Friends of Bahia Street, a local organization aimed at supporting schooling for girls and young women in Salvador, Brazil, plans to turn books into helpful money. Members of Friends of Bahia Street will be collecting used books from WSU students in the CUB from 10 a…

Despite bleak economic times, GPSA President-elect Jason McConnell holds a bright outlook for the future. McConnell and GPSA Vice President-elect Christy Crudo look to fit the GPSA budget to the needs of the graduate and professional students and increase representation next year…

Students enrolled in WSU’s health insurance program will see a significant overhaul to the current plan next year. For the past year, representatives from the Counseling and Student Health Advisory Committee said they has been active in bringing about change by decreasing premiums…

Students will have the opportunity to learn about the professional world of law today during WSU Pre-Law Day. Pre-Law Day will consist of three panel discussions and a keynote speaker. Debra Stephens, Washington State Supreme Court Justice, will deliver the keynote speech on how law can open up opportunities for public service…

Tucked between the finely tilled hills of the Palouse, the Rose Creek Nature Preserve sits as a remnant of the past. The 12-acre preserve, seven miles northwest of Pullman, was put under direct ownership of the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute last December…

Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a two-year surcharge for state public universities on March 17. The money generated from the surcharge would increase state revenue between $50 to 120 million, said Mike Bogatay, executive director of the Washington Student Lobby…

WSU Extension will showcase three speakers Wednesday in a symposium titled, “Relentless Pursuit of a Healthier World.” The symposium will be held at the CUB auditorium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will also be broadcast to WSU urban campuses and extension centers in Spokane…

The common phrase “shoot for the stars” seems cliche in the case of senior physics major Sarah Myers. But in every sense of the phrase, she is doing just that. Myers, 26, has secured an impressive resume. She serves as a NASA student ambassador and hopes to one day be an astronaut…

As WSU waits to find out the magnitude of the budget cut it will face, members in WSU extension programs, including 4-H, fear the worst. “I’m not sure how the cuts will play out across the state, but it’s obviously a very potential and tremendous budget cut…

Pullman and Salvador, Brazil, are vastly different. Contrary to the residence halls, fraternities, apartments and houses that make up Pullman, 80 percent of Salvador’s population live in shanty-town style slums. Bahia Street International and Friends of Bahia Street plan to make life in Salvador better…

The 11th annual Coug Day at the Capitol, hosted by ASWSU, will allow WSU students to get a taste of politics in Olympia. The event will run from Sunday to Tuesday. The fifty students who signed up will get to talk with state officials about matters such as financial aid and tuition…

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., a Pullman-based power systems company, is determined to continue creating smart grid technology to make electricity more efficient and safer. The electric current in the grid starts at a dam. It then flows on high voltage lines to a substation…

Recent downturns in the economy have not equated to decreases in financial aid services for students. The economic stimulus package passed by Congress on Jan. 28 plans to give $150 billion to education. A portion of that money will go toward grants for college students…

Potential engineering students could have a greater selection of universities to choose from in the state of Washington thanks to a new bill. The bill plans on “eliminating the exclusive authority of the University of Washington and Washington State University to offer certain engineering courses…

Budgets cuts run deep, not just at WSU, but also at the other five public universities in Washington. Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed a 12 to 13 percent budget reduction for Washington universities. In March, the Legislature will determine its budget forecast…