Month: May 2025

  • Powwow returns to EOU

    After 5 years, EOU’s Spring Powwow returns. This 50th anniversary event, which is coordinated by EOU’s Speel-Ya Native American Student Council and the Native American Program, begins Friday at 7:00 p.m., with multiple events throughout the day on Saturday. It will feature The Black Lodge Singers as the Host Drum alongside Emcee Fred Hill, Arena…

  • One bead at a time: Shantel Peacock weaves community through cultural art at EOU

    On February 12th, 2025, I sat at a table at Hoke Union Building for my first beading lesson, surrounded by a jumble of colorful beads. That day, I didn’t just learn a craft; I connected with indigenous culture other than my own, a vibrant community, and the healing power of creation. Shantel Peacock, a member…

  • EOU Custodians: Invisible Heroes with Invisible Challenges

    It’s 2011 in La Grande, Oregon: The era of the Lady Gaga Meat Dress, the plague of “Fifty Shades of Gray” and the end of the Oprah Winfrey show. Michael Alvarez has only been working as a custodian at Eastern Oregon University for about three weeks, and he finds himself tip-toeing through a pitch-black basement.…

  • We are looking for student contributors!

    The Voice is looking for students to contribute to both its limited print and online editions. If you are a student with experience in print or multimedia journalism, positions are available as a staff writer or editorial assistant. We are also more than happy to work with students who have no formal journalism experience. If…