Researchers test liquid hydrogen as potential green fuel source
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
September 28, 2020
A WSU lab is the first university lab in the country to successfully test liquid hydrogen as a green fuel source for unmanned aerial vehicles. WSU researchers collaborated with Mississippi State University and Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. to create a hydrogen-electric version of the ScanEagle dro...
Faculty Senate addresses spring online classes, football program
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
September 25, 2020
WSU will hold most classes remotely next semester, WSU provost said during a Faculty Senate meeting held Thursday afternoon. One professor also made a case for removing football from the athletics department. Online Classes Smaller classes will be prioritized for in-person classes as well as cl...
WSU community standards panel to stream live
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 23, 2020
WSU faculty and staff are invited to learn about COVID-19 compliance, academic misconduct and Zoom bombing during the community standards virtual panel 4 p.m. Wednesday. Jill Creighton, WSU dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs, will host the event for professors and t...
Dairy Center implements security measures for animals after calf was stolen
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
September 23, 2020
After the recent theft of a 7-day-old calf, WSU’s Knott Dairy Center is restricting access to their animals. The WSU Police Department arrested Luke Wolfisberg, fraternity member of Phi Sigma Kappa and former employee of Knott Dairy Center, for second-degree burglary for allegedly stealing the ca...
WSU considers consequences for those who violate public health orders
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 22, 2020
As Pullman remains one of the COVID-19 hot spots, WSU officials are being pressured to amplify punishments for those who receive public safety infractions. The university does not want to pursue expulsive action against those who violate social distancing or are caught throwing large gatherings, said Phil Weiler, ...
Second speaker in event series to discuss racial, disability justice
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
September 22, 2020
In collaboration with the Disabled Students and Allies Club, the WSU Access Center will host its second event in a series that highlights the viewpoints of people with disabilities. The event “We Were There, Too: Black Disabled Voices in the Disability Revolution with Anita Cameron” will feature...
Researcher made chair of plant pathology department
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 21, 2020
A WSU plant pathology researcher will be the first to serve in the newly established Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Distinguished Endowed Chair in Plant Pathology after his uncle gifted the WSU Foundation $3 million for wheat production research. Tim Murray’s grandparents were Rosalie and Harold Rea Brown and the donor, ...
WSU student-athlete creates group for LGBT+ community in athletics
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
September 15, 2020
A queer, WSU student-athlete founded an affinity group where she and other LGBT+ student-athletes come together and advocate for members in their community. The Cougar Pride Student-Athlete Alliance is important because it creates a community where LGBT+ student-athletes can share their similar strug...
Academic Success and Career Center launches career, networking series
ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief
September 14, 2020
For one WSU student, networking with multiple individuals is how she landed her summer internship. “That is the No. 1 way to get a job or even to learn about an industry,” said Ella Spillane, senior marketing and international business double major. “Going to [networking events] can help you be...
Multicultural Student Services still operating, hosting events virtually
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
Programs and centers under The Office of Multicultural Student Services are still virtually accessible to WSU students of color. The office is trying to come up with programming that follows the public safety guidelines, said Stephen Bischoff, WSU director of MSS. This includes creating Zoom rooms...
Mobile healthcare unit testing for COVID-19 until Friday
BRADLEY GAMBLE and HUNTER ORCUTT
September 3, 2020
WSU officials made the announcement in July to hold classes on a virtual format in an attempt to prevent a surge of COVID-19 cases. Despite those efforts, cases soared as students returned, putting Pullman on the map as a COVID-19 hotspot and prompting officials to plan testing sites around town. On...
Representatives of Washington National Guard arrive in Pullman
BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN, Evergreen reporter
September 3, 2020
The Washington National Guard is being deployed to Pullman to assist with testing WSU students as the number of COVID-19 cases in Whitman County continues to grow. Twenty-five members of the National Guard will begin testing on Sept. 8, said Phil Weiler, WSU vice president for marketing and communications. Representatives...
After spending weeks as one of the nation’s hot spots for positive COVID-19 cases, Pullman and Whitman County may finally begin to see a slowdown of...
