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Co-op teaches art, helps parents gain new skills

September 12, 2019

For 15 years the Moscow Food Co-op has hosted family-friendly activities for a group called Co-op Kids. This week’s featured activity was creating a cosmic suncatcher. Cosmic suncatchers are discs placed in front of a window, these ones being made of glue and food dye, to show colored sunlight within...

Yoga, meditation allow for reflection

RACHEL KOCH, Evergreen reporter

September 12, 2019

On a cold, rainy day such as Tuesday many may struggle to bring themselves to go outside in the gloomy weather. However, the Palouse Advocacy League and local yoga studio Yogatopia teamed up to host Yoga in the Park, a 30-minute yoga class on Tuesday in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. Despite...

Volunteer firefighter training heats up

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter

September 9, 2019

The Pullman Fire Department held a practice physical test Saturday morning for candidates interested in the Reserve Firefighter Program. “I’m really interested in the medical side of EMS and fire because it’s 80 percent of what firefighters do,” said Finley Harrison, freshman biology major...

Artist provides colorful prints for winter

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter

September 5, 2019

Polly Apfelbaum sparked her passion for art at a young age and has since created hundreds of pieces using several types of mediums. Her prints, created from woodblock printing, are now on display at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Primarily known for her installation work, Apfelbaum makes the...

Farmers market strengthens community

RACHEL LENTZ, Evergreen reporter

September 4, 2019

In the growing season you can see a lot of life around Pullman, from golden fields of wheat to a beautiful town. But at the Pullman Farmers Market, farmers, city dwellers and local artists come together in a community gathering that's hard to duplicate anywhere else. The market aims to connect with the communit...

Life editor helps with roommate drama

ZACH GOFF, Life editor

August 29, 2019

Roommates can be either be the best thing ever or a yearlong nightmare. Regardless, boundaries are essential to maintaining sanity throughout the year. As a former RA, I’ve heard and seen some roommate horror stories. Clean up after yourself The most annoying thing is coming home after a lon...

Coffee shop hosts game night for LGBTQ+

RACHEL LENTZ, Evergreen reporter

August 28, 2019

Pups & Cups Cafe is a pet- and human-friendly coffee house on Main Street downtown Pullman. The business offers locally roasted cups of coffee, host a variety of pets and an LGBTQ+ friendly game night. Pups & Cups Cafe hosts a monthly LGBTQ+ game night the last Saturday of every month from...

‘Cougar Country is a Pullman icon’

JACKEE SMITH, Evergreen reporter

August 28, 2019

The new Cougar Country Drive-In will not open for the first Saturday football game of the season on Aug. 31, as originally anticipated, according to the burger shop’s new owner. “We would [rather customers] came and had an awesome experience rather than come and it be a complete failure,” said...

Local authors come together to advise young writers

REID BROWN, Evergreen reporter

August 26, 2019

The quaint, bustling interior of BookPeople of Moscow, nestled between the sweet-smelling cafes and throngs of people perusing the historic district’s Saturday market, is a hotspot for writers on the Palouse. On Saturday, BookPeople co-hosted a book signing with Khaliela Wright, the president of...

GPSA welcomes graduate students back with bbq

ZACH GOFF, Life editor

August 26, 2019

Hundreds of graduate students across campus flock to the smells of a barbecue emanating from the roof of the atrium Friday afternoon. The event has a beautiful run, and hundreds of graduate students leave with a free meal and a great way to connect with their peers. “It really is a chance for graduate...

Festival encourages people to try new things

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

August 26, 2019

People participated in free outdoor activities during the sixth annual Palouse Outdoor Festival on Saturday at Wawawai County Park and Granite Point. Some of the activities included rock climbing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. Granite Point is where Pratim Kundu rock climbed for the first...

Children raise over $4,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter

August 22, 2019

Shay Connell, 10-year-old, set a goal to raise $200 last year for the Make-A-Wish Foundation by selling snow cones, but instead, raised over $4,300. This year, Shay hopes to donate $5,000 to the foundation. Shay and two other Pullman children sold snow cones and baked goods Wednesday afternoon for...