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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

One of the designs for the nano-satellite built by the WSU Cougs in Space club on Oct. 14, 2018 in the electrical and mechanical engineering building.

Cougs in Space prepare satellite

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor April 27, 2020

Teams from Cougs in Space are working together to build a satellite that will be launched from the International Space Station by this October.  Mathew Bauer, junior computer science major and president...

New laboratory signage program available for WSU labs

New laboratory signage program available for WSU labs

BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter April 27, 2020

WSU Faculty Operations and WSU Environmental Health and Safety worked together on a new signage program to improve human health and research for WSU laboratories. According to the laboratory safety...

Then-redshirt junior safety Bryce Beekman walks on the field during a game against New Mexico State on Aug. 31 at Martin Stadium.

Coroner confirms WSU football player’s cause of death

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter April 26, 2020

The Whitman County Coroner completed the investigation into the death of a WSU football player.  Bryce Beekman, WSU student and redshirt senior, passed away from acute intoxication on March 23, according...

Zhaokang Cheng works with postdoctoral research associate Peng Xia in their lab. Cheng said heart disease is one of the main causes of death in cancer survivors, other than cancer recurrence.

‘Cancer therapy is a heartbreaker’

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor April 24, 2020

Researchers in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at WSU Spokane recently pinpointed a protein that plays a critical role in heart damage caused by chemotherapy drugs.  Zhaokang Cheng,...

Students describe their experience with federal financial relief

Students describe their experience with federal financial relief

JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter April 24, 2020

Some WSU students received a $1,200 stimulus check to provide some financial relief from economic stress caused by COVID-19, however, some students did not get one as they did not meet federal tax requirements. Aria...

The WSU physics and astronomy department is located in Webster Hall. Brian Saam, physics and astronomy department chair, said the department was created by Paul Anderson, William Band and George Duvall.

100 years later, where is the physics department now?

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor April 24, 2020

Since the WSU physics and astronomy department’s founding 100 years ago, researchers have made developments that make the program known worldwide. Brian Saam, physics and astronomy department...

Pharmacy students, COVID-19, and county uncertainty

Pharmacy students, COVID-19, and county uncertainty

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor April 23, 2020

Despite courses being online due to COVID-19, three WSU pharmacy students were able to receive some on-the-job training as volunteers.  Lee Roy Esposo, a third-year WSU pharmacy student, and two of...

Vice President Jhordin Prescott said funds for ASWSU’s Grocery Reimbursement Program would have been exhausted by April 22 if not for the additional $10,000.

ASWSU gives $10,000 for grocery program

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter April 23, 2020

An additional $10,000 will be added to ASWSU’s Grocery Reimbursement Program. “We’re having an increasing number of students applying,” Vice President Jhordin Prescott said. “The pool is diminishing.” The...

Katherine Rodela, assistant professor at WSU Vancouver’s College of Education, said the main takeaway from the study is that the culture and struggles people of color grew up with are what makes them strong leaders.

LATINX RESILIENCY

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief April 23, 2020

From fourth grade until 12th grade, it was normal for Gregorio to pick asparagus every morning before heading to school. “It was a part of his life,” said Katherine Rodela, assistant professor at...

Provost candidate  Elizabeth Chilton said she is impressed by a statement in WSU’s strategic plan draft which states the university is committed to transforming the lives of students rather than chasing elite status.

University hears last provost candidate presentation

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter April 21, 2020

WSU’s final provost candidate once heard her brother say that her anthropology major was a highly optimistic goal when she was a student. “I don’t think he meant that as a compliment,”...

Linda Vargas, Undocumented Inititatives ambassador and sophomore environmental science major, said the DACA renewal fund brings the cost down to $250.

Undocumented students voice concern over lack of federal aid during pandemic

BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter April 20, 2020

When the United States government announced that undocumented immigrants would not be receiving any stimulus checks, it caused worry among community members, including many WSU students. Linda Vargas,...

Student workers describe job changes during campus shutdown

Student workers describe job changes during campus shutdown

BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter April 17, 2020

While many students are enjoying the freedom of time from online instruction, many students continue their work for WSU offices. Before the shutdown, Ryan Curtis, clerical assistant for WSU’s Academic...

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