New EWU students participate in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony

Members of the EWU Greek system show their support for new Eastern Washington University students participating in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

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New Eastern Washington University students participate in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from CheneyÕs downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes.

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Members of the Eastern Washington University community, left, welcome new students, right, during the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony Tuesday in Cheney, Wash. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from Cheney’s downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes. Classes begin on Wednesday.

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New Eastern Washington University students participate in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from CheneyÕs downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes.

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Members of the Eastern Washington University community, including Julia Smith, of the anthropology department, center, welcome new students during the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa.

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New Eastern Washington University students participate in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony on Sept. 19 in Cheney, Wash.

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Lance Kissler uses his cell phone to record new Eastern Washington University students participating in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from CheneyÕs downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes.

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Members of the EWU marching band drum line entertain new Eastern Washington University students participating in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from CheneyÕs downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes.

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Members of the EWU Greek system show their support for new Eastern Washington University students participating in the Pass Through the Pillars ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Cheney, Wa. Hundreds of freshman students recreated the path generations of students once took from CheneyÕs downtown train depot to their new collegiate homes.

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