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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen
The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter

Cameron is a junior multimedia journalism and public relations major from Tacoma, Washington.

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A blue pickup truck with the Moscow Brewing Company name painted on the side sits parked in front of the business on Dec. 1. Aaron Hart, owner and head brewer, said they use the truck to deliver kegs to local businesses.

Brewery brings art of beer back

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
December 6, 2019
Tony Bean, Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport executive director, says travelers who will be parking at in the lots should arrive at the airport an hour and a half before their flight takes off.

Capacity of airport parking lot tested

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
November 21, 2019
U.S. politician Bob Inglis says approaching climate solutions using a language of conservatism is a way to have conservatives be in favor of these policies.

Congressmen propose climate solutions

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
November 15, 2019
“We could make surprisingly accurate predictions about who was a liberal and who was a conservative by looking at brain imaging,” says John Hibbing, professor of political science at the University of Nebraska.

Professor addresses biology of political division

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
November 7, 2019
Tulalip elder performs Indigenous songs, stories

Tulalip elder performs Indigenous songs, stories

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 29, 2019
Research for the Cosmic Crisp apple began in the late 90s. The apple is collected during a gap between the harvest of other apple varieties and has a durable shelf life. The taste of the Cosmic Crisp may even improve over time postharvest.

WSU’s Cosmic Crisp apple to hit market Dec. 1

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 27, 2019
Rico’s Pub, Stubblefields and Etsi Bravo plan to host Halloween-themed events in the week leading up to Halloween.

Legal adults welcome at themed nights for Halloween

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 27, 2019
“Both farmers and industrial workers perform pretty hard labor. Often times, it is backbreaking labor for pretty low wages,” said Brian McNeill, WSU professor of counseling psychology.

Barriers for Latino workers injured on the job studied

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 14, 2019
Amy Allen, Pennsylvania State University philosophy department head, speaks about psychoanalysis and the politics of conspiracy theories on Wednesday afternoon, at the Foley Institute.

Guest explains causes of political polarization

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 2, 2019
John Roll, Professor and Vice Dean for Research at WSU’s Elson S.Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane, left, and Bob Lutz, Health Officer for the Spokane Regional Health District, answer questions after their combined presentation on drug addiction on Tuesday at noon in the Foley Talk room at Bryan Hall.

Health experts address opioid crisis in America

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2019
Parking permits accounted for 51.5 percent of WSU Transportation Services’s revenue in the 2019 fiscal year, according to the WSUTS financial report. Parking citations fines made up 10.5 percent of the year’s revenue

Parking fines resulted in over half a million dollars in 2019

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
September 17, 2019
Street Couch vocalist Kyle Harding, right, and percussionist Keenan Wright went to the abortion protest to support students who are pro-abortion rights with their music Monday afternoon in front of Bryan Hall. The demonstration included a series of graphic pictures from anti-abortion group The Center for Bio-ethical Reform.

Demonstration sparks campus controversy

ANGELICA RELENTE and CAMERON SHEPPARD
September 16, 2019
Viktoria Veliz, part-time employee of Lily Bee’s Consignment Shop, shows a wedding dress that was left to dry in the shop Thursday afternoon following the flood that swept down Main Steet Wednesday.

Businesses recover from flood

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
September 12, 2019
Rebecca Craft, a professor of psychology, speaks about marijuana and whether or not it should be considered a medical miracle on Wednesday at the Foley Speaker’s Room.

Foley Talk: marijuana legalization

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
September 4, 2019
Chris Kilford, president of the Canadian International Council, says Turkey’s instability stemmed from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Speaker explains political instability in Turkey

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
August 29, 2019
Whitman County Humane Society hosted a private donor opening for the new cat wing on Sunday. The new additions include modernized kennels and a visiting room where people can play and interact with the cats before deciding to adopt.

Humane Society expands building in honor of Lauren McCluskey

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
August 25, 2019
HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response, a non-profit will offer a training for therapy animals this weekend in Pullman. The teams that will be trained give comfort to people in times of crisis or disaster.

Workshop to train animals for crisis response

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
August 22, 2019
Two Trek E-bikes were purchased B&L Bicycles for Pullman police officers to use. Each electrically assisted bicycle cost about $4,000 says Cmdr. Chris Tennant.

Pullman police will use electric bicycles

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
August 20, 2019
Toll booths have been replaced by a license plate recognition system in the Terrell Library and Smith Center parking garages. Patrons will now enter their license plate number into a toll machine after parking their vehicles instead of paying a cashier when leaving the parking garages.

Transportation services to use new system

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
August 19, 2019
Deepti Singh, assistant professor in WSU’s School of the Environment, says she collected atmospheric data like pressure, temperature, moisture and rainfall across different regions. The data was used to generate a computer model reconstruction.

Researcher studies monsoons in South Asia

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2019
WSU students used the history of buildings on the Pullman campus, like Waller Hall, to create a book that should help the university staff on future construction projects.

Lack of resources prompted research of WSU buildings

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 25, 2019
Dairy Management Specialist Amber Adams-Progar speaks about the future of the dairy industry Thursday afternoon at the Animal Science Building. She says their research could help protect farmers and animals.

Research works to keep dairy farm workers safe

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 25, 2019
Telling his story of success, failure, lying and finally changing who he was and telling the truth, former WSU quarterback Ryan Leaf challenges WSU athletes in attendance to hold themselves accountable Sep. 13 in the Cougar Football Complex.

Ryan Leaf addiction after NFL career

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 21, 2019
Swechha Pokharel, a co-researcher and graduate student, speaks about a new way cells become inflamed that was previously unknown Monday at Bustad Hall.

Researchers connect cholesterol, swelling

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 18, 2019
WSU students march up the mall chanting in support of undocumented students at WSU as a protest Tuesday afternoon on the Glen Terrell Friendship Mall.

College Republicans hold demonstration, groups congregate in support of undocumented students

CAMERON SHEPPARD and DAISY ZAVALA
April 16, 2019
Construction progress is seen on WSU's four-story plant sciences building, which is expected to be completed by June 2020.

Plant science building to be finished next summer

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 11, 2019

Market will sell vintage items

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 11, 2019
The WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland hosts the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center. This study can help wine producers make better decisions about when to harvest grapes for winemaking.

Researchers study effects of alcohol concentration in wine

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 11, 2019
Excess rain water runs down the street, causing both drivers and pedestrians to reconsider their routes, on Tuesday night at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Stadium Way.

Flood on North Grand swamps businesses

RACHEL SUN and CAMERON SHEPPARD
April 9, 2019
“[The allocated budget] is kind of a statement of what we value as a committee,” Committee member Joseph Taylor said as the group discusses Services and Activities Fee allocations Thursday at Lighty Student Services building.

Services and Activities Fee Committee approve 4 percent increase

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 5, 2019
WSU S&A Board members Savannah Rogers, left, Debbie Majano, Tyler Parchem and Rick Flores listen to proposals during the WSU S&A Budget meeting on Wednesday night.

S&A committee hears from second round of groups

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 3, 2019
Gov. Jay Inslee highlights Washington's role in the movement for cleaner energy policies during a speech and a Q&A session Wednesday morning in Bryan Hall.

Jay Inslee talks clean energy at Foley Institute

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 3, 2019
Rhea Gonzaga, Services and Activities (S&A) Fee committee member, left, asks a question about a proposed budget while Alec Solemslie, S&A Fee committee member, listens during the S&A hearing on Tuesday at Lighty Student Services building.

Groups present budget proposals to committee

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
April 2, 2019
Per capita water use continues to decrease in Pullman

Per capita water use continues to decrease in Pullman

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 31, 2019
Manager Ronee Nemechek speaks about the type of cannabis products the store sells on Saturday at Satori. These products include flowers, edibles and concentrates.

Satori aims high for cannabis products, buyer experience

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 28, 2019
Sports Economist Andrew Zimbalist says college basketball and football coaches are overpaid, and college athletes should be compensated Thursday at the CUB.

Sports economist tackles problematic NCAA money race

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 28, 2019
President Kirk Schulz says he believes the university should consolidate its initiatives into one clear plan on Tuesday at Bryan Hall. One of the most well-known of these initiatives is the ‘Drive to 25’ campaign.

Schulz delivers State of the University

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 26, 2019
GPSA President Amir Gilmore explains how students' money is used on campus and answers questions from the crowd during the WSU Student Affairs S&A Town Hall on Thursday at the Chinook.

Committee holds info session on S&A

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 21, 2019
The Evergreen works to provide the best information about recent crime and court updates in the Pullman area.

Former WSU employee sentenced after facing minor pornography charges

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 20, 2019
Dan Nordquist, associate vice president of research support and operations at the WSU Office of Research, points at a chart with the top funding donors for WSU.

USDA funds WSU biofuel research

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 19, 2019
If this bill is made into law, it would change the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. This would include vapes and cigarette use.

New bill could raise smoking age

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 7, 2019
Presidential candidates Mariela Frias-Gomez, left, and Quinton Berkompas, right, address issues regarding WSU students and ASWSU.

Presidential, vice presidential tickets debate on student issues

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 4, 2019
Ayad Rahmani, associate professor of architecture at WSU, says the goal of the competition is to design a self-sustainable living facility and school in Malawi, Africa on Wednesday at Carpenter Hall.

Students design boarding school to be built in Malawi

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
March 1, 2019
Grad student Stephanie Sjoberg says she helped organize Plant Science Symposium on Tuesday in Johnson Hall.

WSU hosts science symposium for plant research

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 28, 2019
Sachin Rustgi says the researchers' next step is to make the enzymes in their new wheat more heat stable.

Plant scientists develop wheat for celiac disease sufferers

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 26, 2019
Hip hop artist Jamie of James Hope raps an emotional piece on authenticity, identity and mental health in hip-hop culture Thursday evening in the CUB Senior Ballroom.

Author, artist lead conversation on hip-hop culture, mental health

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 22, 2019
Paul Auerbach, Redlich Family Professor Emeritus for the Stanford University School of Medicine, gives a lecture on how global warming affects human health during a Lane Lecture in the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.

Pollution affects health, physician says

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 21, 2019
Vice President Eunjeong Kim explains that she wants to bring cuisine from Korea to America to show that there are many different types of delicious Korean food options on Tuesday in The Spark: Academic Innovation Hub.

Hillside to provide Korean delicacies

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 20, 2019
“We aren’t really asking for universities to do more, but they shouldn’t do less,” ASWSU President Savannah Rogers said Monday in the CUB. She was one of 76 student leaders to oppose the Title IX proposals.

ASWSU leader opposes Title IX changes

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 19, 2019
Recreation Superintendent Kurt Dahmen discusses the necessary renovations and costs associated with opening the new Pullman recreation and senior center Tuesday at the Pullman School District office.

City plans to build new senior center

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 14, 2019
Chris Tennant, Pullman Police Department commander, says in the case of an active shooter, students may have to make their own decisions.

Central Washington false alarm raises concerns

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
February 13, 2019
The demotion of Pluto from its status as a planet to that of a dwarf planet has long been debated since the change in 1997. One astronomer says that debate misses what’s most interesting about Pluto.

Astronomers discuss Pluto planetary debate

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 15, 2018
Understanding how immune responses affect disease transmission could be the first step toward eventually developing a preventative treatment for tick-born illnesses, researchers say.

Understanding disease transmission in ticks

CAMERON SHEPPARD, Evergreen reporter
October 1, 2018
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