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Sprinter Brad Wall made history May 11 at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships, as the Eastern Washington University senior closed out his career with his fourth league title in the 400 meters to highlight the final day of competition for...

FROM NEWS SERVICE REPORTS After adding three local players to his roster in 2012, Eastern Washington University head women’s soccer coach George Hageage has continued to find the top talent of the Inland Northwest. Among the seven newcomers that...

Eastern Washington University’s Get Lit! Programs is back for its 15th annual literary festival. On Saturday, April 13, festival authors will conduct eight writing workshops—four during a morning session, 9:30-11:30 a.m., and four during an...

There may be some new faces in a few spots, but the Eastern Washington University football team has plenty of experience to help make the spring seem more like a re-loading than a re-building. The Eagles will begin preparations for the 2013 season wh...

Former Eastern Washington University quarterback Erik Meyer threw for eight touchdown passes and ran for another in leading the Spokane Shock to a 67-41 season-opening Arena Football League win over the Cleveland Gladiators March 24 at Quicken Loans...

The weather conditions weren’t good by any stretch of the imagination, but the marks were much better for six former Eastern Washington University football players who tested in front of 18 National Football League scouts on EWU’s annual Pro Day...

The Eastern Washington University football team is going to log a lot of road miles this fall to some of the toughest football venues in America. The Eagles visit two bowl teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, as well as travel to the NCAA...

Eastern Washington University’s Get Lit! Programs announces the headliners for the 15th Annual Get Lit! Festival – a weeklong celebration of reading, writing and storytelling for all ages that will run April 8-14. Tickets are now on sale through...

The following Cheney High School freshmen received placement on the 2012-13 first trimester honor roll. In order to qualify for placement, students must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or above. Jerika P. Adams, Andrew D. Aguirre, Kaylie A....

He split time at quarterback, but that was enough to impress the College Sporting News, as Eastern Washington University freshman Vernon Adams joined four other Eagles on the “Fabulous 50” NCAA...

The longest road trip of the season for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team got off to a bad start even before they took to the court last Thursday in Grand Forks, N.D. A van wreck following Wednesday’s shoot-around injured...

Eastern Washington University has been selected to host the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), a prestigious academic event that will bring up to 3,000 students and faculty to the Cheney-Spokane area for the three-day conference,...

FHallett Elementary announced its award winners for the months of November and December 2012. This month, students are focusing on the following character traits: Having a positive attitude, Always doing their best, Working together and Knowing the...

Eastern Washington University’s Computer Science Alumni Endowment has reached the $25,000 mark, thanks to a 20-month fundraising effort that reflects the growing interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs. Starting in...

The Eastern Washington’s women’s basketball team finally gets to spend a couple of weekends at home. And following a pair of losses last week, 83-68 at Northern Arizona Thursday and 85-70 at Sacramento State Saturday, they need to make the best...

“Love” follows the hilarious antics of the young Pat and his pal Crazy Eddie Muldoon, as they discover their fear of the dark is child’s play compared to their fear of GIRLS! But something keeps them wondering about love, romance, marriage and...

FROM STAFF AND NEWS SERVICE REPORTS The Edmonton Eskimos announced they had signed the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year, J.C. Sherritt, to a contract extension. That keeps the former Eastern Eagle out of...

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has received reports from a number of citizens who received calls soliciting donations to support “AMBER Alerts.” In part of the solicitation, the callers report the money being raised goes to support the AMBER...

Wade Benson is returning to familiar territory. The man who made history during his his seven seasons as head volleyball coach at Eastern Washington University will return to that position it was...

The 2012-13 Big Sky Conference season begins for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team this week, and their opening games are sure to be a challenge. Facing the top two teams in the league’s preseason polls in its first three...

On one hand the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team is in familiar territory as they open Big Sky Conference play – on the road – where they have played eight of their first 11 games. New to head coach Wendy Schuller’s crew is for the...

This fall, students in Eastern Washington University’s Department of Psychology will spend Thursday afternoons learning principles of compassion and practice from a world-renowned scholar and teacher - Venerable Geshe Thupten Phelgye (Geh-shay...