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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

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor

Joel Kemegue is the current editor of the Mint section and a sophomore creative writing major from Bellevue, Washington. He enjoys reading, writing and procrastinating.

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Vendors at the Palouse Area Garage Sale will also be selling clothing.

Community center to host yard sale

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 20, 2021
The market will include vendors such as Moscow Brewing Company. There will also be volunteers from Moscow High School.

Get acquainted with old, new vendors at Tuesday Community Market at its new home

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 6, 2021
Students are conducting projects on the immune system's response toward the West Nile Virus and how cannabis affects rats based on sex.

Three MedSURE scholarship recipients receive $50,000 award to further their research

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 6, 2021
Senior Laura Ballard will have an online art show with Sharalee Chwaliszewski and the WSU Vancouver fine arts department in January.

‘Art has been my passion forever’

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
December 10, 2020
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Mint Book Club: December

JOEL KEMEGUE, KASSANDRA VOGEL, and ANNA YOUNG
December 3, 2020
The cast of "A Christmas Carol" practices for the upcoming show.

A Christmas Carol production set to be performed over Zoom

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
December 3, 2020
The student DJs of KZUU are allowed to run their shows as they want, as long as they follow Federal Communications Commission rules and don't play any popular artists.

Student-run radio station promotes smaller artists

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 19, 2020
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Mint Book Club: Native American Heritage Month

JOEL KEMEGUE and ANNA YOUNG
November 5, 2020
Cheskhun's exhibit,"The Ephemeral Nature of Memory,” uses polaroid photographs to explore the idea of memories.

Grandma inspires exhibit

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 21, 2020
Have a story of your own you want to submit to Culture Brew? Send it to mint@dailyevergreen.com.

Welcome to The Culture Brew

DAISY ZAVALA and JOEL KEMEGUE
October 14, 2020
Questions about submissions or the event can be directed to acacia.patterson@wsu.edu.

Submissions open for Honoring Indigenous Womxn event

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 30, 2020
Visitors view the orbs made from glass and a low level of uranium.

Exhibit makes beauty out of nuclear waste

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 23, 2020
Ceffalo has been hosting and performing in drag for the past four years in various events.

WSU student practices drag, promotes inclusivity

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 16, 2020
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Mint Book Club: Hispanic Heritage Month

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 16, 2020
Sultan's first solo exhibit, “Anak Dara,” will open in New York City.

People of the Palouse: Azzah Sultan

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 9, 2020
Letter From The Editor: Welcome to People of the Palouse

Letter From The Editor: Welcome to People of the Palouse

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 9, 2020
"Starburst" is one of the paintings up for display in the Starburst Exhibition

Starburst exhibition brings color to 2020

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 2, 2020
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Mint Book Club: September

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 2, 2020
Annie Lampman's "Sins of the Bees" won the 2020 American Fiction Award for Crime novels.

WSU professor releases debut novel

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 2, 2020
The Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra is one of the many organizations that had to cancel their events due to COVID-19

Letter from the Editor: Support the arts

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
August 26, 2020
Pullman Crossfit manager Scott Parish said the changing state regulations have been the hardest part of keeping the business open during COVID-19.

Local gyms adapt to COVID-19

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
August 26, 2020
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Educate Yourself: COVID-19

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
August 16, 2020
Letter from the Editor: Mint is back, fresher than ever

Letter from the Editor: Mint is back, fresher than ever

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
August 16, 2020
American history is (among other people) built on the history of immigrants.

Educate Yourself: Immigration

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 23, 2020
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Mint Book Club: August

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 23, 2020
2013's first place winner was Andy Sewell's Garden Studebaker.

Palouse Plein Air Competition showcases Moscow’s landscapes

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 16, 2020
Activism watered down for corporate branding, or to fit in, is not activism at all.

OPINION: Performative activism benefits nobody

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 14, 2020
Quarantine Cooking: Peanut Butter Soup

Quarantine Cooking: Peanut Butter Soup

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 9, 2020
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Educate Yourself: Black Lives Matter protests part two

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
July 9, 2020
Nothing gives you strength like a good song or ten.

BLM playlist to keep your spirit alive

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
June 25, 2020
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Educate Yourself: Black Lives Matter protests

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
June 18, 2020
Don't tell anyone, but you don't have to share these.

Quarantine Cooking: African Doughnuts

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
June 4, 2020
Students of Oboe Camp 2019 pose for a group photo.

Music camps move online to reach students

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
May 21, 2020
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Mint Book Club: May

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
May 14, 2020
Joel Kemegue will be the Mint editor for the summer and fall.

Letter from the Editor: Art hasn’t stopped

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
May 14, 2020
Murrow senior, student leader looks to future in California

Murrow senior, student leader looks to future in California

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 29, 2020
Book review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Book review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 29, 2020
Dr. Catherine Krus, cares for “Rose,” a 3-year-old alpaca suffering with tick paralysis. The tick was located and removed from the dark spot on the neck.

Vet hospital adapts animal health care during pandemic

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 22, 2020
Ways to help: what you can do for your community

Ways to help: what you can do for your community

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 20, 2020
MAPS supports minority students in pre-health

MAPS supports minority students in pre-health

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 6, 2020
NSBE creates space for black engineers

NSBE creates space for black engineers

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
April 6, 2020
Lower Granite Dam

Organization teaches Nez Perce traditions, environmental activism

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
March 31, 2020
The 'evolving process' of staying open

The ‘evolving process’ of staying open

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
March 31, 2020
Yoga and tai-chi teacher Janet Keeley-Valencia talks about her life, teaching yoga and tai-chi, and the importance of knowing your body.

Tai-chi, yoga instructor tells her story

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
March 25, 2020

OPINION: ASWSU just pays lip service to POC

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
March 8, 2020
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Mint book club: For women

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
March 5, 2020
It is important to feel accepted wherever you go, and multicultural spaces offer options for students who may not be comfortable in other places on campus.

OPINION: Respect all spaces

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 28, 2020
Senior pastor Thad DeBuhr shows volunteers how to build a bunk bed at 6 p.m. Monday in the basement of his Pullman home.

Blessing Beds builds beds, community

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 27, 2020
Students at the YMCA after school program, a partners with United Way Whitman County, pose for a photo.

United Way supports local outreach programs

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 25, 2020
"I don't think [cowboy poetry] is ever going to die. It's our heritage."

Cowboy poetry is alive on the Palouse

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 20, 2020
Dustan Cwick, 22, practices Brazilian Jui Jitsu with Francis Dunne, also 22, Thursday evening, Feb. 20 at the Gladish Community and Cultural Center Rec Room.

Mantis builds martial arts lifestyle

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 18, 2020
Sure, France might be a fun country to visit, but if you're really looking into finding a new experience try studying in a nation outside of Europe.

OPINION: Don’t focus on studying in Europe

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 12, 2020
Black authors should be read and appreciated as much as their white peers. Mint is here to help if you don’t know where to start.

Mint book club: February 2020

ANNA YOUNG, JOEL KEMEGUE, MINDY MALONE, and EMMA LEDBETTER
February 6, 2020
I used to play bingo with a black guy and we got along fine. I don’t get how anyone could call me racist.

SATIRE: Black History Month is a struggle

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 6, 2020
“We thought it was really important to highlight the music that’s just as beautiful, just as complex and just as fantastic but lesser heard simply just because of who they are.”

Concert IV

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 6, 2020
OPINION: WSU must change diversity requirement

OPINION: WSU must change diversity requirement

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
February 5, 2020
Self-defense instructor Andrea Barcenas bows to finish her Dakatsu on Monday afternoon at the Physical Education Building.

‘Like 5’4” and a complete badass’

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 30, 2020
Cowpokes ride into Elko, Nev. with pistols and poems at the ready.

SATIRE: Yeehaw for cowboy poetry week

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 30, 2020
Workshop aims to create unity through mindfulness

Workshop aims to create unity through mindfulness

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 23, 2020
Program provides tips on handling discrimination

Program provides tips on handling discrimination

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 23, 2020
Rice crispy treats with "cannabis" leaf molds of dyed white chocolate for sale Friday Jan 17 outside of Floyd's Cannabis Co.

Derby Dames baking for the baked

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 23, 2020
Professor of music, condusctor of WSU Symphony Orchestra, and director of bands, Dan Pham, shares his story and passion for music on Jan. 15 in Kimbrough Music Hall.

Professor Danh Pham discusses his past and his future

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 23, 2020
SEB shows movies as part of MLK Program

SEB shows movies as part of MLK Program

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 16, 2020
We know you're already thinking about it, but don't give up yet. Columnist Joel Kemegue has some actual practical advice for achieving your goals.

Guide: How to kick your new year’s resolutions in the butt

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
January 14, 2020
Nailah Kent, senior in pre-nursing and human development, talks about her many roles on campus and the importance of getting involved on Oct. 21 in the African American Student Center. “As soon as I got here, I just dove right in,” Kent says.

Xi Psi leader juggles activites, prepares for graduation

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 20, 2019
New husky owner Ursula Williams gave The Daily Evergreen a chance to talk to her dog, Yeti, and ask him a few questions about why huskies, despite being associated with colder climates, aren’t cool at all.

SATIRE: Interviewing a husky before Apple Cup

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 20, 2019
WSU University Recreation Center on Friday April 8, 2019.

UREC hosts events for Dad’s Weekend

ANDREA GONZALEZ and JOEL KEMEGUE
November 14, 2019
Hashtag Adjective, drag queen, dances and sings along to the song “Froot” by Marina and the Diamonds at the Unity Week Fashion & Drag Show on Tuesday at the CUB Senior Ballroom.

GALLERY: Fashion show celebrates breaking gender roles

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 14, 2019
Then assistant director of Native Programs Faith Price poses for a picture in front of a tipi on Oct. 8, 2018, which was Indigenous Peoples' Day on the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall.

Native Programs director says she wants to make WSU home for students

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 13, 2019

A universal language: Student group hosts India Night

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 12, 2019
Racks of clothes hang in the Fluid Fashion community closet in the GIESORC office in the CUB. It is open to students, faculty and staff.

GIESORC holds inclusive fashion show

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
November 12, 2019
SATIRE: Ghosts express boredom after no deaths on haunted premises

SATIRE: Ghosts express boredom after no deaths on haunted premises

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 30, 2019
SATIRE: Student debt but make it sexy

SATIRE: Student debt but make it sexy

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 30, 2019
“Every state has its own unique fance forms, unique languages,” said Vivek Amrutiya, vice president of ISA.

Students invited to India Night for food, culture, fun

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 23, 2019
Where’s the decency anymore? Just give my pencil back.

SATIRE: Pencil theft will lead to violent communist revolution

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 15, 2019
If you think you’re doing yard work, you’d better think again. And lose the shirt while you’re at it.

SATIRE: Rent-a-rower goes rogue, gets raunchy

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 8, 2019
Although you might expect ‘50 Shades of Grey’ level fun, you’ll find it surprisingly normal.

SATIRE: Secret sex cult on campus proves vanilla af

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
October 1, 2019
Ben Shors, journalism and media production clinical associate and professor, says the first magazine he ever read was Sports Illustrated. “What happens to those people who were involved in headlines years out,” Shors asks.

Journalism professor leads by example

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 25, 2019
Real Realness said he was spitting “straight fire,” but onlookers said it was more “hot trash.”

SATIRE: Local rappers battle it out at Walmart parking lot

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 24, 2019
”We used to have to deal with just ‘The Man,’” President Gordon Day said. “But it’s 2019 now. It’s not just ‘The Man’ telling us what to do. We have ‘The Woman’ as well.”

SATIRE: Anarchy Club undergoes punk revolution

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 17, 2019
It may sound like people are partying, but students study with loud music and strobe lights.

SATIRE: Nothing lit going on tonight, frat members report

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 17, 2019
The Black Arts Movement that began in Harlem in the 1960s later spread to Chicago, with poets, authors, musicians, singers and artists all contributing.

Black Arts Movement movie directors visit

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 10, 2019
President of Delta Pepsi Epsilon bans excessive drinking of any and all fluids, members said.

SATIRE: Frat boy dismissed for unsafe soda consumption

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
September 3, 2019
“I’m all about the work and the process and making sure that we create something beautiful, and that’s what I’ve found in this company which has been such a treat,” Jones said Wednesday evening at RTOP.

Theatre welcomes professional actors for ‘Funny Girl’ performance

JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen mint editor
August 21, 2019
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