Columns – The Daily Evergreen

How to take advantage of your summer break from stress

May 31, 2018

Summer vacation can be long and brutal. Time away from friends and hours of lounging around the house doing nothing can become tiring. Many students waste their vacation by simply binge-watching several Netflix originals on the couch rather than truly enjoying themselves. To me, summer is more...

Being painted on canvas

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

May 29, 2018

Filed under Columns, Life

The Pullman ArtWalk is a place for local artists to share their talent with the community. For some artists, the finished product isn’t the artwork and the process of creating the piece is. For these artists, it can be difficult to showcase their art just by putting a few of their pieces up on the...

How to overcome stress during finals

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen columnist

April 30, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

Finals week: the dreaded time of too many exams, saying goodbye to friends and packing up all belongings to store in a garage until the fall. Surviving this week will be a challenge, but you’ll come out of it a better person with better grades if you follow this advice. I, myself, have not just...

Tips on how to organize, pack for upcoming move-out week

KATIE GROVES, Evergreen columnist

April 30, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

Whether you lived in a dorm, apartment, Greek chapter house or a house near campus this past year, the last week of school has unfortunately approached. With the last few days filled with finals and last-minute moments with friends, packing up your living space can sound like a daunting and tedious...

Signs, plans for if relationship becomes toxic

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen columnist

April 18, 2018

Filed under Columns, Life, Showcase, Wellness

When we think of unhealthy relationships, our minds almost immediately jump to violence or sexual assault. However, unhealthy relationships don’t have to leave any physical marks to be harmful. Vanessa Corwin, a sexual assault advocate at Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse who works with college...

Life at Sea: Trekking with camels

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

April 16, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

My feet sank into the soft fine sand of the Sahara Desert in Morocco as we stepped off our bus. I heard the low grumble of a massive caravan of camels and saw over a hundred of them sitting in the sand, illuminated by nothing more than the few flashlights the guides use to find their way around. Heavy...

Life at Sea: Poachers will use social media

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

April 2, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

I sat in the back of the safari truck, the shutter of my camera endlessly clicking as we stopped to watch the male southern white rhinoceroses in their environment. This was when our guide asked that we not post pictures of the rhinos, mention the name or the location of the game reserve we saw them...

Tea can energize, detox body without caffeine

KATIE GROVES, Evergreen columnist

March 28, 2018

Filed under Columns, Life, Wellness

After writing about the potential health benefits of coffee, I decided to look into the potential benefits — or disadvantages — of tea. Unlike coffee, tea doesn’t seem to have as many negative perceptions attached to it; we tend to think of the possible health benefits. Linda Kingsbury, owner...

Life at Sea: Docked at island of birds, tortoises

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

March 19, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

Off the coast of Madagascar, there are multiple islands, which are home to millions of animals and humans. One of these, Mauritius, is a small island packed with life, with a total landmass of 784 square miles and a population of 1.3 million people. These islands are home to some of the rarest species...

Life at Sea: Asian elephants take a bath

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

March 5, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life, Showcase

I never thought one day I would run my hands along the rough, wrinkly skin of an elephant. While in Myanmar we visited the Green Hill Valley Elephant Sanctuary just outside of Kalaw. The owners of Green Hill Valley strongly believe in an ethical environment when it comes to their elephants. The sanctuary...

Life at Sea: Seven teams compete for first place

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

February 26, 2018

Filed under Columns, Involvement, Life

Each student aboard the MV World Odyssey, another name for the MS Deutschland, is assigned to a sea based on their cabin numbers. Each voyage the ship hosts the Sea Olympics, a full day of competitive events that range from tug of war to a rap battle. The seas that make up our ship’s population are...

Binge on chocolate, cure Valentine’s blues

AUDREY HUDDLESTON, Evergreen columnist

February 14, 2018

Filed under Columns, Life, Showcase, Wellness

Being single on Valentine’s Day can feel like walking around with a bull’s-eye on your back. Even grocery stores seem to mock you, with at least one aisle dedicated to Valentine’s Day since New Year’s. But if you can look past the unfriendly reminders of your loneliness, you may find a potential...