OPINION: Coronavirus will foster greater community at WSU
MACKENNA ROWE, Evergreen columnist
August 17, 2020
One of the very first sentences freshmen hear when joining the WSU family is, "Cougs help Cougs." That motto has not changed despite the new circumstances for the fall semester. Although the Cougar community has moved to a virtual format, there are many ways to make this year just as special. One...
‘I am Ana Karen Betancourt Macias, and I’m undocumented’
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
July 20, 2020
When Ana Karen Betancourt Macias introduces herself, she openly identifies herself as undocumented. “I introduce myself all the time as ‘I am Ana Karen Betancourt Macias, and I'm undocumented.’” Betancourt Macias, WSU Vancouver graduating senior, said. “That was to make the people in the r...
Undocumented Initiatives create three funds for undocumented students
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
May 11, 2020
WSU Undocumented Initiatives worked with the Crimson Group to release the Crimson for a Cause Emergency Fund, which helps undocumented students financially during the coronavirus pandemic. The two groups organized a fundraiser last fall to raise enough money for three funds within Crimson for a C...
Undocumented students voice concern over lack of federal aid during pandemic
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
April 20, 2020
When the United States government announced that undocumented immigrants would not be receiving any stimulus checks, it caused worry among community members, including many WSU students. Linda Vargas, sophomore environmental science major, said undocumented immigrants should receive these checks s...
Sixty-nine individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing Whitman County’s total to 1,309 cases. Of the new patients, 19 females...
