I didn’t want to come to WSU – not really, anyway. Though I desired independence and a new life, I was reluctant to leave my hippie cocoon in Olympia and spend four years of my hazy future in a foreign environment. But I wanted to give journalism a try…

The ASWSU Judicial Board’s recent decision to invalidate the executive election sent the ASWSU community into a fury, with heat mainly directed at the the Election Board. After a three-hour trial Friday, the J-Board found ASWSU President and Vice President-elect Derick En’Wezoh and Jay Hendrickson guilty of illegal campaigning and called for a re-election later this month…

The ASWSU Judicial Board invalidated the results of the ASWSU executive election based on charges of illegal campaigning by president-elect Derick En’Wezoh and vice president-elect Jay Hendrickson. After a 4-1 vote by the J-Board on Friday, the justices called for a new election to take place April 23 and 24…

In a letter addressed to both houses of the state Legislature, the governing boards of five public universities, including the WSU Board of Regents, asked the Legislature to consider giving the universities independent power to set their own tuition rates and proposed a 14 percent tuition hike cap – double the current limit…

In its annual review, the Services and Activities Fee Committee deliberated budget proposals made last week from student-oriented service providers, ranging from GPSA and ASWSU to the Cougar Marching Band and Child Care Center. After a five-hour meeting Wednesday night…

As part of a budget-saving measure, the WSU Extension program will be aligned with the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, administrators announced Monday. The move is intended to minimize the impact that budget cuts may have on the state 4-H program…

I’m a girl who tries to stay as low-maintenance as possible. I don’t want guys carrying my bags. I don’t want them to take their coats off for me or walk me home. And I wish men wouldn’t act like they’re being neutered when I want to pay for my own food, or even theirs…

Amid speculation of early retirement, pay cuts and building closures in response to Gov. Christine Gregoire’s 12 percent budget cut, WSU administrators have now been asked to imagine a reduction of 20 percent. The Washington state Senate issued a request to the state’s public universities Wednesday…

Don Cox, a former state legislator and adjunct professor at WSU, is the lead nominee to fill the vacant 9th Legislative District seat in the state House of Representatives. County commissioners will vote Monday to determine the replacement for the late Rep…

Questions on College Hill safety and police jurisdiction prevailed at the third of four University District forums, which took place Tuesday at the CUB Auditorium. In his introduction, President Elson S. Floyd reminded attendees that the U-District proposal is meant to infuse university resources into the south College Hill area for additional safety…

Judicial campaign costs and same-sex marriage were two of the contemporary issues reviewed at a panel discussion featuring three Washington state Supreme Court justices Wednesday. Political science professor Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service…

Walk of Fame inductees enriched Pullman life Five new names will be found carved in stone on the streets of downtown Pullman at the Pullman Walk of Fame induction on Saturday. The induction ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Pine Street Plaza. The Walk of Fame stones are set in the sidewalks along Main and Kamiaken streets downtown and feature the names of those who have significantly impacted the Pullman community or brought acclaim to the area…

BORDEAUX, France — After four months in France, the main thing I’ve learned is this: You do things the French way or they will scoff at you the same way they dismiss Starbucks coffee (which I have only seen in Paris). So for the next time you pass through France…

I get flustered beyond speech when some blowhard skeptically asks, “Do women in America really have it harder than men?” Well, sir, I can write a 50-page thesis on the subject for your pleasure, or I can present you with “Exhibit A: The Media’s Crucifixion of Hillary Clinton” and rest my case…

BORDEAUX, France — Before coming to France, I got contradicting advice about men. “Avoid eye contact, they’ll pounce on you,” or “Don’t flatter yourself, they’re not really hitting on you.” Relationships in France are a thought-provoking subject. How do people go from being strangers to sucking face in front of me on the tram…