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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

ASWSU Sen. Kevin Schilling moderated a debate between the Young Democrats and the College Republicans in the CUB Auditorium on Wednesday.

Young Democrats/College Republicans debate an example of political parroting

TYLER LAFERRIERE, Evergreen columnist March 28, 2017

I propose doing away with experts, since everyone now seems to be one on foreign policy, healthcare, economics, constitutional law and history. Last week’s debate between the Young Democrats and...

Green dot and Booze, Sex and Reality Checks are required workshops for freshmen to help them begin college on the right foot.

Healthy relationships workshop beneficial

GEANA JAVIER, Evergreen columnist March 23, 2017

If the aim of mandatory programs like Green Dot and Booze, Sex and Reality Checks is to improve the lives of freshmen and make them healthier individuals, then a healthy relationships workshop would...

Airport expansion best option for Palouse travelers

RIDGE PETERSON, Evergreen columnist March 23, 2017

The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, which has served the community for decades, is in the process of a major expansion. This project, although expensive, will benefit students and other travelers. Pullman...

The DNC tried to appease everyone, but ultimately failed to satisfy all democrats by appointing Chair Tom Perez and Deputy Chair Keith Ellison.

DNC misses the mark with new chair

JOSH MAASBERG and TYLER LAFERRIERE March 22, 2017

Embrace progressive politics By Josh Maasberg Democrats should be furious after the election of Tom Perez over Keith Ellison as the new Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman. This was an...

Feminine hygiene products are available to all women in the WSU community in the Women’s Resource Center in Wilson-Short Hall.

Zambia leads in menstruation accommodation

BASHEERA AGYEMAN, Evergreen columnist March 21, 2017

Every month like clockwork, for two to seven days, women experience periods as part of a natural discourse of the female body. Despite the discomfort and, at times, severe pain associated with menstruation,...

Ambulance fee benefits all students

RIDGE PETERSON, Evergreen columnist March 9, 2017

The ambulance fee recently proposed to ASWSU by the Pullman Fire Department would improve the safety and security of students on and off campus. This proposition, which has been met with praise and...

Inspired by one of Betsy DeVos’ tweets, which reads “Day 1 on the job is done, but we’re only getting started. Now where do I find the pencils? :)”

Future of education is in limbo

BASHEERA AGYEMAN, Evergreen columnist March 9, 2017

After a close race, billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the 11th U.S. secretary of education. The woman who has no work experience in public education. The woman who, when asked...

Pullman City Councilman Nathan Weller discusses how Pullman is taking steps to support undocumented WSU students.

Students should oppose new travel ban

JOSH MAASBERG, Evergreen columnist March 8, 2017

It has been almost two weeks since the ASWSU Senate voted 14-2 in favor of Resolution 46-19, which reaffirmed the student government’s commitment to making WSU a welcoming campus for undocumented...

David Cillay, vice president for academic outreach and innovation, supports the Global Campus and students who take advantage of it.

Digital degrees are valuable

TYLER LAFERRIERE, Evergreen columnist March 7, 2017

Online university education is, to many, the ugly stepchild of the traditional four-year degree on a university campus. There is an undeniable stigma to earning a degree online; the University of Phoenix...

Christie Jones, who used a scholarship designed for former foster children, participates in a Women Studies class at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, September 26, 2007.

Women’s Studies 101 should be required

GEANA JAVIER, Evergreen columnist March 2, 2017

Identifying as a feminist often yields disrespectful and confused reactions. People ask “why do you hate men?” or make remarks that sexism ended a long time ago, and that feminism is no longer...

Students spoke at the ASWSU meeting regarding a resolution in support of undocumented students on Feb. 22.

Flyers targeting people are dangerous

RIDGE PETERSON, Evergreen columnist March 1, 2017

Flyers asking people on campus to report undocumented persons to Immigration and Customs Enforcement appeared at WSU two weeks ago. Pullman was not the first college campus to see such flyers during...

Desmond Layne discusses the extension of the organic agriculture systems degree to WSU-Everett during a Faculty Senate meeting on Thursday.

Tenure and non-tenure faculty need protection

TYLER LAFERRIERE, Evergreen columnist February 28, 2017

The quality of a free and civilized country can be judged by the freedom its academics and intellectual elite have to pursue bold new lines of inquiry. In the United States, that quality has been falling...

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