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The 2020 Spokane Mayor’s Cup goes to—drumroll please—Eastern Washington University! Not one, but two computer science teams from EWU received honors in the Spokane Mayor’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition.

The EWU Recreation Center (URC) is the host venue as Spokane welcomes the USA Curling National Championships, Feb. 8-15. The weeklong competition will feature the nation’s top men’s and women’s teams vying for a spot on Team USA and a berth in the subsequent World Curling Championships.

EWU’s annual Activist in Residence series is off to an engaging start. Two weeks in, organizers say 40 to 60 people have attended each event, participating in lively and meaningful discussions around immigration and activism.

You remember the time-honored college admissions drill? Filling out your application at the kitchen table, clicking submit (or, gasp, mailing it in), then stressing for weeks as you waited to find out if you’d been accepted. Fortunately, EWU is working to make that antiquated process easier, faster and more fun.