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Spring Enrollment Up Over Last Year

PULLMAN, Wash.–Spring semester headcount enrollment at Washington State University is 16,812 at the Pullman campus and 19,859 statewide, with both figures showing increases from a year ago. Pullman enrollment, including distance education students, is up 1.6 percent from last spring’s 16,554 students. Enrollment at all four campuses is up 2 percent from 19,474 last spring. […]

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WSU Jazz Ensembles Plan Feb. 9 Concert

PULLMAN, Wash. — The award-winning Washington State University Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Big Band have scheduled a concert Feb. 9 in the Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU campus. The 8 p.m. program is open to the public without charge. To celebrate Black History Month, the program will include music by African-American composers Dizzy […]

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Gay Author of ‘The Preacher’s Son’ Speaks Feb.10 at WSU

PULLMAN, Wash. — Marc Adams, an award-winning gay author who wrote an autobiography about his abusive experience growing up as a pastor’s son, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 10 in Washington State University’s Compton Union Building junior ballroom. The talk is sponsored by the WSU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Allies Program. Adams, of Seattle, […]

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Ruddy Receives ‘Honorary Cougar Award’ from WSU

PULLMAN, Wash. — Al Ruddy, longtime associate director of News and Information Services at Washington State University, has been named an “Honorary Cougar” by the WSU Alumni Association. The announcement was made Jan. 27 at a ceremony in the Lighty Student Services Building. He will retire Jan. 31 after 26 years on the WSU faculty. […]

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New Music Festival Set

PULLMAN, Wash. — Concerts featuring Washington State University faculty and students, as well as a program of works by guest composer Jan Krzywicki, will be featured during the New Music Festival next week on the Pullman campus.Works by faculty composers Gregory Yasinitsky, David Jarvis, Paul Smith and Charles Argersinger will be performed during a Tuesday, […]

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White House Scandals Have Striking Parallels

PULLMAN, Wash. — While history may not repeat itself, there are some striking parallels between today’s White House controversies and those of the Harding Administration of the 1920s, according to Washington State University historian David Stratton. Like President Clinton, Warren G. Harding has been hounded by critics for alleged sexual indiscretions. He was rumored to […]

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Hugh Imhof Named Senior Associate Director for News

PULLMAN, Wash. — Hugh Imhof, long-time journalist and communication professional in Spokane, has been named senior associate director of News and Information Services at Washington State University, effective Feb. 15. He succeeds Al Ruddy, who retires on Jan. 31 after 26 years at WSU in media relations and communications. “We are very pleased that Hugh […]

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WSU Veterinary Hospital Begins Special Saturday Hours

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine teaching hospital will open its doors to a new Saturday small animal wellness service beginning Jan. 30. By appointment only, the new service will operate from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday. All the college’s veterinary services, including the Saturday clinic, are open to […]

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WSU Pharmaceutical Sciences Gets New Chair

PULLMAN, Wash. — Raymond M. Quock has been appointed chair of the Washington State University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.He succeeds interim chair Richard T. Okita, who returns to teaching and research. Quock obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of San Francisco in 1970 and his doctoral degree in pharmacology from the University […]

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WSU Professor Writes Book About the President and Congress

PULLMAN, Wash. — With an impeachment battle between Congress and the president raging in Washington D.C., sometimes it’s difficult to figure out who’s in charge of the country. “We need a new way of understanding presidential-congressional politics,” says Lance T. LeLoup, a political science professor at Washington State University and co-author with Steven A. Shull […]

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