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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

McEachern Hall is used for quarantining students with COVID-19. It is unknown how many students are currently housed in the hall.

Number of students in quarantine hall cannot be provided, WSU official says

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief October 14, 2020

Students living on campus who test positive for COVID-19 will quarantine at McEachern Hall, but the total number of students living in the hall is unknown. The number of students currently quarantined...

Whitman County confirms 27 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 27 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 9, 2020

Twenty-seven individuals tested positive for COVID-19, raising the county’s total to 1,484 because one previous case was counted in the Whitman County total, but it has been transferred to another county’s...

Spring 2021 will have a delayed start to prevent too many students from arriving in Pullman at once.

Spring break canceled, semester to start late, faculty senate votes

JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen roots editor October 9, 2020

Faculty Senate voted to change spring semester classes to start Jan. 19, cancel spring break and include one-day academic breaks throughout the semester. WSU is eliminating spring break because of public...

Zips Drive-In fined for mask mandate violations

Zip’s Drive-In fined for mask mandate violations

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter October 9, 2020

Zip’s Drive-In in Colfax was fined $1,800 by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for three violations regarding the governor’s public health orders. The restaurant did not require...

Whitman County confirms 31 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 31 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 8, 2020

Thirty-one individuals tested positive for COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total to 1,458 cases. Of the new patients, four males and eight females are aged 0-19 years, according to a press...

Whitman County confirms 15 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 15 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 7, 2020

Fifteen individuals tested positive for COVID-19, raising Whitman County’s total to 1,427 cases. Of the new cases, three people are aged 20-39 years, according to a press release from the Whitman...

People with doctor’s orders can get tested at PRH from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Testing costs $150, with or without insurance.

Local hospital will conduct COVID-19 testing for people with doctor’s orders only

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief October 7, 2020

Pullman Regional Hospital will only see patients referred by physicians for COVID-19 testing because of WSU’s increased testing efforts. Jeannie Eylar, PRH chief clinical officer, said the hospital’s...

Whitman Countys COVID-19 total passes 1,400 cases

Whitman County’s COVID-19 total passes 1,400 cases

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter October 5, 2020

Forty-nine individuals tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing Whitman County’s total to 1,403 cases.  Of the new patients, 10 females and 11 males are aged 1-19 years, according to a...

Whitman County confirms 11 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 11 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 2, 2020

Eleven individuals tested positive for COVID-19, raising the county total to 1,354 because one previous case was counted twice. Of the new cases, one female and three males are aged 0-19 years, according...

The National Guard sets up for COVID-19 testing at the Steptoe apartments on the WSU campus Sept. 8, 2020.

WSU offering COVID-19 testing to employees

MICHELLE PAREDES STRONG, Evergreen reporter October 2, 2020

Voluntary, asymptomatic, free COVID-19 testing is available on-campus for WSU employees until Nov. 20 without need for an appointment. Student employees are not eligible to be tested, said Phil Weiler,...

Whitman County confirms 23 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 23 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter October 1, 2020

Twenty-three individuals tested positive for COVID-19, increasing Whitman County’s total to 1,344. Eight people aged 0-19 years tested positive, according to a press release from the Whitman County...

Faculty are encouraged to get tested on-campus if they are not showing COVID-19 symptoms.

WSU offers COVID-19 resources to faculty

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter October 1, 2020

WSU officials said spring classes will likely be online for spring during a COVID-19 virtual town hall Wednesday morning. Spring will likely have some in-person labs, but the full schedule will come out...

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