an agreement be-tween China and the U.S. to lower carbon emissions on Nov. 11.

“The United States would emit 26 percent to 28 percent less carbon in 2025 than it did in 2005. That is double the pace of reduction it targeted for the period from 2005 to 2020,” The New York Times reported.

President Xi promised clean energy sources will be a fifth of all China’s en-ergy production by 2030 according to The New York Times.

The principal is to encourage other countries to make their own emis-sion goals for “a strong global climate agreement in 2015,” said Secretary of State John Kerry in an op-ed to The New York Times.

This is hopeful news everyone will be anxious to hear more about when powerful countries gather to discuss climate change in Paris in 2015.

A depressing consider-ation, with a very Repub-lican Congress, Obama’s initiatives will more than likely be undermined.

We can only hope Republicans will be more understanding and sym-pathetic toward the people they represent. Everyone remembers the government shut down more than a year ago when Republicans de-manded that the legislation fund the government, and also defund Obamacare. The animosity in that ordeal is an example of politics clash-ing with “the general will of the people,” said political philosopher Rousseau.

If we use Rousseau’s thoughts we can reason how Congress may be il-legitimate.

In a nutshell, the gener-al will of the people is the capability of all people to work toward the common good, which is expressed through laws. Being a part of “the will” is to develop a sense of justice in the inter-est of the people rather than of individuals.

With this, any legislation passed, or not, by Congress that doesn’t follow the will of the people is illegitimate in the representation of the common good the people of the U.S. strive toward.

The will of the people is to minimize the degradation of our environment because we now know the value of sustainability, but Congress will prevent serious action toward emission control.

This announcement tells that global climate change is a major crisis and a threat to all people, and Congress is the stage of an American oligarchy bent on denial to maintain profitable indus-tries that also harm the envi-ronment, such as fossil fuels.

Easterner Asks: Does the federal government purposefully prevent environmental action?

“Not the government, but the Republicans because they are in the pocket of corporations.”

“No. There’s better things we’re using our money for.”

“Yes. Environmental sustainability isn’t necessarily profitable.”

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Before I start, let me disclose two things: I am a business major, so my experience is based solely on classes related to that major, and this is my own opinion of those classes.

I am a senior this year, so I have been look-ing into gradu-ating spring quarter 2015. As a general busi-ness major, I have many elec-tive options in different fields such as accounting, management, operations manage-ment and management informa-tion systems.

When I decided what elective courses sounded most interesting,

and would best apply to my career, I was disappointed to find the ma-jority of them were only offered at the Riverpoint Campus. Nothing against Riverpoint, but Cheney is Eastern’s main campus, so why is Riverpoint the only option?

After learning I would be spending the majority of my time at Riverpoint, I thought about switching my major to Management Information Sys-tems. However, after looking into the classes I would have to take, I learned the first required class was only offered in Cheney during one quarter and I had al-ready missed it.

Because I couldn’t take that one class in fall quarter 2014, I would have to wait to take it dur-ing fall quarter 2015. The next issue was that the class is a pre-requisite for the next two classes I would have to take.

Basically, I am supposed to take the first class fall quarter, the second class winter quarter and the third class spring quar-ter. If I had stayed with the Man-agement Information Systems major, I would have to be at East-ern another year and wouldn’t graduate until spring 2016.

What frustrates me about this is the way the classes are set up to make more money for the school and cost more to the student. If I were to stay another year and get the Management In-formation Systems major, that is an extra three quarters worth of tuition Eastern receives.

My other option is to take the classes at Riverpoint, even though I moved to Cheney so I wouldn’t have to commute to campus. Then I would have to drive, in the snow, to Riverpoint and sit in a four–hour class once a week.

The most irritating part of this whole setup is that Eastern wouldn’t be anything without the students that come here. So my question is: Why doesn’t Eastern offer classes that would make the students’ lives easier? I mean, we are juggling enough as it is between school, work, fam-ily and other obligations.

My suggestion is Eastern needs to send out a survey to students in each department asking what locations and times would work best for them. Then Eastern should offer every class required for every major twice a year at Cheney and once a year at Riverpoint.

That would not only help solve my problem, but it would also make me feel more dedi-cated to my school because I’d know it’s dedicated to helping me receive my education.

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I have been out for just over two years. I must say, I’m a bit “bitchy” and that’s OK, sometimes.

Being gay has its ups and downs. Gays must build up a defense while living in this world where some do not accept the “homosexual lifestyle,” so being a “kick up the fuss” just happens, at least that’s what I’ve noticed.

This attitude becomes an issue, though, when gay people start using it against each other.

Gays are a mean bunch; some of the stuff I have seen looks to come straight out of the movie, “Mean Girls.”

The community feels like one giant burn book that has burst open with hate, shade and rumors everywhere.

Some gay people may think they deserve to be snobby and I would have to agree, to a point.

Today, homosexuals fight about who slept with whom, who’s cheating and who called someone’s outfit ugly.

What happened to the days when gay people fought for their rights, when they could come to-gether as one and take on their oppressors?

Many gay people take for granted the many homosexuals that have come before them, pav-ing the way for equality and equal treatment.

There is still a lot of fighting to do. Just because a majority of the U.S. now has mar-riage equality, due to the Supreme Court not taking up cases, does not mean gays are closer to equality.

There are still people fighting against equality, which gays need to be sassy toward. The gay community cannot just stand by and

wait for the day they are all considered equal.Some say, including myself, gays cannot

get along with each other. I honestly believe it’s the attitudes that

get in the way of them showing their love for one another.

I bicker all the time with my gay friends, but I love them all and I always make sure to show a softer side, as should all gay people.

Many people struggle with their own de-mons but they need to remember that many are fighting for one common goal: Equality.

I am a capital ‘B,’ but I am one for the right reasons. The world does not always have a fair view of who I am and I have to defend my people, and myself.

Gay people need to knock off the nasty at-titudes toward each other and focus on more serious issues facing the gay community.

We need to put our ‘B’ faces on and get to work.

Gay “bees” should sting stigmas instead of sass themBy Eric Longchief copy editor

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By Larry Ty Holmesopinion editor

Dear Editor,

Each week at EWU, or-ganizers and students put on great events. However, not everyone is able to view some of them, due to seating availability.

There was a recent comedy show called “Girl Code/Guy Code,” held here at Showalter Hall. The hall is a great facili-ty with comfortable seats, but it doesn’t hold many people. This was a big problem when 300 people were turned away at the door!

All over local media and campus, students and the public were complaining that they didn’t get to see the show because of the lack of seating capacity. Not only did they want to be entertained, some also stated different needs for going, such as needing to write a paper about it or they needed class credit.

When addressing this prob-lem there was a central blame. It was the failure of matching the size of the venue to the an-ticipated size of the audience. With the magnitude of students that attended “Girl Code/Guy Code,” it should have been hosted in the space the size of Reese Court.

Other events and shows might have been fine in the hall, but in this case it wasn’t. As students at EWU, we should have known that type of show would have had a big attendance and planned better for it.

There are several pos-sible solutions to ensure we are choosing the best facility for potential capacity prob-lems. First, we could take a student poll on who will be attending. We could do this by polling through the EWU Facebook, or booths at key campus locations such as the bookstore, PUB or well at-tended events.

Another possible solution could be that the organizers of the show predict audience size based on similar events held in the past. For example, the organizer of the event “Human Trafficking: Going Under the Belly of the Beast” was EWU’s Women’s and Gender Studies, and the event was in Monroe Hall on cam-pus. Therefore people who were interested in women’s and gender studies attended.

Knowing what kind of event and what the potential audience size will be decides what facility to choose. Over-

all, a combination of polling and predictive modeling will be the best solution for this problem.

In implementing this so-lution there will be negative and positive consequenc-es. Negative consequences could include students not participating in the polling or not enough data on simi-lar events.

On the other hand, posi-tive consequences could in-clude generating excitement, advance ticket sales and satis-faction that there is adequate seating. The event organizers would be connecting with the students getting to know what events are most popu-lar for better planning.

The potential positive outcomes outweigh the nega-tives, therefore the solution of implementing a poll and knowing how past events went will lead to better audi-ence satisfaction and reduce seating capacity challenges.

“I’m not informed enough to know.”

Cameron ScottFreshman

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Women’s basketball wins season opener

EWU women’s basketball survived their season opener on the road against Utah Valley Wolverines, 68-62, despite a slow start.

The Eagles had four starters in double figures, led by senior forward Melissa Williams, who had 18 points and 12 re-bounds, while shooting 53 percent from the field.

“I thought [Williams] was fabulous. She set the tone defensively for us in the paint and did a great job on [Utah Val-ley’s] post players,” said head coach Wen-dy Schuller. “She was a presence, and her offensive performance is something that we need from her consistently this year. Jade [Redmon] also had a great game. She was phenomenal on the glass. Overall, I thought our team rebounding effort was better than it’s been in a while.”

Sophomore guard Jade Redmon shot five for seven from the field and finished with 14 points and 12 boards.

According to goeags.com, this was EWU’s first road season opener victory since the 2009-2010 season, improving Schuller’s record to 7-7.

After going into halftime down 35-34, the Eagles rallied and outscored Utah Valley, 34-27, in the second half. EWU shot 32 percent in the first half, but shot 51.9 percent in the second to pull out the win.

Utah Valley’s freshman guard Rhaiah Spooner-Knight was the only Wolverine to finish in double figure scoring, drop-ping 20 points.

“We made some defensive adjust-ments at halftime, specifically focusing on doing a better job in guarding their zone offense. I thought we communicat-ed better defensively in the second half, and our zone frustrated them over the fi-nal 20 minutes,” said Schuller.

Despite losing the turnover battle 14-11, EWU’s defense held Utah Valley to 38 percent shooting and outrebounded the Wolverines, 44-41.

Redshirt sophomore guard Lexie Nel-son said she was content with the per-formances of her teammates, including freshman guard Delaney Hodges who finished with nine points, eight rebounds and three assists in her first career game as an Eagle.

“It was a good start to our season, but we were nowhere near perfect and [I] know we can play better. We saw some things to work on, but all in all we are excited the season is finally here,” said Nelson.

EWU will host Wichita State for the first home game of the season on Nov. 18 at Reese Court.

“For this next game, we are really looking forward to the opportunity. They are a good team and have had some good seasons the last few years, but we are going to work hard in prac-tice and come prepared on game day,” said Nelson. “I feel coaches are doing a good job preparing us and our team knows we must stay focused and come ready to play Tuesday.”

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Sophie Miller and Allie Schumacher celebrate after a point on Nov. 15.

Ryann Ensrud and Ana Jakovljevic prepare to receive the ball in the game against North Dakota on Nov. 15.

The Eastern Eagles volley-ball team played their final two games of the season at Reese Court; they lost both and failed to qualify for the Big Sky Con-ference Tournament.

The Eagles dropped their first match of the weekend on Nov. 13 against the University of Northern Colorado, 3-1. East-ern lost the first two sets of the match but battled back in the third set, winning 29-27.

UNC would go on to win the fourth set 25-23, securing their victory.

“I thought that [UNC] played very well. They were the better team tonight, but I'm proud of where we're at and I'm proud of what we're do-ing,” said associate head coach Michael King.

The loss meant Eastern was tied for the eighth and the final spot in the Big Sky Tournament with Southern Utah University.

SUU defeated EWU on Oct. 2, which meant they controlled the head-to-head tiebreaker and Eastern would need to win their final game of the season and have SUU lose theirs.

On Nov. 15, the Eagles took on the top-ranked University of North Dakota, who came to Reese Court owning a 25-8 overall record.

Before the game, a senior night ceremony was held cel-ebrating Talia Formantez and Kelsey Julian. Combined, they played over 200 matches during their time at EWU. Both play-ers took center court with their families and had their career accomplishments announced to the crowd.

“Knowing my family was in the crowd, watching for the first time since I left Hawaii was kind of overwhelming,” said Forman-tez. “But at the same time, I was ready for that last game.”

When the ceremony was over, both teams took to the court and the Eagles came out looking determined to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Eagles wonthe first two sets, 25-20 and 25-23.

UND would storm back, aided by 14 Eagle service errors, winning the next three sets to finish the Eagles’ season.

“I really liked the way we started the match and thought we did some things well in the first two sets,” said King. “After that, we made some mental er-rors and had some miscues from the service line that [UND] took advantage of.”

Formantez was one of the top performers in her last match at Reese Court, record-ing 16 kills.

She also became the sixth player in EWU history to record 350 career blocks by totaling three in the senior night game.

The Eagles finished the season with a record of 9-20. They won only five conference matches, but they are looking forward to next season.

“This team is headed in a great direction, they are going to have great leaders heading into next season,” said Forman-tez. “They definitely have the talent and work ethic, they just have to work out some kinks and they will have a good shot at making the tournament.”

Eagles volleyball celebrates seniors despite at-home setbacks

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As the clock ticked to zero in the se-niors’ final regular season game at Roos Field, the field lights shown on smiling faces after the Eagles beat the University of Montana on Nov. 8.

According to senior linebacker Cody Mc-Carthy, there were a lot of emotions leading up to the game and throughout.

“It was a lot of high emotions. It was awesome to see the young guys really step up and see the look in their eyes that they wanted to get it done for us,” said McCarthy. “The stars really aligned to make that our senior night against Mon-tana. It was an awesome atmosphere here at Roos Field and it was really special to go out with the big win that we did and it meant a lot to me.”

Senior wide receiver Cory Mitchell shared similar sentiments as McCarthy. Beating UM

was just a one of the highlights of Mitchell’s career versus the Montana schools.

“It was such a great feeling knowing that we not only beat Montana my last year to play them, but we’ve swept the Mon-tana schools the last three years I’ve been here and we are still undefeated on the red turf,” said Mitchell.

The Eagles will say goodbye to 20 seniors when the 2014-15 season comes to an end, but there are memories and moments they will cherish forever.

“One thing I’ll cherish forever from [Baldwin] is that family atmosphere that we have here,” said senior defensive lineman Zach Johnson. “I think that it’s unique to us as a team, and that the in-tensity that we bring every day, whether it’s to practice or a meeting or a game, just the family atmosphere.”

Johnson, whose twin brother was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2012, said seeing the success and struggles of

his teammates makes all their success and brotherhood that much better.

Family played an important role for some seniors off the field as well.

Mitchell is a father of two young boys, and even though there were days trying to balance school, football and family, he credits his fiancée Atosha Granger and his mindset that in the end, all of his work would be worth it.

“It’s tough after a late night of practice to come home and get the boys dinner, a bath and ready for bed and then still have energy to do homework. I know that I am not the only student-athlete with a fam-ily, so I know it just takes a little bit more responsibility, but in the end it will all be worth it,” said Mitchell.

Mitchell said his favorite memory so far as an Eagle was when he caught two touch-downs against the University of Washington on his son Jhett’s birthday.

As of November 2014, the Eagle se-

niors have had a three playoff appear-ances, three Big Sky Conference cham-pionship titles, 51 wins and, for a few, a national championship.

McCarthy credits his teammates who were a part of the championship team on passing down what they learned during their time in an Eastern jersey and said it was important to make sure to pass that on to the returning players

“Our class has been through a lot. We’re kind of the last leg of that national champi-onship run-off,” said McCarthy. “We had those guys and now all the seniors have done a good job passing on the traditions that we learned and it's important as seniors we do that. The young guys are picking it up and our class is a really strong class, and we’re going to go get it done next Saturday and win another Big Sky Championship.”

The seniors will play their final collegiate regular season game Nov. 21 against Port-land State University.

The EWU men’s basketball team hosted Texas Southern University and Utah Valley University on Nov. 14 and 17 in the first two home games of the regular season.

Head coach Jim Hayford said playing an 8 a.m., regular season basketball game on Nov. 14 to kick off the college basketball season was a unique experience.

“It’s great being the only coach 1-0 in the nation right now,” said Hayford. “I think it brought attention to our team, which I’m re-ally happy with any attention that our team gets, it’s deserved. They’ve worked hard to become who they are with this promising sea-son ahead of them.”

In the beginning of the first half, the Eagles got off to a slow start by allowing TSU on a 5-0 run. Eastern managed to stay competitive with the help of 3-pointers made by junior guard Tyler Harvey. He shot 55 percent be-hind the three point line for the first half.

TSU led by as many as eight points, however, with two minutes remaining in the first half, Eastern cut the Tigers’ lead. The Eagles ended up with the lead at half-time, 32-30.

In the second half, the Eagles turned on the switch offensively with the help of junior forward Venky Jois. He scored 22 points in the second half with 11-of-12 shooting.

“I’m always kind of an emotional player,” said Jois. “As soon as I get one or two [bas-kets], I start getting hyped. I don’t think [TSU] had a low-post presence that could compete.”

Eastern went on a 23-2 run to lead 59-36 halfway through the second half. The Eagles led by as many as 31 points. The Eagles fin-ished the game with 28 points in the paint. In a blowout win, Eastern defeated TSU by 24 points, 86-62.

In the second half, Jois had 22 points,

seven rebounds and three blocks. Harvey fin-ished with 21 points, while senior guard Drew Brandon had 10 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, one assist shy of a triple-double.

On Nov. 17, EWU defeated Utah Valley University in another blowout victory, 75-50.

“It was a really good win. Utah Valley is a very, very well-coached team and they’re a tough team,” said Hayford. “We matched their toughness, early we had really good of-fensive flow and rhythm.”

In the first half, the Eagles jumped out to a 15-2 lead at the 14:24 mark. Sophomore for-ward Ognjen Miljkovic lead all scores in the early going with 11 points. Eastern led by as many as 13 points in the first half and had a halftime lead of 38-25. Harvey ended up lead-ing all scorers at halftime with 13 points.

“We were getting really good looks be-cause the guys were executing the offense,” said Hayford. “[Miljkovic] gave us some re-ally good separation there early.”

In the second half, the Eagles increased their lead at the 19:29 mark with a layup by Jois. The Eagles would continue to build their lead throughout the half. EWU would lead by as many as 26 points.

For the game, the Eagles led the Wol-verines in points in the paint, 36-20. East-ern also led in field goal percentage, 54.5-35.2. Eastern also shot 80 percent behind the free-throw line.

The top performers were Harvey, who fin-ished with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Miljkovic, who finished with 16 points. Jois was shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Miljkovic said the team’s offense flowed well throughout the game.

“We didn’t force the ball at all,” said Miljkovic, “We just kind of read the game and kept on going.”

EWU will play Walla Walla University on Nov. 19 at Reese Court.

Senior football players reflect on the past

Eagles graduates prepare to fly to greater heightsBy Fetlew GeBreziaBher

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Cory Mitchel in 2012 game vs. Wagner.

Venky Jois goes up for a rebound in the Nov. 14 game.

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Cory Mitchell at the senior ceremony on Nov. 8.

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Men’s basketball kicks off college season Nov. 14Eastern beats Texas Southern University, 86-62

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