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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

ASWSU confirms committee chairs

DAN DOUCET, Evergreen opinion editor 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...

Student Affairs leaders divvy work-study

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter April 27, 2018

For the first time, the Division of Student Affairs decided to allocate work-study funding at the executive level, an adjustment to the process of distributing nearly $1 million in student employee wages. Work-study,...

James Allsup, former president of the College Republicans, speaks out against DACA Wednesday afternoon on the Glenn Terrell Mall.

Former College Republican president sparks on-campus protest

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor April 25, 2018

James Allsup, former WSU College Republican president, sparked protests on campus when he appeared at a College Republican tabling event. Allsup stepped down as president of the WSU chapter of College...

TEDx speaker discusses power of forgiveness

SANG JUNG, EVERGREEN REPORTER April 23, 2018

Erin Jones, independent education and systems consultant and former candidate for Washington superintendent of public instruction, discussed the connection between leadership and forgiveness in an on-campus...

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...

The WSU Cougar Marching Band performs at halftime during the football game against Boise State 
on Sept. 9 at Martin Stadium. It received a 2.5-percent cut from its S&A fees request.

S&A committee works to reduce requests

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter April 23, 2018

The Services & Activities Fee Committee is working to lessen WSU athletics’ reliance on S&A fees by cutting its allotment by 12.5 percent. Athletics joined a number of other university groups...

Joanne Kunze, a senior neuroscience major, demonstrates how she used a vaporizer to intoxicate rats and study how marijuana affects hormones involved in feeding behavior.

Research seeks to explain munchies

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2018

Joanne Kunze pointed to a tinted plastic box. A hose attached to one end of the container ran to a nearby device labeled “VapirRise 2.0.” “This is where we get them high,” she said. The cage...

College of Veterinary Medicine researchers exposed pregnant rats to cannabis vapor in an airtight chamber.    The offspring was later tested for adaptability and other cognitive functions related to decision making.

Prenatal cannabis exposure may affect cognition

BREANNE SEARING, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2018

As more states have legalized recreational cannabis, it has grown more popular among pregnant women. A WSU undergraduate researcher thinks the scientific community needs to take a closer look at the behavior...

Cannabis could reduce stress from pain

HANNAH WELZBACKER, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2018

A WSU neuroscience undergraduate is looking into how the psychoactive component of cannabis affects different types of pain, as more people turn to cannabis for medicinal pain relief. Abby Pondelick,...

Two officers suspended after an alleged assault of WSU student

Two officers suspended after an alleged assault of WSU student

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2018

Both Pullman and WSU police departments placed one of their sergeants on administrative leave after a WSU student claimed an officer sexually assaulted her. Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant and WSU...

Organizations experience S&A funding decrease as staff costs rise

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2018

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...

Environmental activist Zack Rago explains the damaging effects of the 2015 El Nino on the Great Barrier Reef. Increases in only a few degrees Celsius can result in coral death.

Corals suffer as climate changes

BAILEY CAMPBELL, Evergreen reporter April 19, 2018

Thriving and vibrantly colored coral reefs, home to all kinds of sea life, have long blanketed the ocean floor. But now, much of it lies dull and lifeless. Zack Rago is an underwater camera technician...

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