The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

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

Time to reward Coug Wrestlers

You probably missed that WSU has a wrestling team, and while you were on spring break they were hard at work claiming the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) DII Championship. Let’s celebrate...

Speak free, but prepare for the consequences

Attention “sodomites” of California – In February, Matt McLaughlin filed the “Sodomite Suppression Act.”The act states that “any person who willingly touches another person of the same gender...

Carbon Commitments: US lags

With a new year comes a new responsibility. We are more than three months into 2015, and environmental protection is only now gaining momentum.Across the globe, countries are taking steps to lessen their...

Butch: Better than the rest

What if I told you that Butch T. Cougar was the greatest mascot in America? Being nationally ranked is both beyond impressive and statement making, and if anyone has enough swagger to maintain such a reputation,...

Play nice on 38 North

This week, Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNA) plan to send thousands of propaganda leaflets across the North Korean border by balloon, along with 10,000 copies of the Hollywood film The Interview -...

The Launch Pad

Ster·e·o·type: noun.1. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.The WSU campus saw an ugly example of this human phenomenon on Feb. 21, when a...

To pledge or not to pledge

It's a school policy that nearly every American student is familiar with, but shouldn’t follow blindly: At the end of the morning announcements, the person on the intercom asks everyone to rise for the...

Rep. Young’s comments on homelessness are barbarous

Finally, an innovative idea has been presented that will decrease the homeless population: release the wolves.This absurd proposal says more about the state government’s unwillingness to recognize homelessness...

Boko Haram’s allegiance of convenience

The head of the Africa-based terrorist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a video that surfaced Saturday.The violence and intimidation that constitutes terrorism...

Death penalty on the chopping block in Wash. state capitol

The stakes are high when there’s a life on the line, but Washington state citizens may be getting the opportunity to reduce that risk.Last month in Olympia, people gathered before a House committee...

Former ASWSU President Taylor Hennessey speaks with then Chief of Staff Caitlin Bayly in the ASWSU offices.

The Boys’ Club – How men dominate student government

What’s the difference between a ceiling fan and the century-long legacy of ASWSU presidents?Exactly 14 ovaries.Last week, I researched the history of ASWSU for a column on the heavy Greek influence in...

Pakistan’s Polio Problem

If you have been following Middle Eastern and South Asian news for the last few years you have probably read something about polio. No, not Ebola or AIDS, which usually hit the headlines, but polio. Now...

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