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The Cougar Food Pantry is thriving in its Compton Union Building location, almost a year since students created the five-dollar fee to support the pantry. The Cougar Food Pantry is led by Shae McCarron, anthropology and human biology major and AmeriCorps Cougar Food Pantry director. WSU alumnus Cristalina Ramirez said she works at the food pantry,...

WSU senior Sean Doster knew he wanted to study communications and be involved in public policy pretty early on in his life. “I kinda knew I wanted to do communication from the get-go because I’d always been a decent writer,” he said. “A little easier path if I’m good at what I’m doing.” Now, after...

Two applicants applied for the open ASWSU Murrow College senator position after Sean Doster resigned several weeks ago.  Doster, senior strategic communications major, said he resigned because he is graduating in December and is focusing on a full-time internship; he thought it would be smart to give the seat to someone who has more availability...

ASWSU Senators unanimously confirmed Mikayla Makle as president of WSU’s Black Student Union for the third year during a meeting Wednesday.  Despite the virtual environment, Makle said BSU successfully held meetings and various events this past year. BSU reached out to external organizations like the WSU Office of Multicultural Student Services to plan events.  “Throughout our meetings, we definitely did try to be more interactive and bringing on different organizations into our space to ...

ASWSU Senators discussed during a meeting Wednesday that some students may have potentially read the wrong information for a referendum while voting in the ASWSU elections. While filling out her ASWSU election ballot, ASWSU Senator Oluwanifemi “Nife” Shola-Dare said information about the transportation fee was included in the food pantry fee proposal. Another ASWSU Senator experienced something similar. Shola-Dare said she is worried more students were affected and that results for the prop...