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WSU Beams Alcohol/Violence Conference Nationwide

PULLMAN, Wash. — More than 100 colleges and universities in 35 states have registered to receive the Washington State University teleconference on the links between campus violence and alcohol abuse set for Friday, Nov. 13. The program will feature several national authorities discussing the profiles of campuses that make them likely for violent incidents and […]

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High School Groups to Participate in WSU Jazz Festival

PULLMAN, Wash. — Nine bands and six jazz choirs from Washington and Idaho high schools will participate in Washington State University’s 1998 Jazz Festival Nov. 14. High school participants will perform in 20-minute judged segments beginning at 8:40 a.m. The high school jazz choirs can be heard starting at 12:40 p.m. The programs, open to […]

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Statement by WSU President Sam Smith on Passage of Initiative-200

Washington State University has made substantial gains in increasing the diversity of our academic community over the past decade. The passage of I-200 in no way deters WSU’s commitment to people of color and women, and will not lessen WSU’s goal to have a student body and workforce reflective of the diversity of Washington’s population. […]

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‘Everyman’ to Open on WSU Campus

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Theatre will bring the English morality play “Everyman” to the stage for a six-night run during November and December. The play that fascinated and attracted audiences ever since it appeared in the early 1500s will be on the R.R. Jones Theatre stage in WSU’s Daggy Hall Nov. 12-14 and […]

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WSU Parents Program Awards $30,250 to Student Groups and Organizations

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Parents Program awarded a total of $30,250 to 18 student organizations and programs during the annual Dad’s Weekend Breakfast, Oct. 31. The awards included $4,300 each to the Dad’s Weekend Committee and the Mom’s Weekend Committee; $4,000 each to the Crimson Company show choir and Intramural Sports; $3,550 […]

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Cole Named 1998 WSU Dad of the Year

PULLMAN, Wash. — John D. Cole, a painting contractor in Auburn, was named 1998 Washington State University Dad of the Year. He was honored at the annual Dad’s Weekend Breakfast, Saturday, Oct. 31. Cole was nominated by his daughter, Shea M. Cole, a WSU freshman who lives in Regents residence hall. In her letter of […]

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WSU Police Begin Opinion Survey

PULLMAN, Wash. — Survey cards are being mailed to individuals who have had recent contact with the Washington State University Police Department asking them to rank the performance of officers. Public Safety Director and Police Chief William Mercier says about 200 selected individuals who have had contact with campus police in a variety of circumstances […]

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Fridley Earns Teaching Achievement Award

PULLMAN, Wash. — Kenneth Fridley, a member of Washington State University’s civil and environmental engineering faculty since 1994, has been named the Marian E. Smith Faculty Achievement Award winner for 1997-98. The associate professor has shown extraordinary commitment to students, adventuresome teaching methodology, mastery of the latest knowledge in the field of structures through prolific […]

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NEWS TIP: New Pest Control Method Reduces Risks to Farm Families

Washington State apple farmers who have relied on chemical pesticides in the past to control harmful pests are getting help with a new non-toxic approach to pest control called mating disruption. By reducing the use of broad spectrum insecticides, farmers can improve the biological control of other orchard pests and reduce the risk to farm […]

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Cougar Marching Band to Perform at Seahawks Game and Auburn Festival

PULLMAN Wash. — The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band will perform at the Veterans’s Day Marching Band Festival in Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 7, and at a Seahawks game on Sunday, Nov. 8. The 187-member Cougar Marching Band will be the exhibition band at the Auburn festival. It will lead a parade through downtown […]

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