WSU student fights poverty with social media
ANNIE HAGER, Evergreen reporter
October 29, 2020
She needed an internship. Nathalie Aps was just starting her search to find a nonprofit in need of help when she stumbled upon The Borgen Project. Aps, senior advertising and criminal justice and criminology double major with a minor in French, is now an advocate intern for the project. Since t...
Fundraiser provides for two Palouse families
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
October 29, 2020
Whitman County has one of the highest poverty rates in Washington state, according to the WSU Center for Civic Engagement. Family Promise of the Palouse, a nonprofit organization, hosted a virtual event, "Night Without a Bed," to cultivate understanding for families experiencing homelessness. “We want to brin...
Boba shop reopens after closure
ELIZA CALLIS, Evergreen reporter
October 29, 2020
After months of dark windows and an empty restaurant, the RealiTea owners are looking ahead to brighter days. The boba shop in downtown Pullman reopened their doors at the end of September after almost six months of being closed because of COVID-19 restrictions. Manager Zenna Glaser said the owners revamped ...
Amplifying Black student voices in public school
SANDI KOBIESA, Evergreen reporter
October 26, 2020
One WSU professor shared with future educators his passion for spreading joy and encouragement in the classroom. Amir Gilmore, WSU assistant professor of cultural studies and social thought in education, hosted a Zoom event Oct. 22 to talk about “Black Boy Joy,” a Common Reading book about youn...
Nonprofit expands reach to Nez Perce elders
HANNAH FLORES, Evergreen reporter
October 26, 2020
Morgan Chaffee, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment board member, spends her time collecting and distributing essential supplies to the elderly communities who need it the most during COVID-19. As the pandemic continues to roar on, board member Julian Matthews and Chaffee realized the elders of the...
When math, poetry intersect
ELIZA CALLIS, Evergreen reporter
October 22, 2020
Seven-year-old James Owusu Asare sat in his family's home writing lines of poetry — a hobby he has continued to work on. Asare’s father was an English teacher and taught him to read at a very young age, he said. Asare was born and raised in Accra, Ghana. He said Ghanaian culture is family-orientate...
New Colfax business opens its doors
HANNAH FLORES, Evergreen reporter
October 22, 2020
The owners of the Colfax Mercantile opened another shop on Oct. 10 to provide space for local vendors, build community and fill storefronts. Co-owner Valoree Gregory said a benefit of opening The Leif includes allowing more space for different vendors. The Lief has space for 13 vendors while the Colfax...
WSU student pursues competitive bodybuilding
JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter
October 22, 2020
After saving up enough money for a gym membership, WSU student Nadya Islas started training and treating it like her part-time job. Two years later, she won the National Physique Committee Teen Collegiate Masters National show in Orlando, Florida. “I never did sports as a kid,” Islas said. “My parent...
Multicultural mentor gives back to program
ELIZA CALLIS, Evergreen reporter
October 19, 2020
As a child of a military family, moving from base to base around the U.S. was the 'norm' for Asiamay Diaz. She chose to attend WSU to be close to her family, who now lives in Spokane. Diaz is a senior at WSU and a member of the Multicultural Student Mentoring Program. Her father is from El Salva...
Event will teach about breast cancer screenings
HANNAH FLORES, Evergreen reporter
October 19, 2020
As of 2017, about 250,520 women were reported to have breast cancer in the U.S. and 37,522 of those cases are centered in Washington, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The staff at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow work to create comfortable environments for their patients...
COLUMN: Allyship in the digital age
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen columnist
October 19, 2020
The social justice protests over the summer brought allyship and activism to the forefront of conversations on social media. I had several questions about becoming an ally and realized it is not as simple as calling oneself an ally; the same goes for being an activist. People must show up and act...
Creating community for people with disabilities
ANNIE HAGER, Evergreen reporter
October 15, 2020
It all started with a recruitment email from the WSU Access Center looking for students with leadership qualities. Mikayla Beckley responded, and now is the vice president of the Disabled Students and Allies Club. The group focuses on creating an inclusive community for students with disabilities. ...
Cougar football will be returning to Martin Stadium on Nov. 14, but it is going to look a lot different. Instead of playing in front of 30,000-plus fans...
