Headlines — billions of bees; bulging budget

By Communications staff, Washington State University

Following are links to several recent media articles regarding WSU, or addressing issues of interest to WSU.

TUESDAY A.M.

* Deseret News — Mystery causes billions of bees not to be (agricultural crisis); W. Steve Sheppard, a professor of entomology at Washington State University, sees ”a number of factors that are weakening the bees or speeding up things that shorten their lives,” http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660214481,00.html

* Chronicle of Higher Education — Senators talk of revising privacy laws in wake of tragedy at Virginia Tech, http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/04/2007042405n.htm

* Seattle Times — Gasoline prices focus of major state inquiry, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003678483_gas24m.html

* Lewiston Tribune — (access requires subscription) WSU benefits from bulging state coffers, http://www.lmtribune.com/

MONDAY P.M.

* Seattle Times — WASL deadline for math delayed to 2013, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003677257_legislature23m.html

* KOMO-TV — Legislature passes safety bill (sirens for WSU), http://www.komotv.com/news/7130341.html

* Tri-City Herald — Lawmakers wrap up legislative session (w/ video), http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/8818889p-8719773c.html

* Everett Herald — Democratic-driven session wraps up, http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/04/23/100loc_a1endsession001.cfm

* Tacoma News Tribune — State budget expected to pass, http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/45145.html

* Seattle Times — Daugherty “fired up” to coach Cougars, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003675361_coug21.html

* WSU Athletics — WSU Hires June Daugherty to Lead Women’s Basketball Program, http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042007aab.html

* Tri-City Herald, Homegrown blueberries take a little extra work, by Marianne C. Ophardt is a horticulturist for the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Office in Benton County, http://www.tri-cityherald.com/hg/ophardt/story/8810065p-8710876c.html

* Seattle Times — WSU men’s basketball team headed down under, http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=regr20&date=20070420&query=WSU

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