OPINION: Stock up on gear for online classes
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen columnist
August 17, 2020
Online education is not for everyone, nor is everyone adequately prepared for it. It’s a different beast, there’s a lot more accountability and — unsurprisingly — a lot more gear involved. I want to first say: you can do it. You made it to WSU this fall, whatever that looks like, so now you...
WSU Housing residents face cable outage
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
July 13, 2020
On-campus residents have been experiencing a cable outage since June 30. They do not have cable, HBO GO or streaming TV. However, they do have access to PAC-12 streaming because it is independent of the cable contract. WSU Housing is transitioning to a new cable service provider and expected it to be...
Free quarantine housing available to Pullman, Colfax residents with COVID-19
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 10, 2020
As students return this fall, a local nonprofit is working to address the need for quarantine facilities that use funding from the state. Jeff Guyett, Community Action Center executive director, said the state’s Department of Commerce awarded the CAC with a $270,000 grant in March. The purpos...
Virtual study abroad program reflects on cultural influence, architecture
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
June 19, 2020
A WSU professor launched a free virtual study abroad program for students who missed out on study abroad trips due to COVID-19. Steve Austin, clinical assistant professor for WSU’s School of Design and Construction, said he created the program to help students gain a better understanding of other cult...
OPINION: Plan to study abroad after quarantine
ADAM HUREAU, Evergreen columnist
May 27, 2020
It might not seem like it, but right now is the perfect time to think about studying abroad. We are all stuck inside, trying to fend off boredom now that classes are over. Planning a study abroad experience now provides a welcome distraction from our ho-hum lives and is a good, productive use of time....
OPINION: Satire: Dogs and cats react to the quarantine
JACOB HERSH, Evergreen opinion editor
May 13, 2020
While many have studied and acknowledged the impact of the quarantine on the economy, local business and healthcare workers, few have examined the effect the lockdown has had on our furry animal companions. Dogs and cats, man’s best friend and man’s casual roommate (respectively), have been hit just...
When the Cougars take the field on Nov. 7 against Oregon State University, it will finally mark the end of the longest offseason in recent memory. It would...
