‘A therapist at heart’: Sojourners’ Alliance director says farewell
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
May 26, 2020
When Rebecca Rucker moved to Washington from California with her son, they were homeless with nowhere to go until they found Sojourners’ Alliance. There she met Steve Bonnar, who later offered her a job at the organization. Rucker now works at Sojourners’ Alliance as an intake specialist to ...
WSU graduate ‘shines’ academically, outside of class
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
May 18, 2020
WSU graduate Sparkle Watts has a fitting name for her personality, said Donna Arnold, associate director of Multicultural Student Services. “When she comes into a room, she really just shines,” Arnold said. “She has this charisma working and talking with people.” Watts graduated this s...
Roberta Kelly hangs up her educational cap
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
May 11, 2020
As senior undergraduate students finish their own last semester at WSU, so will some instructors. After nearly 35 years in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, a prominent communication professor packed her office and prepared to retire. Roberta Kelly, a communication professor from the Bronx in New Y...
Murrow senior, student leader looks to future in California
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen reporter
April 30, 2020
In her time at WSU, Ariana Andrade has served as president of the Association of Women in Communications, worked as Murrow Ambassador for two years straight, and has worked to improve the Murrow College and WSU community. Andrade transferred to WSU two years ago from Cypress College in Cypress, Cali...
Dahmen Barn home to ‘family’ of artists
HAYDYN WALLENDER, Evergreen reporter
April 30, 2020
Art can come in multiple forms: sculpting, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, scratchboards and beading. These mediums are only a few that are showcased at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn. Located in Uniontown, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn are housed in exactly that: a barn. Julie Hartwig has ...
Whitman Library Goes Digital
HAYDYN WALLENDER, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2020
With 14 different locations of the Whitman County Library all closed for quarantine, Director Kristie Kirkpatrick is doing what she can to continue the availability of resources for students and their families. “The change has been challenging,” Kirkpatrick said. “We are adapting as quickly...
Football player, senior reflects on path to graduation
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2020
Athletics has always come naturally for 23-year-old Hayden Schmidt, whether it’s playing club soccer, competing in nationals for roller skating or walking onto the WSU football team. The WSU senior’s passion for soccer began when he was a child, Hayden said. He attended youth camps and eventually...
Serving it forward with one gift card at a time
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter
April 23, 2020
One WSU employee strove to find a solution for food insecurity that would help both community members and business owners during the ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order. Jamie Callison, the executive chef in the WSU School of Hospitality Business Management, created a program called Pullman Serves...
Vet hospital adapts animal health care during pandemic
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen reporter
April 23, 2020
The WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital is the largest veterinary referral center in the Pacific Northwest and with COVID-19, the hospital is still open and finding ways to adapt and serve the animals of Whitman County. Public Information Officer Charlie Powell said the hospital is providing care for...
Ways to help: what you can do for your community
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen reporter
April 21, 2020
It’s hard when you’re (hopefully) stuck at home in the midst of a global pandemic and there’s not much you can do to help without putting yourself or others at risk. Pullman nonprofits haven’t slowed down though, and there are still ways to help them out whether we want to go outside or not. ...
Locals use 3D printing, laser cutting to make medical supplies
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
April 16, 2020
“Makers” of the Palouse united over a Facebook page to make medical supplies for local hospitals during the shortage of personal protective equipment caused by COVID-19. Palouse Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies (OSCMS) is a chapter of a global group, Pauseibilities owner Shishona Turner said, a laser cutt...
History for the new age: Thousands of photos turned digital
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter
April 14, 2020
A photo can last 500 years if it’s stored properly, but its access is limited to in-person. “I love to have the physical book in hand, but a lot of times, that's not possible,” Lipi Turner-Rahman, Kimble Digitization Center manager, said. “This whole episode [COVID-19] now is showing us ...
‘We won’t have that in our community’
May 30, 2020
Pullman police, city council officials condemn actions of Minneapolis officer
May 30, 2020
Three power outages occur in Pullman
May 30, 2020
Zoom application offers updates for students, faculty
May 29, 2020
ArtFest cancellation a loss for Pullman artists
May 29, 2020