PULLMAN – Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum presents the musical “Babes in Toyland,” Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. This show has become a holiday tradition for generations of people throughout the world. This captivating musical and book by Victor Herbert sparkles to life with a bright colorful production with stunning costumes and sets. According to […]
PULLMAN – Learn how to eat healthy and reduce stress during the holiday season at an informative and interactive wellbeing workshop. University Recreation is offering two workshops to allow participants to learn the perfect combination of exercise, nutrition, and stress management to turn this holiday season into the best it can be. The workshop will […]
PULLMAN — For 35 years, the Capitol Christmas tree has been harvested from one of the 50 states and transported to Washington D.C. This year, Washington State is providing a majestic, picture-perfect, 45-year-old tree that will stand in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. during the holidays. Gary Chastagner, a scientist at […]
PULLMAN, Wash.- Vandals shopping for Christmas trees on the Washington State University campus will be in for an unpleasant surprise when they get it home and start to hang the lights.Grounds crews will begin spraying the trees Dec. 8 with a foul-smelling mixture that contains the oily liquid skunks produce in their scent glands. Thieves […]
A bah-humbug attitude could cost you this holiday season — either out of pocket or under the tree. That’s the surprising conclusion from recent research in WSU’s College of Business and Economics.Turns out that those who love Christmas enjoy shopping more (no surprise there), but researchers were surprised to discover that while both Santas and […]
The holidays generate 25 million tons of trash in the United States, an extra million tons per week during the five-week season. In an effort to decrease waste at WSU, a free workshop recently offered ideas for no- and low-waste holiday parties and gift giving. Sponsored by Campus Sustainability, University Recycling and Dining Services, the […]
For Christmas, Cindy Ellis, information technology systems specialist at Holland/New Library, will give her daughters and their families one of the gifts she most loves — the book “Miracle on 34th Street.” That’s right; not the movie, the book. “The book and the film were developed at the same time, in 1947,” Ellis said. “I, […]