OPINION: Make Dad’s weekend for all parents
ANTHONY TORCHIA, Evergreen Columnist
April 20, 2020
One of the most disheartening cancellations caused by the spread and danger of COVID-19 was the cancellation of WSU’s Mom’s Weekend for the 2020 school year. This disrupted the travel plans of thousands of moms and families that left them all wondering how WSU will move forward with other events. One ...
OPINION: Pass fail option doesn’t help students
HALEY BRICKWEDEL, Evergreen Columnist
April 17, 2020
Campus is allowing a pass/fail option for the spring semester. However, applying for pass/fail classes is not easy as it may seem. Each department has their own limit on the amount of pass/fail classes for a degree. Moreover, the pass/fail class will not affect overall GPA and may count towards a deg...
OPINION: WSU needs to communicate better about COVID-19
DANIELLE DENNEHY, Evergreen Columnist
April 6, 2020
COVID-19 has caused major changes in nearly everyone’s lives at this point. Over the last four weeks, different institutions and corporations have released statements and plans regarding their response to the global pandemic. In the case of WSU, the conversation took a quick shift and left many stu...
OPINION: Sex ed must be taught earlier
GUS WATERS, Evergreen Columnist
March 27, 2020
The recent comprehensive sex education bill passed by the Washington state legislature mandating that public schools follow eight guidelines protects both family values and promotes sexual safety. The bill will make children and teenagers safer in a world where sexual assault overwhelmingly affects ...
OPINION: WSU’s party rep must change
DAYANA FAIRCHILD, Evergreen columnist
March 25, 2020
In 2002 Playboy magazine published a list of top party schools, WSU took 18th place on the list. In 2009, we rose up to 16th place on Playboy's list. So maybe that's where it started, or perhaps the reputation goes back even further. But WSU's reputation for being a party school still stands stro...
OPINION: Pullman is not as safe as it seems
DANIELLE DENNEHY, Evergreen columnist
March 13, 2020
I remember looking at the brochure for WSU Pullman in 2018 and reading that it was the third safest college town in America. There was no need to fact check it because I thought I felt it throughout the campus and the town. And yes, Cougs helping Cougs plays a major role in our community safety. But t...
OPINION: Emergency loan shouldn’t be repaid
GUS WATERS, Evergreen columnist
March 11, 2020
The emergency short-term loan program at WSU is a way to start to help financially insecure students stay in school. It needs to be better funded so that it can expand into a financial relief package program with no payback required. Jill Creighton, the dean of students at WSU, said the emergency sh...
OPINION: Don’t focus on studying in Europe
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen columnist
February 12, 2020
I’m in love with the idea of studying abroad. Immersing yourself in another culture and seeing your major, and hopefully your passion, from a different viewpoint is wildly interesting to me, and studying abroad is one of the main things I want to do before I graduate. I’m not that in love with E...
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