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ASWSU calls for Pac-12 to stand with ASUU
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ASWSU senators Malvin Malai-Harrison, left, Melissa Torres, middle, and Donavyn Velez-Fucal listen during the meeting on Wednesday at the CUB. The Senate discussed how Utah filed a motion to dismiss the McCluskey lawsuit.
Associated Students of the University of Utah passed resolution stating disappointment toward the school
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By Jakob Thorington Evergreen reporter
he ASWSU Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night in response to the University of Utah filing a motion to dismiss the $56 million lawsuit filed in June by Lauren
McCluskey’s parents, Jill and Matt McCluskey, WSU professors. It calls for accountability from the University of Utah for failing to protect Lauren McCluskey. The resolution was sponsored by the entire Senate and supports the Associated Students of
the University of Utah’s (ASUU) expression of disappointment and concern over how the administration has responded. ASWSU is also calling for support from each student Senate at Pac-12 universities to stand with ASUU. On Sept. 24, ASUU passed a resolution stating they were disappointed in the language used in the university’s motion to
dismiss the lawsuit. The resolution also stated their concern with the university stating its police department has no legal responsibility to protect students when threats involve parties not related to the university. The resolution will be sent to WSU administration, Jill and Matt McCluskey, the University See McCluskey Page 8
AGRICULTURE
New spray to prevent frost damage for days Product tested in Yakima Valley, TriCities orchards By Shanel Haynes Evergreen reporter
Professors at the WSU Tri-Cities campus are developing a biorenewable spray that prevents frost damage on crops for about 72 hours. Qin Zhang, professor and director of the WSU Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, said the project aims to reduce frost damage affecting crops during spring. Xiao Zhang, associate professor of chemical engineering, with other faculty, formulated a nanocrystal solution in 2018 that was used to develop the new frost spray, Qin said. Changki Mo, associate professor of mechanical engineering, said farmers who grow fruits on trees usually use a heater or a wind turbine to prevent
frost in the spring. Heaters used by farmers are common and not environmentally friendly, he said. Deb Pehrson, farm manager for the R.B. Tukey Horticulture Orchard, said weather affects the orchard year-round. “Springtime is when bloom time is, and so if we have frost during bloom, it can send off the whole crop or parts of the crop,” Pehrson said. “We can’t grow peaches very well in this area because peaches are highly affected by the frost.” She said the fruit grown on the orchard can also serve different purposes. “We supply fruit to any research projects here on or off campus that need it and any surplus fruit we sell to the general public,” Pehrson said. She has been working with the Tukey Orchard for COURTESY OF WSU TRI-CITIES about 30 years. She said the One of the project researchers tests the biorenewable spray, which is in its second See Frost Page 8
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year of development. The spray serves as an insulator and delays ice crystallization.
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Upgrade ideas shared
Cookie Monster strikes again
Cougars vs. Cardinal
An open house was held to discuss renovations for downtown Pullman.
Girl Scout Claire McEwen sold over 1,500 boxes of cookies since 2015 to fund her trips to camp.
WS U s o cce r p l ays N o. 2 S t a n ford University tonight in California.
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Community Calendar Friday 10/4 P l ay v i d e o g a m e s d u r i n g c o f f e e h o u r. Sta r tin g at 3 p . m . , WS U I nte rn atio n a l Pro g ra ms will h os t a cof fe e h o u r th at fe atu re s vid e o g a m e s to p lay. Th e o rg a nizatio n will p rovid e Play Statio n 4 , N inte n d o Switch a n d Wii U co nsole s to p lay o n . This eve nt is f re e a n d will ta ke p la ce in th e C o m pto n U nio n B uildin g in ro o m L4 6 .
Saturday 10/5 Inaugural race raises funds for safety, welfare, athletics. Beginning at 9 a.m., the Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety will take place. This event looks to raise funds for campus safety, animal welfare and amateur athletics. Online registration is closed but those interested in participating can still register at Birch & Barley on Oct. 4 3-7 p.m. and on Oct. 5 at 7:45 a.m. at Mary’s Park, prior to the race. More information can be found at the Lauren McCluskey Foundation website. This event is open to the public and located at Mary’s Park. To submit, email events to meditor@dailyevergreen.com. Preference will be given to events that are free and open to the public or are hosted by an RSO, and must include time, date and place.
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Daily Police Log Tuesday B u r g l a r y/ I n t r u s i o n A l a r m NE Roundtop Drive, 8:09 a.m. Officer responded to an alarm caused by an accidental activation.
Civil Calls S Grand Avenue, 1:52 p.m. Officer responded to a landlord and tenant dispute over heating issues.
Civil Calls NW Fisk Street, 6:22 p.m. Officer responded to reporting party Ac c i d e n t N o n - I n j u r y NW Davis Way & NW Park West Dr, 8:41 a.m. receiving unwanted gifts. Officer responded to a two vehicle Noise Complaint non-injury accident. NE Brandi Way, 9:09 p.m. Report of subjects running and yelling. S t ra y A n i m a l s Officer responded and contacted NE Providence Court, 8:47 a.m. residents. Report of a stray dog. Officer responded and was unable to catch it. Illegal Burning NE Brandi Way, 9:38 p.m. Tra f f i c O f f e n s e - R o a d R a g e Officer responded to a resident burning SE Fairmount Road, 10:26 a.m. items off of their balcony. Resident Report of aggressive drivers. Officer contacted and warned. responded and issued warnings. Code Violations NE Duncan Lane, 10:34 a.m. Officer responded for trash cans being left out. Resident contacted.
Malicious Mischief E Main Street, 10:03 p.m. Report of subjects throwing eggs. Officer responded and was unable to locate subjects.
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Domestic Dispute NE Terre View Drive, 10:55 p.m. Officers responded for an argument and damaged door.
Code Violations NE Duncan Lane, 10:36 a.m. Officer responded for trash cans being left out. Resident contacted.
Civil Calls NE Colorado Street, 11:35 p.m. Officer responded to an upset female who wanted to use the male bathroom.
Malicious Mischief NE Hillside Drive, 10:49 a.m. Report of vehicle damage. Officer responded.
Parking Problem NE B Street, 11:46 p.m. Report of a vehicle blocking a driveway. Officer responded and issued a ticket.
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Consulting firm holds master plan discussion
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Brian Douglas Scott, principal of BDS Planning & Urban Design, explains the components of the masterplan aimed at renovating the downtown area business to attendees during a meeting at the Gladish Community and Cultural Center.
Residents, city officials discuss plan to make downtown more lively By George Eralil Evergreen reporter
Residents and city council officials gathered to hear plans for renovations to Pullman’s downtown area at the Gladish Community and Cultural Center on Wednesday. BDS Planning & Urban Design is developing the masterplan in partnership with Framework, E.D. Hovee & Company and
Welch Comer. Brian Douglas Scott, principal of BDS planning and urban design, said the final draft of the masterplan is expected to be completed by February 2020. Scott said the area of focus for the plan is an oval region extending from the Gladish Community and Cultural Center to the Brelsford WSU Visitors Center. The renovations involve improvements that will help fulfill the city’s goal for a lively and successful downtown, he said. He said this involves bringing together and better promoting all the existing businesses and insti-
tutions in the downtown area. The masterplan will also seek to protect these existing businesses by recommending zoning updates and laying out guidelines for future changes in the downtown area. “The first major move is to connect, protect and add to the gems,” Scott said. Philip Boyd, principal engineer and president of Welch Comer, said the second move is centered around making downtown more centric and accessible to people. This includes providing diagonal back-in parking spots on Olson Street
and Main Street. Boyd said the move also aims to improve biking accessibility around Pullman by connecting existing trails. The masterplan could have provisions for overhead “hawk” stoplights at major crosswalks and underpass options to facilitate pedestrian and bicycle movement. “That could be an economic engine for Pullman,” Boyd said, “if [Pullman] becomes the epicenter of biking on the Palouse.” Lesley Bain, principal and cofounder of Framework said the masterplan would provide for the creation of more public spaces.
She also proposed the concept of a “cultural connector,” a pathway extending from the back of the theater in downtown to the train depot where people can put up art and other displays. “It is the kind of wonderful thread in a town that can make a huge difference in how it functions,” Bain said. Scott said a key part of the plan is the leadership initiative, which would involve collaboration between businesses and hiring a Main Street manager who would oversee the implementation of the plan.
Guest explains causes of political polarization Critical theorist says right-wing paranoia stems from fears By Cameron Sheppard Evergreen reporter
The Foley Institute hosted the head of the philosophy department of Pennsylvania State University, Amy Allen, to discuss how psychoanalysis theories apply to right-wing populism and political polarization in countries like the U.S. Allen said psychoanalysis can offer critical theorists welldeveloped theories to understand political movements, such as the authoritarian populist rise occurring in many countries in Europe as well as America. She said the danger with using psychoanalysis is that critical theorists tend to condescendingly characterize political ideologies they disagree with
as abnormal. Allen said it can be problematic when critical theorists present themselves as more mature, autonomous and righteous than their political opponents. She said the dismissive approach to explaining rightwing populism is wrong and counterproductive. She said populism is reacting to a real crisis. “Right-wing populists do have genuine grievances which deserve to be validated,” she said. Allen used psychoanalysis theories pioneered by psychologist Melanie Klein to help explain and understand rightwing populist perspectives. Klein outlined two psychological positions that people tend to transition to and from throughout their lives. These two positions are heavily related to infant development but ROLAND HUIE | THE DAILY EVERGREEN manifest themselves throughout Amy Allen, Pennsylvania State University philosophy department head, See Populism Page 8
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‘Cookie Monster’ earns hundreds of dollars By Rachel Koch Evergreen reporter
Claire McEwen, 11, is a Girl Scout with a reputation. After selling over 1,500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies since 2015, her troop members nicknamed her “The Cookie Monster.” Claire, who first joined the Girl Scouts six years ago, likes the nickname, she said.
also goes to Just the 2 of Us, which is at
to participate in camp activities for a week- from one to four over the years, Claire said. end. Power said that without her outgoing per-
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It’s really nice to spend some time with her and enjoy the various activities with her Jean-Sabin McEwen
“I love a lot of Girl Scout cookies, so some-
Claire’s father
times loving your product makes it easier to
sonality, Claire would likely struggle with selling cookies because she is an older Girl Scout. However, Claire’s age has also benefitted her. “With the younger Girl Scouts, some of them are a little shy and aren’t used to talking with customers,” Power said. Girl Scouts help girls in seventh grade and
For the past three years, Jean-Sabin up earn $0.50 per box toward college or trade McEwen, Claire’s father, has gone to the school scholarships, Power said, so Claire is
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She pays for two seperate camps for herself. That’s hundreds of dollars that she earns Deidrea Power Claire’s mother
camp with her, he said. “It’s a lot of fun,” McEwen said. “It’s
also working towards a higher education. Claire participates in a variety of activities
really nice to spend some time with her, and outside of the Girl Scouts, such as volleyI enjoy the various activities with her. It’s a ball, tennis, basketball and playing trumpet, beautiful place.”
McEwen said. However, Claire decided to take
McEwen said he felt slightly uncomfortable a step back from other activities to focus more the first year he went to Just the 2 of Us with on schoolwork.
Claire’s mother, Deidrea Power-McEwen, Claire because the other girls had brought their attributes her daughter’s success in selling mothers, and he was the only dad there. The Girl Scout troop wouldn’t exist withcookies to her ability to approach customers, out the support of Power said. the parents, Claire “Motivation, I think, is really a key goal said. because when you have a good motive, it’s Willing parents such as easier to push forward,” Claire said. Power volunClaire said her current goal is to make teer their time, enough money from selling cookies to go to effort and someCamp Four Echoes, a Girl Scout camp near times garages Coeur d’Alene Lake. She has paid her own in the name way from the cookie funds for several of the years. troop. “I have never paid for this kid to go
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sell it,” Claire said.
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“You can’t see our garage,” Power said. “It’s
Camp Four Echoes, and allows Girl Scouts to just cookies as far as the eye can see.” bring a parent or other adult of their choice The number of volunteer parents has grown
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11-year-old Claire McEwen pays her own way through two summer camps
Sometimes loving your product makes it easier to sell it Claire McEwen Girl Scout
“We’ve had to encourage her to kind of relax a little bit,” Power said. “She needs to focus on her schoolwork.” Claire enjoys being a Girl Scout because of the experiences and the new friends she has
self,” Power said. “She pays for two sepa-
made, she said. Claire’s parents also found their niche through their daughter’s Girl Scout troop, Power said. “A lot of girls are blessed with large fami-
rate camps for herself. That’s hundreds
lies in the area,” she said. “We’re implants.
of dollars that she earns through this.”
We don’t have that, so it’s given us a sense
to camp, not because we don’t want to, but for her. She wants to do it her-
Aside from Camp Four Echoes, Claire
of community.”
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Graduate student midfielder Averie Collins challenges Oregon State defense on Sept. 28 at the Lower Soccer Field.
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By Jaclyn Seifert Evergreen reporter
o. 14 WSU soccer will play No. 2 Stanford Cardinal at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Stanford, California. “Stanford is the best of the best and has been the best of the best for a while … against Stanford, every move counts,” head coach Todd Shulenberger said in an interview with WSU. WSU (8-1-0,1-0-0) will take on the four-time defending Pac-12 champions. Stanford (8-1-0, 1-0-0) leads the NCAA in goals per game (3.78), points per game (11.78), shots per game (23.44) and shots on goal per game (11.33). Nine of the last 10 matches between WSU and Stanford ended within one goal. WSU is ranked eighth in offense scoring 2.78
goals per game against top-ranked Stanford scoring 3.78 per game. Stanford has 34 goals this season while WSU has 25. Both teams have only allowed eight goals all season. In an interview with WSU, Shulenberger said that the WSU
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Catarina Macario, who won the MAC Hermann Trophy and was TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year in 2018, enters the week as the nation’s leader in points and goals per game. Graduate student midfielder Averie Collins scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the game against OSU. Collins transferred from Stanford.
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WSU soccer team travels to compete against two top 25 opponents in Northern California
Stanford is the best of the best and has been the best of the best for a while ... against Stanford, every move counts Todd Shulenberger
offense plans to stay consistent. “It’s not just Morgan Weaver scoring every goal. We are doing a great job across the board,” Shulenberger said in an interview with WSU. He said if a team in the Pac-12 conference is not sharp, beating the Cardinal will not work. Stanford’s junior forward
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“Obviously those are some of my best friends as well … and I am definitely really excited,” Collins said in the post-game interview against Oregon State. In the post-game interview, she said she is excited to show her Cardinal teammates what the Cougars have in Pullman.
In an interview with WSU, Shulenberger said that he is sure Stanford is excited too. “[Collins] is such a great human being, and so are the Stanford girls, so I know her teammates will appreciate her coming back to play,” Shulenberger said in an interview with WSU. In the post-game interview against Oregon State, Weaver said that her team is going to look at Stanford as just another game. After Stanford, WSU will face No. 20 Cal at noon Sunday in Berkeley, California. “This Cal team is scary hot … they have always been one of the best in this conference as well so we will worry about them Sunday,” Shulenberger said in an interview with WSU. The games can be viewed on the Pac-12 Network. The game against Stanford will start at 8 p.m. Thursday, and the game against Cal will start at noon on Sunday.
Open season f o r W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e t e n n i s Cougs host eight teams from four different conferences By Shayne Taylor Evergreen reporter
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Then-freshman Savanna Ly-Nguyen hits the tennis ball back towards her opponent on March 31 at the Outdoor Tennis Courts. The game against Arizona resulted in a 6-1 win for the Cougars.
WSU tennis will open its season hosting the Cougar Classic on Friday through Sunday at the Outdoor Tennis Courts. The event will start at 10 a.m. each day and conclude on Sunday evening. The Cougar Classic host nine teams representing five different conferences. Boise State and Utah State are from the Mountain West Conference. Eastern Washington, Montana, Montana State and Idaho are in the Big Sky Conference. See Tennis Page 6
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Tennis | Continued from Page 5 Seattle will represent the Western Athletic Conference. Gonzaga is in the West Coast Conference, and WSU is in the Pac-12. Senior Melisa Ates said she is confident going into the match, and her expectations are that the team puts its best foot forward. “I definitely think we are the best team,” Ates said. “I expect a Cougar tennis player to win every draw.”
Ates said the key to following up on that mindset is to carry over the hard work they have put into every practice thus far. She said she is pleased with her teammates’ efforts to this point. “We need to bring it to the court on match day,” she said. Both Ates and sophomore Savanna Ly-Nguyen said that this mindset comes from head coach Lisa Hart, who stays positive with the team and contin-
ues to explain the importance of not looking back. “Lisa is definitely a role model for all of us,” Ates said. “She doesn’t look at us as athletes. We are more like family.” Ly-Nguyen said there is plenty of excitement going into the Cougar Classic and the season as a whole. One of the things she is looking forward to the most this season is the maturity and talent level of the three freshmen
on the team, she said. Hart said all nine members of the roster have stepped up, and she is as optimistic as her team is for the Cougar Classic. “I think everybody has led in their own way and have really helped the freshmen get to a point where they are pretty comfortable now,” Hart said. Hart said Ates is taking a leadership role on the team. “She is playing her very best tennis right now,” Hart
said. “I am really optimistic that she is going to have an amazing year.” Although both Ates and Ly-Nguyen want a member of WSU’s team to win every draw, Hart said that remembering to leave the past behind will be the key to a great match and a great season. The first day of the Cougar Classic begins at 10 a.m. on Friday at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts in Pullman.
WSU volleyball travels to Los Angeles
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Senior libero Alexis Dirige waits for the serve from the University of Washington on Sept. 25 at Bohler Gym.
By Jakob Thorington Evergreen reporter
The No. 24 Cougars will head down to Los Angeles this weekend for a two-game road trip against the UCLA Bruins and the University of Southern California Trojans. WSU will seek to extend its three-game win streak against UCLA (7-4, 2-0) at 6 p.m. on Friday in Pauley Pavilion. The Cougars (12-2, 1-1) will remain in L.A. to play their second game against USC (7-5, 1-1) at noon on Sunday in the Galen Center. WSU heads into the weekend after a loss to Cal in Berkley on Saturday. They stayed with Cal until the fifth set when Cal defeated them 15-4. Head coach Jen Greeny said she was not sure what to expect from the team entering conference play last week but was proud of their first conference win of the season against Washington. “If we’re able to play a little bit better and get our offense going, I think we can do some good things in the Pac-12,” she said.
“It’s been a crazy start for everybody in this conference.” She said it is a challenge to improve the skills of each player and learn to play as a unit. It is also difficult to prepare and scout upcoming opponents in a competitive conference. The Bruins look to keep their two-match win streak alive against WSU after defeating USC and ASU last week. The Trojans are coming off a win against
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Cougs on road again, played 10 away games so far this season
It’s been a crazy start for everyone in this conference Jen Greeny head coach
Arizona on Saturday but will play Washington on Friday before facing WSU on Sunday. In the match against Cal, redshirt senior middle blocker Jocelyn Urias tied her careerhigh with 18 kills and recorded five blocks, marking her statistical best match of the season. The next two matches mean another road trip for the Cougars. Greeny said she has felt like the team has been on the road all season. Out of the 14
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Freshman outside hitter Pia Timmer goes up for the spike against the University of Washinton on Sept. 25 at Bohler Gym. The Cougars defeated the Huskies 3-1. games, WSU has played four of them in Pullman. “It’s quite the start to the Pac-12 season. It’s tough to be on the road as well,” she said. “It’ll turn around at the end of Pac-12 play, and we’ll be home
a little bit more.” Against USC, the Cougars split the two games in the 2018 season. WSU will play both the Bruins and Trojans again on Nov. 1 and Nov. 3 respectively in Pullman.
The match against UCLA is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday in the Pauley Pavilion. Against USC, the match will begin noon Sunday in the Galen Center. Both games can be viewed on the Pac-12 networks.
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Michael Wolcott, NARA co-director, discusses the importance of the project and the continued research of biofuels for the security of our environment, Monday afternoon at the PACCAR Environmental Technology Building. are put into slash piles, which how fuel is produced. are burned and emit carbon. “It’s a very lengthy, expenThe residuals are converted into sive process to get a fuel certibiofuel. fied for meeting the standard,” Wolcott said. Cavalieri, NARA direcBiofuels [are] inherently a risky business. tor,Ralph said one main concern was those benefits really occur in rural removing forest material that would disrupt the environment. areas that are near the feedstock Wolcott said NARA assessed co-director Michael Wolcott sustainability in three angles: structure of the plant itself. We He said the fuel NARA devel- economic, environmental and then take that carbon struc- oped was created in partner- social. They found that bioreture and make it into a fuel, ship with Gevo, a renewable fineries that use forest residuals which is burned and released chemicals and advanced bio- would benefit the environment back again.” fuels company. Lab tests were and produce more jobs. When forest stands are har- conducted to ensure the fuel “Biofuels [are] inherently a vested, some of the residuals met the standards set by ASTM risky business,” he said. “Those are left on-site to help fertilize International, an organization benefits really occur in rural the area, Wolcott said. Some that develops regulations for areas that are near the feedstock oil or natural gas. “Plant absorbs the CO2 from the atmosphere,” he said. “It’s used to produce the carbon
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WSU research is being used to develop a biofuel refinery in Washington state that will convert forest residuals, like branches left after trees are harvested, into fuel. Chris Whitworth, director of project development for Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC (NWABF), said the facility will produce sustainable aviation fuel, which will benefit the region’s economy and environment. Delta Air Lines, in partnership with NWABF, is investing $2 million to assess the biofuel refinery project’s feasibility, according to Delta’s press release. Whitworth said Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) is a WSU project that established the availability and sustainability of forest residuals in the region. The forest residuals would be the main source for the facility’s raw material, or “feedstock,” which will be converted into fuel. NARA uggested two sites where a biofuel refinery facility could be situated, he said. NWABF used this information to select Aberdeen, Washington, as the refinery’s location. Carol Sim, assistant director of the Aviation Sustainability Center at WSU, said NARA’s research was integral in assessing the facility’s economic viability. “The really big concern in making alternative fuels, in general, is making sure that you have a consistent and reliable feedstock,” Sim said. “You don’t want to invest in a very large facility and then find that you can only make fuel for a couple of years.” Michael Wolcott, NARA codirector and WSU Regents professor, said the carbon in the fuel they developed was taken from biological sources, rather than geological sources such as
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tects tree fruits and crops, he said. Researchers want growers to understand that the spray will not harm crops. Mo said the spray material has a low conductive rate, which allows for it to serve as an insulator. The team also found that the spray delays the
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frost impact on the orchard changes each year. “If there was a way to minimize frost problems, that would be great,” she said. The spray is in its second year of development. Testing the spray has taken place in a few different places includ-
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ing the Yakima Valley and the WSU experimental orchard in Tri-Cities, Qin said. The testing received positive results. Mo said they will continue to test the spray in other orchards this year. The biggest challenge has been making growers understand how the material pro-
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crystallization of ice. He said the team hopes to keep running tests on the spray, especially when it comes to longevity. The team’s next steps include contacting manufacturers to produce more material and increasing COURTESY OF DEB PEHRSON the variety of tree fruits they Cherry blossom trees at the R.B. Turkey Horticulture Orchard on Terre View Drive. test on.
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peoples’ lives. The first is the paranoidschizoid position, characterized by high-persecutory or paranoid attitudes of distrust. Allen said these paranoid attitudes are represented by right-wing populists in America because of fears of being left behind by globalization or fears of being disadvantaged by immigrants. This position is not regressive, but rather a way of relating one’s self to others in periods of extreme stress and anxiety, she said.
Martian said it is diffiof Utah administration, ASUU and other Pac-12 university cult to read tweets from Jill
a depressive mode requires a new understanding of democratic deliberation. “Deliberation not to change people’s views but rather to change their views of others and others’ views,” Allen said. “This does not mean withholding judgments about racism and misogyny but trying to understand, not justify, why people hold such views.” Allen said a mature political view is one that accepts loss and trade-offs.
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For no one to take accountability and for the people in charge to say, ‘It wasn’t on us’ is horrifying Hannah Martian
student governments. “They failed this young woman so terribly,” said ASWSU Senator Hannah Martian. “I felt like we could ask other Pac-12 institutions for support and if nothing else, it brings light to this issue.”
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Allen said this psychological position often leads to political polarization as people tend to demonize opponents and idealize power. She said President Donald Trump is good at exploiting this persecutory anxiety and using it to fuel political polarization. The other psychological position is the depressive position. Allen said this one accepts a more integrated experience of self and is more comfortable with ambivalence and uncertainty. Allen said moving politics into
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McCluskey. “It is so devastating to read Jill’s tweets — I can’t imagine a loss like that,” Martian said. “For no one to take accountability and for the people in charge to say, ‘It wasn’t on us’ is horrifying.”