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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

Sophomore Matt Molitor dresses in a cow suit to advocate for animal rights and veganism Wednesday.

Students debate freedom of speech at rally

KATIE SHADLER, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2017

Tensions rose Wednesday on the steps of Todd Hall, as students debated the definition of free speech during a rally at WSU. Noah White, Young Americans for Liberty vice president, said the rally was...

WSU Landscape Architecture student Addy Martoncik draws water designs Thursday afternoon along Grand Avenue.  The students made a chalk illustration to raise awareness of the river many Pullman 
residents are unaware of as part of the Landscape achitecture sophmore studio.

WSU students use art to show water pollution

JONATHAN VILLANUEVA, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2017

To raise awareness of pollution in local water sources, 14 landscape architecture students created an art piece over Dry Fork Creek, which runs underground below downtown Pullman. “Pullman is a water...

WSU President Kirk Schulz speaks at the Drive to 25 town hall Tuesday afternoon.

‘Drive to 25’ town hall meetings begin

LYNN NGUYEN AND MADISON WILLIAMS, Evergreen reporters September 6, 2017

President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo kicked off the month-long “Drive to 25” town hall series Tuesday with school-specific meetings at the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of...

From left to right:  Eduardo Castañeda Díaz, Keyla Palominos and Michael Young-Bolton hold an education, not deportation sign at a protest December 1, 2016.

Schulz supports undocumented students

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen news editor September 6, 2017

President Kirk Schulz and nine other Washington university presidents issued a joint statement Tuesday supporting the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, which protects people who...

President Schulz outlines plans for window safety

IAN SMAY, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2017
Email responds to online petition, safety concerns
Senior communication major Nicholas Bartlett walks to the library Tuesday afternoon with his makeshift face mask.

Unhealthy air quality alert in affect until Thursday

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor September 5, 2017

WSU alerts issued a warning Tuesday night asking students to avoid the outdoors due to unhealthy smoke from wildfires. The warning notes that classes will still be in session and students should drive...

Tucker Roberts, junior, discusses how Facebook is his best tool for GoFundMe.

WSU students use social media to cover college costs

MADISON WILLIAMS, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2017

Getting a job, selling a few of your possessions or applying for scholarships are the most common approaches to lessening the burden of tuition. According to a report by College Board, the cost of college...

Audit finds associate dean misused grant funding

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2017

A recently completed state audit found reasonable cause to believe a WSU administrator instructed university personnel to improperly charge two employees’ salaries to federal grants, while the employees...

Park service personnel stabilize a Pueblo home from the 1200s in Mesa Verde National Park.

Turkey DNA used to track human migration

TYLER WATSON, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2017

A team of researchers from WSU and the University of Oklahoma teamed up to investigate the disappearance of the Pueblo people from Colorado by using prehistoric turkey DNA. According to an article the...

Pullman Fire department investigates microwave fires

Pullman Fire department investigates microwave fires

KATIE SHADLER, Evergreen reporter September 5, 2017

Pullman Fire and WSU Housing are currently investigating defective microwaves in campus residence halls after two separate units caught fire in the past month. Both incidents occurred in Orton Hall,...

Screenshot courtesy of  the Washington State Smoke blog.

Smoke alert in effect until Wednesday

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor September 4, 2017

The National Weather Service issued an air-quality warning for smoke from fires in Canada and Montana, which will be in effect for the next several days. The warning predicts the conditions will worsen...

Senior engineering student and new president of ESA, Trevor Alkire, addresses club members during their meeting on Thursday, August 30.

New ESA president uses global experience in leadership

MADISON WILLIAMS, Evergreen reporter September 1, 2017

New chairman of the Environmental Sustainability Alliance, Trevor Alkire has had a love for the environment since his early years living in Darmstadt, Germany. Alkire, who moved to the U.S. in 2001, remembers...

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