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...
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...
District 12 searches for more volunteers
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 22, 2020
A local fire department depends on new recruits to help stem the recent Washington state rural fires and compensate for the additional transportation burden on Whitman County fire departments. Whitman County Fire District 12 accepts applications from anyone who can pass a background check and h...
TRIO program supports students in all areas of life
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
September 21, 2020
A first-generation student described her college experience as a rollercoaster ride. But with the support of WSU Pullman’s TRIO Student Support Services program, she is able to navigate through higher education as a mother and student. "When TRIO says that they really focus on the studen...
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, ...
County superior court judge presents at virtual event
MICHELLE PAREDES STRONG, Evergreen reporter
September 16, 2020
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the fact that Gary Libey is not serving his last term as a judge. Instead, he is running unopposed for another four-year term, which will end in January 2025. An inside look into the workings of the Whitman County Superior Court was provided to th...
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...
Local organizations accept donations for those affected by wildfires
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
September 14, 2020
The United Way of Whitman County and other community partners are accepting financial donations for those affected by the fires in the county. The United Way of Whitman County has been working with the Rosalia Lions Club and Assembly of God Church in Rosalia, said Eric Fejeran, executive direct...
Access Center, disabled students club host virtual disability awareness series
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 14, 2020
Speakers will emphasize how intersectionality affects those who live with disabilities during a WSU-systemwide virtual disability awareness series this fall. Events will start this Wednesday and continue until November. Steve Way, actor and comedian with muscular dystrophy, will kick off the ser...
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...
Registration open for virtual hackathon
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
September 14, 2020
WSU is co-sponsoring a 24-hour virtual Hack-a-House event where students can improve affordable housing in the U.S. by creating policies and design elements. The event educates students about issues and concerns around affordable housing, said Ryan Smith, director of WSU’s School of Design and Con...
International students express thoughts on living in Pullman during pandemic
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
September 11, 2020
An Iranian international student could not have imagined he would be stuck in Pullman during the middle of a pandemic due to an expired passport. The junior civil engineering major, Mahdi Zeraat Pisheh, said he sent his passport and other documents to the Iranian embassy in Washington, D.C. He has ...
Sixty-nine individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing Whitman County’s total to 1,309 cases. Of the new patients, 19 females...
