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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

Tackling the cost of higher education

By Emry Dinman | Evergreen columnist September 4, 2015

As the presidential race begins its partisan pony show, candidates are dangling carrots of education reform and tuition reduction to attract the fickle attention of the nation’s youngest voters.However,...

Letter to the Editor: Tuition reduction is good news for Washington

History is being made in Washington state this year, and the nation is watching. In June, legislators in Olympia passed a budget that reduces tuition at all state colleges and universities over the next...

Free speech, I think not

When Washington State University became national news over a scandal of one instructor’s syllabus, I could not believe it. My growing frustration with the conversation finally peaked, and I needed to...

Crisis in the Middle East spreads to Europe

Thousands of refugees abruptly broke through lines of Macedonian border guards on Aug. 22, after two days of violent tear-gassing and grenades.It is one thing to create refugee camps near places of unrest;...

WS-You, and You, but not You: Who Deserves Respect at WSU?

On Aug. 29, Fox News broadcasted a segment about political correctness at Washington State University.Several professors in the department of Critical Culture, Gender and Race detailed in their syllabi...

The problem with perfect

The first time I ever got a B in a class, I burst into tears at work.My coworkers walked past me and sympathized, asking if I had just failed a class. Through my sobs, I told them I might as well have....

A convenient time to run: why Clinton should drop out and Gore should drop in

We have learned that anything goes in the quest for the American Presidency: a former Hewlett Packard CEO; a former brain surgeon; another Bush; a self-proclaimed democratic socialist; and, of course,...

Pacific Northwest Wildfires

The fires burning in the heart of the Northwest are not just global climate change in action. They are the climax of a tale of Europeans taking over and ignoring the ecological prudence of the native peoples.The...

Standing with Planned Parenthood

With recent protests for and against Planned Parenthood nationwide, there has been debate around the organization and its services. Anti-abortion activists are attempting to defund Planned Parenthood,...

Donald Trump speaks with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, June 29, 2015 in Chicago.

Elect Donald Trump and there will be hell toupee

If a woman is assertive, Donald Trump says she must be on her period. If she makes him look like a fool, he calls her a bimbo. If a woman doesn’t make sexually pleasing her husband her top priority,...

You are how you act, not what you study

This may be a strange grievance, but it becomes grating when I list off my degree programs.For reference, I am pursuing a master’s in both applied economics and statistics. Many people I meet consider...

Letter to the Editor: Pullman’s trash, no one’s treasure

Katie Anderson | Community member August 21, 2015

Dear editor,It’s cool that the mayor has offered a warm welcome to Pullman for incoming students, but maybe other year-round citizens need to offer a different kind of welcome, one that begs students...

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