After years of successful fundraising campaigns, the Whitman County Humane Society is about to see its hard work pay off with the construction of a new shelter. The Animal Haven shelter will replace the current shelter, which has been in use for more than eight years…

Since becoming WSU’s new police chief last April, a day in the life of Bill Gardner consists mostly of meetings, phone calls, working with officers and more meetings. Since the beginning of his term, Gardner has been working on a new plan that will change the way police patrol College Hill…

This year’s Edward R. Murrow Symposium marks a special year for WSU’s Murrow School of Communication. Not only does the 34th event celebrate the 100th anniversary of Murrow’s birth, but it also marks the last year before the school changes to the College of Communication on July 1…

After almost two years at WSU, I still can’t imagine life without my cell phone and being able to call you every night, Mom. Without a doubt, I know the definite highlight this year we shared was watching the Cougar men’s basketball team play to its great success…

The Whitman County Humane Society is sheltering 14 cats out of 35 after a man recently contacted the shelter about his living situation. The man, in his mid-40s from the town of Farmington, near Colfax, wrote a letter to the Humane Society in February requesting assistance in finding homes for his approximately 50 cats…

Chocolate was found last week limping in fields outside Pasco with two broken legs and a yellow ball. The ball was beside him Monday as the 18-month-old Chesapeake Bay retriever underwent his second surgery since Friday at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital…

The Whitman County Humane Society will host its first Fur Ball and Yappy Hour fundraiser Saturday to benefit the shelter and its animals. The semiformal event will consist of a catered Mediterranean-style meal with celebrity servers, and a live and silent auction…

Horizon Air unveiled a new aircraft sporting Cougar pride at Spokane International Airport on Jan. 22. The WSU plane is the first of four planes in the Pac-10 in Washington and Oregon to be painted with university livery. The WSU aircraft will be followed by University of Oregon…

Slippery and icy walking conditions on the WSU campus will not be disappearing anytime soon as snowfall is expected to continue all week. For students who find themselves walking to class on less than ideal walkways, the key is to walk slow and watch the ground in front of them…

Despite being recognized by all 50 states as a crime, victims of stalking may not realize a crime is being committed. Stalking is often minimized and can be unique to college campuses, said Nikki Finnestead, sexual assault services coordinator for Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse…

One of Pullman’s most historic neighborhoods will be recognized this spring with student-designed signs marking what is now known as The North College Hill Historic District. The section of Pullman’s College Hill neighborhood has been on the National Register of Historic Places since November 2006…

Efforts to raise money to fight world hunger and poverty will wrap up this with the Annual CROP Hunger Walk. The 10 kilometer walk, with registration at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, will kick off at 2 p.m. at the Chipman Trail head in Pullman, located off Bishop Boulevard…

The WSU Board of Regents will hold a special meeting for budget requests on Friday. The meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. in French Administration Building Room 442 to consider approval of the Board of Regents’ supplemental budget request to the 2008 Legislature…

Students will have the opportunity to get their cholesterol tested on campus this week in recognition of National Cholesterol Education Month. The Cougar Health Awareness Team and Health and Wellness Services will offer cholesterol testing at The Bookie on Thursday from noon to 3 p…

A manager for the new Palouse Ridge Golf Course has been selected. Bruce Perisho, current general manager of Eureka Golf Course in California and member of the PGA, was chosen by CourseCo, Inc. His duties as manager will begin in April 2008. Perisho will collaborate with course superintendent Todd Lupkes to create a business plan to promote the best in golf instruction and economic development in the region…