Right now it’s just a 7-acre stretch of undeveloped wetlands. But when the Palouse Conservation District is finished, Itani Park is going to be bursting with greenery. For the past three years, the PCD has been planting native trees and shrubs at the park…

As he sang out the first verse of “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain, the crowd waved their glowing cell phones in the air. The cheering began in earnest as he belted out the first line of “Let’s Get it On” by Marvin Gaye. On Friday night, freshman communication major Jared Cadwell became the winner of the first Cougar Idol competition…

Sigma Kappa and Pi Kappa Phi were the big chapter winners at the 6th Annual Arête Awards on Thursday at the Schweitzer Event Center. Both houses won the Best Overall Chapter award. The Best Overall Chapter award is awarded to chapters who apply for all five chapter awards – Values Integration…

In 1912, Japan gave the United States cherry blossom trees as a sign of goodwill and peace. On Sunday the American Nihonjin Organization is celebrating this gift at WSU with the Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Todd Hall atrium and will feature performances…

This one goes out to all the William Hung-wannabes in Pullman. Cougar Idol, a competition modeled after "American Idol," will hold auditions for its first show, scheduled for April 4 at Beasley Coliseum. The idea has been germinating in the minds of its creators for some time…

Readings from book passages, stories about West Africa and India, and tips on writing will all be a part of the experience when author Tony D’Souza comes to WSU on Thursday. D’Souza, author of “Whiteman” and “The Konkans,” will hold an informal conversation at 1:30 p…

They spend their nights driving around Pullman, transporting women to and from home safely. Their shifts last three hours and, on the weekends, they work until 3 a.m. They are the drivers of Women’s Transit, now in its 32nd year of service, according to the Women's Transit website…

$500 of merchandise from a grocery store is a large load for anyone. Misty Green, a junior psychology major, proved capable of buying that much and more on Friday evening at Dissmore’s IGA. Green, the winner of a $500 shopping spree through a Pullman Chamber of Commerce contest…

The battle for the next “Sex and the City” has begun and the competitors are both formally involved with “Sex.” “Cashmere Mafia,” airing at 10 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC is from former “Sex and the City” executive producer Darren Star. It focuses on the lives and careers of four women living in New York City trying to find the balance between work and love…

Tonight, an epic debate comes to Pullman: Is pornography just another form of entertainment or does it create a false sense of sexuality and relationships? John O’Marra, a booking agent at Wolfman Productions, said this is one of the most popular debates booked by the company…

The landscape outside is as white as the wedding dresses hanging on the racks within, but come Saturday there will still be a show. Snow, chilly winds and icy roads aren’t enough to cancel the bridal fair to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Schweitzer Event Center…

It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. And it turns out that it’s not even the real Clark Kent. A new episode of “Smallville” airs tonight on the CW at 8 p.m. after more than a month of hiatus due at least in part to the WGA writer’s strike, and the CW trying to space episodes out to make them last the normal television season…

Campbell's Soup was not always considered great art. However, a photograph of a can of soup by Andy Warhol’s has become one of his most famous pieces of art. And though the can will not be included, The Museum of Art/WSU just received a donation from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program in honor of the foundation’s 20th anniversary…

Textbooks are an essential part of any college student's budget. Unfortunately, it has a tendency to be a fairly significant portion as well. Luckily, there are alternative options – both in Pullman and online – where students might be able to score a good deal on your books…

For possibly the first time in television history, a high school drama had the kids graduate and then, instead of ending the series or sending the kids to college, the producers decided to skip the show ahead four years and surprisingly enough, I think it’s working…