WSU student practices drag, promotes inclusivity
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 17, 2020
For the past four years, Michael Ceffalo has been performing drag as a creative outlet, as a way to make friends and get involved in the LGBTQ community, and to express gender and any interest he has aesthetically. Ceffalo grew up in the Tri-Cities and has been performing drag for four years. Last...
English professor draws inspiration from natural world, water for poetry
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
September 17, 2020
When she is preparing to write a poem, Linda Russo often starts with a question. She records observations about the outdoor environment in her spiral-bound notebook and collects samples from the natural world. In that way, her writing is a lot like fieldwork, she said. Russo, clinical associate professor in the W...
Mint Book Club: Hispanic Heritage Month
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 17, 2020
Sept. 15 was the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, and in our ongoing quest to provide you with diverse, deep and distinguished recommendations every month, we decided to provide you readers with six books by Hispanic/Latinx authors. We also have a special guest contributor, Gema Garcia-Ochoa,...
Young adult fiction writer will do virtual reading for students
ANNA YOUNG, Evergreen reporter
September 17, 2020
As part of its Visiting Writers Series, WSU will be hosting novelist Kelly Yang at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 for a reading and Q&A session via YouTube Live. Yang, who writes young adult and middle-grade literature, immigrated from China when she was 6 years old, according to her website. She went to colleg...
Recipe: Spicy Garlic and Soy Edamame
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen columnist
September 17, 2020
Growing up, my uncle – lovingly nicknamed Teddy Bear Hamster – was exempt from eating any and all vegetables at family functions whether it'd be random Tuesday night dinners, Thanksgiving, birthdays … you name it. He was exempt. His reason every time was, “Green food is unnatural and gross....
People of the Palouse: Azzah Sultan
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 10, 2020
Azzah Sultan graduated from WSU’s Master in Fine Arts program last semester after completing her thesis project, “Anak Dara,” meaning “young unmarried child.” The name came from a pet name her mother called her as a child, and the exhibit was created through fabrics and spices from...
People of the Palouse: Navin Chettri
JOEY FRANKLIN, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
WSU professor Navin Chettri has been interested in music since he was young, as he grew up on classical, folk and western music. Though he got his start playing with his band in a local jazz bar, Chettri has been one of the biggest proponents in the emergence of Nepali Jazz. “Indian classical mu...
Letter From The Editor: Welcome to People of the Palouse
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 10, 2020
If there’s one thing you notice working for The Daily Evergreen, it’s that Joel is a really cool editor, and you probably want to be just like him. Another thing is that you get to talk to and write about insane amount of cool people. Actors, musicians, artists, people from different backgrounds wi...
People of the Palouse: John Rich
ANNA YOUNG, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
When John Rich came to visit his college friend Jim Sato in Pullman, he didn’t expect to stay — but he did. Then when he agreed to help out with the local theater scene, he set another ground rule. “When I first got involved, I got talked into it,” Rich said, “and I said, ‘As long as it do...
People of the Palouse: Michelle Cordova
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
Nails attached to the shoes of dancers prattled across an encore floor. They spun vibrant embroidered fabric skirts around their ankles, over their heads and back down again, all while they balanced on clog-like heels and hit their steps with a surreal precision. A then-13-year-old Michelle Cordova had acco...
Jordan Schnitzer Museum reopens with precautions
MINDY MALONE, Evergreen reporter
September 3, 2020
Editor's note: this story has been updated to include quotes from Jordan Schnitzer. Jordan Schnitzer, Portland businessman and philanthropist, said people in today's age are bombarded with a plethora of data and information. “There are a few places where we can really have a respite from tha...
Starburst exhibition brings color to 2020
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen Mint editor
September 3, 2020
Sometimes, Kevin Rhodes will pull inspiration for his art pieces from a doodle he's drawn in the past, but most of his pieces begin with a single line on a canvas, which he builds on by using bursts of color. “I just get an idea and I see in my mind’s eye a line or a shape or a general scheme ...
WSU redshirt junior kicker Blake Mazza has been kicking footballs since he was in elementary school, but not always on a football field. “I remember...
