Granite Point cleanup day successful
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
May 17, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, Local, Moscow Community, News, Pullman Community, WSU Pullman campus
Students from WSU and University of Idaho picked up litter at Granite Point, also known as the cliffs, on May 10. The Army Corps of Engineers closed the area on May 2 following a day of heavy traffic that left the popular destination rife with graffiti and trash, including broken glass and beer cans....
Leaders focus on academics, university fees
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
May 17, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, News, Showcase, WSU Pullman campus
ASWSU President Savannah Rogers and ASWSU Vice President Tyler Parchem announced a 100-day plan last week, outlining 10 goals for their administration to accomplish as they begin their time in office. Goal number three calls for the creation of a fiscal health plan in regards to student fees. This,...
ASWSU leaders begin new term
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
May 10, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, News, WSU Pullman campus
ASWSU President Savannah Rogers and ASWSU Vice President Tyler Parchem began their terms Saturday evening, taking the helm as the leaders of WSU’s student body. Rogers and Parchem started their year in the highest offices of undergraduate student government after former President Jordan Frost and...
Rogers and Parchem release ASWSU 100-day plan
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
May 9, 2018
ASWSU President Savannah Rogers and ASWSU Vice President Tyler Parchem released their 100-day plan earlier tonight. The plan outlines ten goals for the administration’s first 100 days in office. The list comes after “months of speaking with students, attending RSO meetings, sending out an al...
Granite Point clean-up planned for tomorrow
IAN SMAY, Evergreen news editor
May 9, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, Local, Moscow Community, News, Pullman Community
WSU and the University of Idaho will host a group clean-up of Granite Point tomorrow following the closure of the nature area after a weekend of heavy usage left the popular party location littered with trash and graffiti. The WSU Outdoor Recreation Center announced the clean-up on their Instagram...
Student gov’t leaders part ways
YASMEEN WAFAI, Evergreen reporter
May 4, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, News, Showcase
After graduating, the outgoing ASWSU executives will be heading their separate ways, but the end of their undergraduate careers does not mark the end of their friendship. “I’ll be the first on the invite list to his wedding,” former ASWSU President Jordan Frost said. “You’...
ASWSU confirms committee chairs
DAN DOUCET, Evergreen reporter
April 27, 2018
The 47th ASWSU Senate confirmed several committee chairs, many of which hope to bring in new members, at its last meeting of the year Wednesday night. Nallely Sanchez-Aguilar and Ricardo Aquino, co-chairs of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, said their priorities for the coming year involve...
5k raises thousands for Cougar Health Fund
LINH NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter
April 23, 2018
The Pullman and WSU communities raised about $4,250 in the Cougar Courage 5k for an endowment that funds sexual assault prevention and mental health awareness. The 5k, which 125 participants completed in about 30 minutes, started and ended at the WSU Outdoor Recreation Center on Sunday morning. Former...
Organizations experience S&A funding decrease as staff costs rise
IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter
April 20, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, News, WSU Pullman campus
Most groups received a cut to their services and activities fees request for the 2018-19 academic year after the S&A Committee decided on a 2.5-percent blanket cut in an effort to reduce student fees. Health & Wellness Services is among the groups that received this cut, amounting to $8,000...
ASWSU approves executive stipends, confirms committee chairs
DAN DOUCET, Evergreen reporter
April 19, 2018
The ASWSU Senate met to approve next year’s executive stipends and confirm several committee chairs at its weekly meeting Wednesday. President Savannah Rogers appointed 15 cabinet members who receive between $1,000 and $2,250 per semester. She said the total budget for next school year’s executive...
Student leaders inaugurated
BREANNE SEARING, Evergreen reporter
April 18, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, GPSA, News, Showcase, WSU Pullman campus
ASWSU President-elect Savannah Rogers and Vice President-elect Tyler Parchem were officially sworn into office during the 23rd Annual Leadership and Engagement Awards of Distinction ceremony Tuesday. Rogers said her administration is eager to serve the WSU community by empowering students, increasing...
GPSA, Transit react to S&A cuts
IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter
April 16, 2018
Filed under ASWSU, News, Showcase, Transparency, WSU
University entities that rely on Services and Activities fees as a source of revenue for the most part received less than they asked for as student leaders pushed for scaling back student fees. At the beginning of April, these organizations came before the Services and Activities Fee Committee with...
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