Through access on Library Road will be fenced off for all pedestrians beginning June 9 in an effort to expediate the construction project, which extends from the Administration Annex to The Bookie. Phillip Wright, the project manager for Capital Planning and Development…

A complete restructuring of more than 30 organizations under WSU’s Division of Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity was announced during an all-division meeting on Wednesday. Michael J. Tate, vice president of the division, said during the meeting the rearrangement will improve services at WSU…

Wallis Beasley, a former WSU academic leader, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Beasley, who served as interim president from 1966-1967, was in Pullman at the time of his death. Friend and former coworker Jim Short said Beasley recently returned to Pullman after living for many years in Port Ludlow…

Construction on a new $26 million “state-of-the-art” residence hall for WSU students is set to begin May 12. The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Olympia Avenues student housing project last Thursday introduced the specifics of the new hall, which is scheduled to open in Fall 2009…

More than 2,400 students took part in three commencement ceremonies comprising the 112th WSU graduation at Beasley Coliseum on Saturday. Numerous guest speakers encouraged the new graduates to make positive changes in the world with their education. Graduates from the College of Sciences…

More than 40 items worth an estimated $10,000 have been stolen from the Communition Addition since 2004. Most recently, a third picture of Edward R. Murrow, valued at $350, was taken last week. WSU Police Cpl. Monte Griffin said there are no leads or suspects in any of the thefts…

A non-binding letter of intent to build a new nursing facility in Pullman was unanimously approved early this month by the Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners and Avalon Health Care. Pullman’s current nursing home, Avalon Care Center on Military Hill…

After four years of consistent growth in membership, the WSU Alumni Association has become the fastest-growing organization of its kind in the nation. During the past three years, the WSUAA held more than 550 events around the country to help achieve the title of national champion in membership among schools of comparable size…

A live teleconference between WSU students and students from various New Zealand universities was held Thursday night to create global connections. Three large monitors in the basement of the Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Building showed students in New Zealand as they were communicating back and forth to the audience of more than 70 WSU students…

WSU administrators created a new position to bring more diversity to WSU faculty and students. Alex Tan was appointed to be WSU’s first ever “Diversity Faculty Fellow” in August. Tan was the founding director of WSU’s Edward R. Murrow School of Communication before his tenure was ended in 2006…

The participation of 731 students helped make last week’s formal recruitment the largest “Rush Week” in at least 15 years. This was mainly due to higher numbers of incoming freshmen, said Anita Cory, director of the Center of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “There is a higher number of freshmen this year and when freshmen enrollment goes up…

Parents with children on the waiting list to get into the WSU Children’s Center may not have to wait any longer. The Living Faith Fellowship of Pullman recently opened the “Pullman Christian Child Care Center” to help cater to the needs of parents struggling to find available and affordable child care…

More than 300 people spent their sunny Saturday afternoon on Greek Row for an All-Campus Barbecue. Taylor Worth, the Interfraternity Council’s director of public relations, said the event was so successful, the barbecue could become an annual event. “It went really well and everyone had a good time…

Free burgers, volleyball and music will be provided for all students who show up to an all-campus barbecue Saturday on Greek Row. The “Fun in the Sun” event begins at 2 p.m. on the lawn of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, on corner of B and Lynden Street. Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Gamma Rho will also open up their lawns to help host the event…

The WSU Interfraternity Council plans to eliminate all formal fraternal recruitment beginning Fall 2008. IFC Director of Recruitment Alex Morgan said the change is absolutely necessary. “The current setup has not been working, and has been a waste of time and money for many chapters…