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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...

Judge sets Myers’ bail at $1 million in first appearance

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter • October 2, 2018

Judge Gary Libey of the Whitman County Superior Court has set 30-year-old Ashley Myers’ bail at $1 million following her arrest last weekend in relation to the killing of 55-year-old Coeur d'Alene man...

Understanding how immune responses affect disease transmission could be the first step toward eventually developing a preventative treatment for tick-born illnesses, researchers say.

Understanding disease transmission in ticks

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter • October 2, 2018

Research at WSU to understand how the mechanisms of tick immune systems operate could help uncover ways to affect how ticks carry and transmit diseases, many of which affect humans. One type of tick,...

Researchers will look at how environmental factors like cool temperatures and sun exposure affect produce, and how bee pollination can change apple blossoms.

Grant recipients to study produce, bee pollination

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor • October 2, 2018

The USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program awarded a total of $4.6 million to research nurseries, fruits and vegetables, with approximately half of the funds going to WSU researchers. The Washington...

Doctoral candidate Aminul Islam Khan, left, and doctoral students Olivia Reynolds, middle, and Kitana Kaiphanliam, right, describe the double pipe heat exchanger Friday at the Voiland College.

Desktop learning kits help teach engineering

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief • October 2, 2018

A team of WSU professors and students will be implementing hands-on experiment kits within colleges across the U.S. to help students understand engineering concepts in a visual manner. Bernard Van Wie,...

The company behind commercialization for WSUs Cosmic Crisp apple filed an injunction to block records requests about the project, stating their release could harm itself and the university.

WSU researchers work to reduce water usage

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter • October 1, 2018

Scientists and researchers from WSU and six other universities are working on a project to improve water usage in the state. The $5 million project, spearheaded by the state’s Water Research Center...

Dr. Hanu Pappu, department of plant pathology professor, discusses insects and diseases that can damage certain crops and his work in finding ways to prevent them Thursday at Johnson Hall.

$5.6 million to target pests, fungus

HANNAH WELZBACKER, Evergreen reporter • October 1, 2018

Two national research teams led by WSU scientists have received over $5.6 million in Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and...

Terese King, Academic Success and Career Center director, explains the upcoming changes to the advising policy Friday at the Counseling and Career Center.

Policy will not require meeting with adviser

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter • October 1, 2018

WSU is implementing a campus-wide advising policy that allows undergraduate students to register for classes without an advising hold if they have finished 30 credits at WSU and have between 30 to 75 total...

Woman arrested near Colfax for suspected homicide Friday

CARMEN JARAMILLO, Evergreen reporter • September 30, 2018

A homeless woman was arrested Friday evening for a suspected homicide outside of Colfax, according to press release by the Whitman County Sheriff's Office. Officers were called to the scene of a women...

“Without the students’ participation, recycling becomes less effective,” Devon Felsted, president of Pullman Disposal Service, said, discussing the importance of recycling efficiently Thursday at the PDS office.

Recycling not always effective

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter • September 28, 2018

In Pullman, commingled recycling, also known as single-stream or single-sort, is the common man’s game, but it’s definitely not where the money is made. This brings up questions of how important recycling...

Marie Dymkoski, executive director of Pullman Chamber of Commerce, speaks about her plans for downtown Pullman Thursday at the Banyans Restaurant and Pavilion.

Local club discusses city growth, prospective opportunities

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter • September 28, 2018

City and business development was the topic of the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Banyans Pavilion Thursday. Marie Dymkoski, executive director of Pullman Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the meeting about...

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