Advisory board to develop plan detailing WSU PD’s policy, procedural changes
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
August 28, 2020
The WSU Police Advisory Board will meet virtually Sept. 8 to begin developing a Civil Rights Action Plan for the WSU Police Department. The Civil Rights Action Plan will include goals for implicit bias training. It will also detail several objectives for policy and procedural changes within WSU PD, sa...
OPINION: Keep BLM in the headlines
LAUREN PETTIT, Evergreen columnist
August 25, 2020
The Black Lives Matter protests appeared with a bang in late May after the unjust murder of George Floyd from police brutality. The movement had mass coverage all over the news. It is a strong topic that is now, unfortunately, fading from the media as of late — not being seen as much on the news or...
‘She’s bringing a different perspective’
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen reporter
June 15, 2020
Mikayla Makle, Black Student Union at WSU president, became more aware of who she was as an LGBTQ+ Black woman when she started attending WSU. Makle grew up in Maryland, where she found it hard to come out as asexual to her family. She said even though her hometown of Waldorf was more diverse, she lea...
Black Student Union provides sense of family, belonging
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
June 15, 2020
The Black Student Union at WSU aims to create a community for students who may be looking to be a part of one. The organization celebrates the success of students of color and creates dialogue surrounding their unique experiences BSU is a voice for the Black community, which is in a predominantly...
Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the fact that GPSA has received its S&A fees. It has also been corrected to state that the...
