GPSA ends semester with plans for summer
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2020
Monday night marked the last time GPSA senators will meet during the 2019-2020 school year. Senators approved a motion to contribute $5,000 per month during May, June and July for the graduate student grocery subsidy program. “I think it’s just to be on the safe side to continue this over the summer,” ...
GPSA contributes to safety project, student grocery program
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen GPSA reporter
April 14, 2020
GPSA senators approved $10,000 to go toward a campus-wide safety project, as well as $5,000 for a student grocery-subsidy program on Monday night. Matthew Sutherland, vice president of legislative affairs, said the safety project will include a blue light crosswalk at the intersection of NE Col...
S&A fee committee expects decrease in revenue
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
April 13, 2020
Services and Activities Fee Committee members decided during a 10-hour meeting April 3 to make budget cuts that would allow the S&A fee to stay at $558 for the 2020-2021 school year. Quinton Berkompas, ASWSU president and S&A committee chair, said the committee members did not feel comf...
GPSA prepares for future with COVID-19 implications
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen GPSA reporter
March 31, 2020
The WSU Graduate School dean addressed questions from GPSA senators about operations affected by Governor Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order. Dean Lisa Gloss said the graduate school will extend deadlines and create alternatives to address the developing COVID-19 situation.&nbs...
ASWSU, GPSA call for moratorium on evictions, utility shut-offs
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
March 14, 2020
ASWSU and GPSA published a letter on Friday calling for a moratorium on evictions, utility shut-offs, large gatherings, foreclosures and mortgage payments in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The letter was sent to local legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee, asking that companies not cut off essen...
Introducing GPSA candidates
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen GPSA reporter
March 10, 2020
GPSA candidates for executive, college representative and senator positions shared their vision for next year at the general debate on Monday night. Candidates were allowed five minutes to share information about themselves and ideas they would bring to the senate if elected. This was foll...
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