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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

In order to make way for more succesful cherry varieties, WSU’s sweet cherry breeding program said goodbye to 2,500 trees.

2,500 underperforming cherry trees cut down at WSU orchard

TYLER WATSON, Evergreen reporter June 7, 2017

WSU cherry orchards at Prosser are thinning in an effort to discover new cherry varieties. Cameron Peace, WSU associate professor and interim director of WSU’s sweet cherry breeding program, said...

City Council member Nathan Weller speaks at a council meeting May 16 at City Hall.

Welcoming city resolution to support immigrants

RICK FLORES, Evergreen reporter June 7, 2017

A resolution introduced by Pullman City Council members could change how the police interact with immigrants. Council members Ann Parks and Nathan Weller introduced the resolution to make Pullman...

Mike Held, left, and Dane Felsted collect garbage Thursday, a heavy trash day due to the large number of students ditching belongings as they move out.

Trash crews clear move-out mess

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter June 7, 2017

Mike Held and Dane Felsted pilot their garbage truck through the streets of College Hill in the early morning, stopping to collect trash and heaps of abandoned furniture as they go. One couch, two...

WSU health educator Sara Wynne teaches students and staff about using empathy and active listening skills for mental crises Tuesday in the Washington Building, Room G41.

WSU expanding mental health training options

DANNY LOCHRIDGE, Evergreen reporter June 7, 2017

Health & Wellness Services are increasing mental health and suicide prevention training options with an additional facilitator and online training. With just one facilitator, Mental Health First...

Pullman City Council approves welcoming city resolution

TYLER WATSON, Evergreen reporter June 6, 2017

The city council voted 6-1 to make Pullman a welcoming city for immigrants Tuesday. The vote comes at a tenser time for immigrants, which was culminated locally by a distribution of flyers targeting...

Briquette fire damages apartment building

ALYSEN BOSTON, Evergreen news editor June 5, 2017

Pullman’s fourth fire in a week damaged the walls of a Clarke Terrace Apartment building Sunday morning. Around 10:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire under a deck, according...

City Council members and WSU faculty discuss community issues during the Town-Gown Collaborative on Wednesday morning.

New Highway 270 sign to list multiple entrances to Pullman

TYLER WATSON, Evergreen reporter June 3, 2017

The Pullman Town-Gown Collaborative, a partnership between the city of Pullman and WSU, discussed replacing the Highway 270 sign, parking infractions at Ferdinand’s and the cleanliness of College...

President Kirk Schulz, pictured, announced new initiatives emphasizing WSUs commitment to inclusivity in a university-wide email on June 1. 

WSU to add new associate VP and committees to improve campus climate

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter June 2, 2017

Student leaders are optimistic about tangible change as WSU outlines plans to create new infrastructure aimed at addressing issues of campus culture and climate, and appoint an external review team...

DJimon Jones.

Prosecutors charge football player with malicious mischief

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter June 1, 2017

The Whitman County Prosecutor’s officer has charged a WSU football player with a gross misdemeanor for allegedly urinating in an elevator and damaging a campus bathroom. WSU Police were in contact...

Stacey Smith-Colon searches through recovered belongings for her childrens clothing Wednesday evening after the fire in the garage of the damaged duplex.

Fire severely damages duplex, displaces seven people

CODY COTTIER and MADISON JACKSON May 31, 2017

A fire destroyed the upper level and damaged the lower level of a duplex on Sunrise Drive on Wednesday afternoon, displacing seven residents, several dogs and cats, and a goldfish, according to the...

WSU researchers developing new method of cancer treatment

TYLER WATSON, Evergreen reporter May 31, 2017

Researchers at WSU have discovered a possible new way to kill cancerous tumors with nanotechnology, and they are working to make it viable as a standard treatment for humans with the disease. Zhenjia...

Cotton quickly caught fire from a cigarette outside of an apartment near NE Valley Road and NE Hillside Drive.

Accidental fire shows hazards of cotton fluff

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter May 29, 2017

A 32-year-old Pullman man accidentally started a brush fire on the hill beside Valley Road on Monday after flicking his cigarette into a patch of cotton fluff outside his home on Hillside Drive. The...

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