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WSU Regents to Determine New Tuition Rates

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents will discuss tuition setting options during a special meeting on June 11. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the Compton Union Building. The Board of Regents will consider raising tuition in accordance with guidelines established by the legislature during its last regular […]

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WSU Theater Box Office to Open for Palace Tickets

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University theater ticket box office opens Monday, June 7, as Pullman’s Summer Palace prepares to kick off its 34th season. Box office hours are 1:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the 1999 summer run. Tickets can be ordered by calling 509/335-7236 or visiting the box office at Daggy Hall. […]

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Auditions Planned for Summer Palace

PULLMAN, Wash. — Auditions for the largest cast yet to perform on Washington State University’s R.R. Jones Theatre stage are set for next weekend as Pullman’s Summer Palace prepares for the musical fantasy, “The Wizard of Oz.” Auditions are scheduled for June 5 from 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m., and June 6 from 1:30-4 p.m. […]

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Children Needed for Summer Palace Musical

PULLMAN, Wash. — Children 6 years and older are needed for the cast of Washington State University’s Summer Palace musical, “The Wizard of Oz.” Auditions are set for 10 a.m.-noon on June 5 and 1:30-4 p.m. on June 6 in the Daggy Hall theaters on the WSU campus. Free parking is available in the Daggy […]

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Bernadett Buchanan Appointed WSU Student Regent

PULLMAN, Wash. — Gov. Gary Locke has appointed Bernadett Buchanan of Spokane to the Washington State University Board of Regents. She will begin serving her one-year term in June. Buchanan is a senior majoring in social studies, with a minor in comparative American cultures. She becomes the second student regent to join the WSU board. […]

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Neuharth, Founder of USA TODAY, to Speak in Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. — Allen H. Neuharth, founder of USA TODAY and the Freedom Forum, will deliver the keynote speech at a CityClub Pacemaker Forum luncheon co-sponsored by Washington State University and Davis Wright Tremaine on Thursday, May 27. Profiled recently in Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Generation,” Neuharth is best known for launching USA TODAY […]

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Search Committee Named for Advancement Vice President

PULLMAN, Wash. — Barbara Couture, dean of Washington State University’s College of Liberal Arts, will chair the search committee for the next vice president for university advancement, officials announced Wednesday. Connie Kravas, the current vice president who also serves as president of the WSU Foundation, leaves at the end of the month for a vice […]

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Sharing the Moment: WSU Grad Tips Her Cap to Seafirst Bank

PULLMAN, Wash. — Chandra Barney worked hard to earn the diploma she received at Washington State University on May 8. But she’s quick to give the credit to those she says made her undergraduate education in business possible: Seafirst Bank and WSU’s College of Business & Economics. “I am very grateful to them,” says the […]

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WSU’s Bill Funk Recognized for Clean Water Contributions

PULLMAN, Wash. — William H. Funk, director of the Washington State Water Research Center and Washington State University civil engineering professor, was recently awarded a United States Geological Survey Individual Distinguished Service Award for helping to integrate universities’ water research programs into the USGS’s external water research program. Funk retires in June, concluding 33 years […]

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Study on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Prescriptions

PULLMAN, Wash. — A new study by Washington State University researchers reveals physician office visits for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) more than doubled between 1990 and 1995. The study also shows that stimulant prescriptions for drugs that treat the disorder, such as Ritalin, nearly tripled among children 5-18 years old. The findings are […]

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