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From WSU to the AP WSU alumni Janie McCauley will be inducted into Hall of Achievement

County prepares foroutbreak

COVID-19 TOWN HALL

Admin answers questions about online classes, disease testing

Whitman unlikely to do testing itself, will send samples to other labs

By Luke Hudson Evergreen reporter

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Interim Provost Bryan Slinker speaks at a town hall regarding coronavirus on Tuesday afternoon in the Food Science and Human Nutrition building. He says officials are still deciding whether to hold online classes.

No cases in Whitman County, only people with symptoms should be tested for disease

By Emma Ledbetter Evergreen reporter

W

SU administrators held a town hall meeting to address the possibility of transitioning to online classes and ways to address race-based harassment stemming from COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Bonnie de Vries, medical director of Health and Wellness Services, said there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whitman County.

Access to testing and recommendations on who should be tested are constantly changing, de Vries said.

Test kits are now available at Cougar Health Services.

“We don’t have enough to just test everybody who wants it,” she said.

“We have enough to test the people we need to test right now … we need to save them for people who are most

at risk from COVID-19.”

De Vries said students who might suspect they are sick with COVID-19 or the flu can make an appointment at CHS over the phone or using the online portal. CHS can accommodate between 100-250 appointments per day.

Interim Provost Bryan Slinker said WSU officials are deciding whether to wait until the first case of the disease is reported in Pullman or to decide earlier if classes will be held online.

Most likely there will be a decision about how to proceed before the disease reaches WSU, he said, but that is still being discussed.

Moving to online classes will not affect graduation timelines, said Asif Chaudhry, vice president for International Programs.

“The purpose of moving to online is simply to provide a safe environment,” Chaudhry said, “not to affect the ability to complete the require-

ments and graduate.”

Holly Ashkannejhad, director of the Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Investigation, said students who experience harassment or discrimination because of COVID-19 should report it to her office, whether they think it rises to the level of violating university policy or not.

If students are victims of criminal activity because of discrimination, Ashkannejhad said they should call WSU Police.

“We are not immune to ignorance anywhere,” said Bill Gardner, Chief of WSU Police. “I would love to see a culture where people could feel comfortable reporting something, if only just to talk about those things.”

Dean of Students Jill Creighton said the WSU COVID-19 website is the best source of information regarding housing and dining options for students staying in Pullman during spring break.

COVID-19 Facts: Total Positive Tests king:

190

snohomish:

54

pierce:

14

Kitsap:

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Death Rates (Age) 0-19: 2% 20-29: 4% 30-39: 10% 40-49: 14%

50-59: 14% 60-69: 19% 70-79: 15% 80+: 22%

Most At Risk -The Elderly -people w/ autoimmune disorders -pregnant women

The Whitman County Public Health Department has not confirmed any cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the county.

Troy Henderson, director of Whitman County Public Health, said it is likely that there are cases in Whitman County but none have been confirmed.

“It’s probably 50-50 odds that we have cases here,” he said.

The county has not been able to do as much testing as Henderson said he would like to do because of delays at a “federal level.”

“I’d like to see everyone with a sore throat or a cough get tested until we figure this out,” he said.

The Public Health Department sent 10 tests within the past few days and it is waiting on a response, Henderson said. Two other tests sent to the University of Washington came back negative.

Whitman County is unlikely to test people in the county and will instead send samples to other labs in Washington for results, he said. Most doctor’s offices and healthcare providers send tests to other facilities.

Megan Guido, Pullman Regional Hospital chief marketing and community relations officer, said the hospital is working with local organizations to plan its response.

She said PRH hosted a meeting involving Pullman Public Schools, Cougar Health Services, police and local doctor’s offices. Henderson led the meeting.

Guido said they met to discuss issuing regular updates on confirmed cases, testing coordination and getting specimens out to labs.

Minutes were not taken during the meeting and Guido said she did not know if information from the meeting will be made public.

Henderson said the department has been working as if COVID-19 is in Pullman, and one confirmed case will not change the way it operates.

If there is an outbreak, he said, the way the county responds to it will depend more on who gets infected and how severe the cases are.

If enough people from a vulnerable population such as the elderly get infected then more resources will be needed to treat them, Henderson said.

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News | 3

Opinion | 5

Analyzing the economy

Pac-12 Tourney begins

Emergency loans suck

Pullman Economic Development manager presented analysis of jobs, industry

Men’s basketball takes on Colorado Buffaloes tonight in the first round

Short term loan programs needs more money to make a difference, says one columnist

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Animal Pr oblem/Complaint SW Junegrass Lane, 2:19 p.m.

An officer responded to the repor t of a possible cougar sighting.

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Officers responded to the repor t of a harassment . One subject trespassed.

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An officer responded to the report of a runaway juvenile. Juvenile was located.

Pa r k i n g P r o b l e m E Main Street, 12:28 p.m.

Officer advised of a park ing problem.

Animal Pr oblem/Complaint A n i m a l No i s e C o m p l a i n t NE Northwood Drive, 2:48 p.m.

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Repor ting person repor ting a domestic bird in An officer was advised of a barking dog complaint. the park ing lot . Bird captured and taken the Whitman Count y Humane Societ y.

S u s p i c i o u s Pe r s o n / C i r c u m s t a n c e S Grand Avenue, 3:35 p.m.

S a f e t y Ha z a r d Officer requested case for a cold suspicious.

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Tr a f f i c V i o l a t i o n SR 195 into Pullman, 6:08 p.m.

Reporting party reporting a vehicle speeding almost 80 on this road passing people very dangerously.

Officers advised.

Communicat ions Pr oblem NE Merman Drive, 6:52 p.m.

An officer was advised of a communications problem.

Runaway Juv e ni l e NW True Street, 10:16 p.m.

An officer was advised of a runaway juvenile.

Juvenile returned home before officer could respond.

Repor ting person repor ting crosswalk light not functioning properly. An officer responded and obser ved the lights work ing fine.

Communicat ions Pr oblem NW Olsen Street, 4:49 p.m.

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Alum inducted into Hall of Achievement Journalist spent 20 years at Associated Press, covered Olympic games, NBA

By Brooklynn Hillemann Evergreen reporter

Once a year, Janie McCauley and her family would make the two-hour drive from Leavenworth to Seattle to watch the Seattle Supersonics play. At the age of 13, she mailed a letter to every team in the NBA. “That was the highlight of my year,” McCauley, a sportswriter for the Associated Press based in the Bay Area, said. “I just had this love of sports.”

McCauley’s career in journalism began in her hometown of Leavenworth. In her junior year of high school when editors at the local newspaper, the Leavenworth Echo, invited McCauley to see how a newsroom operated.

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She’s what journalism is about

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For two years she worked at The Echo, cementing her future in journalism.

When the time came to choose where McCauley would attend college, former editor of The Echo, Miles Turnbull, offered her a piece of advice: “If you’re serious about this journalism thing, you need to go to Washington State University,” Turnbull told McCauley.

McCauley was a sports reporter for The Daily Evergreen in the mid-90s. At The Daily Evergreen, McCauley’s work appeared in over 170 editions, covering everything from cross country to volleyball to baseball.

Shawn O’Neal, director for the Department of Student Involvement at the University of Idaho, was an editor during

McCauley’s time at the Evergreen and offered insight on their time at the paper.

O’Neal said when McCauley arrived on campus that fall, she dove headfirst into the newspaper.

“She was a member of our family,” O’Neal said.

Chadd Cripe, an assistant editor at the Idaho Statesman, was the sports editor during McCauley’s time at The Evergreen. Cripe said he remembers McCauley instantly meshing with the team as well.

“There was already a feeling that she was somebody that was going to be successful,” Cripe said.

McCauley was made for the newspaper, O’Neal said. She had the perfect combination of experience from working at The Echo in high school and a work ethic that was unmatched, he said.

“She never made the same mistake twice,” he said.

Both Cripe and O’Neal spoke to the character of McCauley, saying she is someone who everyone likes right away.

“Everybody thought very highly of her,” Cripe said.

“She’s a really great person.”

McCauley graduated in 1998 from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.

Her career was launched in Seattle in 2000, where she reported on the Seattle Mariners and was praised for her coverage of Ichiro Suzuki’s rookie year.

With a career spanning more than two decades, McCauley said she has covered three Summer Olympic Games, two Winter Olympic games, the World Cup, the Super Bowl and four World Series.

She has interviewed athletes of the highest caliber including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and has seen history be made covering Barry Bond’s chase for the home run record in 2007. She said she has enjoyed covering the recent Golden State Warriors and their run to five NBA championships.

McCauley said covering

COURTESY OF JANIE MCCAULEY

Associated Press Sports Reporter Janie McCauley speaks to former Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant. Durant now plays for the Brooklyn Nets. sports is about the relationships she has with coaches, athletes, security and more.

Journalism is about building trust, she said.

“I’m able to get great information from these people because they trust that when they talk to me, they can share things,” she said.

Today, McCauley covers the San Francisco 49ers, the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors and various sporting events. In 2006, she

was named AP’s Sportswriter of the Year.

McCauley will be inducted into the Hall of Achievement at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication during the 45th Murrow Symposium. She will join fellow WSU legends Keith Jackson, Kathi Goertzen and 46 others.

“I was absolutely floored to receive that email,” she said.

“I am beyond honored by this recognition.”

She said she is honored to

represent the group of journalists like O’Neal and Cripe who made up the Evergreen team of the mid-90s.

“I share this honor with everybody,” she said. “I didn’t get it by myself.”

McCauley’s career is a testament to journalists who show up and do good work every day, O’Neal said. She is the kind of person who always works hard and has no ego.

“She’s what journalism is about,” O’Neal said.

Council discusses economic development Public Health shared efforts to fight COVID-19, no confirmed cases

By Jared Bradley Evergreen reporter

The Pullman City Council discussed Pullman’s economic developments and the health department’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus at its meeting Tuesday.

Jennifer Hackman, Pullman economic development manager, said there is some seasonality to Pullman’s economy because of the large percentage of the population who are university students.

“Pullman is a job center in the region,” Hackman said.

However, she said Pullman WILL MATTHEWS | THE DAILY EVERGREEN is underserved in some important areas; mending these gaps Jennifer Hackman, Pullman Economic Development manager, discusses zones of industrial and residential development throughout Pullman on Tuesday night at Pullman City Hall. is the goal over the next six

months.

To fix these gaps, her group plans to connect with local entrepreneurs and attract businesses to the area.

She spoke about what she called “Pullman’s Story.” She called Pullman a high-quality place, and said families like to raise kids in the city.

Hackman said that Pullman is a knowledge-driven community, meaning that a lot of the economic developments come from the university and its firms. Agriculture is also a historically strong industry for the Palouse and it makes up a large part of the area’s exports.

Pullman has 41 times more workers in the electrical equipment industry than an average area, according to her data.

Councilmember Brandon See ECONOMY Page 8

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WSU takes on Colorado

Senior Jeff Pollard’s participation remains a gameday decision, says Kyle Smith

By Ryan Root Evergreen sports reporter

In the first round of the 2020 Pac-12 Tournament, the 11th seed Cougars will face the sixth seed University of Colorado Buffaloes at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The 23rd annual Pac-12 Tournament hosts all teams from the conference in a four-round bracket to crown the season’s conference champion. WSU (15-16, 6-12) comes into this year’s tournament with a 5-20 record, historically, the last win coming in the 2009 tournament.

Coinciding with its record, WSU has never made it to the championship round of the Pac-12 Tournament, the only team in the conference to never do so.

In last year’s tournament, the sixth seed University of Oregon Ducks conquered the Cougars 84-51.

Then-freshman forward CJ Elleby co-led the Cougars in scoring alongside then-sophomore forward Marvin Cannon with nine points each.

Elleby said he’s excited to head down to Vegas and go into the tournament with a “clean slate.”

“Everybody is 0-0; only game that matters is the next one up,” Elleby said.

Junior guard Isaac Bonton will play in his first Division I conference tournament on Wednesday.

Bonton said it’s exciting to be a part of the tournament, and the team is ready to surprise everyone after WSU’s tough Arizona road trip.

Bonton had 18 turnovers across both road games against the Arizona schools to finish out the regular season. He leads the Pac-12 in turnovers per game with 3.6 per game.

A good portion of Bonton’s 11 turnovers against

ASU on Saturday were stolen passes to WSU bigs down low. He said the team can be a little sharper when dishing or receiving passes underneath the basket.

“It definitely comes from my part being the point guard. With the ball in my hands, I got to take care of the ball better,” Bonton said. “We just got to slow down and be tight with the ball.”

Besides WSU’s turnover trouble against the Arizona schools, Elleby, the Cougars’ leading scorer this season, averaged eight points per game and shot 18 percent from the field across both games.

Elleby said he needs to put more trust in his teammates and let the shooting come to him at the tournament. “[I need to] trust that I can give it up and eventually it’ll come back around,” Elleby said.

“Trying to

let the game come to me and play for my teammates really is what I need to do.”

Arguably the most beneficial takeaway from ASU’s victory on Saturday was the Cougars’ rebounding. WSU brought in 50 total rebounds against ASU, the most against any conference opponent this season. Twenty-five of WSU’s 74 points that night came off second-chance points.

Junior forward Tony Miller and freshman center Volodymyr Markovetskyy grabbed six and five offensive rebounds, respectively, against ASU. Head coach Kyle Smith said WSU plays better when they play big and can make space for other key players. “[Markovetskyy] takes up space, he gets [rebounds], too. But you have to account for him when he’s around the rim,” Smith said. “So that probably frees up CJ and Tony, for sure.”

Senior forward Jeff Pollard’s participation on Wednesday remains a gameday decision for the Cougars, Smith said.

“He wants to be there badly. It’s his last opportunity as a senior,” Smith said. “We could really use his leadership if nothing else. He could be like Willis Reed down the tunnel.”

Elleby added that translating the team’s recent rebounding success will be a key factor in achieving a win against Colorado (21-10, 10-8).

“That’s very important, because when we were down to Colorado that x-factor of the game was [Evan] Battey, and he kind of killed us on the offensive rebounds,” Elleby said. “That’s one of their best options of scoring is their second shot off the rebounds.”

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Opinion

Pac-12 tournament predictions

Round one begins today, here are guesses for round two through the championship game

By Cody Schoeler Evergreen sports columnist

No. 8 Oregon State vs No. 1 Oregon at noon Thursday The Beavers and Ducks meet for the third time after a season split. Oregon State was able to steal one victory from Oregon in the regular season but may not be as lucky the third time around.

If the Beavers can stop Oregon’s senior guard Payton Pritchard, then they can snag the victory, but that is a very tall task. Pritchard took Pac-12 Player of the Year honors behind h i s conference-best 20.5 points per game and 5.5 assists per game. He has scored 15 points i n

every game in conference play this year and is on a four-game streak of scoring over 20 points. That stretch includes his 23-point performance in the Ducks’ only win over the Beavers.

Oregon State has enough offensive firepower to keep up with Pritchard and the Ducks. They averaged 71.2 points per game this season, the fourth best scoring offense in the Pac-12. Both senior forward Tres Tinkle and junior guard Ethan Thompson are top-tier scorers in the conference are capable of putting up big numbers every game and have had moderate success against Oregon. Thompson scored 15 points in both matchups, leading the team each time, and Tinkle scored 27 points combined in the two contests. Unfortunately for the Beavers, they just do not have enough offense and star power to take down the best team and the best player in the Pac-12.

Prediction: Oregon 81-71

No. 5 Arizona vs No. 4 USC at 2:30 p.m. Thursday These teams played in two very different games this season. Their first contest was a Wildcat win in an 85-80 shootout and the second matchup was a 57-48 Trojan win. Hopefully, this time around the game is closer to the first one than the second. Arizona will again match up with a team led mostly by a freshman. Freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu is the Torjans’ leading scorer, rebounder and blocker with marks of 16.2, 8.6 and 2.7 respectively.

All of those marks put him in the top 10 in the conference. Okongwu will matchup with fellow freshman forward Zeke Nnaji, a player with very similar numbers. He is averaging 16.3 points per game, 8.6 rebounds per game and 0.9 blocks per game, leading the team in each category. Both players have had success in this matchup, scoring in double-digits in each game. In the two games combined, Nnaji dropped 33 points, and Okongwu scored 34 points. In the Trojans’ loss, Okongwu had a game-high 23 points but in their win managed only 11 points. Nnaji had 18 points in the win and led the team with 15 points in their loss. A lot of

this game will be decided in the low post with Nnaji and Okongwu, both of whom were named first-team all-conference players, but each team has threats of the perimeter as well. Freshman guard Nico Mannion for the Wildcats and senior guard Jonah Matthews for the Trojans were both named to the all-conference second team and have the ability to swing this game in their teams’ favor. The difference in this matchup will be the experience. With Arizona relying more on freshman, they will not be able to overcome USC’s senior leaders.

Prediction: USC 75-73

No. 7 Stanford vs No. 2 UCLA at 6 p.m. Thursday This instate matchup will happen for only the second time this season. The first time around, Stanford ate UCLA’s lunch in a 74-59 contest. That matchup came right before the Bruins went on a surprising run, winning 11 of their next 14 games. The Cardinal has the advantage in star power. Junior forward Oscar Da Silva and freshman guard Tyrell Terry were named first-team and honorable mention all-conference players, respectively. They also both average more points than UCLA’s leading scorer and first-team all-conference player, junior guard Chris Smith. Him and Da Silva both struggled when they played each other, scoring six points apiece.

Terry was the best player on the court in that game, scoring a game-high 24 points. UCLA may have a difficult time scoring on Stanford in this game as well. Smith is their only player averaging in double-digits and will most likely be defended by Stanford’s all-conference defensive team member Bryce Wills. The rest of the Bruins will have a tough time scoring against the Cardinal’s top-ranked defense in the conference. That will lead to Stanford leaving victorious in a low-scoring affair.

Prediction: Stanford 66-63 No. 11 Washington State vs No. 3 Arizona State at 8:30 p.m.

Thursday In a rematch

of a game that took place on Saturday, the Cougars and Sun Devils both look to leave with the series win. The Cougars won the first matchup in a game that went down to the wire, while the Sun Devils won a largely uncompetitive contest the second time around.

This game has the possibility of turning into a shootout behind the scoring of both teams’ top player. ASU’s junior guard Remy Martin and WSU’s sophomore forward CJ Elleby are both top-four in the conference in scoring and were named to the all-Pac-12 first team. Martin has the slight edge over Elleby, averaging 19.1 points per game to Elleby’s 18. The Cougars have done a good job of limiting Martin’s impact in their matchups. They have held him to 30 points combined in the two contests, largely due to senior guard Jervae Robinson’s stellar defense on him, one of the reasons he was named an See PREDICTIONS Page 6

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Emergency loan shouldn’t be repaid

Short-term financial solutions aren’t helping students at the greatest risk, they need more

By Gus Waters Evergreen columnist

T

he emergency short-term loan program at WSU is a way to start to help financially insecure students stay in school. It needs to be better funded so that it can expand into a financial relief package program with no payback required.

Jill Creighton, the dean of students at WSU, said the emergency short-term loan program at WSU is designed to give financial assistance to students in an emergency.

The program gives short term loans of up to $500 that are due the same term they are borrowed and have a 6 percent interest rate applied. The loans are financed by a few donor families, and the entire program is self-sufficient in its funding and can only continue if loans are repaid.

The loan in and of itself is not very different from student loans, it is just on a smaller scale and needs to be paid back earlier.

However, it is the only emergency that isn’t incredibly predatory.

The program has a strict set of guidelines for who is eligible to receive loans.

Karen Fischer, the associate dean of students, said in order for students to apply, they need to meet with a case manager and determine whether the student is in a financial emergency, and whether or not the student can pay the loan back. The student needs to

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Students need to have some source of readily available income and a conceivable way of paying the money back at the end of the term. Students are also limited to two loans for their entire undergraduate stay at WSU. have some source of readily available income and a conceivable way of paying the money back at the end of the term. Students are also limited to two loans for their entire undergraduate stay at WSU. The program fails to assist students who need the most help to stay in college since they need to already have some form of financial stability. By only helping students who might otherwise be able to stay in college and instead

providing a mismanaged safety net to students who might fall prey to a bad financial decision, the program is set up to fail.

However, the program is a solution for certain unique scenarios.

The program is designed to help students with a consistent source of income to not fall into financial disaster if an unexpected event pops up, like a fender bender or a delayed paycheck.

WSU’s emergency short-term

loans are a good relief system for a limited number of students, but the program has many shortcomings that need to be fixed if it is to achieve its goal.

If a student applies for a loan later in the semester, they will have a tiny window to repay a significant amount of money, which means that the case manager would be likely to turn their case down. Denying students aid See LOAN Page 7

ASWSU isn’t wasting money, it’s going to good use Embrace the ‘party school’ stereotype of WSU; spend cash on concerts, events

disperse the money.

All of this is fairly in line with how other student governments allocate money, and it’s even fairly accurate to how real-world governments

By Jacob Hersh Evergreen columnist work. However, I believe that ASWSU’s system, while functional, needs to take one crucial thing into account: The ASWSU budget funds student input.

When a student governa multitude of things around ment doesn’t allocate over campus, including RSOs, $1 million dollars in Sercampus events and other things that are deemed to be vices and Activities funds to a good way to allocate funds. students, this is a significant problem and there are a These can include wheelchair-accessible vans for the multitude of ways that this money can be spent. StuWSU Access Center, or new equipment for KZUU, the stu- dents deserve to see the full dent radio station on campus. effect of their money, and for the student government to RSOs can request funds for withhold it and then claim a events as well, and it’s up to FEIRAN ZOU | DAILY EVERGREEN ILLUSTRATION See ASWSU Page 7 ASWSU decides where to allocate its budget — but why not put more money toward events. ASWSU to decide whether to

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Cougars routed by Bulldogs Gonzaga scored nine runs during the third inning to secure the win

By Carson Brown Evergreen sports reporter

The WSU baseball team lost 15-3 to the Gonzaga University Bulldogs baseball team on Tuesday afternoon in Pullman.

Redshirt freshman catcher Stephen Lund dominated the game for Gonzaga with four hits, six RBIs and three doubles.

For the Cougars, sophomore first baseman Kyle Manzardo had two hits, a run and an RBI. WSU walked nine GU batters and hit four with pitches.

“It comes down to free bases,” head coach Brian Green said. “It’s an issue we need to correct.”

On the mound getting the start for the Cougars was sophomore pitcher Brandon White. White pitched for the first time since the Cougars’ opening game in mid-February. He pitched just one inning and gave up two hits and an earned run.

GU scored off White with a hit from senior infielder Ryan Sullivan which brought in redshirt junior infielder Ernie Yake home safely.

For the Bulldogs, sophomore pitcher Keaton Knueppel started on the hill. He pitched three innings giving up six hits and one earned run.

Manzardo continued his hot streak and hit a home run in his first time up to the plate in the first inning.

The game was tied 1-1 entering the second inning.

Junior right-handed pitcher Brody Barnum took over for White in the top of the second inning for the Cougars.

In the top of the third, redshirt junior infielder Brett Harris scored for the Bulldogs on a double from Lund.

Gonzaga added two more runs as a single from redshirt junior Jack Machtolf scored Lund and Sullivan.

Another run was added when senior infielder Josh Bristyan hit a single that scored Machtolf.

WSU made another pitching change as sophomore pitcher Connor Barison replaced Barnum in the top of the third.

GU quickly scored again as a double from freshman infielder Anthony Garrett got Bristyan all the way home.

After giving up another run, Barison was replaced

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Redshirt sophomore catcher Jake Meyer hits the ball during the game against Gonzaga on Tuesday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field. The Cougars play the Golden Bears this Friday. by junior pitcher Hayden Rosenkrantz. The Cougars used four pitchers in the first three innings.

A sacrifice fly brought another run for Gonzaga and a double from Lund scored Harris and junior outfielder Isaac Barrera.

The inning ended after the Bulldogs scored nine runs, and the Cougars trailed 10-1 going into the bottom of the third.

A single from junior right fielder Collin Montez scored junior third baseman Jack Smith to give the Cougars a run entering the fourth inning.

The Bulldogs made their first pitching change of the game when they brought in freshman pitcher Reagan Haas in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Lund doubled in the top of the fifth to score Barrera and Harris for the Bulldogs. The Cougars trailed 12-2 and made their fifth pitching change of the game when they put redshirt junior pitcher Tanner West on the mound.

West gave up one run in his first inning on the hill.

WSU was down by 11 entering the bottom of the fifth.

A triple from sophomore shortstop Kodie Kolden scored redshirt sophomore catcher Jake Meyer for

the Cougars in the bottom of the fifth.

A Yake triple tacked on another run for the Bulldogs in the top of the sixth as Garrett scored all the way from first.

Lund’s sixth RBI of the game scored Yake as Gonzaga went up 15-3 in the top of the sixth.

The Cougars made another pitching change in the top of the seventh inning bringing in freshman pitcher Grant Taylor.

In the bottom of the seventh Haas was replaced on the mound with freshman pitcher Jacob Rutherford for the Bulldogs.

Freshman pitcher Ethan Ross came in for the Cougars to close out the game on the mound in the top of the ninth.

The Cougars finished the game losing 15-3 to end their four-game winning streak.

“We have to continue to get better,” Green said.

“We need to take it pitch-by-pitch. We have the fewest strikeouts in the Pac-12.”

The Cougars begin their Pac-12 conference play against the University of California Golden Bears starting at 3:05 p.m. Friday in Pullman.

Predictions | Continued from Page 4 all-defensive team honorable mention. Elleby has had mixed success in the matchups. He scored a game-high 27 points in WSU’s win over ASU but only scored six points in their loss.

The deciding factor will be both superstars’ supporting casts, a category where the Sun Devils have the advantage. The Cougars have just one other player, junior guard Isaac Bonton, scoring in double-digits but the Sun Devils have three. If Martin does have another lackluster performance, junior guard Alonzo Verge Jr., senior guard Rob Edwards or junior forward Romello White can pick up the slack and lead ASU to victory.

Prediction: ASU 76-69 Projected Third Round No. 1 Oregon vs No. 4 USC at 6 p.m. Friday The Ducks get a much tougher task in their second game of the tournament in a USC team they played just once in the regular season. The Ducks won that game 79-70 after outscoring the Trojans 17-8 in overtime. That game was very star heavy and figures to be so once again. Each of the teams’ top two players led their respective squads, although to varying success.

Pritchard had 24 points but finished second in scoring to teammate junior guard Chris Duarte who dropped 30 points. Okongwu had an impressive game of his own for the other side, recording a team-high 23 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Matthews was the second leading scorer for the Trojans but only managed 13 points.

A positive for USC is that they fielded one of the better defenses in the Pac12 this season. They allowed an average of 66 points per game, the fourth best mark in the conference. Oregon’s defense was not too far behind; they finished sixth with 66.7 points allowed per game. The offenses are

where the teams differ. The Ducks had the second-best offense in the Pac-12, averaging 75.9 points per game. The Trojans finished in the bottom half in offense, averaging 70.3 points per game for the eighth-best conference mark. Even if USC’s defense is able to contain Oregon’s offense, a tough task that is very unlikely, their offense will not be able to produce enough to get them the win.

Prediction: Oregon 78-75 No. 7 Stanford vs No. 3 Arizona State at 8:30 p.m. Friday This is a perfect example of a matchup of strengths. Stanford has been a great defensive team all year, leading the conference in points allowed per game, but has struggled offensively.

ASU averaged the third most points in the conference but finished last in points allowed. The only time these two teams matched up in the regular season, the Sun Devils won in a tightly contested 74-69 game. The game should be different this time around.

Da Silva did not play last time for the Cardinal, leaving Terry, a teamhigh 24 points, all alone. ASU did not seem phased by Stanford’s elite defense. Martin scored 24 points on an efficient nine of 14 shooting while Verge Jr. did what he always does by providing scoring off the bench with 19 points. Da Silva’s participation in this game will definitely impact the outcome, but he may not be enough to swing the game in the Cardinal’s favor. The Sun Devils’ top scorers do most of their damage from the outside with their guards, so da Silva’s impact on defense might not be enough to slow them down. If Martin and Verge Jr. is able to score like that again on the Pac-12’s best defense, then they will win the contest.

Prediction: ASU 73-67 Projected Fourth Round

No. 1 Oregon vs No. 3 Arizona State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday The Ducks will attempt to secure the Pac-12 basketball sweep just six days after their women’s squad took home conference championship hardware. The Sun Devils hope they have the Ducks’ number once again; they gave Oregon one of their five conference losses in a five-point game last month. The Ducks did manage to beat ASU the first time around in a 78-69 contest. The biggest story of this matchup will be arguably the two top players in the conference going head-to-head. Pritchard and Martin will put their respective teams on their backs as they look to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The two players had an impressive duel in the first matchup, both scoring 29 points and leading their team with six assists. The second time around, each team must have figured out a way to stop the opposing superstar because neither player reached 20 points. Pritchard was the higher scorer of the two with 18 points, but Martin got the last laugh with a win despite only scoring 11 points. Both teams have great players surrounding their top guys. Pritchard has Duarte and sophomore guard Will Richardson while Martin has Verge Jr. and Edwards. Despite their supporting casts, the game will come down to which one of Pritchard or Martin plays better. Martin has put together an incredible season and has a chance to be the best player in the conference next year if he stays for his senior season. Pritchard is the best player in the conference right now though, and he will back that up as he leads his team to a win, takes home the conference championship and proves Oregon is the premier basketball school in the Pac-12.

Prediction: Oregon: 83-80 in overtime

Colorado | Cont. from Page 4 different Colorado players. Colorado junior guard McKinley Wright IV accounted for one of those double-doubles with 10 assists, the most individual assists allowed by WSU all season.

Smith said Wright’s scoring ability gives the Cougars a separate challenge by itself. But mitigating Wright’s playmaking comes down to how well the Cougars can play their zone defense.

“We got to keep him in front and not let him get paint touches,” Smith said. “I don’t know if we can totally control assists, it might be more on the contests.”

As opposed to any other season contest this year, Bonton said the team is ready to face the Pac-12 competition in a tournament atmosphere.

“The Pac-12 has shown all year that any team can win on any night, and I feel like nothing is guaranteed in this tournament. I think everyone knows that coming in,” Bonton said.

WSU’s 15 total wins this year are the most in a season since the 2011-12 season. With program-defining moments behind some of these wins, Smith said a tournament win on Wednesday would be a great addition to a monumental season.

“It’s really important for us as a program — to prepare yourself for the post-season no matter what,” Smith said. “The season gets long, the stars will shine this time of year, and our star needs to be our team.”

A win against Colorado will propel WSU to the next round where they would face the third seed Arizona State University Sun Devils, who WSU went 1-1 against in this year’s season series.

WSU will tip off against Colorado at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game will air on the Pac-12 Networks.

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at the end of semesters when they are most likely to need help upsets the basic purpose of the program.

Furthermore, if a student doesn’t have a consistent stream of income and they encounter financial disaster, they will probably be denied a loan. This means that the people who need help the most are the least likely to receive it from the program.

These loans do offer genuine assistance to those who qualify for it, but it ultimately fails to help students who need assistance the most. If the program is to succeed, it can’t even start to do that until it helps students who need help the most.

The program needs to secure more funding so that it can expand to offer a relief package to students who are unable to pay the loan back, or who apply for a loan late in term.

The Office of the Dean of Students needs to reach out to more donors and lobby the state to give a consistent stream of revenue to the service so that it can help more students.

Students who apply to a relief package need to prove that they are in a financial emergency and have no way of paying it back before the term ends and be limited to one package their entire undergrad stay at WSU. Adding funding to the emergency short-term loan program at WSU won’t solve the deeper issues facing college expenses or access to opportunity, but it will help students with less be able to stay in school if they encounter an emergency that would otherwise throw them into a financial hole without much to dig themselves out of.

“budget surplus” is not something to be proud of, it’s something to fix.

Consider this: we’re a “party school.”

Like it or leave it, that moniker is irrevocably attached to our name for good.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing; we could have Ted Bundy as an alumni (not to point fingers or anything). My point is, we’re a party school, so why not embrace that stereotype a little bit? Obviously, academics need to be a priority, but after that, why not kick back, and spend a little of the thousands of dollars we pump into this school on student entertainment?

“I think [ASWSU] should put on events like talent shows or other student-involved events,” said Erin Zosia Gordon, a freshman psychology major. “I know a lot of creative students at WSU who don’t really have a place to perform or show off their skills if it’s not their major.”

When students feel represented in their own space, community involvement goes up. People feel more attached to and welcome in their university, and more events that cater to student involvement outside of academics can only help boost morale and create a better, more welcoming environment, where Cougs can meet Cougs.

Not only that, but there are so many incredible musicians and comedians

Gus Waters is a freshman political science and history double major from Bellevue, Wash. 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.

that tour almost exclusively on college campuses, and we don’t snap them up.

Obviously, price and limited funds need to be taken into consideration, but even one more music festival or stand-up performance a year would give students the opportunity to cut loose and go see bands or artists they love live.

“I’m old school,” said Karrington Kincaid, a sophomore broadcast news major, “I’d have to go with Tamia.”

This isn’t wasteful spending, this is using funds to their fullest potential, to entertain and support the student population. The goal is to understand that we as students pay thousands of dollars per semester, so why shouldn’t some of that go towards having some fun? We’ve got no lack of venues (Beasley hosts all large performances on campus), and we’ve got no lack of students willing to buy tickets, as evidenced by the hour-long line to buy tickets for Springfest.

So, let’s spend some money on concerts and events. There are plenty of amazing live acts out there to choose from, make something happen with that cash.

Jacob Hersh is a freshman political science major from Anchorage, Alaska. 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.

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Team Zephyr competes in health innovation Members design bed for ALS sufferers, spoke with Steve Gleason for project

By Brooklynn Hillemann Evergreen reporter

Team Zephyr of WSU competed last week at the fifth annual Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge.

The team consists of bioengineering students Jackson Rieb, Kathryn Lober and Sarah Schroeder. They were tasked with creating a solution for a problem the world faces today related to health.

According to the team, they had to design a product or service to fix that problem and create a business summary that demonstrates the market interest and potential for their idea.

Schroeder said that in a bioengineering class last fall, the team had the opportunity to speak with Steve Gleason, a former NFL and WSU football player who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. She said after this interaction, the team decided they wanted to develop a product that aids people with muscular dystrophy.

She said the team traveled to Spokane to meet with an ALS support group and gain an understanding of what problems patients face daily. She said by speaking to the group, the team discovered people with ALS often have trouble sleeping because of a lack of muscle control and often feel trapped in their own beds.

“We knew that we should address this,” Schroeder said.

Rieb said after doing some competitor analysis and looking at models like the Sleep Number

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Members of Team Zephyr pose for a photo during the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge last week. While the team did not place, they said they are looking forward to other competitions they qualified for. mattress, the team developed the Zephyr Mattress. He said the Zephyr ensures that people suffering from ALS can get a full night of restful sleep in their own home through the integration of a pressure-sensitive and oscillating mattress and bed frame.

Rieb said the pressure sensitivity of the mattress allows the patient to adjust the firmness to more easily get in and out of bed.

He said the mattress was also modeled to prevent bed sores.

“We started with the mechanical side of things, creating air

cells and picking out the foam,” Rieb said, “and then moved towards the electronic side of things.”

After initial entry and judging, the Zephyr product and the team were selected as finalists to compete at the conference.

According to the Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, a total of 21 teams were selected from the record 51 student entries to compete last Thursday at the center, located at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. The finalist

ECONOMY | Continued from Page 3 Chapman said that skilled labor workers tend to leave Pullman.

Hackman said it’s a challenge to incentivize industry workers to stay in smaller areas, but that the city is working on it.

Tom Handy, president of the Downtown Pullman Association, said the community is excited about the Downtown Master Plan.

“Last month, specifically mentioned was [the council’s]

role in the ongoing support of the Downtown Association for hiring the Downtown Association Executive Director,” he said. “This fundamental and crucial step will allow the Downtown Association to continue with its goal towards Main Street America accreditation.”

The City of Pullman is financially stable, said Mike Urban, Pullman director of finance and administrative services.

Troy Henderson, director of Whitman County Public Health, said people should wash their hands and stay home if they’re feeling ill to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“We’ve had two tests in Whitman County, they both came back negative,” he said.

However, he said that he thinks it is likely that there is at least one case in Whitman County. He said there is a great-

teams represented five different colleges and universities, including UW, WSU, University of Idaho and University of British Columbia.

For the final round of judging, the team said they had to prepare a one-page business summary, a one-minute pitch, and set up a trade-show style booth showing off their prototype.

“It was great practice for other competitions,” Schroeder said.

According to the Buerk Center, the grand prize of $15,000 as well as the Herbert B. Jones

award for $2,500 went to the ApnoMed team of UW for creating a solution for sleep apnea sufferers that eliminates issues with the jaw while leaving behind no long-term side effects.

While the Zephyr team did not place, Schroeder said they are still moving forward.

“Look out for us out there,” Schroeder said.

The team will be competing in the Northwest Entrepreneur Competition in Spokane next month, as well as the WSU business plan competition and a pitch competition at the University of Idaho.

er than 50 percent chance that there’s more than one case in the county.

Henderson said, across history, there have been seven forms of coronavirus that first came from animals before being transferred to humans.

“If you get a common cold now, about 30 to 40 percent of the time; that is a coronavirus causing the cold,” he said.

Councilmember Nathan

Weller said Henderson’s contributions to the effort against COVID-19 have been “absolutely amazing.”

A COVID-19 website was established by the Health Department this week.

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WHAT: City Council meeting WHEN: Tuesday, March 17 WHERE: 325 SE Paradise Street COST: Free