WSU implements freeze on non-essential contracts, discretionary purchases
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
July 13, 2020
WSU has placed an immediate freeze on all non-essential contracts and discretionary purchases of equipment and software to compensate for a 10 percent reduction in funds. Matthew Skinner, associate vice president for WSU Financial Services, said the freeze works as a tool to help staff prepare for fu...
Lauren McCluskey Foundation hires new executive director
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
July 13, 2020
A close family friend and longtime volunteer has been hired as the first executive director for the Lauren McCluskey Foundation. Volunteers have been keeping the foundation running, but with large numbers of donations and interested volunteers, they needed an executive director to help manage the work,...
‘ICU SUPER COUG’: Retired show cat recovering from brain surgery
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 10, 2020
HoneyBee, a 10-year-old retired purebred Maine Coon show cat, sat comfortably in her owners’ car on June 11 with an “ICU SUPER COUG” bandana around her neck. This was the same day HoneyBee was discharged from WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital after undergoing brain surgery, which she is now...
Local BLM activists, police chief respond to memo about march for racial equality
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 3, 2020
A local Black Lives Matter group criticized a memo by Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins, stating it mischaracterized the organization and discouraged people from attending its march on June 12. The Palouse in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter sent a letter to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News on June 18 clarifyin...
Environment, neighborhood characteristics affect people’s longevity, researchers say
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
July 1, 2020
Factors such as neighborhood walkability and socioeconomic status are correlated to a person’s likelihood of living to 100 years old, according to a study conducted by WSU researchers. It is more likely for people to live to 100 years old if they are female, white or live in areas where there is a higher perce...
‘Photos can be a powerful truth-teller’
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 1, 2020
For Madison Rosenbaum, photography is more than just an art to document moments. “I think photos can be a powerful truth-teller,” said WSU Tri-Cities alumna Rosenbaum. “I always believe that storytelling through my photography can help bridge in connecting and understanding someone else's lived e...
Center offers summer tutoring over Zoom
ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen reporter
June 29, 2020
The Academic Success and Career Center is hosting free tutoring on Zoom this summer for all WSU students. This is the first time summer tutoring is available to all campuses, including Global Campus, said ASCC Assistant Director Alicia Petersen. Summer tutoring is usually held in-person on th...
Researchers to create robotic system for fruit flower pollination
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
June 26, 2020
Researchers at WSU and Pennsylvania State University are collaborating to create a robotic system that will artificially pollinate fruit tree flowers due to threats to natural pollination worldwide. The robotic system will be able to detect where flowers are using cameras and a computational s...
City officials describe temporary changes to Main Street
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
June 26, 2020
Temporary pop-up trials of back-in angled parking spots and a bike lane are on Main Street until the end of September. The trial cost the city less than $5,000. Clayton Forsmann, Pullman deputy public works director, said the city will keep the pop-up trial going as long as it is functioning wit...
Employment of certain groups more likely to be affected by pandemic, study says
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
June 24, 2020
A WSU associate professor interested in the effects of the pandemic and resulting recession authored a paper on groups of people whose employment is more likely to be affected during COVID-19. Ben Cowan, associate professor for the WSU School of Economic Sciences, conducted a study that found peop...
Virtual study abroad program reflects on cultural influence, architecture
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
June 19, 2020
A WSU professor launched a free virtual study abroad program for students who missed out on study abroad trips due to COVID-19. Steve Austin, clinical assistant professor for WSU’s School of Design and Construction, said he created the program to help students gain a better understanding of other cult...
Pullman police officials outline policies, policing philosophy
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
June 17, 2020
In Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins' open letter, he wrote that he is committed to holding himself and his department accountable so the tragedy in Minneapolis will not repeat itself in Pullman. “Condemnation of unacceptable conduct by law enforcement officers is not enough,” Jenkins wrote. “Law ...
International students will not be able to stay in the country if they do not take at least one in-person course in fall 2020, according to a statement...
