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Former WSU Quarterbacks Help Raise Money for Children

PULLMAN, Wash. — Three former Washington State University quarterbacks are using their celebrity status to help the Children’s Miracle Network raise more than $350,000 for local pediatric services and programs. Drew Bledsoe, Ryan Leaf and Mark Rypien are featured on a full-color, limited edition lithograph being sold by the Children’s Miracle Network. The proceeds will […]

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All-4-One Concert Canceled on WSU Campus

PULLMAN, Wash. — Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum officials at Washington State University have started refunding tickets for the Oct. 26 All-4-One concert on the WSU campus. The group has canceled all of its upcoming West Coast concerts. According to Joe Kerr, Coliseum director, tickets purchased at the Coliseum can be refunded during ticket office hours, […]

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Jars of Clay Band to Perform Oct. 29 at WSU

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, will bring its program of modern Christian rock music to Washington State University’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum Oct. 29. All seats for the 8 p.m. program are general admission, and can be purchased in advance for $17.50 or $20 the evening of the show. Tickets […]

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WSU Computer Sciences Puts Technology Grants into Action

PULLMAN, Wash. — The programs are loaded, the equipment is ordered, and Washington State University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is pressing the “enter” button to accelerate preparation for more information technology workers in the state. The school received $500,000 in September as part of the state Higher Education Coordinating Board technology grants […]

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Get Ready for Matchmaking at Engineering and Architecture’s Technical Career Fair

PULLMAN, Wash. — The emphasis is on “getting ready” at this year’s technical employer-student match-fest, sponsored by Washington State University’s College of Engineering and Architecture. The CEA Career Fair will be held from 10 a.m-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, in the halls of the Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and ETRL Buildings on Spokane and College streets. Fair […]

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Race Relations Town Hall Meeting Set Oct. 13 at WSU

PULLMAN, Wash. — Bill Wassmuth, Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment executive director, will be the featured speaker during Washington State University’s second annual Town Hall Meeting on Race Relations. The meeting, open to the campus community and the public, will be held 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 13 in the Compton Union Building Auditorium. “It will build […]

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New Breton Fiddler to Play Beasley Nov. 1

PULLMAN, Wash. — Canadian fiddler Natalie MacMaster will bring her mix of traditional jigs and step dancing to Washington State University’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum Nov. 1. The 27-year-old Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, native has toured around the world with some of the largest folk and Celtic festivals. MacMaster, who has played the fiddle since […]

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GraduateStudents Successfully Nominate Historic Corridor to National Register

PULLMAN, Wash. — Spokane’s West Downtown Historic Transportation Corridor will be added to the National Register of Historic Places, thanks to the work of seven Washington State University history graduate students. As part of a public history seminar taught spring semester 1999, the students wrote a 90-page nomination after a survey and research, said Janice […]

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Search for New President Officially Underway

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents has officially begun the search for a new president. The position description and qualifications will be advertised beginning with the Oct. 1 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education. Advertisements will also be placed with a diverse mix of journals, newspapers and magazines including academic, […]

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WSU Engineers Help Fish Find Their Way Back Home

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University engineers are seeking ways to aid fish migration in Washington’s mountain streams. But to do that, they need to find ways to improve the interior design and alter the flow in the state’s existing road culverts. When new construction or development disturbs natural streambeds, replacing them with culverts, fish […]

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