As the final months, weeks and days of my four years in Pullman dwindle to graduation this upcoming May, I realize there are things I always wanted to do before I left this home and went to another. My solution? Make a bucket list. This column will detail my final adventures of the best four years…

Women and men of all ages and backgrounds gathered in the The Idaho Commons building on Tuesday to learn from two leading experts in the third wave of feminism. Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner, co-authors of the best-selling book “Manifesta: Young Women…

I’d met up with United State of Mind, a Pullman band made up of five guys who laughed and one-upped one another so ridiculously that it made them a pretty likable bunch of guys for just about anyone. But we got down to business, where I learned the guys created United State of Mind randomly about a month ago…

Amid the cuddly kitten and adorable puppy ads that frequent Craigslist Pets, lies a new kind of pet for sale – a long-spined sea urchin. Chris Cordodor, a WSU information systems coordinator, is trying to sell Spike, the sea urchin whom he and his wife have had for three years…

Feminism can have a tough time overcoming its extreme stereotypes, said Lysa Salsbury, program coordinator of the University of Idaho Women’s Center. She does not believe such extremes exist. “Particularly the bra-less banshees came from radical feminism and is totally over-exaggerated…

The Urban Bush Women dance troupe performed Wednesday night to a large mix of people in Beasley Coliseum. The six-woman group from Brooklyn, N.Y., has been performing since 1984 in the U.S. and abroad. The goal of the performance is to educate people about the lives of disenfranchised women through dance…

Pranks have been around for eons, from the Trojan horse that made fools out of Paris and Priam to Orson to the sophomoric plastic-wrapping of the toilet seat. Most of us enjoy pranks, especially when we are the ones who get to laugh. So, in honor of April Fool’s Day…

The Mom’s Weekend Fashion Show, the culmination of the AMT 412 class, was a week and a half away, and the classroom showed it. Apparel, merchandising, design and textiles students sat sporadically at tables lining the wall, gossiping and laughing as they cut out patterns and sewed fabric together to finish the project they had been working on since fall…

Take a step back and a deep breath. Next week will be the extended version of a deep breath while the United Greek Council holds its annual student relaxation week. P.A.U.S.E. Week, as it is called this year, will provide an opportunity for all students to take a moment from their busy schedules and enjoy some of the finer things in life…

Attention jazz enthusiasts. The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is rocking its 42nd consecutive year. And it kicked off with swear words, polygamy and saucy salsa dancing on Wednesday in Moscow. “This is the hallmark event of Idaho,” University of Idaho President Steven Daley-Laursen said…

We were all there celebrating women. The screen didn’t show Carmen Electra or Pamela Anderson; the male frame of mind wasn’t the guiding factor of the film festival that took place Tuesday in Moscow. It was the female perspective, through the eyes of 10 female film-makers…

Waldo and Carmen San Diego have new competition. For the next two weeks, Alpha Delta Pi will host a “Finding Alphie” philanthropy. Alphie, the Alpha Delta Pi lion mascot, is “hidden” somewhere on campus, and everyone is eligible to guess where he is. Though he has no physical presence…

Shavon Hayes knows how important the VIBES conference is for black teenagers across Washington. When she was in high school, the now junior women studies major was not sure college was in her future until she attended the conference at WSU. “I was thinking college was like high school and was work…

Horse owners in need of medical care for their animals can find much needed relief with the WSU Equine Transport Service. For more than 30 years, the WSU Teaching Veterinary Hospital has offered horse transport for those living in Western Washington and unable to take time off of work…

The U.S., in its entirety, consumes two million plastic bottles every five minutes, said Chris Bruce, director of the WSU Museum of Art. The U.S. is also home to nine million children who did not have health care in 2007. Environmental impacts and social issues such as these are the main focus of Chris Jordan’s photography exhibit…