The WSU Center for Human Rights has cleared an assistant professor of charges that he used a racial slur to refer to a student at a demonstration on campus. University officials said John Streamas, an assistant professor of comparative ethnic studies, will be reprimanded for his conduct during a Nov…

A senior design project that has the potential of being built in Sudan has accomplished what professors set out for the class. “I think that they did a great job,” said Shane Brown, the clinical assistant professor who taught the Civil Engineering 465 course and was one of the advisers to the students who worked on the project…

In her exhibit, the last step in earning a bachelor’s degree of fine arts, Catherine Gaul decided to use a topic that has produced her strongest work: Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Gaul, a WSU senior, has dealt with the disease since her father was diagnosed with it in 1999…

The CUB may look bare-bones, but the renovation work continues even through the snow. “Essentially we’re through soft demolition, so the building is in essence gutted,” said Travis Duncan, program manager for Capital Planning and Development. “It’s kinda slow right now with demolition; you don’t see a lot happening…

With the right amount of science, cow manure can smell like baby lotion. Yes, baby lotion. That’s because WSU researchers are working on a network of machines that treat raw cow manure to reduce odor and also create an income from the biomass farmers now throw away…

Business has boomed for the Gladish Community Center and Beasley Coliseum because of the CUB closure, but other businesses have seen no significant change. “Students seem to have responded to the day-to-day things very well,” CUB Director Sean Greene said about adjusting to the closure…

With the right amount of science cow manure can smell like baby lotion. Yes, baby lotion. That's because WSU researchers are working on an anaerobic digester that will treat raw cow manure to reduce odor and also create an income from the biomass that farmers previously threw away…

The nation may have taken a firm step to the left, but in Whitman County things look pretty familiar in the wake of the recent midterm elections. "I see where the people want a different direction, but I don't really see any difference between Whitman County and the rest of the nation…

The WSU Young Democrats, like many Democrats across the nation, followed the election and are happier with the results than they may be used to. “There’s definitely a lot more smiles at this gathering than in 2004,” Young Democrats President Andrew Goodin said…

Election Day is ... today. With several hotly contested races, a number of ballot measures and political fervor running high, citizens who have not yet voted do have some options. Whitman County has a vote-by-mail system, so county Auditor Eunice Coker said ballots need to be postmarked by today…

The focus of each candidate in the Whitman County auditor’s race is slightly different. Democratic candidate Nathan Horter is focused on making elections run smoother, while Republican incumbent Auditor Eunice Coker has said the job has more to it than that…

Both candidates for the U.S. Senate – incumbent democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and Republican challenger Mike McGavick – are busy on the campaign trail, preparing for Election Day. “Change,” “accountability” and “Northwest values” have been omnipresent in a race that has been watched closely by both national political parties and has been among the nation’s most heated…

Audio of Senator Maria Cantwell speech U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell demonstrated part of her plan to retain her seat in Congress by pulling up to Pullman in a blue biodiesel bus at 12:30 p…

For one candidate, the County Commissioner race is about experience. For the other, it’s a question of wanting to change the current leadership and representation in the position. Republican Michael Largent, 48, said the No. 1 attribute voters should be looking at in this race is experience…

The direction of Congress has garnered national attention, and as citizens argue whether to keep the old or let in the new, the race for Washington’s 5th District is coming to a boil. Republican incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris and Democratic candidate Peter Goldmark…