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Restaurant offers Hawaiian experience

March 4, 2019

LocoGrinz brings Hawaiian food with a local touch to the Palouse, and has done so since 2001. Owner Gayne Nitta returned to his birthplace of Moscow after his parents raised him in Hawaii. He wanted to supply some of the college students in the area with a more diverse palate. “Food is one way...

WSU Canadian ice climb trip challenges students

RYAN PUGH, Evergreen columnist

March 4, 2019

The first time I noticed my fear of heights, I was helping my dad put up Christmas lights around our house. We walked along the roof, and as I leaned over the two-story edge, I felt my knees shake and my stomach drop. A wave of anxiety came over me, and I refused to hang the lights over that section...

Letter from the Life editor: Reflecting on hookup culture

MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen Life editor

February 27, 2019

So many college students seem to make a hopeful mistake. We seem to believe hookups are an exception to the rules of human emotion. Hookups are not a ticket to pain-free exhilaration because there’s no such thing. Only the most mediocre hookups will leave you completely unscathed. If you have a...

Fur Ball fundraises for animal shelter

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

February 25, 2019

The Whitman County Humane Society (WCHS) celebrated its 12th annual Fur Ball this weekend. The Fur Ball is the humane society’s largest fundraiser and raised approximately $53,000. Approximately 300 supporters of the humane society attended. “This event is so important to us because it’s...

Art for Social Change contest announces winners

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

February 25, 2019

The School of Languages, Cultures and Race gave awards to winning artists for the MLK exhibit Thursday. Mariah Inman, journalism intern for the department, participated in the exhibit. “I drew two pictures — I decided to use colors and charcoal,” Inman said. “I wanted to use the color because...

Makeup works to express, not deceive

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen columist

February 22, 2019

Makeup offers a creative outlet for millions around the globe, and thousands around campus. Some wear mascara and concealer to feel more awake. Others spend time painting their eyelids brilliant shades as a form of self-care. “I love full glam. It’s fun and if I look good, I’ll feel good,”...

Don’t spend $500 at Dutch Bros. this semester

MILA WIDMAYER, Evergreen columnist

February 6, 2019

Two weeks ago, I awoke to the sound of my phone buzzing like a swarm of angry wasps — my mother. I looked through all the notifications, and, to my dismay, I’d received a text that read, “Do u know that you have spent in the past 6 months in Dutch brothers $350 and Starbucks $140. That would...

Art contest voting opens Wednesday

SARINA SHARPE, Evergreen reporter

February 4, 2019

WSU’s Student Entertainment Board will exhibit art by finalists of the Beauty in Strange Places competition Wednesday from 12-8 p.m. in the CUB Junior Ballroom. Artists had until Jan. 18 to enter their artwork into the competition. SEB members then selected finalists. WSU Arts Coordinator Devin...

Brewery saw total rehaul, looks ahead

RYAN LUNDBERG, Evergreen reporter

February 4, 2019

Hunga Dunga Brewing Company opened in Moscow two years ago after a long renovation process. Owner Graham Lilly wants to keep growing, though. Lilly said he got inspiration to start his business while hanging out with friends in his kitchen. “The Hunga is the good, and the Dunga is the bad,”...

Get ready, graduate school creeps up on students

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen columnist

February 1, 2019

As unemployment rates continue to skyrocket and college degrees alone mean less, young adults today see advanced degrees as more and more necessary. Many Cougs, including myself, plan to continue their education in graduate school, law school or other programs after graduation. But you have to get...

House mom reflects on time at Pentagon

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

January 25, 2019

As students walk through Greek Row, their minds are probably on parties and not the sorority house mom who worked for the Pentagon. Sandy Hofland is the house director at Sigma Kappa. She has been a house mom for nine years, three at WSU. Hofland said she followed in the footsteps of her aunt, a house...

Birth center offers alternative pregnancy care

SAM SCHMITKE, Evergreen reporter

January 23, 2019

Last year, a midwife, a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist came together to open The Nest Birth and Wellness Center in a small white house by the Old European. ViviAnne Fischer, a licensed midwife for three years and one of the owners, said she has been in awe of pregnant women since childhood....