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MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 2019
Dog lovers, pups gather at annual Mutt Strutt
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Four out of a group of 10 basset hounds indulge on puppy frappes upon arrival at the 11th Annual Mutt Strutt on Saturday at Reaney Park. Proceeds from the event will go toward Pooch Park, the only off-leash dog park in Whitman County. See page 4 for the full story.
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ESPN crew took over space meant for those with disabilities
Earthquake presentation to be held on Monday
Student raises issue with campus accessibility By Jakob Thorington Evergreen reporter
From staff reports
On the Sept. 21 game against UCLA, senior clarinet player Alex Kelley stepped onto the field in Martin Stadium to lead a group of students from the WSU Access Center. Kelley, a student who is himself registered with the Access Center, was there with the other students to celebrate diversity at the WSU Marching Band’s halftime performance. “They were all super excited,” Kelley said. “Not many people have the chance to go onto the field.” What Kelley didn’t know was that at the same moment, ESPN’s production crew was using several of the accessible parking spots nearby. The crew set up along Troy Lane in between the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and Wilson-Short Hall, using up all seven accessibility spaces closest to the Compton Union Building. Kelley doesn’t use the spaces himself, but said he was disappointed to see the parking spots meant for people with disabilities taken over by the production crew. “I know it’s kind of a dif-
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ESPN vehicles and equipment are surrounded by metal barricades and situated on accessibility parking spaces Sept. 20 at the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall. ficult thing to set up,” Kelley said. “But it’s insensitive to the people who need to park there.” Shawn Deeds, senior associate director of athletics capital projects, events and facility operations, said this situation was not an issue until the art museum asked the university to change the parking layout. Previously, production crews
from ESPN or FOX parked in front of the art museum near its entrance, Deeds said. Deeds coordinated with Pullman Fire Marshals and officials from the museum, the CUB and WSU Transportation Services to change the location to its current spot. Deeds said it is hard to predict how much space produc-
tion crews will need because he doesn’t know what kind of vehicles the crews will bring in. “Sometimes we don’t know what’s happening until the day they come,” he said. WSU Access Adviser Davi Kallman said the Access Center was not notified by Transportation Services and
Washington Emergency Management staff and WSU Police will host an informational event about earthquake and other natural disaster safety precautions in collaboration with Whitman County Emergency Management. The free event will happen from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education in Room 203. Maximilian Dixon, one of the featured speakers and Hazards and Outreach Program Supervisor for the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division, will be discussing earthquake early warning signs and said he encourages everyone to attend. Dixon said he is passionate about this topic not only because it is his job, but because he wants to make sure people are informed on what they can do to protect themselves. “Most importantly, I want to save as many lives as possible because we do have natural hazards all over the state,” he said. “I just want to make sure we are doing the best we can do.”
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Mac and cheese forever
Family fleece business
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WSU researchers found a way to increase the shelf life and hope to reach out to NASA.
Local alpaca farm owner Katie Dwinkle wants visitors to experience the farm, the fleece and the fun.
Volleyball, football and swimming lost this weekend, but cross country did OK.
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Community Calendar Monday 9/30 Earthquake preparedness in Washington addressed. Starting at 6 p.m., the Washington Emergency Management Division and Washington Geological Survey will have a presentation to teach residents what to do in the event of an earthquake. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about early warning systems, how fault lines work and why ‘drop, cover and hold on’ is the best protective action. More information can be found at their website. This event is free and open to the public, and located at the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education in room 203.
Monday 9/30 Palouse People series continues. Beginning at 7 p.m., the Pullman Depot Heritage Center will host the next part of the Palouse People series. Kathy Meyer, codirector of the Pullman Depot Heritage Center and former ‘schoolmarm’ at the Jones Schoolhouse will be the speaker for “Readin’, ‘Ritin’, & ‘Rithmetic: One Room Schools in Whitman County.” This event is free and open to the public, and located at the Pullman Depot Heritage Center in the Freight Room. 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 Friday Accident Non-Injury E Main Street, 7:48 a.m. Officer responded to a rear-end collision with two vehicles. Malicious Mischief NE Valley Road, 11:58 a.m. Officer advised of malicious mischief report. Other Law Enforcement Calls SE Kamiaken Street, 2:09 p.m. A drop box exists in the foyer of the Pullman Police Department for the use of the public to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. Drugs collected and sealed for destruction. Abandoned Vehicle NW Lamont Drive, 2:16 p.m. Report of an abandoned vehicle parked on the street, up on blocks, with damage from a previous accident. Officer responded. The vehicle was chalked and tagged for 96 hours.
Controlled Substance Problem NE Westwood Drive, 9:01 p.m. Officer responded to a report of people smoking marijuana in a vehicle with their dog. The unoccupied vehicle was located and no odor of marijuana was detected.
Saturday Noise Complaint NE Valley Road, 1:11 a.m. Report of a noise complaint. Officer responded and was unable to locate any noise. Abandoned Vehicle SE Crestview Street, 8:49 a.m. Officer responded to the report of an abandoned vehicle. Utility Problem NE Terre View Drive, 5:58 p.m. Report of a flooding. Officer responded. Animal Noise Complaint NE Valley Road, 7:08 p.m. Report of a barking dog. Officer responded.
Traffic Violation SW Golden Hills Drive, 4:16 p.m. Sunday Officer responded to a report of a traffic violation but was unable to locate Accident Non-Injury NE Stadium Way, 1:12 a.m. the vehicle. Pullman Police requested case for a noninjury accident. WSU Police responded Stray Animals for an agency assist. NW Irving Street, 5:18 p.m. Report of dogs running loose in the area. Officer responded but was unable Noise Complaint SE Latah Street, 2:05 a.m. to locate any dogs that were not with their owner. Officer responded to a noise complaint.
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Scientists increase shelf life of mac and cheese
Project extends food’s preservation to five years if refrigerated By Loren Negron Evergreen reporter
WSU researchers increased the shelf life of macaroni and cheese to three years by using sterilization and coating technologies. Shyam Sablani, Biological Systems Engineering associate professor and director of the project, said the project began in 2016. Five graduate students are working on this project. He said his team received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture in December 2015. They applied in 2013 but did not receive funding. In 2014, they reapplied and were awarded funds. However, the review process took nine months. The research team is collaborating with Bowling Green State University and with four polymer-processing companies, Sablani said. They are also working with WSU Regents’ professor Juming Tang, co-director of the project. Tang developed a microwaveassisted sterilization system (MATS) to sterilize food products, Sablani said. Food is packaged and sterilized in plastic because metal products do not work with microwaves. Because of the volume metric heating of microwaves, the sterilization process is shorter compared to conventional steam heating. Sablani said the plastic packaging films required many modifications. “Before we started doing research, we found that these plastic films allowed a lot of transmission of gases: oxygen and water vapor,” he said. “If the oxygen goes in, it reacts with the food.”
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Several food samples sit in an incubator used for testing at one of the laboratories in Hulbert Hall. The plastic films they currently use are coated with metal oxide, Sablani said. This type of coating acts as a barrier and absorbs oxygen. It protects the film and prevents oxygen from ruining the shelf life of food. Sablani said this metal oxide coating in the plastic films initially did not perform well. When his group tested it, they found cracks on the packaging films. Oxygen can enter through those cracks, which meant the coating was failing.
The polymer-processing companies they work with redesigned their plastic films and coating technology based on the researchers’ feedback, he said. It took multiple tests before the metal oxide-coated packaging films performed successfully. Sablani said his team’s contribution is mostly based on improving the coating process and technology by testing the products using MATS. A thirdparty lab in Seattle is performing microbiological evaluations on
the products and certifies whether the food is safe to eat. WSU researchers are also working with the U.S. Army, Sablani said. “They are interested in processing military rations using new technology, microwave sterilization technology, which Tang has developed,” he said. “They are also interested to see the right packaging, which can keep this food high-quality for three years.” Sablani said his team uses
accelerated shelf life testing where they store food products at 100 degrees Fahrenheit for six months. If the food is still good, then it means the food product will be good for three years at room temperature. A nine-month storage is equivalent to about five years. Juhi Patel, a graduate student and one of the researchers involved, said they received their macaroni and cheese ingredients from the U.S. Army. They See Research Page 7
WSU weather station hires expert to help farmers New meteorologist to work with growers in Mount Vernon, WA By Sydney Brown Evergreen reporter
A meteorologist hired at AgWeatherNet is helping reorganize weather stations across the state of Washington to help growers of any size. Meteorologist Jon Contezac started at the Mount Vernon AgWeatherNet station a few weeks ago and said his job has mostly involved fall maintenance for the other weather stations. Before Contezac, there was only one weather station in Washington, said AgWeatherNet director David Brown, who worked as a soil scientist before taking the director position in November 2018. Now, the director of the weather conglomerate plans to establish meteorologists to fill the services gap between places like Vancouver and the Washington peninsula. “It’s a big job just trying to get reorganized,” Contezac said. Contezac got his Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology and then his master’s at San Jose State University. He became skilled in instrumentation in wildfire and how these fires affected atmosphere dynamics. Later, he took up a job in Oklahoma at a weather station,
mostly working with Western U.S. communications between the outlets. After a few years, Contezac decided he wanted to be closer to his family in Whatcom County and started as a maintenance worker at AgWeatherNet. The main challenge he’ll face as the new, and first, meteorologist will be the difficulty of Washington terrain, Contezac said. Brown said the complicated and vast topography complicates the weather patterns in the state, so having one station simply won’t work for small farmers who live large distances from it. “It’s a really complex, diverse state,” Contezac said. Brown said the decision to fill the role at the weather station came from a number of reasons, but mostly the desire to offer more resources to smaller farmers who don’t live right next to a weather station. As homegrown agriculture and small, organic farms have sprouted west of the Cascades, it’s cultivated an interest in water quality, different pest control tools and a need to know about changing weather patterns, he said. “If we want to work with growers in that region, we have to work with researchers about those systems and their needs,” Brown said. “We can’t work with growers without working with people who know that region there.”
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David Brown, AgWeatherNet director, says the position was created mainly from a desire to increase resources for small farmers not located close to a weather station. Contezac and Brown have to travel for their job right now as AgWeatherNet undergoes its reorganization, but Brown said this will change once winter gives Contezac time to collaborate with researchers and work on the other part of his job —
community outreach. Brown said although it seems trivial, the world of data science and developed farming techniques could help agriculture across the state. In fact, he said data science like what he specialized in as a soil scientist is active-
ly changing the farming world as it is today. By the time they finish hiring, Brown said there will be five meteorologists on staff for the region. “Everybody loves the weather,” Brown said, laughing.
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Fraternity hosts first ever Hype Knight The Ensminger Pavilion pulsed with music and celebration Saturday evening at Omega Delta Phi’s Hype Knight. It was an event to welcome freshmen students and returning students to kick off the school year. The fraternity event was a way for attendees to celebrate Pullman’s community and everything Latinx, said Eric Martinez, junior business major and Hype Knight director. “I wanted to make people feel less alone. When I was a freshman here at WSU, it didn’t feel like my people were represented, so I wanted to change that,” Martinez said. Walking up to the building, guests were greeted with the sound of pumping music and celebration. Papel picados hung from the ceiling, and flags from several Latinx countries decorated the walls. The fraternity worked to make a space for Latinx people, like Hype Knight, that had not existed at WSU, Martinez said. They gathered people from across the state and the University of Idaho to help do it. ODP members were excited to host the event, Martinez said. They had each fraternity band together and advertise at their different schools. They made Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts across the board. Fliers were printed, and two promo videos were released.
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Mutts strut their stuff for pet park
Chapter members of ODP from the University of Idaho, University of Washington, Eastern Washington University and WSU all came together to organize the
By Carolynn Clarey Evergreen reporter
event. “We wanted to reach out to other chapters
On the last weekend of September, alpaca
nearby and create a multicultural event that
farms all over the country open their doors to the
everyone could attend,” said Saul Sanchez,
public in celebration of the National Alpaca Farm
the president of WSU’s Omega Delta Phi chapter.
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Local farm lives out motto for National Alpaca Farm Day Grazing Hills Ranch has been around for four generations, host s event d es pite rain
Day. The Grazing Hills Alpaca Ranch in Viola, Idaho, is no exception.
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Omega Delta Phi chapters come together for Latinx-inclusive event
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Even in the rain, families came from all over
I want to make peopel feel less alone.
the Palouse area to see Grazing Hills’ alpacas and
and just experience the farm and just kinda soak it all in,” DeWinkle said. Beth Anderson, a spinning demonstrator, spun various fibers at the event to show people how to process them, and answered questions about spinning. This was her first time demonstrating at the ranch, she said, and she was surprised by how
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My kids make the fourth generaton for this farm
Katie Dwinkle ranch owner
learn more about them. Ranch visitor Christina Roberts attended the Farm Day “to do something
Eric Martinez Hype Knight director
different.” While she may have only done a quick many people showed up. walkthrough due to the weather, she appreciated In addition to Farm Day, the ranch also holds the setup of the event, she said.
The walls of the pavilion held balloons cel-
monthly classes and events. They will be hosting
“[The alpacas] are adorable,” Roberts said.
mini photography sessions on Oct. 6 and their The ranch owner, Katie DeWinkle, opened annual Grazing Hills Fiber Festival in July. No the ranch doors in order to embrace their motto: other future events have been determined yet but “Experience the farm, the fleece and the fun.” they will update their Facebook page.
ebrating the 2019 start date and the founding of Omega Delta Phi in 1987. Hype Knight ODP members hope to continue the event in the coming years, Sanchez said.
DeWinkle set up scavenger hunts and demon-
People went through the crowd, hugging
The Grazing Hills Alpaca Ranch was founded
strations around the ranch for people to learn in 1993 by DeWinkle’s grandparents and was about the animals in an engaging way.
and yelling as they found friends. A local DJ and group band Legado SN also attended the
“I love just seeing people come out and being
event to play music.
purchased by DeWinkle and her husband in 2015. “My kids make the fourth generation for this
able to feed the animals, and touch the animals, farm,” DeWinkle said.
Attendees of Hype Knight went there to support their friends and revel in a community bonding event, Sanchez said. “[It’s a] chance to come together and build a multicultural network across the state to start an event that would be as successful as possible,” Martinez said. RACHEL LENTZ | THE DAILY EVERGREEN
Nine-month-old Juster, left, is dressed as a baby lion and Alphosonse, right, as a tiger on Saturday at Reaney Park.
By Emma Ledbetter Evergreen reporter
The dogs of Pullman were out in full force Saturday afternoon at Reaney Park for the 11th annual Mutt Strutt. Mutt Strutt, which raised money for Pooch Park, is a dog-friendly festival. Pooch Park is the only off-leash dog park in Whitman County and is managed by the Whitman County Humane Society. Despite the rain and cold weather on Saturday, participants were wagging their tails through the entire event, and their humans
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WSU’s Omega Delta Phi co-hosted Hype Knight along with chapters from other universities on Saturday night at Ensminger Pavilion.
dog-themed products, including treats, paw bassett hounds in her “Bassett Waggin’” minprint bandanas, grooming services and pet medication. Booths had free swag for the dogs and their owners in atten-
“I just try to think of what I
“We have amazing vendors,”
could make 10 of,” Neuburger
Klein said. “By doing your $20
said. “So, this year they’re mer-
registration, you’re actually prob-
maids … or ‘merdogs.’”
ably getting more than $20 worth
The Whitman County Humane
of gear.” The competition portion of the event officially kicked off with musical chairs,
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ivan. Neuburger attends Mutt Strutt every year and always tries to create different costumes for her dogs, she said.
dance.
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Event focuses on raising money for the only of f- leash dog park in Whitman County
By supporting the event, they’re supporting Pooch Park, which is supporting their dog.
Society brought several dogs to the event that were available for adoption. Simon and Garfunkel are two Labrador retriever mixes that were at the event wearing “Adopt Me” vests.
“[Mutt Strutt] is just a really good commuwere smiling beneath their jackets and hats. nity event,” said Sarah Whitley, a volunteer at “There’s not a lot of events in Pullman that Kellie Klein the event and clinical assistant professor in dogs can go to, and so this is really special event organizer to me because we get to see all of our furry the department of sociology. friends and bring them with us to an event,” “If people didn’t know very followed by the best smile competisaid Kellie Klein, one of tion. Luke, a keeshond, won best much about the Humane the organizers of Mutt smile. Society, they have the Strutt. Keeshonds have a qualichance to come out here The dogs ranged in ty where they curl their upper size and breed from the and learn a little bit more lip when they get excited or feel smallest of Chihuahuas about them.” guilty, said Janet Collar, who and Pomeranians to the Though the event is brought Luke to the event. His largest Dalmatians and meant primarily to fundowners attributed their win to Newfoundlands. Pups raise for improvements at making him feel guilty about wore raincoats, sweatPooch Park, it also helps spread jumping. ers and Halloween awareness about adoptable animals costumes and posed for Later in the event, pups pictures with attendees showed off all varieties of costumes at the Humane Society. at fall photo booths set for the costume contest, from “It’s an all-around win if you come up in the park. Wonder Woman to a tiger. to the event,” Klein said. “By supporting Vendors around Jenny Neuburger, a regular the event, they’re supporting Pooch Park, the park advertised Mutt Strutt attendee, brought her 10 which is supporting their dog.”
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Alpacas look through the fence on Saturday at Grazing Hills Alpaca Ranch.
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AP Poll Review: College Football Week 6
No. 13 Oregon at the top of the Pac-12, Alabama at No. 1 By Kuria Pounds Evergreen columnist
The AP Poll was released for Week 6, and there’s some surprises this week, in terms of the rankings. Here is what is right and what is wrong with the rankings for week 6. So the first four, in order, is Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State. Clemson deserves to move down after their lackluster win against the University of North Carolina. Alabama beat their opponent by more than 20. What else is new. Georgia had their bye and Ohio State came into Lincoln, Nebraska, and whopped the Cornhuskers. So this is right, in my opinion. The next four, 5-8, is LSU, Oklahoma, Auburn and Wisconsin. So Wisconsin is
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still the number 8 team in the country after barely beating Northwestern at home? I mean yes, they won by nine, but they looked horrible in the first half. They deserve to slip down at least one or two spots, not stay at number eight. LSU had their bye. The AP Poll is underrating Oklahoma still, after they whopped Texas Tech, and Auburn destroyed Mississippi State. But the only reason LSU is still up there is because they beat University of Texas at Austin. To round out the top 10, the last 2 teams, 9-10, are Notre Dame and Florida. Now this is more accurate, Notre Dame beat Virginia at home by 15, and Virginia was ranked, so that’s reasonable. Florida shut out Towson at home, and it was expected that they win by more than 30. So the next four, 11-14, is Texas, Penn State, Oregon and Iowa. No changes, no
surprises, no arguments. Except, Penn State whopped Maryland, 59-0, they should at least move ahead a spot ahead of Texas. And Iowa beat up Middle Tennessee State at home, which was expected for them. Next three, 15-17, is University of Washington, Boise State and Utah. Utah beat up WSU at home. There’s no need for anymore conversation about that game. Boise State had a bye, and University of Washington beat Southern California at home. To round out the top 20, 18-20, is UCF, Michigan and Arizona State. Why is UCF ahead of Michigan? UCF beat UConn, like, UConn is a basketball school. Michigan shut out Rutgers University at home. UCF won 56-21 at home. Michigan won 52-0. UCF lost to Pittsburgh, who is not in the top 25. Michigan lost to Wisconsin, who is the num-
ber 8 team. And Arizona State beat Cal on the road. They’re a top 25 team, but not ahead of the rest of them. Numbers 21 and 22 are Oklahoma State and Wake Forest. Oklahoma State beat Kansas State at home, and they deserved to enter the top 25. Wake Forest is 5-0. Yes they have not played anyone, but now is their chance to prove why they deserve to be in the top 25. To finish off the rest of the top 25, 23-25, is Virginia, SMU and tied for 25, is Texas A&M and Michigan State. Okay, why is Texas A&M still in the top 25? Yes, they finally got a win against Arkansas, but it was a sloppy game, Texas A&M won by four, and they were at a neutral site. In what world is this team a top 25 team? They deserve to drop. Yes, they’ve lost to good teams, but if they’re barely scratching out wins against
teams they’re heavily favored against, why are they in the top 25? Virginia looked impressive in their loss against Notre Dame on the road, but they’re still 4-1, and they look more impressive than Texas A&M. SMU is also 5-0, but the difference between SMU and Wake Forest is SMU beat a top 25 team. Last week, they upset TCU on the road, but they still have not defeated anyone significant so far, but they should be able to prove why they’re a top 25 team. Notable matchups for the top 25 this week, 14th-ranked Iowa goes to play 19th-ranked Michigan, 7th-ranked Auburn plays 10th-ranked Florida, 11th-ranked Texas plays West Virginia, 25th-ranked Michigan State travel to Columbus to play the 4th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes and California travels to Eugene to play 13thranked Oregon.
Volleyball loses winning XC returns from Bill streak to Golden Bears Dellinger Invitational Cougars push to fifth set but are unable to win match
RS-sophomore Amir Ado finishes 12th, WSU 10th
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Coming off of a 3-1 victory against Washington, WSU volleyball 12-2 (1-1) snapped its 11 game winning streak after its 3-2 loss to Cal. In a tightly contested first set, Cal won 25-23. WSU won the second set 25-22 before losing the third set 25-19. WSU sent it to the fifth set after winning 25-18 in the fourth but would only put up four points in the fifth. Redshirt senior Jocelyn Urias led the team with 18 kills and had the secondmost blocks on the team with five. Junior Penny Tusa had a season high of 10 kills, which was second-most on the team. Although Cal recorded a higher hitting percentage than the Cougars at .245.123, senior Ashley Brown posted the highest individual hitting percentage
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Freshman outside hitter Alexcis Lusby and redshirt senior middle blocker Jocelyn Urias block a shot from Liberty University outside hitter Amelia Johnson on Sept. 14 in Bohler Gym. at .667. Brown also led the team in assists with 37 and has the thirdmost digs with nine. WSU did post more aces than Cal in the contest, with senior Alexis Dirige and freshman Julia Norville leading the team with two each. Dirige also led the
team in digs with 19. WSU will be on the road in California for the next two games. The Cougars will face UCLA on Friday and then USC the following Sunday. WSU will face off against UCLA at 6 p.m. on Friday Oct. 4 at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.
The WSU women’s cross country team finished 12th, while the men’s team came in 10th place at the Bill Dellinger Invitational Saturday in Springfield, Oregon. This event featured ranked teams for both men and women. The men’s ranked opponents were No. 2 Brigham Young University, No. 7 Portland, No. 11 Oregon, No. 24 UCLA, No. 27 Air Force and No. 29 BENJAMIN MICHAELIS | THE DAILY EVERGREEN Villanova. As for the wom- Redshirt Sophomore Amir Ado competes in the 6k en’s team, they faced race on Aug. 30 at the WSU XC Open. ranked opponents finish line first for the ners in the top five. Both No. 6 Brigham Young Cougars, placing 44th Whittni Orton and Erica University, No. 9 Oregon, overall with a time of Birk of BYU finished the No. 13 Boise State, No. 15 20:49.3. race with a 21 second difFurman and No. 27 UCLA. Redshirt senior Josie ferential, to the next closThe women’s team fin- Brown finished second est runner which was ished with a total of 292 for the Cougars and 62nd Oregon’s third-place finpoints, while BYU finished in the race, with a final ish Susan Ejore at 19:41.7. first with 35. Soph-omore time of 21:03.1. Zorana Grujic crossed the
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Shyam Sablani, WSU professor, discussing the preservation of mac and cheese for better shelf life to use as Meals Ready to Eat. also bought local cheese products. The has a lot of ingredients. researchers had to test various quality “Lab members help me out to get the parameters, like nutrition quality. This preparation packaging,” Patel said. “Once was a hard task since macaroni and cheese we process them, [we coordinate] with the
Seattle company for the testing and then send those packages to [the U.S. Army] for the sensory analysis.” Patel said they carry out their tests in two labs at WSU’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Building. The U.S. Army receives the tested macaroni and cheese pouches in their facility in Natick, Massachusetts. They store it for six or nine months. Afterwards, a sensory panel composed of trained people will taste the food and describe the food’s quality parameters, including color, appearance, flavor and texture. The panel will give a score out of nine, with nine being the best. Sablani said his team will prepare about 300 pouches of macaroni and cheese for the U.S. Army. The Army will then give them to soldiers in the field who will try the food. “That will be the ultimate test,” he said. WSU researchers are also planning to reach out to NASA soon, Sablani said. NASA is interested in food that has a shelf life of five years, and they would have to send the food for testing to the International Space Station. “In the case of space, there is no scope of failure,” he said. “You cannot say, ‘Well, it’s not working.’ This is not the case because there’s no hospital. There’s nothing there.” Although their primary targets were the military and NASA, Sablani said some
food companies might be interested in their project to prepare for emergency rations, especially during natural disasters when people need food that have long shelf lives. They are looking to transition from synthetic plastic to bio-based packaging to be environmentally friendly, Sablani said. Bio-based products are not good for wet products and melt at high temperatures. They are looking into this issue and hope to find a solution. “The public also needs to know that as scientists, we are aware of the limitations of some of these processes or packages. But there are situations where these are the only answers we have, at least in this moment,” he said. Sablani said they are planning to decrease the amount of materials they use in their products to reduce waste. Intelligent packaging is a technology they are looking into. This technology will have a color-coded sensor on the packaging. If it is green, the food is still good. He said they are looking into combining the use of smart phones and the intelligent packaging technology. People could use their phones to scan the packaging’s sensor, and they will receive information about the food’s remaining shelf life. Sablani said his team is writing grant proposals to receive funding for this intelligent packaging technology.
Accessibility | Continued from Page 1 received a few complaints. “It’s unfortunate that this happened on the same weekend where we tried to showcase our diversity,” Kallman said. Deeds said he did not mean any harm by letting ESPN use the accessibility spaces and that the university is restricted to this location for production crews because of its proximity to the stadium. “Events like this create havoc around the CUB unfortunately,” he said. Goodwin said she understands that it is a big deal when ESPN comes to campus, but the university must create equal or better accessibility spaces if existing ones are taken. “It’s a solved case if we move it to the other side of the road,” she said.
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The environment and the hills the campus is built on make it difficult to provide accessibility to students, Goodwin said. “The bottom line is this campus is not accessible,” she said. “We can’t just rebuild it on flat land.” The Access Center was added to the department of community, equity, and inclusive excellence about a year and a half ago, Goodwin said. This was an intentional act to try to remove the medical model that people view disability through. “The medical model basically says there’s something wrong with you that needs to be fixed,” Goodwin said. Kelley, who represents the Access Center for the band, is diagnosed with autism, he said. It can be difficult for him to
talk about because of the societal stigma that is attached to the diagnosis, Kelley said. “There seems to be a cultural problem with disabilities on campus,” he said. “I can’t shake this feeling that even though it seems to be accommodating, there’s something that’s not quite right.” That feeling is the stigma that makes it difficult to get help, he said. “I didn’t get the help I needed [from the Access Center] until my second semester of my freshman year,” Kelley said. The Access Center provides accommodations and services to students with disabilities, psychological or medical conditions and temporary injuries, according to the center’s website. Goodwin said the center tries
to remove barriers created from the natural and architectural environments found at WSU. “It’s really not about the person,” she said. “Our environment creates barriers.” She said interior designers are doing better at reducing environmental barriers by creating intentional universal designs. “The Spark is a great example,” she said. “Furniture is used differently so students don’t have to request an accommodation — in that scenario, those students no longer have disabilities.” In a perfect world, she said, students would not have to request accommodations through the Access Center because the environment would be accommodating. About 95 percent of the students the Access Center serves
do not have physical disabilities. The stigma comes from these invisible disabilities, she said. Stigma around invisible disabilities is created because they are harder to understand because the conditions are not seen, Goodwin said. Some people might be too precautious and may think a person is lying about having a disability, she said. “The only way we can reduce the stigma is by consistently talking about it and bringing awareness to it,” Goodwin said. While Kelley said he was excited that the marching band held its diversity demonstration, he said he was also disappointed the university allowed ESPN’s production crew to block off accessibility parking spaces two weekends ago.
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Mazza has record night while Cougars defense cannot hold the Utes By Sam Grant Evergreen reporter
The WSU Cougars (3-2, 0-2 Pac-12) lost to the University of Utah Utes (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) in a rainy 38-13 game on Saturday. The Utes started with a promising drive on the Cougars as they brought the ball into field goal range only to come up short with a missed attempt. Both teams, coming off losses last week, searched for redemption after falling short to other Pac-12 teams.
Utah was not discouraged, as the very next drive they had, the offense brought the ball straight back to the red zone, scoring an 11-yard passing touchdown putting the Utes up 7-0 in the first quarter. WSU redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Gordon led the Cougars to the four-yard line the very next drive, finishing it with a short touchdown pass to redshirt junior Deon McIntosh, tying the game 7-7 just before the end of the first quarter. Although the Cougars have been known for their pass-heavy air-raid offense, they utilized sophomore running back Max
Borghi during the first quarter with four carries for 28 yards. The Utes responded immediately by securing a 52-yard pass for a touchdown bumping Utah ahead of WSU 14-7 to begin the second quarter. Despite the efforts from the Utah defense, WSU drove the ball back into field goal range, nailing a 51-yard attempt from redshirt sophomore kicker Blake Mazza, making it 14-10 Utah. This was a career long kick for Mazza. Mazza’s boot would be used to scored again in the second quarter as he made another 24-yard field goal making it just
a one-point game, 14-13 Utah. Utah led themselves to another touchdown as senior quarterback Tyler Huntley ran it in for six with less than a minute left in the half making it 21-13 Utah. Opening the second half, Utah led a promising drive to the red zone. Despite the situation that the Utes were in, the Cougars held the them to a field goal, making it 24-13. Adding to the lead, Utah punched in another 7-yard touchdown to give the Utes a 31-13 lead at the near end of the third quarter. Utah’s defense would continue to run down the WSU
offense as the Cougars came up short in the red zone, turning it over on downs to give Utah the ball in the fourth quarter. Huntley scored another touchdown before the end of the game, this time on his feet, just before the end of the game putting the Utes up 38-13 with just over two minutes left on the clock. The clock would run out with Utah coming out on top, 38-13, leaving WSU scoreless in the second half. WSU will have a bye week next weekend, followed with another away game against Arizona State University on Oct. 12 in Tempe, Arizona.
XC | Continued from Page 5 The WSU men’s team showed a glimpse of success as redshirt sophomore Amir Ado finished 12th, with a time of 23:53.1. They ended up taking 10th place with a total of 221 points. Senior Colton Johnsen was the next one to cross the finish line for the Cougars in 49th place at 24:27.4 and senior Justin Janke finished
59th at 24:35.4. Oregon placed first, scoring 54 points. BYU fell short of first and took second at 60 points, while UCLA finished third with 62 points. The Cougars will be competing on Oct. 12 in Lewiston, Idaho, for the Inland Empire Championships.
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