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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

Participants of SURCA stand on stage after receiving awards for their presentations.

Students showcase innovation, research questions

BREANNE SEARING, Evergreen reporter April 3, 2018

Students presented their research in topics ranging from artistic design to how various drugs impact the symptoms of terminal diseases at the seventh annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative...

Recently re-elected ASWSU CAHNRS Senator, Lindsay Schilperoot, breaks down the internal recommendations.

ASWSU committee conducts internal review

LINH NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter April 3, 2018

The ASWSU executive team is working to fulfill campaign promises by completing the first internal review of the organization in decades. ASWSU Vice President Garrett Kalt said the internal review was...

Julian Khalifa, undergraduate director of Students Book Corporation, left, and ASWSU Vice President Garrett Kalt listen to presentations during the Services and Activities meeting.

S&A committee hears first requests

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter April 3, 2018

The Services and Activities Fees Committee held their first of two meetings Monday night in the French Administration building for organizations to submit and justify their requests for student funds next...

Graduate student workers eligible for better dental coverage

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

Dental care insurance for graduate student assistantships increased from 80 to 90 percent coverage, which will go into effect fall 2018. Sally Makamson, privacy and student insurance specialist at Health...

Ewa Pietrysiak, a graduate student in the School of Food Science, presents 
during the GPSA Research Expo on Thursday.

Grad students showcase research

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief April 2, 2018

Apples may still harbor bacteria following a standard wash, but a WSU graduate student is looking into cleaner ways to package fruit. Ewa Pietrysiak, who presented her studies at the Academic Showcase...

WSU settles over ‘offensive language’

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor April 2, 2018

Last year, WSU signed a $31,000 settlement with a former athletics administrator after he used what a university spokesman called “inappropriate and offensive language.” According to the settlement...

Liu Jiaping, right, director of the Green Architecture Research Center at the Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology presents his research in the SPARK.

Prof studies urban tech in rural homes

SANG JUNG, Evergreen reporter April 2, 2018

As city populations swell, groups of researchers at WSU, University of Idaho and Chinese universities want to make sure rural communities reap some benefits of urban technological development. Liu Jiaping,...

WSU employee arrested on child pornography charges

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor March 30, 2018

Pullman police arrested a WSU employee for child pornography charges on campus Friday morning. The employee, Robert Marshall Long, 56, who works as a research technician in the Institute of Biological...

Members of the Evergreen staff celebrate the $5 Student Media fee passing on March 7.

Evergreen staff wins multiple regional awards

MADISON JACKSON, Evergreen editor-in-chief March 30, 2018

The Daily Evergreen won three Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 Mark of Excellence awards, including Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper, and placed as finalists in three categories. Evergreen...

Howard Gillman, chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, talks about how important free speech is to continue having freedom of thought.

UC chancellor makes case for protecting offensive speech

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter March 30, 2018

A chancellor from the University of California system, which is known for its student activism, argued for the importance of protecting free speech on college campuses Thursday. The Foley Institute...

Foundation leader outlines future of securing donations

YASMEEN WAFAI, Evergreen assistant editor March 30, 2018

The university’s chief fundraiser said at a Faculty Senate meeting Thursday that she plans to bring in more and bigger donations, as well as improve the WSU Foundation’s operations. Lisa Calvert,...

Tyler Parchem, ASWSU vice president-elect, said he and Rogers “did not steal money from students” at an ASWSU hearing March 22 in the CUB.

Student gov’t leaders reply to protest

BREANNE SEARING, Evergreen reporter March 30, 2018

After a group of students staged a sit-in demanding the impeachment of President-elect Savannah Rogers and Vice President-elect Tyler Parchem, the two announced they would hold two open forums April 10...

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