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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

Congressional candidate Lisa Brown at the Democratic convention Nov. 11.

State Democrats set sights on Eastern Washington elections

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen news editor November 27, 2017

It was just days after the 2017 elections. The Whitman County Democrats hosted a hundred or so locals at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, charging them $25 at the door and up to $1,000 to co-host...

Vice President of Student Affairs Mary Jo Gonzales discusses changes to the student conduct process at the Board of Regents meeting Sept. 21

Student Affairs to reduce travel costs, hold positions vacant

GABRIELLA RAMOS, Evergreen mint editor November 21, 2017

Vice President of Student Affairs Mary Jo Gonzales held a closed meeting Monday with full-time staff of the division to discuss reducing travel expenses and maintaining vacant positions. The Evergreen...

A map showing political affiliation down to the neighborhood level.

Holidays politicized, researcher finds

JESSICA ZHOU, Evergreen assistant news editor November 17, 2017

Republican voters were more likely to cut gatherings with Democratic family members short than the other way around, and the more saturated an area was with political advertising, the shorter family gatherings...

Music Director nominated for Pulitzer

YASMEEN WAFAI, Evergreen assistant editor November 17, 2017

WSU School of Music Director Greg Yasinitsky has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in music for his piece, “Jazz Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.” “There is almost no way to describe it,”...

Senior Juan Quijada works at Einstein’s Bros. Bagels on campus while balancing school.

Despite late hours, student finds work-life balance

JORDAN KERCHEVAL, Evergreen reporter November 17, 2017

Many WSU students work part-time jobs in addition to going to school full-time. A smaller number have jobs that require them to work late nights, sometimes as late as 2 a.m. Places like Flix Cafe, the...

Freshman Dayton Matsushima fills his plate at a Friendsgiving dinner last week.

On-campus services available for students during break

YASMEEN WAFAI, Evergreen assistant editor November 17, 2017

Going home for Thanksgiving break is not an option for all students, and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Center and Multicultural Student Services will be open for those staying in town. Kimberly...

WSU President Kirk Schulz  during a trip to Samoa in August.

Samoa Trip expenses cost thousands

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen news editor November 16, 2017

WSU President Kirk Schulz’s trip to the Samoan Islands in late August ran a tab of over $6,500, according to Schulz's travel expense records. First-class plane tickets were the greatest expense. Schulz...

Transportation supervisor of WSU facilities services Brandy Dean explains the composting side of their work.

WSU turns waste into usable goods

BAILEY CAMPBELL, Evergreen reporter November 16, 2017

It was surprisingly quiet, that is until the machines started up and work began. Cubes of shredded paper, cardboard and filthy plastic create neat stacks in the warehouse. These mountains of recycled...

Snoqualmie Pass avalanche bridge construction completed

KATIE SHADLER, EVERGREEN REPORTER November 16, 2017

Washington State Department of Transportation workers completed a second avalanche bridge on I-90 this past week in an 8-year effort to increase safety and traffic flow on Snoqualmie Pass. The effort...

Recycling after campus, where does it go?

November 15, 2017

Waste from WSU is processed in a university facility and then recycled or composted. The compost is used at research greenhouses or WSU-owned pastures. The compacted recyclables are sold to other companies.

CAHNRS dean candidates to visit Pullman

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter November 15, 2017

Four finalists for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences dean position will visit WSU during the two weeks after Thanksgiving break. This is the college’s second attempt...

Performing Arts professor Mary Trotter, center, goes over how Jayden Berglund, left, and Gabrielle Clegg can improve upon their scene Tuesday in Wadleigh Theatre.

Performing Arts cut hits home

GABRIELLA RAMOS, Evergreen mint editor November 15, 2017

Mary Trotter sat at home with her two-year-old twin daughters Sophia and Josephine on her lap on the morning of Nov. 2, thinking over the events that would unfold that evening. Trotter, a faculty senator,...

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