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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Crimson Group in process of becoming ASWSU committee 

Crimson Group in process of becoming ASWSU committee 

SHEILA JOHNSON January 21, 2022

ASWSU senators approved to refer the Crimson Group to the Internal Committee, where they could be established as an ASWSU programming committee.  The Crimson Group is a student group under Undocumented...

Whitman County confirms 170 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 170 new COVID-19 cases

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief January 20, 2022

Whitman County reported 170 new COVID-19 cases this week, bringing the running total to 7,037 as of Tuesday.  There have been a total of 83 COVID-19-related deaths and 317 hospitalizations, according...

WSU has about 32,000 students across the whole system, so administrators want instructors to tailor their attendance policies to each class.

Instructors to continue to set own attendance guidelines, provost says

CALLIE GERBER, Evergreen reporter January 20, 2022

WSU administration is continuing with the current class attendance guidelines outlined in academic regulation 72, which states that instructors decide their own absence policy.   As an accredited...

Counseling and Psychological Services began offering Telehealth during the pandemic so students who were not on campus could still access mental health resources.

More students used counseling services in fall compared to pre-pandemic semesters

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief January 19, 2022

Cougar Health Services saw more students last semester than non-pandemics, with mixed reactions about the first in-person classes in a year and a half.  Loren Brown, WSU Counseling and Psychological...

Whitman County sees record-high COVID-19 numbers

Whitman County sees record-high COVID-19 numbers

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief January 18, 2022

Whitman County reported a record-high number of COVID-19 cases last week. The single-day number of cases broke the high three times last week, according to a Moscow-Pullman Daily News article. In...

Pullman Regional Hospital purchases adjacent building for $4.25 million

Where to get COVID-19 tested, vaccinated

CALLIE GERBER, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2022

Editor's note: For more information about vaccines and testing in the region, visit Whitman County Public Health's website.  As the omicron variant spreads around the community, here is a list of places...

Students living on campus who test positive for COVID-19 are sequestered in McEachern Hall for quarantine.

WSU houses COVID-19-positive students in McEachern Hall

CALLIE GERBER, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2022

McEachern Hall is continuing to house students who have contracted COVID-19. If a student contracts COVID-19, there are processes in place to keep the WSU community safe.  First, there are a variety...

Deputy fire marshal Adam Hoffmans duties will include fire inspections for businesses within the citys jurisdiction

Fire, police departments reflect on amount of calls

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor January 14, 2022

The Pullman Fire Department had its busiest year in over a decade in 2021, receiving 2,939 total calls. Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston said the department received an increase in both fire and medical...

Whitman County confirms 49 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 49 new COVID-19 cases

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief January 13, 2022

Whitman County reported 49 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the running total to 6,625 as of Tuesday.  There have been a total of 83 COVID-19-related deaths and 302 hospitalizations, according to the Whitman...

All of the blood donated to Vitalant in the Pullman area is given to local hospitals such as Pullman Regional Hospital, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Gritman Medical Center in Moscow and Tri-State Memorial Hospital & Medical Campus in Clarkston. 

Save lives during National Blood Donor Month

SHEILA JOHNSON January 13, 2022

Out of every seven people who enter the hospital, one will need blood. If you donate, it could be your blood saving a life. A blood shortage, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, has created an immense...

With the state of COVID-19 and the winter weather, admin is putting students and faculty at risk.

OPINION: WSU administration puts money over safety of students, staff

KESTRA ENGSTROM, Managing editor January 6, 2022

“Amazing job at taking a longer time to introduce the panel of people [than] addressing traveling back to Pullman from the West Side!” “They don’t give a crap about our safety/health and...

WSU administration announced at Wednesdays town hall meeting that in-person classes and university functions will continue for spring semester.

WSU classes to remain in-person

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief January 6, 2022

WSU officials announced classes will remain in-person this semester at a Wednesday town hall meeting.  Phil Weiler, vice president of marketing and communications, said the high vaccination rates...

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