Last month marked 130 years of the Daily Evergreen’s existence. A few years ago, the Evergreen published a story showcasing our top stories. Here are some more stories from the archive:
1). Evans sought records used in smear campaign
Reported March 20, 2006, ASWSU presidential candidate James Evans helped a smear campaign against his opponent.
“Evans, the student representative for WSU at the Washington Student Lobby in Olympia, filed a public records request with Pullman Police on Jan. 25 to obtain police records for former ASWSU presidential and vice-presidential candidates John-Mark DiTraglia and Brian O’Neil. The information Evans received was the same that was printed on the smear posters,” The Evergreen reports.
The ticket was cleared of any wrongdoing.
“This is one of the dirtiest campaigns I’ve ever seen in the last three years, having worked for the last three presidents,” Evans said in 2006.
2). Evergreen Target At Popcorn Forum
On March 16, 1961, the Evergreen came under attack by ASWSU presidential candidates, claiming the Evergreen had a bias and only covered bad news.
“The so-called debate between the Greek and Independent candidates for ASWSU Executive offices at yesterday’s Popcorn Forum resulted in a united attack on the Daily Evergreen. Other issues seemed to be secondary to the complaints about the Daily Evergreen…
Uniting with Manring on the attack against the Daily Evergreen was Ron Fragner, an Independent presidential candidate, who said that it is a policy of news writing nationally, internationally and on this campus that “good news is no news and bad news is news.”
Another attack was delivered during the audience questioning period by Bruce Martin, a then-junior.
He said, “We have trouble telling if this meeting was our own after reading the article in the Evergreen.”
3). Heated sidewalks: True or False–or is it more complicated than that?
Moving towards more modern stories, current Evergreen copy chief Lauren Rendahl reported January 18, 2025, about the steam tunnels that heat WSU’s sidewalks during snowstorms.
“Last week’s snowstorm left many students slipping and sliding on campus. But, heated sidewalks and walkways may have saved some Cougs from an icy fall. Yet, those heated sidewalks WSU proudly claims are not necessarily heated,” the Evergreen reported.
As helpful as the steam tunnels are, snow is still mostly removed via manual shoveling, the story says.
4). Aspen Heights residents move into new spaces despite concerns.
Reported August 18, 2022, Aspen Heights apartment complex residents faced unfit living environments just a week before move-in.
The first week of August, Aspen Heights called students to confirm their move-in date on Aug. 13, assuring students the units would be ready, said Gabby Hanson, a senior studying criminal justice and psychology.
“Due to ‘supply chain challenges,’ students could not move into their apartments until ‘sometime’ in October and were presented with two temporary living arrangements in the meantime,” Mark Evans, director of public relations, wrote in an email.
“It’s just empty promises. We lost a lot of hope, and we lost a lot of trust with Aspen completely that day,” Hanson said.
Aspen Heights initially required students to pay rent during their displacement, but the complex offered an amended set of options for students on Aug. 9, 2022.
Students did not have to pay rent for Aspen Heights and could find different living arrangements with a $1,500 credit, or reserve a ‘bed space’ at local properties including the Ruckus Student Living and The Hills on Grand, according to an Aspen Heights email.
Aspen Heights did eventually open, but not before some initial leases were terminated, leaving students without refunds.
5). “Whoa,” students react to solar eclipse
Written current Evergreener, Grace Harvey current Evergreen news editor, KM captured the students’ mood during a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
“The eclipse, which stretched from Canada to Mexico, was only partially visible here, as the line of totality crossed the Eastern United States, spanning from Maine to the southern border of Texas. In Pullman, the eclipse was visible from 10:37 a.m.-12:32 p.m. and students and faculty gathered in front of Todd Hall to view it,” the story said.
Unfortunately for current students, the next solar eclipse in North America will not be until 2044.
