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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

Mechanical engineering graduate student Mahdieh Babaiasl explains the needle waterjet project.

Researchers develop new needle

BAILEY CAMPBELL, Evergreen reporter February 6, 2018

AWSU research team is developing steerable needles that use waterjets to reduce tissue damage and lower the risk of infection in medical procedures. John Swensen directs WSU’s Modeling, Motion and...

ASWSU Judicial Board meets with Election Board Chair Bradley Warren to discuss whether members of the election board are eligible to run for president.

ASWSU to announce election bylaw decision Wednesday

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter February 6, 2018

The ASWSU Judicial Board will announce its decision on an election bylaw interpretation request Wednesday. The three students who filed the request were Election Board Chair Bradley Warren, and Sens....

Sheng-Chieh Jay Kuo shows where Taiwan, his home, is in comparison to other students in the INTO program. This is his first year in the United States.

WSU wants more international students

LINH NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter February 5, 2018

Despite a lower number of international students enrolling in universities nationwide, WSU still hopes to grow its international student enrollment through a recruitment and retention program called INTO. According...

Honors Delegate Hayden Arend, left, wants a formal vote on the Senate and an odd number of voters to avoid ties.

Delegate aims to establish more inclusive voting

SANG JUNG, Evergreen reporter February 5, 2018

Hayden Arend, ASWSU Honors Delegate, first got involved in student government after being prompted by the WSU Aerospace Club president when the delegate seat was vacated. Arend, a junior chemical engineering...

Express bus coverage could expand

DEENA MIGLIAZZO, Evergreen reporter February 5, 2018

Pullman Transit is looking to change bus routes to prevent overcrowding at stops popular among students who board north of campus. The City of Pullman hosted a public meeting Friday afternoon to discuss...

The local burger joint offered a special meal on Super Bowl Sunday in honor of Tyler Hilinski. The combination cost $8.33, in reference to his jersey number.

Cougar Country raises money for suicide awareness

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter February 5, 2018

Cougar Country Drive In offered a special “Hilinski Meal Deal” Sunday and donated a quarter of the proceeds to a suicide awareness fund. Assistant Manager Richard Marshall said he hoped the deal...

WSU medical school tries to join state health network

ZARA CRUDEN, Evergreen reporter February 2, 2018

WSU’s new medical college has requested the Legislature add it to the state’s hospital residency network program, which connects new doctors with hospitals. House Bill 2443, which currently sits...

Murrow announces dean finalists

LINH NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter February 2, 2018

WSU has announced two finalists for the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication dean position. The two finalists for the position are Andrea Miller and Interim Dean Bruce Pinkleton. Both will...

Pete Martin, wearing his Whitman County coroner jacket, talks about the different duties he performs as coroner and how his department investigates death Wednesday.

Long-time coroner retires

LUKE HOLLISTER, Evergreen assistant photo editor February 2, 2018

Under the Whitman County jail, at the end of a dimly lit hall, sits Peter Martin’s office. The room is mostly bare, the only sound is the buzzing of the ventilation. Stripped across the wall is a single...

ASWSU Sen. Harald Hyllseth, left, author of the Student Media fee referendum, explained 
the importance of student journalism at the ASWSU meeting Wednesday.

Media fee on ballot, cuts delayed

YASMEEN WAFAI, Evergreen assistant editor February 1, 2018

The Student Media Board decided to wait until after students vote on a student fee referendum to make any decisions regarding production cuts Wednesday evening. ASWSU unanimously voted to put the fee...

Crimson Group member Carolina Silva addressed the Senate about her hopes for the DREAM Act.

ASWSU approves three referendums for ballot

DAN DOUCET, Evergreen opinion editor February 1, 2018

ASWSU senators unanimously passed a resolution in support of an unamended DREAM Act at their weekly meeting. One of the authors, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and College...

CAHNRS faculty eager for new dean

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter February 1, 2018

As WSU’s agricultural college transitions leadership, faculty are optimistic about working with the new dean to mend what some have called a toxic academic environment. Last semester, numerous professors...

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