PULLMAN, Wash. — More than 800 high school students and their parents who are looking at colleges and universities will be on the Washington State University campus April 1 to get a taste of what it is like to be a Cougar. “WSU Preview” begins at 8:30 a.m. in Beasley Coliseum with check-in and a […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Thomas L. “Les” Purce, Washington State University vice president for extended university affairs and dean for extended academic programs, has been named the new president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia. He was appointed today by the Evergreen Board of Trustees. The college received more than 100 applications to replace Jane […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University student vocalist Julie Silvera-Jensen will present her senior recital of works by Rossini, Bizet, Literes and Burliegh on March 21. The 8 p.m. program is planned for Pullman’s St. James Episcopal Church, 1410 N.E. Stadium Way, and is open to the public without charge. A reception follows the recital. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Middle East scholar and author Cornell Hugh Fleischer will visit Washington State University Tuesday, March 7, as part of the Visiting Scholar Program. The University of Chicago faculty member will speak at 4 p.m. in Todd Hall, Room 133. A reception follows the lecture. His speech, “Religion and State are Twins: Mysticism […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — An authority on European politics, Karlheinz Reif, will present a public lecture at Washington State University later this week. His talk, “Challenges and Problems in the European Union,” is slated for 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, in Lighty Student Services Building, Room 405. Employed by the European Commission as advisor to the […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Residents of Airway Heights, Wash., can find a video rental or convenience store on every corner. But when it comes to affordable and accessible health care, low-income and underinsured families in this fringe suburb of 2,000 residents have no local options short of the hospital emergency room. Help is on the way […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is sponsoring an orientation day March 24 for students transferring to the university’s Pullman campus in the fall. The session will offer students an opportunity to register for fall semester classes, meet with an adviser and review costs of attending the university. Registration fees are $25 before March 20. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University officials have begun a process leading to possible disciplinary action for students involved in an unruly street gathering on March 4. Disciplinary action is also anticipated for students who participated in an unrelated brawl between two fraternities the same night. The street incident involved approximately 500 students who gathered […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Early Saturday morning (March 4), Washington State University student leaders, student affairs faculty and Pullman Police dispersed a noisy crowd of students and others who had gathered at an off-campus residence near the university. “Student leaders were instrumental in helping student affairs faculty intervene in the situation and discourage irresponsible behavior,” said […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Mom’s Weekend Committee is seeking nominations for its 2000 Mom of the Year. Students can submit applications until Friday, March 10. A selection committee will select the Mom of the Year award recipient based on comments each nominator makes about his/her mother and her contributions to her local community […]