Thursday, November 30, 2006
Collaboration between EWU and WSU students on U-District
EWU and WSU students teamed up to put on a smart growth forum for the Spokane U-District last night. The S-R's Shawn Vestal checked in on the collaborative project.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Survey done to guage interest in themed districts in Spokane
EWU business students designed and conducted a survey to determine Spokane residents' interest in themed neighborhoods.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
EWU student plaintiff in Internet filtering suit
An Eastern student from Moses Lake is suing the North Central Washington Library District for blocking access to information on the Internet on the district's public computers. The ACLU is listed as the main plaintiff.
The student said she wasn't allowed to access information for research she was doing on drugs and alcohol treatment.
Columbia Basin Herald
The student said she wasn't allowed to access information for research she was doing on drugs and alcohol treatment.
Columbia Basin Herald
Eastern students "park-ing" in Liberty Lake
The city of Liberty Lake has worked out a deal with Eastern's recreation and leisure degree program which allows EWU students to get credits for helping the city run its new parks.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Inland Empire a shared moniker
Where is the Inland Empire? Is it the region surrounding Spokane? Or is it in southern California? Actually, it's both. The LA Times has an interesting piece that talks about the history of the name Inland Empire that features EWU professor Bill Stimson.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Walter finalist, but not winner of National Book Award
EWU grad Jess Walter, a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction for his novel, "The Zero," didn't win the award, but was grateful for being a finalist, none-the-less.
Washington Post, Spokesman Review
Washington Post, Spokesman Review
Eastern's youngest student
Getting a big head start on his peers, seventh-grader Joseph Sullivan received EWU history credits for his academic journal he kept of his travels to Europe.
Medford Transcript
Medford Transcript
Hmmm. Aren't you supposed to be studying?
A couple of EWU students braved the ugly nighttime weather to stand in line for Sony's new PlayStation 3 gaming console. The Spokesman catches up with their outdoor trials and travails...
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Monday, November 13, 2006
Former EWU student uses blog as instrument of free speech in Saudi Arabia
Former EWU computer science student Fouad al-Farhan is Saudi Arabia's most popular blogger. In this Washington Post story, he talks about the use of blogs as vehicles of free speech in a very conservative Saudi Arabian society.
Washington Post
Washington Post
Children learning Chinese
Chinese language classes in Spokane are helping children maintain ties to their culture. EWU's Patrick Jones, who has a child in the program, talks about the importance of the program.
Spokesman Review
Spokesman Review
Magnetic polymers?
EWU's Jamie Manson is on the leading edge of an effort to study the possibility of magnetism in organic materials. Apparently the effort may be poised for a breakthrough.
Physorg.com
Physorg.com
