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Beginning winter quarter 1970, a new transportation option debuted at EWU, one that, even at the moment of its inception, was widely acknowledged as a game-changer for thousands of Eastern students.

EWU’s Jonathan Middleton explores the potential of “data-to-music” algorithms.

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

In Olympia, David Buri is on the job for Eastern Washington University.

A premium bus plaza promises to keep riders warm and (mostly) wind-free.   At Eastern, one’s EagleCard identification doubles as a bus pass for rides on any Spokane Transit Authority route. It’s a benefit meant to encourage individual Eagles, particularly those living up the road in Spokane, from fouling the air, congesting the highways and…

Despite the odds, Eastern’s greatest-ever quarterback is ready to quiet the next-level doubters. By Dave Cook Turning heads is what Eric Barriere ’21 did best on the football field at EWU. It began during Eastern’s recruiting process, as Eagle recruiters watched him win championships as a high schooler in California. Then, upon arrival in Cheney…

The pandemic isn’t over, but Eastern is celebrating its return to ‘near normal.’ By Melodie Little Back in March 2020, just a week after the EWU men’s basketball team learned its appearance in the NCAA Tournament had been canceled, the university announced there would be a one-week extension of Eastern’s typical week-long spring break.  The…

For one of the world’s most accomplished athletes, nothing has come easy. By Charles E. Reineke It was raining as EWU student and Team USA Paralympian Jaleen Roberts settled into the starting blocks at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium — a light but steady downpour, just like the PNW showers she’d trained in back home.  The 2020…