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Faculty, graduate assistants, administrators, and staff are welcome to sign up to attend in-person at the Pullman M.G. Carey Senior Ballroom in the Compton Union Building or through live-stream to other sites.

WSU’s 2022 Springfest will feature 24kGoldn as the main performer at 6 p.m. on Friday in the Compton Union Building senior ballroom. “He’s had over 300 million likes on Spotify, so he’s a pretty popular artist. I had heard his music before, and he had a pretty big Spotify following,” said Olivia Burdick, Student Entertainment...

WSU President Kirk Schulz recognized 62 individuals and organizations for their outstanding leadership and service to the university and the community during the President’s Award for Leadership ceremony on April 19

WSU’s Environmental Sustainability Alliance is cleaning up parts of campus from 3-5 p.m. today as part of Earth Week. Stevie Fawcett, sophomore microbiology and Spanish double major, said the event’s purpose is to get rid of litter. This event is the last of the week’s environmental awareness activities. This is the first time this particular event has been...

The Women*s Center, College Assistance Migrant Program and Health Promotion are putting on events that students can join for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. SAAM focuses on creating awareness of people who are survivors of sexual assault, said Women*s Center Director Amy Sharp.  “What’s interesting for us is it’s sexual assault awareness all year round, so really for...

Members of the Services and Activities Fee committee voted to increase the fee from $540 to $559, hoping this 3.5% increase will offset declining tuition rates and rising inflation. The Board of Regents will vote on this increase at the end of the semester, officially setting the fee rate for the 2022-23 school year.  Nineteen...

The ASWSU Senate made a statement at their Wednesday night meeting regarding the recent allegations of homophobic comments made by the executive staff.  The Senate has requested that more serious action is taken so that the individual involved is no longer paid with student money, Pro Tempore Katie Carstens said.  All-Campus Senator Jacob Martinez authored...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is upon us, and multiple organizations are hosting different events to celebrate. The Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Center is working with multiple organizations to host events throughout the month, said Dominique Faga’autau, Office of Student Equity assistant director and AAPI retention counselor. Multiple AAPI clubs helped get Keli’i...

On April 17, the Indian student association will host their long-awaited annual India Night in the Compton Union Building senior ballroom. “I think it’s a feeling of excitement … [India Night] is happening for the first time in two years, and everybody [is] looking forward to it,” said Gurdeep (GS) Raina, graduate student and chief co-worker...

In a recent ASWSU Senate meeting, a large part of the discussion regarded allegedly-homophobic remarks made by a member of the student government. There were a variety of different stances made during the meeting.  Uncertified Sen. Geobanny Pineda Cuevas said not enough has been done to investigate these allegations, and is prepared to go to the...