The Daily Evergreen

Multicultural conferences empower students to share stories, pursue higher education

This year’s annual Children of Aztlan Sharing Higher Education (CASHE) conference will be held virtually Dec. 4-5 because of COVID-19. The conference will offer financial, admission and scholarship workshops, as well as conversations on identity and culture in the Latinx community.

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter

October 15, 2020

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the correct name of the Children of Aztlan Sharing Higher Education (CASHE) conference. Jocelyn Granados attended a WSU multicultural conference in high school, and it was there that she felt welcomed and empowered to share her story about tr...

Tags: ASWSU, Black Student Union, Children of Aztlan Sharing Higher Education, first generation students, high school, Shaping High School Asian Pacific Islanders for the Next Generation, Visionaries Inspiring Black Empowered Students

Residents call for action from local legislators

Seven-year Pullman resident Jason Kennedy will present his idea to have a mural painted in downtown Pullman during City Council's in-person meeting July 14.

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter

July 6, 2020

A group of Pullman activists will present how city council can support the Black Lives Matter movements to local legislators. One proposed project is a street-wide mural in Pullman reading “Black Lives Matter.” Seven-year Pullman resident Jason Kennedy helped organize the Palouse in Solidari...

Tags: Black Lives Matter, Black Student Union, City Council, local activists, People of color, Pullman City Council, The Palouse in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter, WSU Administration

Student organizations react to protests

WSU Black Student Union and the African Diaspora Association have used social media to promote educating oneself about racial issues as protests emerge in the nation.

ZACH GOFF, Evergreen reporter

June 5, 2020

As protesters filled the streets of many major cities this week, some WSU student organizations used social media as a platform to push for social change. “Eight minutes and 46 seconds. That was how long it took for ex-officer, Derek Chauvin, to kneel on George Floyd’s neck and murder him," said...

Tags: Black Student Union, donate, George Floyd, protests

WSU admin urged to take action for racist comments made by student

“If they are not doing that, then we're going to have to go ahead and hold up a petition and be an advocate to make sure that the student is no longer on campus,” ASWSU President Curtis Cohen said.

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter

June 5, 2020

Editor's note: The Daily Evergreen recognizes that the social media post depict screenshots with graphic language. It was added to provide validity and context to the story. Please view at your own risk. WSU students called for action from university administration after screenshots of a student'...

Tags: ASWSU, Black community, Black Lives Matter, Black Student Union, People of color, Pullman community, racism, Social media, Twitter, WSU students