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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

From left to right:  Member Brett Blankenship, Vice Chair Ron Sims, and Student Reagent Alyssa Norris during one the WSU Board of Reagents meetings that were held today in the CUB.

Regents talk budget and free speech

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen news editor September 22, 2017

A multimillion-dollar land sale, budget deficits, conduct policies and free speech were all on the table when university administrators met with WSU’s highest governing officials during their first on-campus...

Sophomore safety Jalen Thompson sits in the bleachers of Martin Stadium. He is leading the Cougars in total tackles this year.

Thompson tackling opponents one game at a time

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor September 22, 2017

He is not the biggest athlete on the football team and he certainly isn’t the tallest, but sophomore safety Jalen Thompson knows how to tackle. In fact, he is on track to record nearly 100 total tackles...

Employee Jason Vanworkum announces a finished smoothie order on the business’ second day open Tuesday. 
Main Street Squeeze offers various vegan smoothie options to Sanctuary Yoga customers and the local community.

First juice, smoothie bar opens

MARCO MCCRAY, Evergreen reporter September 22, 2017

Main Street Squeeze Juice & Smoothie opened their doors for the first time Monday morning. Main Street Squeeze, located at 540 E. Main St., is inside Sanctuary Yoga in Pullman, and this is the only...

Womens Resource Center Director Amy Sharp discusses how Cougar Safe Ride will be replacing Womens Transit.

Women’s Transit to return and rebrand

JENNIFER FORSMANN, Evergreen reporter September 21, 2017

Women’s Transit, renamed Cougar Safe Rides, will soon return to WSU Pullman’s campus. Women’s Transit was a volunteer-based late-night transportation service that offered rides to students from...

Eliza McNelly, who plays Helen Keller, talks about the challenges of her role in the Regional Theatre of the Palouse’s production 
of “The Miracle Worker.”

Local play brings historical figure to life

MORGAN LESTER, Evergreen reporter September 21, 2017

Next week, the Regional Theatre of the Palouse is raising its curtain for its production of “The Miracle Worker.” The play follows the story of how a young Helen Keller came to write, speak and...

The proposed location of a memorial for students, faculty and staff who died during their time at WSU.

Student and faculty memorial site planned on campus

LINH NGUYEN, Evergreen reporter September 21, 2017

A memorial site will be built in dedication to all of the students, faculty, and staff who died during their time at WSU. The location of the site will be between the Smith Gym and the WSU library parking...

UWs last set against WSU ends with a score of 22-25.  WSU went four sets against the rival team.

Volleyball falls short against rival Huskies

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter September 20, 2017

WSU volleyball (11-2) fell 3-1 to No. 7 Washington (11-1) on Wednesday night, snapping their eight-game winning streak to open up this season’s conference play. The crowd was loud from the opening...

A construction worker places siding on the Delta Gamma sorority house expansion Tuesday afternoon.

Sorority expands house for live-ins

RACHEL SUN, Evergreen Roots editor September 20, 2017

The WSU Delta Gamma sorority is in the process of building additions to their house to allow for more living and community space within the sorority. Connie Richardson, president of the Beta Omega chapter...

Adjusting to small-town culture

Adjusting to small-town culture

SYNDEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter September 20, 2017

Moving away from home is one of the most exciting and terrifying aspects of growing older and attending college. For those packing away their big-city lives and replacing them with a small-town culture,...

Referees come together for a flag in a Pullman High School football game.

What it takes to officiate high school football

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor September 19, 2017

Fans go to football games to watch the athletes compete; rarely do they pay attention to the referees. Officiating high school football games requires attentiveness, respectability and constant preparation,...

Deborah Pennick (right), state audit manager, and Molly Mors (left), assistant audit manager, discuss the state’s findings Monday evening at the Whitman county auditor’s office.

Auditors resolve budget issues

FORREST HOLT, Evergreen news editor September 19, 2017

After years of turmoil and poor reviews, the Whitman County Auditor’s Office received praise from state government officials yesterday for drastic workplace improvements. The Office has had problems...

Mabel Hernandez renewed her DACA protections twice since she was approved in 2013. 
She is studying to be a high school Spanish teacher.

DACA recipient speaks out

REBECCA WHITE, Evergreen assistant news editor September 18, 2017

Like hundreds of thousands of other immigrants who overstay their visas, Mabel Hernandez arrived in the U.S. at the age of 7, by plane. Thirteen years later, Hernandez is enrolled in higher education...

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