City Council discusses Pullman reopening
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
May 13, 2020
Councilmembers addressed the effects of COVID-19 on the city and the possibility of Pullman moving to Phase 2 of reopening during the city council meeting Tuesday. Mayor Glenn Johnson said the Whitman County Health Department, Whitman County commissioners, and mayors of each city within Whitman C...
Moscow peaceful protesters call for an end to stay-at-home order
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter
April 22, 2020
A white van with the words “CRUSH COVID” written on its windows parked outside Moscow City Hall as part of a demonstration against Idaho’s statewide stay-home order. Around 100 people gathered in front of the building for the “Liberate Moscow Peaceful Protest” around 6 p.m. on Monday. ...
Scholars discuss voting politics in a pandemic
LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter
April 17, 2020
Political scientists discussed the politics of voting in a pandemic and possible voter suppression during a Thomas S. Foley Institute online forum Thursday. Cornell Clayton, WSU Foley Institute director, said recent Wisconsin elections presented both technical and political challenges posed by the ...
Second provost candidate presents to university community
JAKOB THORINGTON, Evergreen reporter
April 15, 2020
The second presentation during WSU’s provost search featured a variety of color-coordinated maps from a geography professor seeking to become the university’s next provost. “As a geographer I felt I had to throw in at least one or two maps in,” provost candidate Robert McMaster said. M...
New rules for pass/fail class options
AMAAN RAHMAN, Evergreen reporter
March 28, 2020
Editor's Note: This article has been updated from a previous version, which had stated WSU would not allow pass/fail options. This was clarified in the story using the transcript of the teleconference, but if there's any confusion about the process for applying for a pass/fail please visit the WSU Regist...
No stopping for ASWSU
JAKOB THORINGTON, Evergreen reporter
March 25, 2020
Running the day-to-day tasks of the ASWSU executive staff and transitioning into it can be a daunting task, even more so with a stay-at-home order from Gov. Jay Inslee. “The transition is like drinking from a fire hose,” ASWSU President Quinton Berkompas said, “and that’s on a normal year ...
WSU reminds employees rules regarding political activity
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
March 13, 2020
Election season is a time for people to reflect on their ideals and discover their alignment on the political spectrum. Although for WSU, it serves as a reminder to remain neutral. Recently, WSU’s Office of Internal Audits issued a press release reminding employees that while they are free to su...
Bill would require sex ed for K-12
LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter
March 13, 2020
Legislation that would mandate sex education in Washington public schools was sent to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk where he will decide whether to sign it into law. Senate Bill 5395 would require public schools to provide an age-appropriate sexual health education for K-12 students. Current Washington law does not require school districts t...
ASWSU 2020: students chose Cohen & Doster
JAKOB THORINGTON, Evergreen reporter
March 12, 2020
Curtis Cohen and Sean Doster will be ASWSU President and Vice President for the 2020-2021 school year. “I just want to thank everybody for all their support,” Cohen said. “[This last month] has been bittersweet. It’s been a long month.” The watch party room at Phi Kappa Sigma explo...
ASWSU 2020: Waddill and Velez-Fucal reflect on loss
LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter
March 12, 2020
Kylie Waddill and Donavyn Velez-Fucal lost the ASWSU election for President and Vice President for the 2020-2021 school year. “It sucks,” Waddill said. “I hope that Curtis [Cohen] and Sean [Doster] do everything that they have said.” Waddill and Velez-Fucal lost by a vote of 891 to 1...
Council discusses economic development
JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter
March 11, 2020
The Pullman City Council discussed Pullman’s economic developments and the health department’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus at its meeting Tuesday. Jennifer Hackman, Pullman economic development manager, said there is some seasonality to Pullman’s economy because of the large percentag...
Introducing GPSA candidates
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen GPSA reporter
March 10, 2020
GPSA candidates for executive, college representative and senator positions shared their vision for next year at the general debate on Monday night. Candidates were allowed five minutes to share information about themselves and ideas they would bring to the senate if elected. This was foll...
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Pullman police, city council officials condemn actions of Minneapolis officer
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Three power outages occur in Pullman
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Zoom application offers updates for students, faculty
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