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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

Overnight parking is restricted from 2-9 a.m. on some streets on College Hill.

Pullman Police Department restricts overnight parking on College Hill

MATT HOLM, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

Overnight parking on College Hill will be restricted between 2-9 a.m. over fall and winter breaks. Pullman maintenance and operations crews will conduct cleaning, road maintenance, snow and ice removal,...

Mike Trevisan, dean of WSU’s College of Education, said he plans to coordinate a meeting with school counselors from different countries to create school-based counseling programs.

College dean volunteers with group that promotes school-based counseling

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

The dean for WSU’s College of Education was nominated for a chair-elect position in which he will volunteer with a group that promotes school-based counseling. Mike Trevisan, dean of WSU’s College...

The idea for the Winter Trunk Market came from the Halloween trunk-or-treat approach that occurred because of the pandemic.

Pullman Farmers Market offers first trunk market

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief November 17, 2020

Palouse-area residents can purchase products from vendors out of their car trunks at the first-ever Pullman Winter Trunk Market. Typically, the Pullman Winter Market is held inside the Brelsford WSU...

Whitman County confirms 57 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 57 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter November 16, 2020

Fifty-seven individuals tested positive for COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total number of cases to 2,067. Of the new cases, six females and five males are aged 0-19 years, according to a...

Members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association are sending out electronic flyers and use their social media page to inform people of key community events. 

Group discusses discrimination against Asian Americans amid pandemic

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter November 16, 2020

Members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association discussed combating increased discrimination against Asians because of the pandemic, as well as raising awareness of the...

WSU President Kirk Schulz said the university opened a new pharmaceutical startup called Athira Pharma.

WSU gains 3 percent less donations this year, regents say

JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen roots editor November 16, 2020

The WSU Board of Regents discussed a decrease in donations made to the university and the possible reallocation of funds.  WSU received $38.7 million from donors and stakeholders, said Lisa Calvert,...

Michelle Carter, associate professor for the Carson College of Business, said she focuses primarily on identifying implicit biases people have when they think about female professors.

Professor seeks to increase number of women working in information systems

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief November 16, 2020

A group of women are working together to address gender inequality within academic information systems careers, where women occupy less than 30 percent of the field.  One of those group members is...

Because of the rising positive COVID-19 cases in Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee imposes stricter safety regulations.

Inslee imposes new COVID-19 restrictions for four weeks

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor November 15, 2020

Gov. Jay Inslee announced new restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Washington. The restrictions are in response to consistently increasing COVID-19 case counts, according to a press release...

Handy continues to hold slight lead over Kinzer

Handy continues to hold slight lead over Kinzer

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor November 14, 2020

Whitman County Commissioner 2 candidate Tom Handy has a slight lead over incumbent Dean Kinzer. Handy has 50.25 percent of votes for the position, while Kinzer has 49.23 percent, according to the Whitman...

Whitman County confirms one death, over 2,000 COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms one death, over 2,000 COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter November 13, 2020

One man aged 40-59 years died from COVID-19, which raises the county’s total to 22 deaths. Twenty-four individuals tested positive for COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total number of cases...

Many community members urged the Pullman School Board to move up the start date for in-person learning for kindergartners and first graders.

‘It’s time to provide an option for all kids who have lost all the life in their eyes’

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief November 13, 2020

Many parents and teachers expressed their desire for kindergarten through first-grade students to return to in-person instruction sooner than Jan. 4 in a Pullman School Board meeting Thursday. In its...

About 65 classes were approved for in-person instruction in the spring. That is twice the number of classes that were approved this fall, WSU Provost Elizabeth Chilton said.

Student fee reductions, athletics budget proposed at Board of Regents meeting

SYDNEY BROWN and ABBY DAVIS November 13, 2020

Students may pay about $50 less in student fees for summer 2020 and academic year 2020-21, according to WSU officials during their Board of Regents virtual presentation on Thursday. The university worked...

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