POTW: Cougars win on Klay’s day

January 26, 2020

Sound installation Ambiente432 returns to WSU art museum

MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen reporter

January 16, 2020

This week, an experimental motion-activated sound exhibit opened to the public again. In 2016, the museum commissioned a German-born artist who has received a MacArthur “Genius” award, an honorary doctorate in musical arts from the California Institute of the Arts and a Guggenheim Memorial Fe...

‘The honeybee stands apart. It’s different’

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen reporter

October 15, 2019

A row of styrofoam and wood containers rest on a field near East Main Street on the way to Moscow. Each container houses a cluster of bees huddling over the queen that is often marked with an identifying number on her back. WSU Apiary manager Rodrigo Guizar uses a smoker in one of the wood containers...

Mutts strut their stuff for pet park

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter

September 29, 2019

The dogs of Pullman were out in full force Saturday afternoon at Reaney Park for the 11th annual Mutt Strutt. Mutt Strutt, which raised money for Pooch Park, is a dog-friendly festival. Pooch Park is the only off-leash dog park in Whitman County and is managed by the Whitman County Humane Society.  ...

WSU helps students be healthy on campus

REID BROWN, Evergreen reporter

September 4, 2019

College students don't exactly have a reputation for eating healthy, but now may be the best time for young adults to consider the lasting impact of their health decisions. That's the philosophy of Alice Ma, a registered dietitian for WSU’s Dining Services. “It’s hard to think when we’re young...

What is conventional beauty?

PERE AMUGHAN, Evergreen columnist

August 27, 2019

*In Your Words is a new series highlighting students’ personal stories. You can submit your piece to [email protected] with the subject line “In Your Words.” Sylly week, also known as syllabus week, is the first week of each semester and it’s essentially a week-long party. During my fresh...

Researchers rear threatened species of frog

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter

August 18, 2019

In an effort to reintroduce the Northern Leopard frog in Washington state, WSU researchers have been raising frogs to release them into the wild. Tadpoles were reared at WSU in artificial ponds that were partly designed and implemented by Erica Crespi, assistant professor in the school of biological...

Pullman flood aftermath

April 14, 2019

Jay Inslee talks clean energy at Foley Institute

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter

April 3, 2019

The Foley Institute hosted Gov. Jay Inslee, who spoke about what he believes is a necessary and economically beneficial transition to clean energy. Inslee said he has visited communities in the last few months that have experienced consequences of climate change firsthand. He mentioned Paradise, C...

Regents approve $500,000 for athletics

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen deputy news editor

March 27, 2019

The WSU Board of Regents unanimously approved the athletics department's request for up to $500,000 to pay transition costs to hire Kyle Smith as the new WSU men’s basketball head coach. WSU President Kirk Schulz said any change in coaching often comes with transition costs. The approved funding...

‘You all just witnessed a personal triumph’

ZACH GOFF, Evergreen reporter

March 19, 2019

Clare Sullivan performed at Etsi Bravo’s Monday comedy night. “I’m not peeing everywhere, and I laugh quite often … weird flex, but okay,” Sullivan said during her act. After two years of shorter performances at the bar, the senior vocal major performed in her first half-hour time slot....

Frias-Gomez , Naputo react to election results

KAYE GILL, Evergreen reporter

March 7, 2019

Mariela Frias-Gomez and Camille Naputo ran on the slogan “IMAGINE” for their 2019 ASWSU campaign. They gathered with friends and supporters Wednesday evening to await election results at the Northside Residence Hall. With just over 2000 votes, Frias-Gomez and Naputo’s campaign did not earn enough ...