The Daily Grind announced Friday that Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters will not take over the chain, and the Pullman coffeehouse will remain locally owned. Just last week, the windows of the Daily Grind and Licks Unlimited downtown were crammed with heartfelt goodbye notes in fluorescent marker…

Some people have great social skills. They know when to laugh, when to listen, and when to be quiet. I am not one of those people. I always seem to say the wrong things to people who are easily offended. Another one of my talents includes turning a perfectly normal conversation into an awkward-fest…

Due to another round of severe budget cuts, WSU is being more selective with enrollment and shutting the door to a portion of this year’s applicants, President Elson S. Floyd said at a news conference Monday morning. The repercussions of the $15 million cut and continued decreases in state funding include a renewed determination by the administration to pursue tuition-setting authority…

Amid the sounds of tinkling glassware and good-natured teasing, Mayor Glenn Johnson and WSU President Elson S. Floyd gave five Greek chapters advice on effective leadership at a dinner Friday evening. The dinner, hosted by Theta Xi, came about after the fraternity approached Johnson and Floyd because they wanted tips on ways to get more involved in the community…

Under ASWSU’s new Good Samaritan policy, students may call for medical attention in situations involving drugs or alcohol without fearing legal repercussions for themselves or their friends. The new policy went into effect April 1, but ASWSU is still trying to get the word out…

MMS Members of Silent Theory have been through hell to keep its band together. In addition to playing the Austin, Texas, music festival South by Southwest and putting out a new demo, the local band can now add an MTV appearance to its rock resume. LOCAL ROOTS The band members hail from the Pullman-Moscow area…

Though journalism is undergoing a drastic upheaval, the future of journalism is not all gloom and doom, said Lawrence Pintak, founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. Pintak moderated the keynote event in the 36th Annual Edward R. Murrow Symposium Tuesday evening in Beasley Coliseum…

Though the Department of Theatre and Dance is slated for termination, department officials and students are fighting tooth and nail to save it. However, university administrators say they are sticking by the decision and phasing out the major. The termination…

Anne Waldman conducts research at strip clubs and sacred Buddhist caves before writing and performing her poems. In a poetry reading and book signing sponsored by the Visual, Performing and Literary Arts Committee, LandEscapes and the English department…

Beaches have become virtual Wal-Marts, where people can find anything plastic that floats, said Captain Charles Moore in his lecture Tuesday in Todd Hall Auditorium. Moore, who discovered the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” trapped in the currents of the North Pacific Ocean…

In the theater program’s latest production, Jesus and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking are one in the same, Elvis is alive, and the apocalypse is next Wednesday. Deborah Zoe Laufer’s dark comedy “End Days” opened Thursday in Daggy Hall. The play centered on a post-9/11 family preparing for the Rapture…

Higher tuition and less financial aid leads to a lack of diversity on campus, said students, poets, and professors at the Education Access Day Wednesday afternoon in the CUB. This theme is the primary message of the event’s sponsor, the Education Access Coalition…

Students will have the chance to show off their painting skills next spring in a mural project headed by artist and activist Amy Bartell. At a forum hosted by GEISORC Monday afternoon in the CUB, Bartell revealed her plans to create a mural with the help of WSU students…

When WSU cut Jackson Shultz’s work-study job, he decided to take action. “It was really troublesome to us because that’s the way I pay for school,” said Jackson, who worked as a clerical assistant for the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures. Frustrated by student apathy and hoping to make WSU affordable for future students…

Lawrence Pintak, founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, will address Islamic stereotypes produced by American media today in CUE 203. The speech will kick off the annual Islamic Awareness Week sponsored by the Muslim Student Association…