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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

Joelle Berg, left, Native American Programs retention specialist and event organizer, helps students write scholarship essays in Cleveland Hall.

Workshop helps students personalize essays

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 30, 2020

Native American Programs hosted a workshop to help students ace their scholarship essays Wednesday at Cleveland Hall. Joelle Berg, Native American retention specialist and event organizer, said the...

Tom Tripp, a WSU Vancouver Carson College of Business professor, co-wrote a paper describing how whistleblowers should ensure their information is correct.

Whistleblowers should wait, paper says

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter January 30, 2020

A recently published paper from WSU states silence is beneficial for whistleblowers when they initially suspect unethical behavior. Tom Tripp, a WSU Vancouver Carson College of Business professor,...

Scholarship honors alumni

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter January 29, 2020

The death of a WSU alumni in 2018 has led to the creation of a WSU exclusive scholarship. The family of Delbert Hayes has donated $3 million to fund the scholarship. The Delbert J. Hayes Scholarship...

WSU President Kirk Schulz said he believes the university will return to face-to-face instruction in the fall.

Board of Regents assess WSU president

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter January 29, 2020

The WSU Board of Regents will review President Kirk Schulz to see where he can improve. Brett Blankenship, WSU Board of Regents vice chair, said the board has implemented a policy to conduct a comprehensive...

On the job, Steve Sheppard looks through hives with a smoker and runs the lab at WSU.

Bees on the move

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor January 29, 2020

After almost 20 years working out of temporary quarters, WSU’s Honey Bee and Pollinator Research and Education program will be moving much of its work to a new facility in Othello. Entomology professor...

This map of Washington shows the percentage of premature death for each county. At a glance, counties and districts with darker shading experience a greater number of premature deaths than those with lighter colors.

WSU researchers link mortality, race

KAITLYN TEJERO, Evergreen reporter January 29, 2020

WSU researchers discovered that premature mortality in Washington is strongly connected to race and socioeconomic deprivation. Pablo Monsivais, WSU associate professor in the Department of Nutrition...

The Friends of the Clearwater protest against the Forest Services draft plan on Saturday in front of the Best Western Hotel in Moscow.

Activists stand against Forest Service

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 28, 2020

Despite the cold weather, environmental activists protested against the U.S. Forest Service on Saturday in front of Moscow’s Best Western Hotel. Friends of the Clearwater organized the protest in response...

Protesters stood outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding a sign reading “Save our Forest.” After the protest, a meeting was held by the U.S. Forest Service to talk about the two drafts that were released before the holidays in December.

Forest Service faces scrutiny, criticism

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 28, 2020

The U.S. Forest Service received backlash and disapproval from environmental and conservation groups as well as activists. Friends of the Clearwater and other activist groups expressed disapproval of...

Protesters in animal masks stand outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding signs reading “Clearwater NF don’t make us homeless.” Another protestor holds a sign reading “Logging is not restoration.” The protest was against two plans created by the U.S. Forest Service which would remove 150 feet from a 300-foot buffer protecting forest streams.

Save the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 28, 2020

The future of the Nez Perce Forest and the Clearwater National Forest is threatened by two documents released by the U.S. Forest Service in December. Brett Haverstick, Friends of the Clearwater education...

Community Affairs Chair Jennifer Johnson is unanimously voted in as the new GPSA President on Monday in the CUB Ballroom. She has been a member of GPSA for four years.

GPSA unanimously confirms new president

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor January 28, 2020

GPSA senators voted unanimously to confirm a new president during a meeting Jan. 27. The special nomination committee nominated WSU doctoral candidate Jennifer Johnson for the position. The committee...

Alanna Grossman, WSU graduate student, examines a mouse epididymis — a duct behind the testicles — in WSU researcher and assistant professor Wipawee Winuthaynaon’s lab.

WSU lab wins $1.59 million grant

SYLENA HARPER, Evergreen reporter January 27, 2020

WSU's Winuthayanon Lab was awarded $1.59 million to address problems with contraception and infertility. Approximately 45 percent of all pregnancies reported in 2011 were unintended and three quarters...

“The mission of Winter Blues Buster is to help students find ways to feel more energetic,” says Veneice Guillory-Lacy, GPSA vice president and member of the Winter Blues Buster planning committee.

Bustin’ winter blues with exercise

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor January 27, 2020

WSU’s Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) will host an event to help overcome Seasonal Affective Disorder on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Winter...

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