OPINION: Abolish the police
CLAIRE PADILLA, Evergreen columnist
June 24, 2020
In an unfortunate Facebook questionnaire, a comment was made in response to my asking for people's opinion on police reform: "As a person who knows little about police policy, I do not have enough information and cannot formulate an opinion. Neither should a Daily Evergreen reporter who isn’t studying...
‘We’re tired of being silent’
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen news editor
June 5, 2020
Editor's note: Some sources asked to go under a pseudonym to protect themselves from retaliation. A crowd repeated the phrase, “I can’t breathe,” after the name of each Black person killed by police was read out into a microphone. The second after each name was read — before the crowd respo...
Student organizations react to protests
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...
Guest column: From peaceful protest to violent riot
GRACE ARNIS, Guest columnist
June 3, 2020
I was one of about 3,500 protesters who walked from Riverfront Park to the Spokane County Courthouse in an organized protest Sunday. The march that started at 2 p.m. was peaceful. It involved many people with amazing signs and chants, most notably being, “No justice, no peace, no racist, police.” Almost...
The Pac-12 announced today there will be no athletic competitions for the rest of 2020. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the Pac-12 CEO group voted...
