Tag: Spring/Summer 2023

Ghosts of Salmon

Ghosts of Salmon

Few places in the nation can match the cultural and historical significance of the small patch of verdant land lying slightly upstream from the confluence of Latah (Hangman’s) Creek and the Spokane River. Paul Lindholdt, author and English professor at EWU, has long worked to ensure that his students — and others in the wider

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Get Lit! Turns 25

Get Lit! Turns 25

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón was among the luminaries that appeared before packed venues at the 25th anniversary of EWU’s Get Lit! Festival, Washington state’s longest running literary gathering and the university’s premier literary event. Limón, one of the nation’s most acclaimed poets — and the first writer of Mexican descent to be honored as

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Hackers Take Note

Hackers Take Note

According to CyberSecruity Ventures, a prominent industry group, the computer-enabled misdeeds known as “cybercrimes” are already costing the world’s individuals, businesses and governments some $6 trillion — that’s trillion with a “t” — each and every year. By 2025, the group says, that number will reach $10.5 trillion. Effectively fighting back against the torrent of

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Spirit Power on Display 

Spirit Power on Display 

On June 3, EWU’s Native American Student Association teamed up with the American Indian Studies program to host the annual Spirit of the Eagle Powwow at Reese Court. During the day-long event, tribal citizens old and young came together for friendly dancing, singing and drumming competitions that evinced the joyful richness of our region’s Native

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Easing the Path to Service 

Easing the Path to Service 

As a kid growing up in Blytheville, Arkansas — a small town about an hour upriver from Memphis, Tennessee — and later in Tacoma, Washington, EWU Police Chief Jay Day was always proud to embrace the values he learned from his dad, a service member in the U.S. Army. “My foundation is discipline and integrity,”

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Playing It Forward

Playing It Forward

Eastern alumni are key participants in the local and regional golf scene, leaving a decidedly Eastern imprint on the game.

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