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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

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter

Cody Cottier is a senior communication and philosophy double major from Chimacum.

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Chijioke Emeka, a graduating basic medical sciences student who has been president of the Black Student Union for a year and a half, spent her time at WSU advocating for her fellow black students.

Student activist reflects on impact at WSU

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 3, 2018
Building Evergreen’s prestige

Building Evergreen’s prestige

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 3, 2018

Student Affairs leaders divvy work-study

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
April 26, 2018
Joanne Kunze, a senior neuroscience major, demonstrates how she used a vaporizer to intoxicate rats and study how marijuana affects hormones involved in feeding behavior.

Research seeks to explain munchies

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
April 19, 2018
The 22nd Annual Insect Cinema Cult Classic Film Festival will show “The Deadly Mantis” first.

Bug scientists scare, teach through cult classic films

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
April 5, 2018
The starting reserve balance of $205 million in 2013 comes from a chart WSU published in the fall. Deficits for the university and for athletics come from the Budget Office. The athletics deficits differ slightly from those previously reported, and the Budget Office could not immediately explain the discrepancy.

Athletics accounts for half decrease in reserves

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
April 3, 2018

VetMed students excluded from vote for their senators

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
March 7, 2018
The facility, on WSU-owned land, will house research livestock, including cattle, big horn and domestic sheep, as well as goats. The Tukey Orchard will also be moved.

New facilities to meet animal research requirements

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
March 7, 2018
Porch Light employee Rylee Look puts a pizza in the restaurant’s oven.

Porch Light’s fun-loving employees serve artisan pizzas

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
March 5, 2018
WSU faces lawsuit over data breach

WSU faces lawsuit over data breach

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
March 1, 2018

Faculty say forgiven debt unfair to other colleges

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
February 28, 2018

Spending cuts workable for Global Campus

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
February 23, 2018

WSU Spokane meets budget reduction goals

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
February 15, 2018

Tri-Cities to delay spending cuts on campus

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
February 8, 2018

CAHNRS faculty eager for new dean

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
February 1, 2018
WSU President Kirk Schulz speaks at a Faculty Senate meeting in November regarding spending reductions During his time at Kansas State University, he faced budget issue similar to WSU's.

Schulz’s ‘buried’ budget legacy

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
January 10, 2018
John Dawson, a custodial lead, wipes the mirror in a Food Quality Building bathroom. Rather than work steadily in one area, Dawson helps wherever needed. “I have a different challenge every day,” he says.

Upkeeping with the custodians

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 30, 2017

CAHNRS dean candidates to visit Pullman

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 15, 2017
With reduced funding, research on natural resources, such as in the Columbia River Basin, may be scaled back. The Snake River, as seen on Oct. 26, feeds into the Columbia River.

Colleges cut funding to environmental centers

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 14, 2017
Donna Potts, president of the American Association of University Professors, says making professors teach more will take away time from their other academic pursuits.

CAS professors may face greater teaching load amid budget cuts

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 7, 2017
WSU overspent its budget by $20-$30 million annually from 2014-2017, depleting reserves by about $100 million. The university plans to cut spending by $10 million annually for the next three years, eliminating the deficit in 2020.

Colleges plan for reduced spending

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 3, 2017
A centipede and tarantula stored in jars in the insect museum. More than 3 million bugs fill the lockers behind them.

WSU entomologists return from insect expedition

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 27, 2017
An actor prepares to scare Haunted Palouse "victims" in 2017.

Haunted Palouse gallery

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 22, 2017
Janet Barstow, one of the main organizers of Haunted Palouse, stands by the coffin she’ll lie in to scare people during the event.

Palouse offers homegrown horror

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 20, 2017

Wielgus awaits WSU settlement response

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 5, 2017
Riley Sorenson smiles and gives a thumbs up at St. Joseph Regional Cancer Center after a round of chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer.

Sorenson beats cancer again

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 4, 2017
Vice President of Students Affairs, Mary Jo Gonzales, addresses cultural issues on campus to a forum of students, faculty and staff.

Forum attendants note inclusivity hurdles

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
October 4, 2017

Rep. threatened WSU funding, complaint states

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
September 22, 2017

WSU security to be assessed

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
September 20, 2017
CAHNRS conflicts undermining academic freedom, faculty say

CAHNRS conflicts undermining academic freedom, faculty say

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
September 12, 2017

Audit finds associate dean misused grant funding

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
September 5, 2017

Incoming ASWSU senator charged in child sex sting

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 28, 2017
WSU researchers develop cutting edge brain-mapping algorithm

WSU researchers develop cutting edge brain-mapping algorithm

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 24, 2017
The Color Me Coug 5K is an annual race during which runners get covered with colored powder.

2017 Color Me Coug 5K gallery

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 21, 2017
2017 Lentil Festival gallery

2017 Lentil Festival gallery

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 18, 2017
WSU professor Robert Wielgus

Emails: Facing threats to med school, WSU disavows wolf researcher

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 11, 2017
Riley Sorenson, a former WSU offensive lineman who is currently undergoing chemotherapy, and Elisabeth Haffner, his girlfriend.

Sorenson finds light in the dark

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 11, 2017
Todd Stewart, a gardener for WSU Landscape Services, weeds in a flower bed in the backyard of the President’s Residence. Cayenne, President Kirk Schulz’s corgi, just visible behind Stewart, often keeps him company as he works.

The keepers of the campus

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 11, 2017

Pacific Islanders say WSU should have talked to them before planning Samoa trip

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 3, 2017

Both Pullman incumbents take most votes in primary election

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 1, 2017
WSU President Kirk Schulz.

With budget in mind, Schulz announces plan to limit new positions

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
August 1, 2017

[Video] Schulz family gets a new corgi

July 29, 2017
Matthew McKetta, left, and Keagan Tennant appeared in Latah County District Court on Monday.

Pullman teen reportedly killed while playing with guns, “like Russian Roulette”

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 27, 2017
Homicide suspects found near Canadian border

Homicide suspects found near Canadian border

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 21, 2017
Friends and family members of Tim Reeves release balloons in remembrance Thursday night at Conservation Park in Pullman.

Shooting victim’s family and friends gather for balloon release ceremony

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 21, 2017

Suspect in shooting death charged with involuntary manslaughter

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 21, 2017

Mother and sister remember Pullman man killed in shooting

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 20, 2017

Latah officials looking for local murder suspects

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 20, 2017

WSU officials plan trip to Samoa

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 19, 2017
Alex Gordon, the new College Hill beat officer for the Pullman Police Department, will patrol Greek Row on foot once the semester begins. He will focus more on relationships and education than on strict enforcement.

‘He knows the hill’

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 19, 2017

Students to pay extra for tuition in coming year

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 12, 2017
WSU wheat breeder Michael Pumphrey stands among test plots at the Spillman Agronomy Farm. He grows varieties to resist issues like low falling numbers, a defect that cost Washington farmers millions of dollars last year.

Local wheat growers may face second bad year

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 12, 2017
Researcher Param Banerjee and graduate student Hyojong Lee work on a modeling project Monday in a lab WSU will use to validate algorithms for the project.

WSU to lead international energy project

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
July 5, 2017
Thousands of people attend the Johnson Parade each Fourth of July to witness the 50-year-old, small-town tradition.

Local parade celebrates 50 years

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 28, 2017

Car rollover near Colfax injures two WSU students

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 27, 2017
Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins

Crime rises by over half in Pullman

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 14, 2017

Regents approve amendments to student conduct policy

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 14, 2017

Moscow woman stabbed, reportedly at College Hill party

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 9, 2017
Mike Held, left, and Dane Felsted collect garbage Thursday, a heavy trash day due to the large number of students ditching belongings as they move out.

Trash crews clear move-out mess

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 7, 2017
President Kirk Schulz, pictured, announced new initiatives emphasizing WSU's commitment to inclusivity in a university-wide email on June 1. 

WSU to add new associate VP and committees to improve campus climate

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 2, 2017
D'Jimon Jones.

Prosecutors charge football player with malicious mischief

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
June 1, 2017
Stacey Smith-Colon searches through recovered belongings for her children's clothing Wednesday evening after the fire in the garage of the damaged duplex.

Fire severely damages duplex, displaces seven people

CODY COTTIER and MADISON JACKSON
May 31, 2017
Cotton quickly caught fire from a cigarette outside of an apartment near NE Valley Road and NE Hillside Drive.

Accidental fire shows hazards of cotton fluff

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 29, 2017

Subway fire an act of arson, investigators say

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 29, 2017
Fire command responds to the April 14 explosion at the University of Idaho campus.

UI report on explosion suggests changes to emergency management policies

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 25, 2017

Proposed student conduct revisions include more training for board members

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 25, 2017

New gender-neutral locker room to open in SRC next semester

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 24, 2017

WSU Tri-Cities chancellor announces resignation

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 17, 2017

Military Hill sees rash of car burglaries over weekend

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 15, 2017
Ryan Pugh, left, and Cyrian Zanchero grab gear from inside the snow cave they built during an ORC trip to Mount Rainier. 

Misery and marvel on Rainier

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 10, 2017

Regents approve doctoral degree for College of Medicine

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 9, 2017

Letter from the editor

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
May 5, 2017

Committee extends meeting due to heavy inflow of bills

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
April 11, 2017
Scientists use tubes inside these concrete arms to measure fluctuations in the distance between their extremities, caused by gravitational waves.

The Wave of the Century

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
March 10, 2017

J-Board to hear violation allegations

CARMEN JARAMILLO and CODY COTTIER
February 15, 2017

Flannel: an enduring style with great variety

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
January 26, 2017
Midway run at Schweitzer Mountain on Jan. 14.

Snowboarding on Schweitzer

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
January 19, 2017

We strive to tell the community’s stories

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
January 10, 2017

Student conduct review could overturn cases involving procedural errors

CODY COTTIER, NICK THOMAS, and DAN DOUCET
November 18, 2016

Green Bikes going into hibernation until spring

CODY COTTIER, Evergreen reporter
November 15, 2016

Police arrest Spokane man for inn fire

REBECCA WHITE and CODY COTTIER
July 21, 2016
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