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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

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA, answers questions during a town hall at the Pioneer Center in Pullman on May 31. Rodgers is running for her seventh term as 5th District representative.

WSU says McMorris Rodgers needs to stop using university trademarked phrase

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter October 5, 2018

WSU has asked the Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., campaign to stop using a trademarked university phrase on campaign flyers handed out during home football games at Martin Stadium this season. Phil...

Kurt Andersen speaks about the border between opinion and fact in the age of fake news at the Foley Talk in the CUB Jr. Ballroom on Thursday afternoon.

Author shares thoughts on changing country

CARMEN JARAMILLO, Evergreen reporter October 5, 2018

Novelist Kurt Andersen shared how he believes America has fallen into a “Fantasyland,” one where facts are subjective and opinion rules all, with faculty and students Thursday in the CUB Junior Ballroom. Andersen,...

WSU Planned Parenthood Generation Action members hold up signs in protest of Kavanaugh’s potential confirmation Wednesday on Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall.

Students protest Kavanaugh following multiple claims of sexual assault

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter October 4, 2018

Several students and student-led organizations held a protest outside of Todd Hall on Wednesday over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, to the Supreme Court. Also...

Junior electronics exchange student Erik Kaufman talks about his cooking history, graduating from Escuela Hoelera de San Juan studying culinary in 2015, on Tuesday in the CUB.

Student shares culture through food

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter October 4, 2018

Students with a taste for foreign food can visit Southside Cafe on Thursday to try authentic Puerto Rican food served from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Erik Kaufman-Ortiz, a WSU exchange student, created the menu...

Professor Anurag Srivastava explains what a power grid is and how they work Wednesday in the Electrical Mechanical Engineering Building.

WSU professor works to improve smart power grids

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 4, 2018

A WSU associate professor of power systems engineering is working on ways to make power grids better at functioning in situations that might normally cause failure, such as a storm or cyber-attack. Anurag...

ASWSU Senate listens to concerns of Director of Health and Safety Catherine Dunn during the meeting Wednesday.

Senate talks discrimination, pedestrian safety

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor October 4, 2018

ASWSU members and student government officials discussed topics including Executive Policy 15, emergency messaging and pedestrian safety at Wednesday night’s meeting. Message from the dean of students...

Pullman Police sergeant investigation passed to prosecutor

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter October 3, 2018

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) completed its investigation into two police sergeants in Pullman, passing its findings to the Whitman County Prosecutor’s Office for further action. Investigators...

Sean Greene, director of facilities and operations for dining and housing, discusses using RDA off-campus Tuesday in Southside Dining Hall.

RDA could be used at off-campus locations

KYLE MOEN, Evergreen reporter October 3, 2018

WSU may update its RDA program to allow students to use the money at more places on campus and around Pullman. Right now, RDA is only available at the dining halls, select on-campus markets and some...

Kenneth Schultz, professor of political science at Stanford University, explained the declining bipartisanship over the topic on the use of military tactics and other various issues Tuesday in Bryan Hall.

Professor talks political polarization, foreign policy

CARMEN JARAMILLO, Evergreen reporter October 3, 2018

The Foley Institute hosted Kenneth Schultz, a professor of political science at Stanford University, for a talk on the polarization of American political parties and their effects on foreign policy Tuesday. Schultz...

Anthony Eddy, WSU student and tutor coordinator for the Pullman School District K5 Morning Tutor Program, discusses his work in the tutoring program Monday on Terrell Mall.

Tutoring program creates bond between university, elementary school students

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief October 3, 2018

A WSU doctorate student and local elementary school teacher co-founded a tutoring program that partners university students with elementary schools with the goal of making a difference in the community. Paulina...

Councilmember Brandon Chapman, left, discusses the benefits of changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Tuesday at the City Council meeting.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, bus changes announced

KLYLE MOEN, Evergreen reporter October 2, 2018

Pullman City Council met to introduce a date for Indigenous Peoples’ Day and to discuss changes to bus routes on Tuesday. Councilmember Brandon Chapman brought up the idea of Pullman having an Indigenous...

The map above shows the 32-mile detour drivers will have to take on State Route 26. Eastbound traffic at Othello will turn south on SR 17 to SR 260, then east to Connell, then north on US 395 back to SR 26.  Westbound traffic from Washtucna will follow the same route in reverse.

17.5 miles of State Route 26 to close for repair

RYAN MOSHER and CARMEN JARAMILLO, Evergreen sports editor and Evergreen reporter October 2, 2018

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that State Route 26 will close for repairs starting Oct. 15 and will finish before Thanksgiving on Nov. 22. During that time a 17.5-mile stretch...

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