Cheney businesses have ups and downs from university's move of commencement ceremony
Weather-related challenges, such as the 2014 graduation ceremony where it rained (pictured), was one of the reasons EWU moved their commencement ceremonies from Roos Field to the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
Just like the ever-changing spring weather that was one of the reasons cited for moving Eastern Washington University graduation ceremonies indoors, opinions and evidence of just how the shift affected Cheney businesses also vary.
Most recently, graduation ceremonies were held at Reese Court. As EWU enrollment numbers grew events shifted outdoors to the red turf at Roos Field.
But weather, one year hot like both 2013 and 2015, or another rainy, such as 2014, made school officials want more control of the climate. They announced in April 2015 a multi-year deal to keep the weather a non-factor b...
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