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Voters give Inslee third term

Local residents cast ballots

Candidate Loren Culp contests state results, lost job as Republic police chief

By Sydney Brown Evergreen reporter

Gov. Jay Inslee won his third term as governor, with his opponent Loren Culp saying he will contest the recent state election results.

Inslee won with 59 percent of the vote statewide, and 51.9 percent of the vote in Whitman County.

Culp said in a Facebook video posted Wednesday on the “Culp For Governor” page that he lost his job as Republic Police Chief and wants to have every vote counted before conceding.

“Something smells fishy,” he said in the video.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Inslee said Culp was attempting to sow distrust in the validity of votes without proof.

“The voters are going to decide who the next governor is, not Mr. Culp,” Inslee said.

With 87 percent of votes counted, Washington state voters seemingly voted to approve Washington Referendum 90, which would require public schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education for students in grades 6-12 beginning in the 2021 fall term. This would include telling students about affirmative consent and bystander training.

Voters voted to repeal Senate Joint Resolution 8212, which would allow the legislature to give government funds to long-term care services such as public pension, industrial insurance trust funds, and benefits for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Total ballots counted: 14,872 Estimated ballots left: 3,000 next ballot count: 8 p.m. Nov. 5 registered voters: 24,705

Voters also repealed Senate Bill 6690, which was meant to increase business and occupation tax on commercial airplane companies. The expected cost of the bill was around $1 billion. This vote is nonbinding and will not change the law, but will reflect the public’s opinion on the laws.

They also voted to repeal Senate Bill 6492, which also increased tax rates and reduced surcharges in specific areas. As with 6690, this vote is nonbinding.

Senate Bill 5323 will also be repealed, a bill that would tax certain carryout bags provided by retail stores. Senate Bill 5628, which would tax heavy equipment rentals, was also repealed.

These votes are both nonbinding.

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A Washington resident turns in his ballot at a drop box Tuesday afternoon on South Paradise Street in Pullman. Many other voters also dropped off their ballots. So far, over 14,800 ballots from Whitman County have been counted.

Students react to contentious election One student says she did not vote at all but would have voted Republican; another says she hopes Biden wins

by Alexandria Osborne Evergreen reporter

A majority of WSU students casted their ballots for the first time in a presidential election this year.

Over 90 percent of the 1,400 ballots received at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 by the Whitman County Elections Office was sent through mail or left in drop-boxes, said Sandy Jamison, elections auditor for Whitman County.

Over 14,800 votes were counted Tuesday night, according to the county election website.

Whitman County’s results will be received by the end of the week, Jamison said.

Ashley Earp, freshman criminal justice and criminology major, said Biden was the best option with Bernie Sanders out of the race.

“I voted for Biden because he has a plan,” she said.

Biden’s website has a lot of subsections with each detailing a specific plan for the country, she said. This includes plans to beat COVID-19, improve racial economic equity and empower and protect women.

Earp said she is afraid Trump’s reelection will lead to the loss of rights for women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

“First, I’m a woman, so that’s just down the craphole. Two, I’m part of the LGBT community, so yet again, down the hole — my rights could be just gone,” she said. “Everybody’s going to lose something so it’s better that we don’t have that.”

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Over 90 percent of the 1,400 ballots received by the Whitman County Elections Office by 3:30 on Nov. 3 were either sent by mail or left in ballot dropboxes.

The Trump administration reversed anti-discriminatory laws for the LGBTQ+ community, according to ProPublica.

These rollbacks include not investigating complaints filed by transgender students and implemented a “conscience rule,” which allows healthcare providers to refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients because of moral or religious objections.

Trump will probably throw a tantrum on social media if he loses, Earp said.

Trump’s approach to campaigning was not the best because he continued to hold rallies, acting like there is not an ongoing pandemic, she said. It was

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harder for Biden to campaign because he tried to follow public safety measures, she said.

If Trump wins, Earp said she will be scared for the future. If Biden wins, she will be crying tears of relief.

“There’s no point in me voting anyway,” said Heather Nygaard, freshman wildlife ecology and conservation sciences major.

Washington tends to vote Democratic, but she would have voted Republican, so her vote would not make a difference, she said.

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Finding a cure

Winner not declared

Cougars kick off

ASWSU requested no homework during spring academic break days.

One WSU alumna is the CEO of a company trying to stop Alzheimer’s.

Tight contests in swing states led to little information on Election Night.

WSU football finally starts its season against OSU on Saturday.

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PRH Gives COVID-19 Update With COVID-19 cases and deaths on the rise in Whitman County, the Pullman Regional Hospital will hold an informational meeting to discuss testing, bed capacity, regional partnerships, and ongoing prevention methods. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m., on Nov. 5. The informational event will be held on an online forum. To key in into COVID-19 updates and the state of the local health sector, use the following link to log on: lwvpullman.org/index.html

Fr i day Suppor ting First-generation Students Researchers will hold a roundtable discussion to present their findings on supporting first-generation students in academic settings. During the discussion, researchers will also provide best practices faculty can follow to support the academic engagement and achievement of first-generation students.

The event will begin at 3 p.m. and is scheduled to end at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 6. To register go to events.wsu.edu/event/suppor ting-the-academic-achievement-of-first-gen-students/ 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.

Par t y Violation NE California St., 9:23 p.m.

Officer responded to a report of a large party in the area and issued an infraction.

DUI NE Merman Dr., 9:53 p.m.

Officer arrested an individual who was driving under the influence.

Par t y Violation NE Campus St., 10:12 p.m.

Officer responded to a report of a large party where no one was wearing masks.

Par t y Violation NW Clifford St., 10:48 p.m.

Officers responded to a call about a party with over 10 people wearing no masks, but did not find a violation occurred.

Par t y Violation NE Campus St., 10:48 p.m.

Officer responded to a call about a party with over 40 people and will mail an infraction.

Par t y Violation NE Merman Dr., 10:55 p.m.

Officer responded to a call about multiple parties in a near apartment complex.

Par t y Violation Pandemic Violation NE Merman Dr., 11:28 p.m.

NE Monroe St., 10:34 p.m.

Officer responded to a call about a party with over Officer requested details on a report of an alleged 30 people that was seen on Snapchat. pandemic violation.

Pandemic Violation Sat ur day NE Gray Ln., 11:26 p.m.

Officer responded to a report of people being loud and not wearing masks.

Par t y Violation NE Maple St., 1:12 a.m.

Fr i day Officer responded to a call about a large party.

DUI NE B St., 1:15 a.m.

Officer arrested an individual who was driving under the influence.

DUI NE Maple St., 1:12 a.m.

Officer responded and arrested an individual who crashed into a parked truck and was stuck.

Par t y Violation NE Indiana St., 9:53 p.m.

Officer responded to a repor t of a big par t y on Maple St. with many people standing outside.

Par t y Violation NE Merman Dr., 8:41 p.m.

Officer advised about a party in a bulding under construction.

Pandemic Violation NE Campus St., 10:19 p.m.

Officers responded to a report of a pandemic violation.

Par t y Violation NE Oak St., 10:27 p.m.

Officer responded to a party with over 20 people wearing no masks and issued an infraction.

Par t y Violation NE Indiana St., 9:38 p.m.

Officer advised about a party in the area.

Pandemic Violation NE Providence Ct., 11:39 p.m.

Officer advised about a pandemic violation but no report was filed.

In the Stars | Horoscopes Today’s Birthday — — Communication is your golden key this year. Disciplined creative practices can unlock unimagined opportunities. Strategize with your partner to pivot to new markets this winter, before a lucrative surge. Prepare for summer income slowdowns, before a shared endeavor picks up steam. Your creative expression flourishes.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) —½— Take care of family matters. Handle household chores and clean messes. Care for children, animals and your garden. Practice domestic arts.

Cook up something delicious.

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Gemini (May 21 - June 20) —½— Don’t gamble with the rent. Stick to practical financial priorities. Discuss possibilities. An opportunity is worth pursuing. Take charge for the results you want.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) —½— Things could feel personal. You may want to rush full speed into a fight; hold back. Consider long-term consequences. Plan carefully for growth and win.

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Stay practical or invite trouble.

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Savor routines and rituals.

Consider the future you want.

Vi r g o (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) —— SCoordinate with your team. The stakes could seem high. Reconvene to share options and possibilities. Communication gets farther than action now. Together, you’ve got this.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) —½— Your work is gaining attention. While the obstacles you face are real, you can navigate them with calm professionalism, patience and persistence. Maintain momentum.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) —— Explore and investigate, although barriers block the road. Monitor conditions and adapt plans to suit. Stay flexible. What can you learn from this experience?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) —— Adapt to shifting financial conditions by monitoring shared accounts closely.

Strategize and plan for growth, while staying flexible. Collaborate for common gain.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) —½— Consider the impacts of your words and actions before leaping into a mess with your partner. It’s easier to avoid than clean it up. Relax.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) —— Take a walk when stress rises. Physical action provides a release valve. Slow for curves. Don’t push things, or risk accidents. Nurture yourself.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) —½— A romantic challenge could arise. Fun plans could get interrupted. If so, postpone what you can to adapt. Prioritize love, beauty and family.

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Records show chapter engaged in hazing

WSU fraternity members now required to attend hazing and bystander prevention program

By Loren Negron Evergreen reporter

Records show that WSU’s Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity chapter engaged in hazing during a new member activity in March 2020, which led to its loss of recognition.

The fraternity’s hazing violation is noted in the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life’s spring 2020 chapter report card. The fraternity gained back their recognition in June.

Around 1:30 a.m. March 7, new members of Alpha Sigma Phi were notified of a new member meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. that same day, according to the records. They were told the meeting was required and that pledge points were “extremely important.” All new members were under 21 years old.

New members were picked up at the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education parking garage. They stayed in the vehicle while other fraternity members purchased six “tallboys” or 24 ounce beers, and other alcohol at a gas station, according to the records.

After purchasing the alcohol, members were driven to an apartment parking lot near the intersection of NE Terre View Drive and N Grand Avenue. Each new member was given five minutes to finish one tallboy, according to the records.

They resisted, so instead, they were given 10 minutes to consume their beers.

All new members vomited in the parking lot, according to the records.

They were instructed to run from the apartment parking lot to Jack in the Box, which was about a mile away.

Upon arriving, new members were offered the opportunity to drink again. They declined.

Alpha Sigma Phi’s chapter leadership was involved in the hazing incident, according to the records. One of the chapter leaders was asked to step down from his position. The in-

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Alpha Sigma Phi’s new members were told to consume alcohol quickly in a parking lot near NE Terre View then run to Jack in the Box afterward.

dividual is no longer associated with the organization.

Chapter members involved in the incident reported the hazing to CFSL. The report was forwarded to WSU’s Center for Community Standards, according to the records.

The Center for Community Standards found that Alpha Sigma Phi violated university standards, according to the obtained records.

Under the Washington Administrative Code, WSU students and student organizations are prohibited from planning or participating in hazing.

WAC defines hazing as any initi-

ation method that causes or is likely to cause physical, mental or emotional harm to an individual, which includes alcohol abuse during new member activities.

The records show the fraternity lost recognition from May 1 to 31.

Loss of recognition means a fraternity cannot identify itself as an organization within WSU. Typically, hazing violations would result in a fraternity losing its recognition for a few years, said Andrew Thomas, 2020 director of public relations for WSU’s Interfraternity Council.

“I would say that Alpha Sigma Phi losing recognition for the short amount of time that ... was definitely a unique situation,” he said.

The fraternity was still an associate IFC member at the time of the incident, Thomas said. The fraternity still does not have full IFC membership because they do not meet all the requirements.

The executive board of the fraternity’s national headquarters immediately suspended the two fraternity members who organized the activity, wrote Danny Miller, senior director of prevention and accountability for Alpha Sigma Phi, in an email.

“It is regrettable that these two Brothers made a choice that was antithetical to our values that we hold dear as an organization,” Miller wrote. “Alpha Sigma Phi is a non-hazing organization and actions that go against this stated principle will be immediately addressed.”

The Daily Evergreen reached out to Erik Torres, Alpha Sigma Phi’s president at the time of the incident, but he did not respond in time for publication.

After the fraternity gained back recognition on June 1, members were required to attend monthly meetings with an adviser for one academic year. Alpha Sigma Phi is under disciplinary and social probations as well.

This means the fraternity is limited in the number of events it can host with alcohol during its first semester after gaining recognition, according to the records.

All fraternity members are required to participate in Responsible SIG, the fraternity’s hazing and bystander prevention program, according to the records. Dan Welter, CFSL director, will co-facilitate as needed.

“As we move forward, we have re-developed our membership orientation program and created a shared vision for our Brotherhood,” Miller wrote. “We look forward to continuing to utilize our campus resources to be a strong organization at Washington State for years to come.”

Schools to reopen Jan. 4 for K-1 students

Social, emotional needs of students not being met; around 250 high school students are failing, others experiencing depression

By Jenae Laxson Evergreen reporter

Pullman Public Schools board voted for in-person classes to begin Jan. 4 for students K-1.

Students’ social and emotional needs must be addressed, said Allison Munch-Rotolo, board liaison for Sunnyside Elementary, during a Pullman Public Schools board meeting on Wednesday.

High schoolers are failing classes and experiencing severe depression, said Susan Weed, Pullman Public Schools board president.

“Parents are afraid for their children, and I do not know how to solve it,” she said. “Kids are social beings, and they are shriveling into themselves.”

Nathan Roberts, board liaison for Kamiak Elementary, said in-person classes should resume when it is safe, and the board should wait for Whitman County Public Health’s metric.

The metric will likely be released next week, he said.

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Pullman Public Schools board decided to begin inperson classes early next year for some students.

The metric is the ratio of people who tested positive for COVID-19 versus the total population within a given amount of time.

The metric will issue updated guidelines schools should follow when reopening, said Chris Skidmore,

WASHINGTON | Continued from Page 1 Whitman County unofficial results County Commissioner Art Swannack, who ran uncontested as a Republican, won 93 percent of the Whitman County vote. He will continue his role in the first commissioner chair.

So far, Tom Handy, who did not state a party preference, is beating incumbent Republican Dean Kinzer for the second commissioner chair, with only 63 votes separating his

lead as of 9:39 p.m. Tuesday.

Supreme Court Justice Position No. 3 will likely be filled by Raquel Montoya-Lewis, who is winning over Dave Larson with 54 percent of the vote as of 9:39 p.m. Tuesday.

For Justice Position No. 4, Charles W. Johnson ran uncontested and received 98 percent of the vote.

For Position No. 6, G. Helen Whitener is currently ahead with 62.9 percent of

interim head of the Whitman County Health Department.

There is a chance a surge in positive COVID-19 cases will happen during the winter season, he said.

The schools’ official start date should not be determined until the metric has been released.

“We have 393 students who are suffering in elementary school,” Weed said. “We have 250 failing high schoolers.”

Jim Evermann, board liaison for Franklin Elementary, said there should be adequate COVID-19 testing when in-person classes resume. There should also be sufficient substitute teachers and weekly updates on the schools’ conditions.

It will be difficult to determine the number of substitute teachers needed until in-person classes begin, said Superintendent Bob Maxwell.

Older students should return to in-person classes if the return of kindergarteners and first graders is successful, Munch-Rotolo said.

She said there should be a second motion for groups of 10 or fewer students in higher grades to return to school.

the county vote, against Richard S. Serns.

For Position No. 7, Debra L. Stephens ran uncontested and currently has 98 percent of the vote.

Gary J. Libey also ran uncontested for the Whitman Superior Court Judge Position No. 1 and has 97 percent of the county vote.

A maintenance and operation levy for the county fire districts was passed with 85 percent of the vote.

Other state results Republican incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers won 53 percent of the vote against opponent Dave Wilson of the Democratic party.

Democrat Denny Heck won as lieutenant governor with 46 percent of the vote against Democrat Marko Liias. About 19 percent of the vote were write-ins.

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Creating an Alzheimer’s treatment Leen Kawas moved to US at age 21; researched neuroregeneration, studied pharmacology at WSU

By Emma Ledbetter Evergreen reporter

For WSU alumna Leen Kawas, developing a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease means solving a problem that affects many individuals and families — including her own.

“My grandmother died from Alzheimer’s,” Kawas said. “She couldn’t appreciate [my research] at that point — it was too late.”

Kawas is CEO of Athira Pharma, a Seattle-based biotechnology company developing treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

When she was 21 years old, Kawas moved to the United States from Jordan, where she earned her doctor of pharmacy degree. The president of the University of Jordan was a WSU alum and suggested she apply to WSU to continue her education, Kawas said.

“I visited in the summer, and you know how Pullman is in the summer — it’s just amazing,” Kawas said. “It was a huge transition. I lived in cities all my life … but I loved it.”

Although Pullman itself was a big factor in her decision, Kawas said she was drawn to WSU because of the research opportunities and different professors she met when she visited.

Kawas joined Joe Harding’s lab in WSU’s Department of Integrative Physiol-

ogy and Neuroscience, where she researched molecules involved in neuroregeneration, she said. After she graduated, she stayed on as Harding’s lab director.

WSU wanted Harding to find a company to bring his lab’s technology to the public sector, he said, so he asked Kawas to help start it.

“She’s an amazing young scientist,” Harding said.

“We’re lucky to have her now as the leader of Athira — she’s my boss now, which is good.”

Kawas is a semi-expert in every aspect of the company, Harding said, from patents to regulatory issues, to packaging.

“She has no fear about learning new things; she has the self-confidence to do that,” Harding said. “If she doesn’t know it, she will learn it.”

Being part of and learning from a dynamic team is a big aspect of her job, Kawas said, and she enjoys getting to learn and be an entrepreneur with her company.

Kawas is a woman working in a rich man’s world, but she has gained a lot of respect for her ability to get the job done, Harding said.

“Being a young woman in this industry … you need to work twice as hard,” Kawas said. “It’s more rewarding when you get to the immediate goal.”

Athira Pharma is currently conducting clinical trials on a possible drug treatment for

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WSU alumna Leen Kawas moved to the U.S. to study pharmacology.. She started her own biotech company, which is conducting clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease drug treatments.

Alzheimer’s disease, Kawas said.

Unlike most dementia treatments, which attempt to renew proteins that form plaques in the brain, Athira is using molecules already found in the brain to super-

charge the brain’s repair process, Harding said. Plaques are a consequence of damage that is caused by something that occurs before they form.

With this treatment, the damage could be repaired before becoming a problem.

“My hope for [Kawas] is that she is able to lead the development of therapies for some of the worst diseases out there that we have no treatments for,” Harding said, “and I think that’s what she wants to do, too.”

Boutique ‘shines light’ on Mexican culture WSU student sells handcrafted jewelry; created ambassadorship program to share their culture

By Lanna Ruiz Evergreen reporter

This summer, Michelle Cordova watched hand beaders and Indigenous peoples make intricate cultural accessories as she walked the streets of Mexico City, Mexico. That’s when she had the idea to start her own boutique.

In September, Cordova, WSU sophomore architecture major, created a jewelry boutique called My Mexican Boutique to bring her culture further into the light, she said.

She was born in the U.S. and at a young age moved to Jalisco, Mexico.

Due to health problems with her hearing, at age 13, Cordova stayed with her aunt in the U.S. for surgery and to be able to cover health care expenses, Cordova said.

After coming to WSU, Cordova founded and became club president of the WSU Folklorico club, where she was able to connect with her culture through dance.

With the boutique, Cordova wants to bring share her culture with those who do not know about the meaning and beauty behind the jewelry, Cordova said.

“I didn’t know what it was to miss Mexico until I left, and [My Mexican

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WSU sophomore Michelle Cordova created an ambassador program to help promote her newly formed business and allow other student s to share.

Boutique] is a way of being able to connect with the culture and bring a piece of it wherever you go,” Cordova said. “You get to have a little piece of Mexico.”

After Cordova organized her business logistics, she decided to create

ambassadorships to help with the pressure and workload of having a business. Ambassadors promote the boutique, as well as share their culture with the world.

Two of the ambassadors are Asa Reyes-Chavez, WSU senior, and Alon-

dra Mendoza, nursing student at Pacific Luthern University. Both ambassadors helped with the launch of Cordova’s business.

“There is something about jewelry that makes you so confident,” ReyesChavez said. “There is a meaning behind it, it is apart of our culture. Plus, it’s about supporting a small business and uplifting other women.”

Reyes-Chavez said the ambassadors helped with the launch and construction of the boutique. Ambassadors share a discount code with the public and can receive free items after a certain number of people use it.

Ambassador Mendoza said her main hope is to give recognition to Indigenous groups behind the accessories.

“It’s nice to be part of something that represents a beautiful culture and is eager to give credit to groups that are often overlooked,” Mendoza said.

Customers can shop at My Mexican Boutique through their Instagram and website. Cordova is also looking to expand on other social media platforms, including TikTok, to reach a broader audience.

Although she is planning to complete her degree and pursue a career in architecture, she wants to manage her business as a side hustle. Cordova said she is open to the idea of continuing the boutique after graduation.

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Countdown to the 3rd: Electoral purgatory

Election night brought no quick answers; still millions of ballots to count, tally up

By Jacob Hersh Evergreen opinion editor

“Now I’m finding truth is a ruin, nauseous end that nobody is pursuing, Staring into glassy eyes, mesmerized.”

-Mr. Bungle, “Retrovertigo”

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uesday’s election night fiasco began fairly normally — states were called for candidates that typically went Republican or Democrat. Trump snapped up Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia and Kentucky. Biden claimed most of the eastern seaboard states — New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island.

I chose to watch the Fox News coverage, mostly because there seems to be a real demented, twisted vivacity behind those newsmen. Perhaps Roger Ailes’s spirit crawls its way out of hell every so often to put a fire behind the Fox team, and tonight was just such a night. Karl Rove, who looks like a voodoo doll of Dick Cheney, and Tucker Carlson, looking perpetually pissed at the world, provided color commentary.

And then things began to go pear-shaped.

At about 6 p.m. PST, Louisiana and Kansas had gone to Trump — little surprise there. Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, all crucial states for a win, were too early to call, so Fox tiptoed around speculation.

“We know a little bit about a lot of states, but we would like to know a lot about a few states,” was a popular refrain. I heard it from Nate Silver, the head of FiveThirtyEight, and again from a Federalist correspondent whose name I didn’t catch that went on Fox at 6:20 p.m. or so. It’s a testament to the polling industry that they remained hopeful by this point in the night (about 6:30 p.m. Pacific, 9:30 p.m. Eastern).

At 6:45 p.m., Florida was still too close to call — another crucial swing state for either party.

Fox was officially calling Biden’s 129 electoral votes to Trump’s 109 electoral votes, which wasn’t necessarily a surprise, considering a large number of Biden states were on the East Coast, whose polls closed first.

South Carolina officially went to Trump by 7:32 p.m., and North Carolina was too close to call. Utah went to Trump by 7:38 p.m., followed by a long stretch of nothing much happening, during which the Fox anchors stalled for time. This was something they’d get worse and worse at throughout the night, in a direct relationship to the number of states reporting.

I think that’s how direct relationships work — I got a D in calculus, so I’m throwing darts here.

At 8:04 p.m., the first big news of the night came in. Trump won Florida, by a fairly significant margin — around 3.4 percent. There was a tacit agreement that this was a necessary state if either candidate wanted to stay in the game, especially considering its importance in 2016’s election.

This was tempered by Biden’s Arizona win at 8:36 p.m. I had predicted a Trump win in Arizona in my predictions column, so I took about five minutes to stare at the wall and punch myself in

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There are essentially five states that will decide this race — and two of them are hotly contested. the face, Tyler Durden-style, for being wrong.

In all fairness, the Trump campaign contested it almost immediately, claiming there were still almost a million votes left to count. Fox brought on a prediction specialist, who argued that there were only a few hundred thousand to tabulate, so the probability of Trump winning was low. With that said, I think there might be some grounds for the Trump camp to litigate, and even if there aren’t necessarily grounds, some will be found.

In fact, on multiple highly regarded electoral maps (270ToWin and CNN) Arizona is still grayed out, indicating that news organizations aren’t unilaterally confident in a Biden win — so I’m not technically counting this as a reversal of my prediction. Yet. More info has to come in.

At 8:45 p.m., Trump took Ohio, which is worth mentioning because if Trump loses the election, he’ll be the first nominee to win Ohio but lose nationally since 1964. Many are saying this!

At 8:54 p.m., Trump took Texas. Texas had been the subject of some debate nationally because the polling was incredibly tight between the two candidates. The most recent numbers, however, have Trump up 6 points, placing him firmly in the win category for the Lone Star State.

And then — out of nowhere, it all stopped.

Biden took Washington, Oregon and California, while Trump snagged Idaho and most of the Midwest, including Iowa. Nebraska’s second district went blue, which I hadn’t predicted, while Maine’s second district went red, which I also hadn’t accounted for. For about three hours, the anchors stalled, while results were allegedly tallied.

Both candidates came out and gave brief speeches at around 11 p.m. Biden told his supporters in Delaware to “keep the faith,” while Trump claimed the campaign was being “robbed.” Sound and fury, et cetera, et cetera.

By about midnight, it was becoming increasingly obvious no more major states would be reporting, due to mail-in ballots and sheer vol-

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ume, so I turned off the live stream and wistfully hearkened back to 2016.

Wednesday gave Biden Wisconsin, who the AP called for Biden at 11:19 a.m. Wisconsin is interesting and probably prime material for litigation because the percentage is razor-thin. Biden leads by around 0.6 points, which is technically within the bounds to ask for a recount, which Trump assured his supporters he would do.

Michigan also fell into Biden’s camp at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, with Biden maintaining a 1.3 percent lead, according to Fox. There’s legal precedent, from 2016, for Trump to call for a recount in Wisconsin. Jill Stein’s recount effort in Michigan and Pennsylvania established legal grounds. Like Arizona, Wisconsin is in sort of a gray area at the moment.

And that’s true for the rest of Americans as well. The last time an election had the potential to drag on this long was in 2000 when “hanging chads” became the talk of the nation. Pennsylvania’s absentee ballots will likely take the rest of the week to tally, while Alaska isn’t even reporting a win yet. (It’ll probably go to Trump.)

There are essentially five major states left to win or lose: North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and depending on a recount effort, Wisconsin and Arizona. Perhaps Trump will litigate Michigan, but I tend to doubt it.

It’s really too early to say anything definitively, but I’m confident in saying this — the longer this amorphous purgatory continues, without a clearly defined president, the worse our situation will become. Civil unrest is boiling beneath the surface, and in the powder keg of 2020, it won’t take much to set it off.

Editor’s note: polling data is accurate as of 3 p.m. Nov. 4.

Jacob is a political science major from Anchorage, Alaska.

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Sloppy Joes

A messy but classy American classic

By Joey Franklin Evergreen columnist

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Student calls to the void

Artist heads new collective, seeks to expand arts scene via digital format

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eing named Joseph and going by Joe or Joey when I was younger, I had a natural dispute with sloppy joes, taking the name as a personal affront to my state of cleanliness.

After finally eating one after years of refusal, I realized I had been missing a staple in the food world.

This recipe from NYT Cooking is very straightforward, but patience is key when waiting for the sauce to thicken after about 45 minutes of simmering. This recipe is served very well with French fries and is perfect for any night of the week.

Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 cup finely diced onion • 1 teaspoon minced garlic • 2 pounds lean ground beef • 1 cup tomato paste • 2 3/4 cups tomato puree • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder • 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce • 1 teaspoon pureed canned chipotle in adobo • 1 bay leaf • 12 Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns • 12 slices cheddar cheese (optional) Directions 1.

In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and sauté onions until translucent (5 to 6 minutes).

2. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add ground beef, and sauté until well browned (15 to 20 minutes).

3. Add tomato paste, tomato puree, chili powder, Tabasco, chipotle and bay leaf. Stir until blended. Raise heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, until thick enough to spread on a sandwich, about 45 minutes.

4. To serve, heat a broiler. Slice the rolls open and place them under the broiler until lightly toasted, turning, as necessary. Ladle about 1/2 cup onto the bottom of each roll and top with cheddar cheese to taste.

Return bottom halves to the broiler until cheese just melts.

Top with the remaining halves and serve immediately.

Joey is a freshman communications major from Fairwood, Washington.

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By Anna Young Evergreen reporter

omprising of a series of swirling, liminal blurred paintings and a video, which shifted constantly so there was never a sense of up or down, “The Call of the Void” was former MFA student Kelsey Baker’s exhibit for the showcase last year.

“It captures the feeling I was trying to set off — standing on the edge of something and imagining the possibility of situations presented to you,” Baker said.

Baker, who specialized in visual arts, said it was tough when COVID-19 hit and prevented her from displaying her graduate thesis at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art last semester. The exhibit found a home in a digital format on the museum’s website.

Baker was happy to have the platform but said she felt it lacked the same impact.

“It was really important to me for people to stand there and see it in person,” Baker said.

But that was not to be the end of “The Call of the Void.”

Now the gallery director for Austin, Texas-based art collective Contracommon, Baker said she is bringing back the exhibition for an upcoming group show at the collective taking place Nov. 7-22.

Contracommon will also be included in this year’s Austin Studio Tour, which features artists from collectives around the city. The tour, which is usually in-person, will be all virtual this year and take place from the week of Nov. 14.

Joe Hedges, assistant professor of painting and intermedia, said he worked with Baker more than any other student in his time at WSU. He said he was happy to hear she’d found a job she liked in the art community and said her situation shows just how much drive, passion and talent she has as an artist.

In Baker’s time at WSU, she worked with Hedges on the mural at Kamiak Elementary School. Hedges said they worked together on the design and then had intermediate and advanced students help them with painting it.

He said it was an experiment for him to do such a large-scale, multi-artist project, but he had worked with Kelsey before and trusted her skill.

Baker also spent time as a teaching assistant for assistant clinical professor Hallie Meredith, whose focus is in art history.

Meredith remembered having Baker in her art history seminar when Baker was in her first year of graduate work. She was memorable as a student, Meredith said, and not just for the wig she wore around Halloween.

“She really made herself known from the beginning of the seminar because she was able to articulate her ideas so well,” Meredith said.

This translated well to Baker’s TA work in her last semester, Meredith said. Both she and Hedges said Baker had a great ability to teach and truly engage with the students. Meredith said she once overheard a couple of students in Baker’s class say that she came across as “hardline,” but in a good way.

“They really respected her,” Meredith said.

“They admired her approach.”

Even with the difficulties of COVID-19, Meredith said Baker did a fantastic job of translating her in-person thesis exhibition to a digital format. Hedges, too, said that the concepts Baker wanted to convey worked well online because of the way Baker made the change.

“Even though her work wasn’t ultimately exhibited in the museum, the show she came up with was powerful and well-documented,” Hedges said.

Now back in Austin, where she lived before coming to Pullman, Baker said Contracommon will be hosting seven exhibitions, including one of her own in 2021.

She said this new exhibition will incorporate some of the same strategies from her graduate thesis, such as its multimedia blend. “The Call of the Void” was limited by COVID-19, however, she plans to make this upcoming piece bigger and more adapted to the space provided.

For now, she’s working to help Contracommon stay active. The gallery is open on weekends and by appointment, she said, and the website will soon have a 360-virtual tour.

There will also be digital content available through the Austin Studio Tour.

Baker said she’s glad to see the arts community still thriving even with the limitations brought on by COVID-19 and wants to keep seeing the scene expand.

“It does give me hope that new collectives like the one I work at have opened and new people have entered the arena,” she said.

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Literary journal creates space for emergi University’s ‘Blood Orange Review’ serves as internship for students, opportunity for writers

By Kassandra Vogel Evergreen reporter

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WSU’s literary journal, “Blood Orange Review,” was founded in 2006 by H.K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox. The literary journal has a clear purpose, which is to “create a home for emerging and established writers,” according to its website.

Those who work in the journal know its mission well.

“From its inception, it wanted to be an inclusive space that published both emerging and established writers, so I think keeping true to that is super important to the ‘Blood Orange Review’ ethos,” associate editor Cameron McGill said. “Emerging writers getting published next to their own poetic heroes is kind of a really fun experience.”

The values of the journal are an important factor when deciding which works will be included in one of the two annual editions.

Nonfiction editor Lauren Westerfield said the journal looks not only for new voices but also stories that carry an emotional investment from the writer.

Soon after the journal’s inception, editor Bryan Fry created an internship at WSU as a learning tool for creative writing students. While not originally hosted at WSU, the journal found a home in the

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Native American Heritage Month

Dive into a story or two from three contributors, written

by Native authors for Native American Heritage Month

By Anna Young and Joel Kemegue Evergreen columnist and Mint editor

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ouse in 2015. he internship for WSU students is designed to vide an opportunity to take part in the work of literary journal publishing both national and rnational writers. Students are able to work ungenre editors and specialize in poetry, fiction, fiction and more.

Recently, these internships have also expanded marketing, web design and art curator posis.

It’s very important to me and Bryan Fry to e room for students who are passionate about ding and learning more about small press and ary journals,” Westerfield said. nterns at “Blood Orange Review” are integral to function of the journal. Students read submiss, collaborate at meetings and work with edito choose pieces for publication. he journal receives submissions from all kinds riters: students, professionals, as well as those m across the country and even overseas. Stuts interested in joining the journal can contact ren Westerfield or Bryan Fry for more inforion. he literary journal also hosts an annual contest opens in the spring — this upcoming compen will be the third they have held. First, genre ors and interns read the submissions and ose the top pieces, which they then give to the st judge.

The judge then selects the winner and runner-up who once awarded are then both published in the journal. The winners are also awarded prizes for the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. “[The contest] is a great opportunity to connect with other writers and to broaden our own community and expose the interns to those writers,” Westerfield said. “It brings someone else’s voice and perspective into our own fairly small operation.”

Like many aspects of life, operations of the journal have also been affected by the pandemic, but operations are still running smoothly as the journal receives and publishes submissions online.

“The biggest change is the dynamic of the meeting and the internship now that it is online,” Westerfield said.

However, the journal has also been a space for those who work on it to come together during these times. Though things have changed due to the pandemic and events of this year, the journal is evolving and continuing to refine what they look for in writing.

“A sense of urgency in the last year has been increasingly a focus that I have heard the interns talking about a lot,” Westerfield said. “The subject and the author’s engagement with that subject both on a craft level and a socially contextually aware way should feel kind of urgent.”

The online journal is available online at bloodorangereview.com.

ovember is Native American Heritage Month, and you could and should celebrate that by checking out the events Native American Programs are putting on, or learning more about Native history. You could also read books

by Native authors.

We have another special guest contributor this month — Joelle Berg, Native American Retention Specialist at WSU Native American Programs.

As always, you’re required to read every book listed. If you haven’t, I’ll know.

Joel Kemegue’s submissions: “When My Brother Was An Aztec” by Natalie Diaz This is just a really good poetry book. Diaz’s poems range from Native American identity and reservation life to poverty and mental health issues. A lot of the poems feel like she’s telling stories with them, and they can go from touching to tragic and vice versa.

This book makes you feel everything you can feel, and you can read My Brother At 3 A.M. online to get a taste of what I’m talking about.

“Heart Berries” by Terese Marie Mailhot In a previous book club, I called this the best memoir I read so far, and I still stand by that. Mailhot’s “Heart Berries” is written as a letter to Mailhot’s past love, shifting back and forth through her life, and it delves into love, race, identity and motherhood.

Mailhot’s prose is amazing, and the book is endlessly beautiful and interesting. I have recommended this before, and I will continue to recommend it until I am dead.

Anna Young’s submissions: “Rain Is Not My Indian Name” by Cynthia Leitich Smith I picked this book up on a whim during my library’s summer reading program back when I was in middle school. The story centers on Cassidy Rain Berghoff, a young Indigenous teen whose best friend died recently in a freak accident. Throughout the book, she seeks to accept the tragedy and reconnect with her small-town, Midwest community. She starts by taking a job photographing the local Indian Camp, which happens to be run by her Aunt Georgia, but soon realizes there might be more conflicts of interest than she originally thought.

“Shadows Cast by Stars” by Catherine Knutsson Set in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest, “Shadows Cast by Stars” follows Cassandra Mercredi and her family as they escape their home and arrive at the Island, an oasis for those with Aboriginal heritage. Both Cassandra and her brother have connections to the spirit world, which causes them no end of trouble with the creatures of myth that prowl the Island. Spiritually and emotionally complex, this story is not the action-packed dystopian novel you might expect, but its incorporation of Indigenous, Greek and Arthurian mythology makes it unlike any I’ve read.

“There There” by Tommy Orange For a while, it seemed everyone was talking about this novel — with good reason. Each chapter follows one of 12 characters, whose fates are bound to collide as they head to the Big Oakland Powwow. An insightful, varied look at modern-day Indigenous culture, Orange writes tragedy and comedy side-by-side and winds the stories of all 12 characters together in a way that is not just believable but poignant.

Joelle Berg’s submissions: “The Manitous: The Supernatural World of the Ojibway” by Basil Johnson Growing up, I enjoyed learning about our traditional creation stories and how our world came to be according to my people (the Ojibwe). I remember learning some of these stories in elementary school, but it is nice to come back and relearn these as an adult. This book is composed of short stories that tell different stories of Manitous (spirits) who have shaped the world and taught our people lessons. This book allows folks insight into a part of my tribe’s cultures, values, and the way we view and connect to the world around us.

Anna is a senior creative writing major from Helena, Montana. Joel is a sophomore creative writing major from Bellevue, Washington. They can be contacted at 335-1140 or at mint@ dailyevergreen.com. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Evergreen, its editors or publishers.

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The Cougars have defeated Oregon State in each of the past six seasons. This is head coach Nick Rolovich’s second time facing the Beavers as a coach.

WSU starts the 2020 season against Oregon State on Saturday

By Cody Schoeler Evergeen football reporter

A new head coach, new defensive coordinators, and a new starting quarterback, the first entry to the Cougars’ post-Mike Leach era starts in

Corvallis against the Oregon State Beavers.

After a tumultuous offseason where a Pac-12 football season was uncertain and even postponed at one point, the eyes of all Cougar fans will be on true freshman and starting quarterback Jayden de Laura.

The first-year signal-call-

er from Hawai’i won the starting job last week after an impressive string of practices and scrimmages this fall.

De Laura will now lead the Cougars into a matchup with the Beavers that produced one of the best games of the Pac-12 season in 2019.

WSU beat OSU last season in a 54-53 nail-biter that

Kickin’ it with Kim

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Star player scored a WSU record of 30 goals during the 1990 season and 25 the season after.

Kim Peterson revisits her Hall of Fame soccer career with the Cougars

By Daniel Shurr Evergreen reporter

Washington State University has seen plenty of legends score goals in a Cougar uniform for the women’s soccer team, but no one as great as Kim Peterson, then Kim Lynass.

Peterson is by far the most decorated player in women’s soccer history, as she broke countless school, division and NCAA records throughout her career.

In her freshman year in 1990, Peterson scored 30 goals throughout the 17-game

season — the most by any player in program history — and third all-time in the NCAA record books.

That 30-goal season remained an unimaginable achievement, except in 1991 when Peterson fell just five goals short of tying her record set the previous season.

WSU officially recognized women’s soccer as a Division I sport in 1989. The next year, Peterson led the Cougars to an undefeated record at home in her first year in Pullman.

“Coming in as a freshman — it was a program that was newer and guaranteed more playing time,” Peterson said.

Peterson, along with the

abundance of fellow freshman that head coach Lisa Frazier had recruited, were not playing against Arizona, Oregon, Stanford and other wellknown Pac-12 competitions like the Cougars play today.

Instead, the Cougars bounced around as both a member of the Northwest Collegiate Soccer Conference and as an independent school. It wasn’t until 1993 that women’s soccer joined the Pac-10.

This division status meant that in one week, WSU would play now DIII school Pacific Lutheran University, then the next week play a nationally-ranked powerhouse.

“The league that Washing-

was decided on a last-second touchdown from junior running back Max Borghi. That game featured 1,242 combined total yards, including over 600 passing yards and six touchdowns from Cougar quarterback Anthony Gordon.

The Beavers will also be led by a new starting quar-

terback in 2020 with redshirt junior Tristan Gebbia taking over for the graduated Jake Luton. Gebbia threw for 347 yards, two touchdowns and one interception throughout the entire 2019 season, including 243 yards in his lone start in the season finale against Oregon.

ton State plays in now is much, much more competitive than the league we played in,” Peterson said. “The league was very different at that point.”

The Pac-12 may be more challenging than the NCSC was, but that doesn’t mean there should be an asterisk next to “Lynass” in the record books.

She still holds the record for most goals scored in a game, scoring four goals four different times. Three of those games were against Gonzaga University, which is located in her hometown.

“I came from Spokane, and no one got recruited out of there,” Peterson said. “I knew the coach at Gonzaga, and a lot of the players we [WSU] played against. It’s always nice to score against people that you grew up playing [with].”

One of her most notable achievements is the record for most career goals scored at WSU, which is 83 — a record that has remained untouched for decades.

“Playing with Kim was like holding the winning ticket,” said Peterson’s former teammate and roommate Jen Norberg. “She was strong, dominate, skilled, passionate and determined.”

Her ability to make plays from anywhere on the field earned her Conference Player of the Year honors in her 1990 freshman campaign. In her senior year, she shared firstteam Pac-10 honors with Jenni Druffel, Jody Payne and Shannon Walters.

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you the ball,” Peterson said.

Her teammates pushed her to be the best she could be, the same way that Peterson pushed them.

“We had a very ‘healthy’ competition over the years,” Maureen Clark, one of Peterson’s former teammates, said. “I don’t think I realized at the time how much we both pushed each other and our team to work hard, compete and rise to the occasion of any challenge.”

That kind of drive is what got the Cougars ranked in the top 15 Peterson’s senior year.

A year that saw a huge upset win over No.6 Stanford, which Peterson still reflects on today.

“It was just fun to progress and get better each year,” she said. “It’s work hard and have fun.”

The “work hard have fun” attitude is what got Peterson inducted into the WSU Hall of Fame in 2012.

Last year the women’s soccer team made it to the final four, capping off a historic season.

“There’s a group of us, about 10 or 12, that went to that game last year,” Peterson said. “I was excited to watch them this year; I think they would have had another really good season.”

Peterson and the rest of the Coug community are confident that the team can build on the previous success of the program.

Although we will continue to see new names pop up in the record books, Peterson has forever cemented herself into the Mount Rushmore of WSU.

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“BORAT 2” PERFECTLY PARODIES POLITICS Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest hit riffs on Trump, virus, politicians

By Joey Franklin Evergreen columnist

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verybody’s favorite Kazakhstani journalist has returned to the silver screen in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” Not only is the title quite the mouthful, but the second installation of Borat is also about as wild of a ride as you can hope for.

We first find Borat in a gulag serving a sentence after making a fool out of Kazakhstan. He is brought to meet Premier Nazarbayev who instructs Borat to give Vice President Mike Pence a monkey as a bribe to get Kazakhstan into the United States’ inner circle.

Borat begins his second odyssey to the U.S., armed with disguises because he is now recognized across the country by fans of his first movie. The cringe-inducing encounters have been only amplified since his first time in the U.S., looking up a very explicit website while testing out a cell phone is the first indication of how this movie will go.

He quickly discovers that his daughter had stowed away and eaten the monkey that was going to be the bribe for Pence.

Borat had only recently realized that he had a daughter, so he was worried that his mission was going to be a failure.

Nazarbayev says Borat has to deliver some kind of bribe to Pence, or he would be executed if he returns to Kazakhstan.

He decides to give his daughter a makeover and deliver her to the vice president as a bribe. There are more hilarious encounters along the way, Borat buys a cage for his daughter, Tutar, to live in while they are on the road across America.

Borat’s actor, Sacha Baron Cohen is nothing short of a genius and his method acting redefines the term. He cannot only stay in the character of Borat, who is experiencing some form of culture shock,

while also saying some very insensitive and offensive bits across the movie.

Cohen’s dedication to the parts he has played has put him in danger, but he takes it head-on and can deliver some of the funniest characters in movie history.

Tutar finishes her makeover, complete with makeup, dyed hair and the intention to be delivered to Pence at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Borat puts on a very elaborate “McDonald Trump” costume and hoists Tutar over his shoulder in an attempt for Pence to see him and take his daughter as a bribe.

He is faced with jeers from the crows and is immediately escorted out by security and the Secret Service while agreeing with the “four more years” chant the crowd is repeating. Borat reaches out to Nazarbayev again to ask for further guidance, he instructs Borat to return to Kazakhstan. Tutar scrolls through a list of people close to Donald Trump, including Michael Flynn, Michael Cohen and finally, Rudy Giuliani.

Borat has an epiphany and makes a plan to deliver “Sexy Gift to Rudy Giuliani In Last-Ditch Attempt to Save Borat From Execution And Make Benefit Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan.”

It is around this time that the COVID-19 pandemic is brought into light in the film. Borat stays with a couple of men who Borat calls “America’s top scientists.” These “top scientists” claim that the virus was more dangerous than the Democratic Party, and they theorize that the Clintons created the virus.

When I watched interviews of Cohen, he said he lived with these men for five days, needing to stay in character the entire time.

Borat is a very wacky and over-the-top character, and Cohen’s ability to dive into the persona and make unique dialogue while on the fly is very impressive.

One of the more shocking moments of the movie came at a far-right rally in Olympia, Washington, where Borat dressed up as a bluegrass singer and proceeded to lead a very offensive singalong. The song dragged people including Anthony Fauci and Barack Obama and said they should have contracted the coronavirus.

Some of the members of the crowds were carrying large guns while Cohen was making his appearance as “Country

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy hits home, attacking all of the most ridiculous, skewed aspects of American society, especially corrupt, creepy politicians.

Steve.” In the movie, Borat has no problem with the crowd. In real life, Cohen had to evacuate in an ambulance after the crowd started to rush the stage.

The climax is the infamous scene with Giuliani — Tutar, who is 15 years old in the movie, has an interview with the former Trump lawyer. Giuliani makes several comments like asking for her phone number and address.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is an amazing satire piece with more emphasis on a plotline than the first Borat, and it still delivers with plenty of innuendoes and double entendre.

Cohen has delivered a masterpiece that critiques some of America’s shortcomings and delivers plenty of laughs.

Borat should be taken lightly, there are many crude jokes at the expense of people, but Cohen has brought the humor that this time has truly needed. This movie will be talked about for years to come and should be watched by everyone who has the means.

Joey is a communications major from Fairwood, Washington. He can be contacted at 335-1140 or at opinion@dailyevergreen.com.

The views expressed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Evergreen, its editors or publishers.

Amy Coney Barrett Will roll back lgbtq+ rights

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Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court signals a new wave of conservative decisions from the judicial branch. It’s conceivable that LGBTQ+ rights will be taken away because of her nomination.

Barrett’s nomination may indicate bad things for minorities, LGBTQ+ Americans

By Portia Simmons Evergreen columnist

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my Coney Barret’s contentious confirmation to the Supreme Court is changing the course of politics.

On Oct. 26, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed with a 52-48 vote. Barrett has more conservative views than most of the other justices, and she is the third conservative judge appointed by President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court. Trump is fulfilling his promise of making a more conservative Supreme

Court this presidential term.

Although some might view this as having more diversity in the Supreme Court, Barrett has threatened several rights, especially among women and the LGBTQ+ community. Barrett has made several comments in the past that have led many to believe that she might fight to overturn Roe v. Wade and Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage.

As a member of the LGBTQ+ community who identifies as a lesbian and a biological woman, Barrett’s nomination is a threat to my rights and others I know.

Alana Hall, sophomore psychology major, said they were worried about Barrett’s rulings on LGBTQ+ rights.

“Her conservative policies, especially regarding the LGBTQ+ community, make me worry about the basic rights for people in any sort of minority group,” Hall said. “I’m concerned about how she will affect this

generation’s future. I hope to see less polarized politics in the future of this country because the divide is enormous and extraordinarily unhealthy.”

Many students agree that Barrett’s appointment could mean bad things for minorities in this country.

“I think one of the biggest things, [is] the fact that she’s a conservative and a pro-lifer, just because ... there are already conservatives and those kinds of beliefs in our judicial system and it’s like, we also need support of people who are pro-choice and pro-feminist beliefs,” Kayla Dacarus, senior psychology major, said.

Dacarus said Barrett’s decisions might have more of an impact than we think.

“The ruling goes on forever, that influences other cases, so you know, if she rules against pro-choice, whatever she chooses, that goes on to other cases,” Dacarus said.

Dacarus said her generation reacts differently and more progressively to politics than her parents may have.

“I think our generation has become so progressive, in a way, it’s become very familial, because we are all starting to look out for each other, especially young people, such as the LGBTQ+ community and race,” Dacarus said. “You take these old, originalist beliefs, it feels like we are taking a step back from what we have already built.”

She said politics should become more focused on the individual, rather than larger groups.

“America is so diverse, and it’s so detrimental when you do politics with bias and politics with your own beliefs and forcing those beliefs on everyone else,” Dacarus said. “I hope in the future that politics can actually become non-partisan.”

Members from my generation and myself are concerned about the future of politics. I hope that my rights are not taken away, and I hope I can exercise my freedoms, such as same-sex marriage, in the future.

Por tia is a human development major from Santa Cruz, California. They can be contacted at 335-1140 or at opinion@ dailyevergreen.com. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of The Daily Evergreen, its editors or publishers.

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ASWSU, GPSA to help Pullman restaurants

Professional, graduate students will get $5 off their meal when they show CougarCard, give email to participating restaurants

By Matt Holm Evergreen reporter

ASWSU President Curtis Cohen met with ASWSU senators to discuss WSU’s plan to replace spring break with academic break days without homework during Wednesday night’s meeting.

Cohen said he and ASWSU Vice President Sean Doster spoke with WSU President Kirk Schultz and Provost Elizabeth Chilton about not allowing teachers to assign homework during or before break days.

“Spring break is gone, and that’s quite tragic,” Cohen said, “but we want to make sure that these academic rest days that replaced it are going to be legitimate rest days.”

Restaurant Week Senators announced ASWSU is partnering with GPSA to create another Restaurant Week starting Nov. 9 and ending on Nov. 13, Doster said. The event is designed to help Pullman restaurants bring in extra customers.

WSU graduate students will receive a $5 discount on their meal, excluding alcohol purchases, if they present their CougarCards and student emails at specific restaurants. Restaurants will be reimbursed through GPSA and WSU’s Presidential budgets.

Fees Joel Aleman, ASWSU director of university affairs, said WSU is permanently suspending the withdrawal fee for dropping a class starting spring semester. This change is not related to COVID-19 and the change will remain when students return to in-person classes.

Samantha Cruz, ASWSU director of legislative affairs, said she plans to propose legislation that did not pass last year. This includes bills for free menstrual products for students, open-access textbooks for first-year students and the elimination of hidden fees through homework websites like iClicker and TopHat. “A couple of those bills fell through by a hair, so I want to make sure those go through,” she said.

Student care packages and health fees Patrick Johnson, ASWSU director of health, said 200 student care packages have been assembled by his department and there are supplies available for 800 more. These packages will be made available to students upon request at Cougar Health Services.

He said the Student Health Advisory Committee proposed a reduction in the health fee. The proposal would reduce fees by $40, from $244 to $204, and they are considering further reductions.

Future plans Aleman said he spoke to Bird Scooters about bringing motorized scooters to campus. He said he plans to have scooters available on campus by March

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Nygaard said she thinks presidential candidate Joe Biden will win based on the electoral votes he received as of Wednesday morning.

“I think Trump would have to pull off a couple tens of thousands in either Wisconsin or Michigan to pass,” she said.

Biden won Michigan’s 16 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press, as well as Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. Trump’s campaign requested a recount of Wisconsin’s vote.

“I think the Republican party is going to be pretty dramatic about [the

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ASWSU President Curtis Cohen said he wants to ensure academic break days are legitimate rest days.

15 with a full safety plan in place.

Aleman said he is working with the syllabus committee to split syllabi into class-specific information, as well as university protocols and resources.

election results],” she said.

Nygaard said she hopes both campaigns will be respectful, but she thinks politicians and their supporters will become aggressive based on the results.

Eighty-seven WSU students responded to an Instagram poll created for this story. Seventy-one students — 81.6 percent — said they voted for Biden.

Thirteen students — 14.9 percent — said they voted for Trump. Two students — 2.3 percent — said they preferred to keep their vote confidential. One student — 1.2 percent — said they did not vote.

WASHINGTON | Continued from Page 3 Kim Wyman of the Republican party maintains her seat as Washington State Secretary of State, winning 51 percent of the vote. She ran against Gael Tarleton of the Democratic Party.

Democrat Mike Pellicciotti won 55 percent of the vote and will be State Treasurer over Republican opponent

Duane A. Davidson.

Pat McCarthy, a Democrat, won 60 percent of the vote and will become the State Auditor, over contestor Chris Leyba, a Republican.

Bob Ferguson, who prefers the Democratic party, got 58 percent of the vote and will remain Attorney

General over Matt Larkin, a Republican.

Hilary Franz, a Democrat, won 58 percent of the vote and will be the State Commissioner of Public Lands.

She won over Sue Kuehl Pederson, who prefers the Republican party.

Chris Reykdal won 56 percent of

the vote over Maia Espinoza and will be the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Mike Kreidler, a Democrat, will be the Insurance Commissioner after winning 67 percent of the vote over Chirayu Avinash Patel of the Republican party.

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el of ability and has slotted in comfortably next to Ryan on the left side.

The offensive line will be going up against one of the premier pass rushers in the conference: redshirt senior outside linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr. He recorded 14 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss in 2019.

Rashed Jr. will likely be matched up against WSU offensive tackles Abe Lucas and Liam Ryan. Lucas is

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WSU head coach Nick Rolovich was able to beat the Beavers last year when he was at the University of Hawai’i. He also did so through the air, with quarterback Cole McDonald throwing for 421 yards and four touchdowns.

Rolovich said he looks for matchups and opportunities to attack the defense.

“We try to take what the defense gives us and kind of let the offense, kind of like an

Kind of like an octopus, just get into whatever crevices they can get into.

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octopus, just get into whatever crevices they can get into,” Rolovich said.

The Cougars are also experiencing turnover in other key positions on the team.

On the offensive line, two spots were up for grabs at the start of camp: center and left guard. They have been claimed by redshirt junior Brian Greene and redshirt sophomore Jarrett Kingston respectively.

Rolovich said Greene has done a good job pulling the offense together and being the conductor. He also said that Kingston has a high lev-

regarded as one of the best tackles in the conference, earning All-Pac-12 second team berths in each of his seasons as a starter. When Rashed Jr. and Lucas go head-to-head, it will be a matchup to watch.

Another new starter on offense is a familiar face for Cougar fans: redshirt junior wide receiver Jamire Calvin.

He missed the entire 2019 season due to injury but has returned healthy and will now be lining up on the outside instead of in the slot.

“I think he’s really reveling in the opportunity to play

again and is pretty excited,” Rolovich said.

The defense is a much different story. New defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will be taking over a unit that is only returning six starters from last year’s team.

The challenge for the defense this week will be stopping junior running back Jermar Jefferson in the Oregon State backfield. Jefferson has rushed for over 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in 21 games for the Beavers.

He had the best game of his 2019 season against the Cougars, rushing for 132 yards on 21 carries, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. He accounted for four touchdowns in that game — two rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns.

Redshirt sophomore edge rusher Ron Stone Jr. said Jefferson is a physical runner but everybody goes down when you tackle them.

“He’s a football player, we’re all football players,” Stone Jr. said. “We’re just going to go in there and do our jobs, take him down, wrap him up, take his legs, do whatever we need.”

The WSU Cougars will play the Oregon State Beavers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Reser Stadium at Corvallis, Oregon. The game will broadcast on FS1.

True freshman quarterback will start for WSU Freshman Jayden de Laura has prior experience with WSU’s new offense, the run and shoot scheme

By Cody Schoeler Evergreen football reporter

Head coach Nick Rolovich announced Monday that true freshman Jayden de Laura will be the starting quarterback for the Cougars this season.

“Jayden’s going to take the first snap for us at Oregon State,” he said.

De Laura came into the program with a familiarity of the run and shoot-type of offense, Rolovich said. It helped de Laura get on a competitive level with the other quarterbacks despite being a true freshman.

Rolovich said de Laura was determined to compete when he first showed up.

“I think when he got off the plane, he probably had a couple missions,” Rolovich said. “‘Where am I going to live, where’s the playbook and when do we start practice?’”

Rolovich said de Laura has shown a good understanding of the offense along with impressive arm strength and timing. He said the true freshman also has demonstrated an abili-

ty to make plays off script.

De Laura put up impressive numbers in the two scrimmages before earning the starting job. He went 20 for 27 for 179 yards and two touchdowns along with 47 rushing yards and another score on the ground.

“I thought he was productive and consistent and is going to give us the best chance to move the ball this Saturday,” Rolovich said.

De Laura beat out redshirt sophomore Cammon Cooper, redshirt freshman Gunner Cruz and fellow true freshman Victor Gabalis.

Rolovich said the competition was close between the quarterbacks. He said there is always a chance that he would play multiple quarterbacks but does not plan on it.

“My message to Cammon, Gunner and Victor was ‘You guys need to prove me wrong and keep getting better and keep improving and stay ready, you never know what’s going to happen,’” he said.

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Owner gives back to local businesses Website allows people to purchase gift cards, masks; raised $6,000 for restaurants

By Annie Hager Evergreen reporter

It started as a website.

Tony Poston, owner of College Hill Custom Threads, said he created a fundraiser to support local businesses during COVID-19, which has raised about $6,000 so far.

College Hill Custom Threads is a brand and merchandise studio in Pullman known for making apparel for student groups and businesses, he said.

Poston and a friend began a website where they compiled URLs of different businesses in Pullman to sell gift cards online for restaurants and shops, Poston said. Sales from the store’s Pullman-themed masks also go toward the fundraiser.

College Hill Custom Threads is re-launching the mask and gift card bundle campaign this week, Poston said.

“When COVID hit, a lot of

funds from the gift card fundraiser.

When COVID-19 hit, both restaurants immediately shut down for two days before they were able to pivot and created a 100 percent ordering online process, Harbour said.

College Hill Custom Threads can sell all over the country. Poston said gift cards were a ‘no brainer.’ People were buying and wanted masks that reminded them of WSU. “These businesses are struggling like we’ve never seen before and we have had a few businesses shut down in Pullman,” Poston said. “We don’t want to see anymore.”

People can donate their gift cards to the Pullman Serves it Forward program, which provides nutritious meals to families in need, he said.

“We actually had 26 people who chose to do that, so we just wrote a check for $520 to the Community Action Center,” Poston said.

For every person that purchased this bundle, College

‘Tanya is unstoppable’

By Sandi Kobiesa Evergreen reporter

Being from a family of immigrants, Tanya Rivera feels an internal drive to succeed.

Rivera, sophomore speech and hearing sciences major, knew she wanted to work with children when she was a sophomore in high school.

She became involved in one of her high school’s programs, which created a preschool inside of the high school, to allow high schoolers to work with children, she said.

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special needs, Rivera said.

“I think it runs in her blood to work with children,” Ingrid Rivera, Tanya’s older sister, said. “It was natural for her to be nurturing, giving and patient.”

Rivera is in the McNair Scholars Program at WSU. The three-level program was created to help underrepresented or low-income students get into graduate school and work toward a Ph.D. Rivera is a current McNair student. She started working on her research project but hopes to study ways to improve special needs education.

She will later present it

vera was in high school, she said.

She has two siblings — her older sister graduated from Central Washington University, and her younger sister is currently in high school taking classes through Running Start.

“It’s been really interesting watching my little sister doing her first year of college from home while I’m doing my second year,” Rivera said.

The transition to online classes was difficult and finding the motivation to do all her work was even more so, Rivera said.

“I am a very social person, I love interacting with my friends and professors,”

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I think it runs in her blood to work with children. It was natural for her to be nurturing, giving and patient.

Ingrid Rivera Tanya’s sister

Rivera said parents were given the option to send their child to the regular preschool, or to the one in the high school, which is meant to prepare high schoolers with teaching skills.

“I job shadowed the speech pathologist,” Rivera said. “I had the opportunity to work with ten preschoolers that were either a minority or special needs.”

Out of this experience grew her love of working with children. The program helped her figure out she wanted to work with underrepresented children with

to the McNair group, she said. Once she presents her project and starts applying to graduate school, she will become a McNair scholar.

Rivera grew up in East Wenatchee, Washington, and moved around a lot due to her parents’ jobs in agriculture. Her parents immigrated from Mexico to Washington when they were 18-year-olds. Her father is from Oaxaca, and her mother is from Mexico City, Rivera said.

Rivera’s mother now owns a daycare, which she began working at while Ri-

Rivera said. “I would go to office hours to get the help I needed and the chance to get to know my professors a little better,” she said.

Completing classes online has been anything except normal, Rivera said.

She usually turns her camera on whether she is in class or during office hours.

“The most inspiring thing about Tanya is she doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. She is the definition of ambition, and she works diligently for everything she wants,” Ingrid said. “Tanya is unstoppable.”

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About 26 people donated money to the Community Action Center through the fundraiser put on by College Hill Custom Threads. restaurants were closed down, and a lot of small businesses were suffering,” Poston said.

“Students went home after spring break and we saw a big drop in Pullman with the student population.”

Poston continues his involvement with the Pullman Chamber of Commerce, he said, which resulted in an idea to start a fundraiser to help local businesses.

“A lot of people have been asking about Pullman-themed masks, we designed a couple of them and thought it would be fun to bundle them up with some local restaurant gift cards,” Poston said.

Jim Harbour, owner of Porch Light Pizza and co-owner of South Fork, said his restaurants both received

Hill Custom Thread’s staff sent handwritten thank you cards with each order, he said.

Some people would buy four or five gift cards because they don’t expire, and they knew they could use them when they could travel back to Pullman safely, Poston said.

“It’s a triple win,” Harbour said. “Tony sells some masks and makes a tiny bit of money, we sell gift cards and make some money, and the guests and consumers get to feel good supporting two town businesses.”

The community is trying, he said, and they need every bit of it.

“I’m just really proud of all the alumni and the people that are fans of Pullman, too,” he said.

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Porch Light Pizza, owned by Jim Harbour, is one of the local shops receiving support during limitations provided by COVID-19.