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Voting should be fun and interactive — not old and boring. Here's some ideas to liven things up a little.

Election results in Whitman County

JOSIAH PIKE, Copy editor November 14, 2024

The 2024 US election was held on Nov. 5, and besides just the presidential and gubernatorial elections, a number of local elections were held at the county and city level. Whitman County Commissioners...

President Donald Trump ought to take a stronger stance against Saudi Arabia to punish its involvement in the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

SATIRE: America’s thoughts on President-elect Trump

JOSIAH PIKE, Copy editor November 7, 2024

It is now official, Donald Trump will return to office after four years in the political wilderness. After a hard fought campaign, America’s first president to serve two non-consecutive terms in over...

Election anxiety is a common feeling at this time, remember to take care of yourself.

Ask Life: How do people deal with election anxiety?

SIA CHHEDA, Evergreen reporter November 7, 2024

Dear Life Section, This is my first year voting. I care deeply about what is at stake. I know that every vote holds value and it is scary to hold that power, use it and help a candidate win. There...

Panelists tabling at the election prediction panel at WSU's Foley Institute on Nov. 5 in Pullman, Wash.

Foley Institute’s election prediction panel: what panelists got right and wrong

GRACE HARVEY, Evergreen reporter November 7, 2024

WSU’s Foley Institute held an election prediction panel with some of Washington’s leading political scientists Tuesday. The panel is part of the ongoing 2024 Foley Insitute speaker series...

Baumgartner projected to win Congressional District 5

Lucille Stutesman, Evergreen reporter November 7, 2024

Republican Micheal Baumgartner is projected to defeat Democrat Carmela Conroy in congressional district 5. Baumgartner received 59.9% of the vote, as of 2:50 p.m. Wednesday. Conroy only received...

2024 election results, made using 270toWin.

COLUMN: Trump wins, outperforms polls and expectations

MAKANI PANG, Evergreen news editor November 6, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, becoming only the second president in American history to win two nonconsecutive terms. Concession is a vital part of any election,...

Students and community members lined up at the WSU Voting Hub in the CUB Senior Ballroom on Nov. 4

WSU voting hub set to reach record turnout

Lucille Stutesman, Evergreen reporter November 5, 2024

WSU’s voting hub is set to reach record turnout this year. There will be an estimated 2,500 students who used the voting hub this year, Ben Calabretta, director of the Center of Civil engagement...

WSU Voting Hub to be set up

WSU Voting Hub to be set up

Lucille Stutesman, Evergreen reporter October 30, 2024

The WSU Center for Civic Engagement will set up an official voting hub in the Compton Union Building that opens Nov. 4. The hub will be open from 10 a.m.—8 p.m. on Nov. 4 and from 8 a.m.—8...

Students walking by the ballot drop box located outside of the CUB. Voting should be of highest priority to all students.

Cougs vote: four initatives on Washington’s ballot

KEDZIE MOE, Editor-in-chief October 30, 2024

Election Day is Nov. 5. In addition to both national and local elections, there are four major initiatives on the Washington state ballot. The Center for Civic Engagement will host a voting hub on Monday...

The auditorium of Goertzen Hall was full of faculty, students and community members watching the live debate.

Biggest Fact-checks from the Oct. 21 debate

LUCILLE STUTESMAN, Evergreen reporter October 24, 2024

Micheal Baumgartner (R): “What I saw in Olympia, when I was state senator, is that each time majority party democrats had the opportunity to tilt the playing field in their favor, in the elections,...

National election and local implications

National election and local implications

Lucille Stutesman, Evergreen reporter October 9, 2024

Note: This piece was written and shot for the Murrow Rural Reporting Plunge. For more info, please see https://rural.murrowbpj.com/ In the rural town of Newport, signs of the upcoming elections are...

President Biden drops out; Whitman County's 2020 voting history

President Biden drops out; Whitman County’s 2020 voting history

MAKANI PANG, Evergreen news editor July 22, 2024

President Joe Biden announced that he will no longer be seeking reelection via social media July 21. Biden was originally expected to be announced as the Democratic nominee for president during the...

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