Louis Fisher, senior specialist at the Library of Congress and renowned scholar on constitutional law, will present an invited public lecture at WSU at 3:30 p.m. April 26 in Kimbrough Hall 101.The lecture, titled “Overseeing the War on Terrorism: Has Congress Abdicated Its Role?” is a presentation of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public […]
A candlelight vigil to honor the life and military service of former student Sgt. Damien T. Ficek and the other men and women who have given their lives in service to their country will be held Wednesday, Jan. 19. Members of the community are invited to gather at 4:15 p.m. in front of the Compton […]
Washington State University lost its first student in the War in Iraq on Dec. 30, 2004, in Baghdad when Sgt. Damien Thai Ficek and his patrol were attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Ficek, a Pullman resident, was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, […]
Many people know or have known the perils of war. Some of our faculty, and current and former students have either served in previous wartime units or are currently deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wartime nursing is similar in many ways to our modern day trauma and emergency room situations. Military nurses work […]
WSU President V. Lane Rawlins and approximately 30 administrative/professionals from the Pullman campus met with about 70 students at noon on Friday to discuss concerns regarding the pending war in Iraq and support of international students. The students firmly requested that Rawlins and the university take a formal stand against the war in Iraq and […]
Approximately 60 students and others from the WSU community joined forces Thursday, March 6, to protest the potential war with Iraq. Protesters marched from the CUB to French Ad, where they met with several administration officials to discuss their concerns. President V. Lane Rawlins and other administrators will meet with students again at noon Friday, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — As television stations continue their “in depth” coverage of the Iraqi crisis with special full screen graphics replete with sound effects, newspaper headlines read, “War Is Near,” and the United Nations is waiting to see if Saddam Hussein will allow weapons inspections, many Americans are wondering what truly lies ahead in America’s […]