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Oct. 14: Luminaria lighting, cancer fundraiser honor Floyd

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A public luminaria lighting ceremony to honor the late President Elson S. Floyd and others affected by cancer will be hosted by students at Washington State University Tri-Cities 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the Rotary Stage on campus.

Floyd’s prep school dedicates memorial in his honor

ROME, Ga. – Darlington School on Wednesday named a lakeside area where the national flag is displayed in memory of Elson S. Floyd, the Washington State University president who died in June. Floyd was the first black graduate, in 1974, of the private, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Rome.

Register for the William Owen Bush Memorial 5K Fun Run/Walk

RICHLAND — The first WSU Tri-Cities Fun Run on March 28 will recognize a multiracial pioneer who was key in establishing what is now WSU in Pullman.   The William Owen Bush Memorial 5K Fun Run/Walk starts at 9 a.m. Saturday on the Richland campus. Participation is free and open to the public, sponsored by […]

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at pavilion

(Photos by Jessica Fitts, WSU Today intern).   The AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is on display at WSU’s Ensminger Pavilion from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday until Dec. 7, is the largest WSU presentation of a quilt since 1997.    The Cougar Health Awareness Team, Health and Wellness Services, and the CUB Gallery on […]

AIDS Memorial Quilt, HIV Discussions

Photo: One block from the AIDS Memorial Quilt. (Photo from aidsquilt.org). RICHLAND — Seven blocks from the national AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display Monday, Nov. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 1, at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The exhibit features a special awareness event each day, ranging from free HIV testing to a discussion on […]

Locals encouraged to select AIDS memorial quilt panels

(Photo courtesy of Aidsquilt.org.) The Cougar Health Awareness Team (CHAT) invites community members to submit requests for specific AIDS Memorial Quilt panels to be included in the December Washington State University display. Panel requests to memorialize individuals can be submitted at www.hws.wsu.edu by May 17. CHAT is bringing 160 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt […]