The Daily Evergreen

Becoming bacteria-free

Researchers at WSU are working to decrease bacteria on fruit.

BY HILARY TAYLOR | Evergreen contributor

February 24, 2015

Reducing food contamination and improving the safety and quality of food is what motivates one scientist at Washington State University.Shyam S. Sablani, a WSU associate professor, is currently working to make frozen red raspberries less susceptible to harmful bacteria by using Ultraviolet light-C or UV-C light.“We are try...

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Raise the wage

Toby Burke Hemingway, owner of Hemingway and Pickett, supports a higher minimum wage and pays his four employees that amount or more. Hemingway and Pickett is home decor and gift store in Silver Lake are of Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Bryan Allen | Evergreen columnist

November 6, 2014

You return home from a long day at work filled with unreasonable customers and taking orders from a management team dedicated to squeezing every penny out of you.Your feet are sore because you’ve been standing for the last eight hours. A stale odor emits from your work uniform and the grease from the fry...

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Ask Abby

Overuse of cell phones and digital media can cause disconnection and strife between partners in a relationship.

Abby Student | Evergreen sex and relationship columnist

March 6, 2014

“My girlfriend is constantly on her phone. I know she isn't cheating or talking to someone else on her phone but it would be nice just to have some quality time without her being on her phone. What should I do to get her to put her phone down and just enjoy time with me?”Sincerely,Second to SiriD...

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Public colleges are not cheap

September 13, 2013

U.S. map shows the average net price (full cost of attending minus scholarships) at public 4-year universities and colleges for in-state tuition charged to students in families earning $30,000 or less per year, by state. MCT 2013With CMP-COLLEGECOSTS, McClatchy Washington Bureau by Renee Schoof...

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