Lack of art on campus could impact students

MILA WIDMAYER, Evergreen columnist

January 31, 2019

Filed under Art, Mint, Showcase

After almost three years of living in Pullman, a question has come up over and over again: where is the art? Looking around in lecture halls, classrooms and labs, there is a blatant lack of visual stimulation around us. While the CUB may be full of televisions and murals advertising one thing or another,...

“Green Book” movie showings will kick off February

CARSON HOLLAND, Evergreen reporter

January 31, 2019

Filed under Events, Mint, Movies, Showcase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZxoko_HC0 The new movie “Green Book” will be showing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow and on-campus at the CUB the first weekend of February. “Green Book” is a comedy-drama starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. It is set in the Deep...

‘I’ve always felt like the underdog’

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor

January 31, 2019

Filed under Basketball, Features, Men's, Showcase, Sports

Sophomore small forward Marvin Cannon faced adversity at junior college until WSU gave him first Division I offer

Satire: WSU students will compete in annual Poor Olympics

ANNA YOUNG, Evergreen columnist

January 31, 2019

Filed under Mint, Satire, Showcase

FAFSA season brings with it the arrival of the Poor Olympics, an annual event at colleges around the world where middle-class students compete to out-broke their similarly middle-class peers. Historically, the Poor Olympics began when small communities of college students began practicing the art...

Pullman hospital holds gala to up services

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter

January 31, 2019

Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community, Showcase

The Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation will host their 13th annual gala Feb. 2. All proceeds raised by the event will be allocated for hospital programs. Rueben Mayes, Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation chief development officer, said the foundation hosts the gala to celebrate its fundraising...

WSU swim heads to Corvallis on Friday

SIGMUND SEROKA, Evergreen reporter

January 31, 2019

Filed under Showcase, Sports, Women's

WSU swim looks to bounce back after their 174–85 road loss to Arizona State. This loss moves the Cougars to 3-6 on the season. They hold a 0–4 record against conference opponents while extending their losing streak to four meets. While things looked bleak for the Cougars during their trip to Tempe,...

A border wall built paycheck by paycheck

NICK SANDIFER, Evergreen cartoonist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Editorial Cartoon, Opinion, Showcase

Student workers need scholarships, shorter hours

ALEX BIVIANO, Evergreen columnist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

WSU rewards many students with various merit-based scholarships and should have working students in that category as well. There is a different college experience for everyone; some students need to work upwards of 40 hours per week at their job while others do not have to work at all. The university...

WSU should support students on autism spectrum

SARINA SHARPE, Evergreen columnist

January 30, 2019

Filed under Columns, Life, Showcase, Wellness

In every college student’s time at university, there comes a moment when they need extra support to get through an assignment, life event or difficult day — but is support available to students on the autism spectrum? One program on campus, ROAR (Responsibility, Opportunities, Advocacy and Respect),...

Schweitzer chair plans to increase student experience

DAISY ZAVALA, Evergreen reporter

January 30, 2019

Filed under Faculty, Features, News, Showcase, Top-feature, WSU Pullman campus

Noel Schulz, a professor in WSU’s school of electrical engineering and computer science, has been named as the first Schweitzer Chair. Schulz said the primary responsibilities of her position, the Edmund O. Schweitzer III Chair in Power Apparatus and Systems, is to work with students and connect...

Palouse soil acidity at critical level, local farmers say

HANNAH WELZBACKER, Evergreen reporter

January 29, 2019

Filed under Local, News, Pullman Community, Research, Showcase

The WSU Extension and The Farmers Network will host a soil acidity workshop on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Banyans on the Ridge at the Pavilion in Pullman. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. and the event goes until 3:45 p.m. The workshop is comprised of a variety of speakers including scientists from WSU, the University...

Out-of-state students don’t receive enough aid

JASPER CONTRERAS, Evergreen columnist

January 29, 2019

Filed under Columns, Opinion, Showcase

As one of the more isolated places in Washington, Pullman causes a bit of culture shock to those unfamiliar with the region. It’s not a threatening area, but when you move away from home, everything is just a little scarier. Especially when you’re paying more than double per credit hour than...