As the world readies itself for the seventh and final Harry Potter novel to come out July 21, fans can appease themselves, for the time being, with the fifth installment of the film adaptations with “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” British director David Yates takes the helm as the fourth director of the franchise in the best film so far in the series…

For the past two years, Stephenson East has been home to perhaps the youngest person in the residence halls. At 6 years old, Jaylan Gibson is known throughout Stephenson complex as the energetic son of hall director Holly Gibson. "It's different having a kid here…

When I was 9, my brother Chris wrote a poem for my mom’s birthday present. She loved it so much she had it framed and it hangs on the wall above our kitchen table. I knew I could never compare to my brother’s witty limerick about how my mom grounded him a few weeks before for not finishing his chores before he went to his friend’s house…

It’s been a busy semester for Bonanza Jellybean Graybill. She’s been going to classes about East Indian, Victorian and 20th century English literature, and she’s not even 2 months old. Bonanza is the daughter of Jamie Stolp and husband Dutch Graybill, and since Jamie gave birth in February…

When you hear the term “fad diet,” a lot of people think of starving themselves. I thought to back when I lived in Japan in my teens and could eat as much as I wanted and still lost a ton of weight. So for seven days I turned to my savior years before and undertook an all Asian-food diet…

It’s been a hard few months without any new non-reality television shows, but out of the wasteland of dance crews and gladiators “Lost” has made its return to TV. The popular ABC show made its fourth season premiere last week in its new time slot at 9 p.m…

Teen pregnancy is no laughing matter. So why was the quirky coming-of-age movie “Juno,” starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera, one of the funniest comedies of 2007? Great casting and original writing is the answer. Ellen Page stars as Juno, a 16-year-old girl who gets pregnant after a one-time fling with her best friend Paulie Bleeker…

It can’t have been easy being my dad. I haven’t always been the easiest daughter to have – I’m not even going to sugarcoat it, I can be a real pain in the ass – but he’s always been there for me and supported me through and through. There are so many reasons I’m so grateful for the dad I have…

While the typical college student may think a game of beer pong is a great ice breaker, if you really want to impress your date, head to Swilly’s. The restaurant is one of the more sophisticated in Pullman, offering a finer cuisine selection you won’t find anywhere else…

The first Sugar Cookie Adventure Race was supposed to happen at 8 a.m. Saturday, but was canceled due to a lack of participants for the race. It will not be rescheduled for this year, but race organizers Dave Pearson and Mike Petlovany hope to try again in fall of 2008…

It ravaged countries at war, it killed more than 40 million Americans and devastated the economy. And WSU administrators have made sure all incoming freshmen have it. It’s the “Flu.” The nonfiction book tells the story of the 1918 flu epidemic, written by New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata…

Coming to a new school for the first time can be daunting. And new WSU President Elson S. Floyd can attest to that. After being at WSU for only a little more than two months, Floyd said he has become adjusted to life as a Coug. “It’s been fabulous,” Floyd said about his first few months at WSU…

During one of my journalism classes at WSU, my instructor asked the class which was more newsworthy: A cure for cancer or a cure for the flu? She seemed dumbfounded when everyone answered cancer, and I never fully understood why. The flu was something that older people got…

WSU police will start carrying Tasers on patrol beginning fall semester. The decision comes more than six months after the Pullman Police Department started carrying stun guns. “We decided to see what other universities in the state and the area were doing with respect to Tasers…

As the world readies itself for the seventh and final Harry Potter novel to come out July 21, fans can appease themselves, for the time being, with the fifth installment of the film adaptations with “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” British director David Yates takes the helm as the fourth director of the franchise in the best film so far in the series…