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The Student Entertainment Board is preparing for their upcoming concert featuring Alexander 23 on Tuesday. Director of Concerts Sierra Horon helps choose the artists and works with them to figure out logistics. Overall, she said the entire process from finding an artist and then the actual concert takes up to two months.  “My boss tells...

Abortion and reproductive rights are essential healthcare for all people. No state or court should restrict women’s freedom to choose what to do with their own bodies.  Jan. 22 was the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark court case in which the Supreme Court determined that states’ restrictions on abortions were unconstitutional and...

The Mediterranean- and Greek-inspired restaurant Yia Yia Nikki’s recently signed a five-year lease to open a new location in the Compton Union Building.  Owner Monir Desouky said they hope to open up at the CUB within the next month.  Karee Shaw has been working as the CUB’s director of facilities and operations for the last...

With 2021 having come to a chilly close, we at Slice of Life look forward to 2022 and the opportunity to tell more of your stories. Here’s a look back

From upcycling agricultural waste to cancer research in Tasmanian devils, six projects proposed by WSU researchers received funding from the Palouse Club.

The Cougar Food Pantry has been working from the ground up since its opening in August — and has since served 3,700 visitors at its location in the Compton Union Building. Shae McCarron, junior medical anthropology major, is the food pantry director and has been involved with it since its creation. “The goal is to...

A lot of people have generations of family members who attend the same college. That is exactly the case for WSU alumni Peg and Roger Johnson, who have four generations of Cougars in the family. Peg said she met Roger their sophomore year when they ran into each other in one of the libraries; the...

Fabian Sanchez Mondejar is a member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and a third-year student at Washington State University studying history education and Nativie American studies.

Fabian Sanchez Mondejar is a member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and a third-year student at Washington State University studying history education and Nativie American studies.

October marked another celebration of Pride History month at WSU. The campus movement for LGBTQ awareness dates back about 50 years. In 1970, WSU’s Association for Women Students hosted a panel where one gay man and one lesbian spoke about their first-hand experiences with stereotypes, according to a timeline from WSU Libraries. In the early...