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OPINION: Support students with depression

PORTIA SIMMONS December 1, 2020

I have suffered from depression for many years and have amassed a wide range of experiences while dealing with it. I have had many unexpected reactions, and as I grew older, I realized that I was not alone....

Yoga comes with a whole host of benefits, both mentally and physically.

OPINION: Yoga benefits mental, physical health

MADELINE GREER November 18, 2020

For many college students, there is always a time when we are stressed about an assignment, test or worried about passing a class. My first year of college did not go as expected, and my spring semester...

Taking a mental health day is important for students and professors alike.

OPINION: Take a mental health day

PORTIA SIMMONS November 11, 2020

Mental health and how to take care of yourself has been a highly discussed subject, especially because of the pandemic and quarantine. Many schools have gone virtual because of COVID-19. Although that...

Mental health issues are some of the lesser-known side effects of a stressful worldwide pandemic.

OPINION: Coronavirus pandemic is affecting mental health

MACKENNA ROWE September 24, 2020

As of June, around 40.9 percent of people in the U.S. are reporting at least one mental or behavioral health condition since the start of the pandemic. Scientists and researchers are working tirelessly...

Its tempting to cast blame on one group, but students and admin are both equally responsible for the COVID-19 problems in Pullman.

OPINION: Students, admin are both to blame for COVID spike

MEGHAN HENRY, Evergreen managing editor September 17, 2020

As COVID-19 cases rise dramatically in the Pullman, people are beginning to point fingers, and many are choosing sides. In most people’s minds, it’s either the students or the administration who should...

Drugs and alcohol are portrayed in a positive, fun light in pop culture, but that doesnt tell the whole story.

OPINION: Pop culture depicts drugs too positively

PORTIA SIMMONS September 8, 2020

In honor of September being National Recovery Month, I decided to investigate today’s depictions of drug use through pop culture, social media, television and the negative effects of it. Ken Faunce,...

Charging fees for services when students arent even on campus is unfair to Cougs.

OPINION: WSU is overcharging us

SARAH DANIELS September 2, 2020

Earlier this semester, WSU sent students several emails regarding their decisions on keeping, reducing, or getting rid of various school fees this semester. From what I can tell, they kept them all, without...

WSUs rate of COVID-19 cases is going up, but only because students arent obeying social distancing guidelines.

OPINION: Students need to follow COVID-19 guidelines

MACKENNA ROWE September 2, 2020

Whitman County has seen a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases as students return to Pullman. The case surge was created by an unexpectedly high number of students moving back — some of whom are not following...

The students of today will be the doctors of tomorrow; but do we need more of them?

OPINION: More freshmen in medical school

MACKENNA ROWE August 25, 2020

Since the 1918 influenza pandemic, health workers have been preparing for the next one to hit. It's still a hotly debated question as to whether having more people join the medical field would make a difference...

Even though WSUs learning format has changed, were still a community that needs to support one another.

OPINION: Support your fellow Cougs

ADAM HUREAU August 17, 2020

Fall is almost here, and it will definitely be different than anything we’ve faced before. With the recent move to distance delivery for most classes, many students may be frustrated, anxious or upset....

Whether its gas masks or chemical suits, WSU students have found a way to keep partying.

OPINION: Satire: Frat parties mask up

JACOB HERSH, Evergreen columnist August 17, 2020

Hard-bass European club riffs pound through the thin walls of Kappa Kappa Zeta, WSU’s up-and-coming frat house. The smell of spilled beer and cheap cologne is pervasive here, on a Saturday night in August,...

The US cannot stand by and watch as a pandemic starts to spread.

OPINION: The US needs to be more proactive when fighting outbreaks

JACOB HERSH, Evergreen columnist April 24, 2020

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a government in possession of power must be in want of something to f-ck up. It’s a scientific law, like gravity. Whenever there’s a serious catastrophe,...

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