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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Gabby Rodriguez-Garcilazo speaks about what the Undocumented Initiatives Program means to her on Monday in the CUB.

Students find community in undocumented resource center

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor November 3, 2021

The Undocumented Student Center helps create a sense of community among students, regardless of their citizenship status.  The center, located in room 421 of the CUB, provides a space for students...

Chemistry 105 TA Cassandra McElroen stands outside a lab room Thursday afternoon in Fulmer Hall.

‘It’s fun to learn, but it’s also just fun to be a part of something’

KAITLYNN LOHMANN, Evergreen reporter October 18, 2021

Senior zoology major Cassandra McElroen became a Chemistry 105 teaching assistant this semester because she enjoys helping people and wants to provide students with a better understanding of the material.  “I...

Rahaf Albateni, International Student Center events planner, said the center will bring in food from different places around the world and teach people the history behind every recipe. 

Family Weekend brings WSU alumni home

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief October 14, 2021

As Family Weekend approaches, students and their loved ones are planning out their weekends when visiting the WSU Pullman campus. James Cox, junior management information systems major, is planning...

Katy Ayers spent several hours testing her mushroom canoe on the water.

WSU student makes canoe out of mushrooms

KAITLYNN LOHMANN, Evergreen reporter October 12, 2021

WSU student Katy Ayers created the world’s longest mushroom canoe by using knowledge about different species and receiving help from a Nebraska mushroom farm owner.  Ayers, sophomore agriculture...

Cougar Safe Rides will be operating at normal hours this semester

Cougar Safe Rides returns

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief October 7, 2021

Cougar Safe Rides is back in operation and heading into its second weekend of the semester.  Last weekend, volunteers safely transported about 20 people, said Joshua Wagner, operations and program...

Gus Bronk operates one of the mills Thursday afternoon in the Cougar Shop in the Engineering Teaching and Research Laboratory.

Mechanical engineering student wins international machining competition

ALEX MCCOLLUM, Multimedia editor October 5, 2021

Gus Bronk, senior mechanical engineering major, won an international competition in September for designing and building his own computer keyboard. The keyboard Bronk designed and built is made...

G. Sam Lopez stands for a photo on Thursday afternoon in the Chicanx Latinx Student Center in the Compton Union Building.

Chicanx Latinx Student Center members celebrate Hispanic heritage

JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor October 4, 2021

Many members of the Chicanx Latinx Student Center have their own ways of celebrating their shared backgrounds during Hispanic Heritage Month. One of these students is G. Sam Lopez, senior political...

Writer Zoe Hana Mikuta addresses a crowd during a WSU Visiting Writers Series event on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.

UW student, author shares debut novel for Visiting Writers Series

ALEX MCCOLLUM, Multimedia editor September 24, 2021

For Zoe Hana Mikuta, writing is the art form she has always gotten the biggest kick out of. Mikuta, author of young adult novel “Gearbreakers” and junior at University of Washington, is the latest...

Whitman County Coroner Annie Pillers gets final say about a persons cause of death.

‘Privileged work’: Whitman County coroners always on call for unexpected deaths

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief September 24, 2021

Annie Pillers' job as Whitman County coroner has made her a better person in the long run because — despite working with unexpected deaths — she tries to maintain a positive attitude about life and...

Garmanie Kyaw Swar Tun, senior public relations major, said he hopes the coup ends soon and Myanmar returns to what it was before. He wants people to know how beautiful and rich Burma can be; the country controlled by the military is not the same he once knew. 

WSU Myanmar students share personal stories amid military coup

MOLLY WILK, Evergreen reporter September 22, 2021

WSU Myanmar students and alumni are urging their family back home to stay hopeful as the Myanmar military coup that started on Feb. 1. continues. Thaw Zin Naing  Civil engineering major Thaw...

Jeremy Watson, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication academic adviser, said after he retired from the Navy, he felt like something was missing in his life — the ability to mentor people.

‘Your coach, your mentor, your cheerleader’

ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Editor-in-chief September 16, 2021

The role of a college adviser often involves being the bearer of bad news. But to some, nothing beats the sight of a student reaching the finish line.  Thousands of students, staff and faculty...

Being a firefighter was just who Krouse was. He said the former chief did it for over 50 years.

Colfax hero Jim Krouse dies a legend

KASSANDRA VOGEL, Evergreen reporter September 9, 2021

The death of former Colfax Fire Chief Jim Krouse left not only an absence in the department but in the hearts of those who knew him.  “The whole community is feeling the loss,” said Michael...

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