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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

Whitman County commissioners extend marijuana moratorium

Whitman County commissioners extend marijuana moratorium

BENJAMIN WHITE, Evergreen reporter September 9, 2019

The Whitman County commissioners voted to extend the moratorium on marijuana in the county and expect to be able to lift it after they finish zoning ordinances Tuesday. The moratorium allows established...

Arun Imayakunar, Treasurer of Indian Students Association, chats with other attendees at the welcoming party Sunday night at the Chinook Community Center.

WSU club hosts event for incoming students

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter September 9, 2019

The Indian Students’ Association hosted an event featuring Indian food and a DJ on Sunday night to welcome freshmen and returning students. The event organizers brought in the DJ and equipment as...

“This [climate change] is an emergency, we’re not going to vote-with-our-dollar our way out of this,” Michelle Decourcey, clinical pathologist at WSU’s teaching veterinary hospital, said.

A Wasteful Life: Palouse locals advocate for no-plastic life

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter September 9, 2019

Alice Ma has used the same eating utensils since 2011.  The WSU dietitian unsheaths a bamboo fork, a spoon, a pair of chopsticks and a knife from the red-and-white vinyl case. It’s the color of her...

Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston said wildifre season usually starts in July and lasts until August. This year, dry conditions caused more than 50 wildfires in western Washington in June, a month earlier than expected, but the season will last until some point in September.

Pullman experiencing slower wildfire season

CAITLIN KOONCE, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2019

Washington has seen fewer wildfires this year than expected, according to officials at the Pullman fire department. Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston said this wildfire season in Pullman was predicted...

Using a drone as opposed to driving a boat to monitor the amount of salmon is more cost-effective and
less time consuming says McLain Johnson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish biologist.

Grad student uses drones to study salmon

CAITLIN KOONCE, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2019

WSU graduate student Daniel Auerbach is using drones to help the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) monitor salmon spawning points, also known as redds. The research focusing on summer...

A sign stands in front of the Kappa Sigma fraternity building on Thursday evening. Chapter president Kosay Hartmann said without IFC recognition, the chapter cannot participate in events like homecoming and Greek Week.

Gamma Mu chapter unrecognized by IFC

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief September 6, 2019

The Gamma-Mu chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity is no longer recognized by the Interfraternity Council due to an alcohol-related incident that occurred last fall. Kappa Sigma will be unrecognized until...

Construction on the new water tunnel will most likely last seven days, at which point detours from Airport Road will no longer be needed said Clayton Forsmann, Pullman’s deputy public works director.

Airport Road closed as part of realignment project

BENJAMIN WHITE, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2019

Airport Road will be subject to a week-long traffic detour beginning Friday, a city official said. Both lanes of traffic on the road will be closed due to construction of a box culvert, said Clayton...

This is a crime of intimidation ... this is the crime of scaring people when theyre at their most vulnerable,” said Dan LeBeau, Whitman County chief deputy prosecutor.

Former WSU athlete appears in court

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2019

A former WSU football player appeared in court Aug. 30 after a warrant for his arrest was issued Aug. 6. Christian Haangana, 21, was arrested in April and formally charged with malicious mischief in...

Shannon Focht, communications coordinator for Pullman Public Schools, says they offer various resources on their Facebook page for education on the health concerns associated with vaping.

Local school district addresses vaping

CHANDLER NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2019

New concerns over the safety of vaping are beginning to draw the attention of Pullman public schools. As vaping continues to be popular with high school students as an alternative to smoking, the struggle...

The ASWSU Senate holds a meeting to elect new members and discuss student concerns at the CUB on Wednesday night. One concern was the graduation requirements for students of the School of Design and Construction.

ASWSU discusses upcoming resolutions

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter September 5, 2019

Several ASWSU senators presented their ideas for upcoming resolutions during last night’s senate meeting. Monica Chavez, an uncertified senator, said she’d like to implement locks requiring identification...

Drones will be used to search for suspects, help locate missing children and document crime scenes.

Pullman police use drones to monitor crime

KHADIJAH BUTLER, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2019

The Pullman Police Department has adopted a new technology system to help fight crime. Police Chief Gary Jenkins said the initiative began three years ago and by the summer of 2017, the department had...

Peter Mundt, director of community relations and marketing at Gritman Medical Center, says they have received reports of scammers falsely claiming to be employees at the non-profit.

Fraudulent phone calls reported in Palouse area

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief September 5, 2019

Gritman Medical Center has received about five reports of fraudulent phone calls from scammers pretending to be hospital employees within its service region since Aug. 22. Peter Mundt, director of community...

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