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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

A dumpster full of recyclable plastic bottles stands in the middle of a building. WSU Waste Management enacted the change because China stopped accepting recyclable materials from the United States.

‘When in doubt, throw it out’

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2020

WSU Waste Management has recently made changes to the recyclable materials that they are accepting. They are only accepting clean metal cans and specific plastic bottles. Nathan Kite, WSU Waste...

City of Pullman launches new website

City of Pullman launches new website

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter January 16, 2020

The City of Pullman launched a new website to make its information more accessible. The city incurred an expense of $27,800 from the website developer, Mike Urban, director of Finance & Administrative...

Danielle Lee, lead author of the study and WSU doctorate student, discusses her work on studying Instagram’s virtual features and their effect on real relationships Tuesday in Goertzen Hall.

Study finds Instagram allows reserved individuals to express themselves

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor January 16, 2020

Instagram could provide young adults with more real-life relationships, according to one WSU study. Researchers in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication recently published an article which found...

Washington also saw 12,200 new jobs in November with 10,100 jobs in the Service Providing category, according to the November report. The state lost 2,200 jobs in the Retail Trade category.

Whitman County Unemployment: How living in different counties can affect state unemployment rate

LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter January 16, 2020

About 4.1 percent of Whitman County residents are unemployed as of Dec. 27, according to the Employment Security Department’s monthly unemployment report. That amounts to 1,028 residents. Whitman...

IFC makes changes within the Greek community

IFC makes changes within the Greek community

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter January 16, 2020

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) released a development initiative Monday to address desired change in the WSU Greek community. Andrew Thomas, IFC director of public relations, said the IFC Development...

Councilmember Eileen Macoll was the only member to vote against the town-gown memorandum. “It mentions WSU and how WSU basically is Pullman and I disagree with that,” she said.

Council approves town-gown memorandum

BENJAMIN WHITE, Evergreen reporter January 15, 2020

The Pullman City Council heard from Tom Handy, Downtown Pullman Association president, who asked the council to vote to have the mayor sign a memorandum approving support for town-gown.  While this...

A utility box was decorated by photographer Ken Carper and placed on the corner of Main Street and Grand Avenue. Winning contestants will have their art showcased on a utility box in Pullman on Grand Avenue.

Arts commission seeks contest entries

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter January 15, 2020

The Pullman Arts Commission is still seeking submissions for its utility box wrap, where a community member’s design will be displayed on a utility box in the city. Members of the commission observed...

The WSU Veteran’s Memorial stands outside next to Jackson Hall on Sunday. Ray Sun, associate professor in the history department, said the Fallen Cougars Project began in 2017. Sun recruited students from his fall 2017 and spring 2018 classes to work on the project.

World War II student veterans honored by history department

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 14, 2020

Students and faculty in WSU’s history department are compiling a digital collection of biographies on former students who died while serving in World War II. Samantha Edgerton, doctoral student in...

The National Weather Forecast issued a weather advisory Tuesday afternoon warning of potential snowfall and icy conditions.

More snow expected today

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter January 14, 2020

The U.S. National Weather Service issued another winter weather advisory for the second consecutive day. It will remain in effect from 4 p.m. Monday to 4 p.m. Tuesday. About 2 to 5 inches of snow is...

Tomara Jackson, left, stands with Hannah Croskey and the wood-crafted, award-winning tree she designed for Pullman Building Supply.

Treefest brings community together

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter January 13, 2020

The Whitman County Library held its eighth annual Festival of Trees and fourth annual Jingle and Mingle event in December.  Sheri Miller, Whitman County Library associate director and youth services...

Snowfall to be cleared on campus, parts of Pullman

Snowfall to be cleared on campus, parts of Pullman

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter January 13, 2020

The U.S. National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory 7 a.m. Sunday which will remain in effect until 4 a.m. Monday.  Alan Davis, Pullman parks superintendent, said staff will work on clearing...

Whitman County District Art Swannack at an auditor’s meeting on July 18. Swannack said the $450,000 agreement the city and Whitman County reached on Tuesday will benefit both parties.

Agreement reached to keep district court in Pullman

SHANEL HAYNES, Evergreen reporter December 6, 2019

Pullman City Council accepted a one-year agreement with Whitman County on Tuesday to continue performing court services in Pullman. The deal, which will cost the city $450,000, will keep district court...

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