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activists stand against forest service Friends of the Clearwater organize event in response to revised plan for Nimiipuu By Loren Negron Evergreen reporter
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espite the cold weather, environmental activists protested against the U.S. Forest Service on Saturday in front of Moscow’s Best Western Hotel. Friends of the Clearwater organized the protest in response
to the Forest Service’s Draft Revised Forest Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Brett Haverstick, FOC education and outreach director, said the protest was necessary to voice the public’s concerns which are not being heard by the Forest Service’s draft plan. Protesters waved banners that read: “Protect not Wreck,” “Decolonize the
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Clearwater,” “Keep $ Out of Policy” and “Logging is not Restoration.” Several police officers were present during the protest. Elliott Moffett, president of Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, said he attended the protest in support of Nimiipuu treaty rights. He said the tribe has resources in those national forests that need protection. “The Forest was the tradi-
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tional home of the Nimiipuu (The People). The Nimiipuu were later named the Nez Perce Indians by the Lewis and Clark expeditions,” according to the Forest Service’s website. Moffett said the Forest Service has a “trust responsibility” to protect the tribe’s treaty rights. He said the agency has mismanaged resources by not giving the Nez Perce people what they were
promised to receive. “We’ve been here, the Nimiipuu, for about 16,000 years, so we’ve seen some of the things that have happened here,” he said. “We’ve seen how nature works.” After the protest, a public meeting was held by the Forest Service in the Best Western Hotel. Various resource specialists were there to discuss the specifics of the draft plan. Officers were also present at See CLEARWATER Page 6
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GPSA confirms president
Pac-12 power rankings
Kenworthy gets grant
Four-year member Jennifer Johnson succeeds Ralph Chikhany, who stepped down in December
Read where Evergreen columnist Cody Schoeler puts teams in the conference (spoiler: WSU is No. 8)
Theater receives $70,000 and fundraises additional money to put toward lighting, seats and safety
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How the Vote was Won: Women’s Suff rage in the U. S. West Join Rebecca Mead, associate professor of histor y at Nor thern Michigan Universit y, to learn about the sophisticated activism of western women and many factors that led to the vote being won in the West. The Seeking Suffrage Lecture Series is a year-long commemoration of the 100th anniversar y of the ratification of the 19th amendment , granting women the right to vote. The event will be held tonight from 7-8:30p.m. at the Kenwor thy Per forming Ar ts Centre at 508 S Main St. in Moscow, Idaho. Future events focusing on the women’s suffrage in Idaho and Latah Count y will be held throughout 2020.
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Thur s day 1/30 SEB presents alt/cinema: Moonlight SEB Films and the Office of Outreach and Education present the Academy Award-winning film “Moonlight” as part of this year ’s MLK Program. Films are free for students, faculty, staff and community members. This month we are showing movies that deal with the black male experience in America. The screening will take place from 6-8 p.m. in the CUB Auditorium. To submit, email events to meditor@dailyevergreen.com. Preference will be given to events that are free and open to the public or are hosted by an RSO, and must include time, date and place.
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Tr aff i c Haz a r d E Main Street, 7:32 a.m. Officer Responded for minor rock slide. Roadway was cleared. No report. A ni ma l Pr o b l e m/Co mp l a i nt W Main Street, 10:22 a.m. Officer responded for a deceased llama. Pa r k i ng Pr o b l e m NE Westwood Drive, 5:59 p.m. Vehicle parked in no parking zone, officer responded..
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Forest Service faces scrutiny, criticism
Releasing drafts right before holidays led to the loss of time for public comment on drafts By Loren Negron Evergreen reporter
The U.S. Forest Service received backlash and disapproval from environmental and conservation groups as well as activists. Friends of the Clearwater and other activist groups expressed disapproval of the Forest Service’s release and content of two documents. The agency released the Draft Revised Forest Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests on Dec. 20 which was the Friday before Christmas. The Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR § 219.16(2)) states there needs to be at least 90 days for the public to comment. Brett Haverstick, FOC education and outreach director, said releasing the documents during the holidays took away about two weeks from the comment period.
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He said this is because the public and Forest Service employees are enjoying their holidays. Agency employees may not respond to questions during that time, he said. “We think it’s actually pretty disgraceful for the government to treat the public like this,” Haverstick said. “This is really a slap in the face.” A coalition of environmental and conservation groups, submitted a letter asking for the comment period to be extended. The FOC helped lead the coalition. The letter was dated Dec. 23 and was submitted to Cheryl Probert, forest supervisor of the Nez Perce-Clear-
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Protesters stood outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding a sign reading “Save our Forest.” After the protest, a meeting was held by the U.S. Forest Service to talk about the two drafts that were released before the holidays in December.
water National Forests. Probert said the documents were released as soon as they received approval from their “hierarchy process.” She did not define the hierarchy process. Zach Peterson, forest planner of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, said the Forest Service wanted to release the documents as early as possible. He said groups working with the Forest Service have been waiting years for the documents. Probert recently extended the comment period’s deadline from March 19 to April 20. She granted an extension of 32 days, although the letter requested an extension of 90 days. Haverstick said the Forest Service should have done their job well the first time so that the agency would not have to extend the public comment period. “It’s about establishing credibility and
trust with the public,” he said. “When you release a plan the Friday before Christmas, that’s just the opposite. It’s not showing the integrity [of] the government.” Haverstick said it is important for the public to be given adequate time to review the documents. The DEIS has more than 2,000 pages, while the draft plan has about 500 pages. Peterson said the draft plan acts as a “rule book” which dictates how the forests should be managed. He said this plan would be in effect for the next 15 to 30 years. The draft plan contains standards and guidelines which state the desired conditions for resource areas, he said. The standards and guidelines put mandatory constraints on forest project activities such as logging. The draft plan “has the potential to add nearly 4,000 new jobs to the re-
gion and as much as $160 million in additional labor income,” according to the Forest Service’s website. The DEIS analyzes the plan and evaluates the ecological, social and economic effects it has to resource areas, Peterson said. The document also examines different alternatives. In the DEIS, it states there are four cooperating agencies involved which includes the counties of Idaho and Clearwater as well as the state of Idaho. The Nez Perce tribe is listed as one of the agencies, but its status is still pending, according to the DEIS. Probert said this is because a Cooperating Agency Agreement has not been signed yet. This article is part two of a threepart series on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the U.S. Forest Service.
GPSA unanimously confirms new president
Jennifer Johnson s u ccee ds Ralph Chikhany after he stepped down in Dece m ber By Madysen McLain Evergreen GPSA reporter
GPSA senators voted unanimously to confirm a new president during a meeting Monday. The special nomination committee nominated WSU doctoral candidate Jennifer Johnson for the position. The committee formed in December after former GPSA president Ralph Chikhany stepped down due to personal reasons. Applications were open to all graduate and professional students at WSU. The committee reviewed three applications at the beginning of January. “It has been an intense couple months for us at GPSA,” Johnson said. Johnson joined GPSA as a senator four years ago. She served on several GPSA committees including student affairs. Selection Committee Member Vishnutej Ellur said the committee chose Johnson because of her GPSA background. He said Johnson will not need training for her position as president. “She’s someone who understands and knows GPSA well,” Ellur said. Johnson said she hopes to tackle
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Community Affairs Chair Jennifer Johnson is unanimously voted in as the new GPSA President on Monday in the CUB Ballroom. She has been a member of GPSA for four years.
several projects as president, such as increasing the graduate and professional student stipend. She also said she will work to increase funding for the childcare center on campus. “It’s such a small area to find childcare,” she said. “GPSA tries to sub-
sidize some of those costs.” Johnson said she also wants to address the lighting issue on campus. She said the lack of light can cause students to feel unsafe or slip on ice. After confirming the new president, Access Center Adviser Davi Kallman
requested funding from GPSA for the third annual Disability Awareness Symposium. The symposium will be held from April 6 to April 10. Kameryn Jadoo, Access Center student intern, said the symposium will include a speech from keynote speaker Wesley Hamilton who appeared on an episode of Netflix’s “Queer Eye.” The event will also include inclusive fitness classes and movie showings. “We want to promote diversity across all campuses and spread awareness of the types of accommodations,” Kallman said. She said the Access Center makes accommodations for about 1,500 students. Around 1,000 of those students have invisible disabilities such as chronic illnesses, learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder, Kallman said. “That does not mean that they are the only students with disabilities on campus,” Kallman said. “There’s a stigma associated with getting accommodations and people cannot afford these diagnostic tests.” The symposium is currently in need of $5,000 to reach its funding goal, she said. The senators will decide if GPSA will help fund the event during the next meeting.
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All-time triple jump record set Charisma Taylor passes WSU’s indoor mark for triple jump, is now fourth in nation By Jan Rac Evergreen reporter
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Sophomore forward CJ Elleby attempts to slow down the Oregon offense on Jan. 16 at Beasley Coliseum. The Cougars won the game against the Ducks 72-61.
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Columnist sheds light on where basketball teams land in the conference; WSU is #8
spot atop the conference. 2. USC (16-4, 5-2) There is no such thing as a moral victory but falling to the 12th best team in the country in double overtime is about as close as it comes. By Cody Schoeler The Trojans proved their mettle Evergreen columnist against Oregon, in large parts due to a 23 point, 14 rebound double-double in 46 minutes from freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu. The Tro1. 11 Oregon (17-4, 6-2) jans bounced back against Oregon Oregon played in the thriller of State as they cruised to a 20-point the week against the number two victory in Corvallis. team on this list, USC. It took two 3. 20 Colorado (16-4, 5-2) overtime periods, but the Ducks esThe Buffaloes suffered a disapcaped with the win behind 30 points pointing loss to Arizona on Jan. from junior guard Chris Duarte. He 18 but rebounded against the pair also led the Ducks in scoring in their of Washington schools over the second win of the weekend over weekend. They opened up with a convincing win over the Cougars UCLA as Oregon maintained their
in which they shot over 45 percent from the field and did not even need one of their best players, junior guard Tyler Bey. They continued their hot streak against the Huskies as Bey returned and contributed 16 points. 4. Stanford (15-4, 4-2) Stanford had an uninspiring week. The Cardinal lost its second conference game of the season against California. Stanford had a chance to recover from its heartbreaking loss to USC against the Golden Bears but fell 52-50 in a game by shooting 16.7 percent from behind the arc. Only three Cardinal players scored in double-digits, and the leading scorer was junior forward Oscar da Silva with 13 points. See POWER RANKINGS Page 7
Junior Mitch Jacobson and sophomore Charisma Taylor led the WSU men’s and women’s track and field teams down in Lubbock, Texas, for the Red Raider Invitational. Taylor set WSU’s all-time mark indoor mark in the triple jump at 43 feet 6 1/2 inches and is fourth in the nation in this event. Taylor continued the day by reaching fifth place in the 60-meter hurdles, while having a personal best of 8.27 seconds. Redshirt senior Stephanie Cho had a personal best in the 400-meter with a time of 54.48 seconds. Freshman Leonie Reuter took fourth in the high jump with 5-feet 8 ½ inches; junior Kreete Verlin took sixth place in the long jump with 20 feet 4 1/4 inches. In the high jump, Jacobson took first place with 6 feet 11 3/4 inches. Senior Emmanuel “RayRay” Wells Jr. placed fourth in the 60-meter dash at 6.69 seconds and took home 10th place in the 200-meter with a time of 21.43 seconds. Senior Sam Brixey took third place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.81 seconds. Sophomore Jacob Englar had a personal best of 17-feet 3/4 inches in the pole vault competition for fifth place. The Cougars will be on the road for the UW Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Dempsey Indoor in Seattle.
COMMENTARY
AP Top 25 poll: rights and wrongs
March Madness to be filled with upsets; Baylor still in No. 1 spot for some unknown reason, Rutgers University has got to go
Wiseman left from the school, but I didn’t know it would be this bad. The By Kuria Pounds Tigers were a national championship Evergreen columnist contender, and they lost by 40, double their score, to Tulsa on the road. Then on Saturday, the school lost to SMU at home by four. Its shooting struggles The Associated Press released its is resulting slipping in the rankings Top 25 poll and the current trend at and on their potential seed line in the the bottom of the poll, with teams March Madness tournament. always entering and exiting the rankWhat is wrong with the poll: ings, proves that this year’s March Why is Baylor still number one? Madness tournament will be filled with This team had a scratch-out win upsets. After a mundane week, comagainst Oklahoma at home, and the pared to the previous week, let’s see Sooners are not that good this year. If what the AP got right and what it got it is because of the same argument that wrong in its Top 25 poll. Gonzaga doesn’t play in a good conferWhat is right with the poll: ence, then that is ridiculous. Besides Illinois, Colorado, Houston and conference games, the Bulldogs have LSU make big climbs in the poll. defeated Washington, Arizona and Even though it is at the bottom, all North Carolina, in back-to-back-tofour teams had big wins this week to back games. They scratched out an remain in the poll and also leap teams overtime win against Oregon, and their that exited the poll, like Memphis, only loss comes to a good Michigan Arizona and Texas Tech. The Fighting team at the time. Baylor did defeat Illini had a buzzer-beater win against Kansas on the road and Texas Tech, Michigan in Ann Arbor, its most imbut I guarantee, that will not be the pressive win of the season and Colora- same result later in the regular season. Rutgers University has got to leave. do beat down Washington at home in The team is very inconsistent, one point impressive fashion as well. in the year, they beat a good Indiana Memphis finally left the top 25. I saw this coming as soon as James See AP POLL Page 7
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Then-freshman forward CJ Elleby jumps over the Buffaloes defense as he shoots during the basketball game on Feb. 20, 2018 at Beasley Coliseum.
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‘They are our brothers and sisters’ Serena Hofdahl | The daily Evergreen
WSU Instructor and owner of PNW Halal Meats LLC, Mohammed R. Islam, says he works with the Community Action Center to help feed homeless and needy residents of Pullman. PNW Halal Meats, LLC is located on 1045 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman.
Shop feeds community, fills cultural need with food tickets; halal meats to meet dietary needs in region
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NW Halal Meats is the only store in Pullman that provides blessed animal ingredients. They also aim to support those in need by providing food for homeless and food-insecure residents through a program with the Community Action Center. “Halal meat is one of the cultural and religious requirements for the Muslim to eat,” said Mohammed R. Islam, a WSU Crop and Soil Sciences professor and the owner of PNW Halal Meats. Before the slaughter, healthy animals will be blessed by the name of their God and will suffer the least amount of
pain possible, said Najnin Aktar, a preschool preschool assistant teacher and Islam’s wife. Islam is the president of the Pullman Islamic Center. He opened opened PNW Halal Meats in March of 2010. His motivation for this business is to provide halal halal meats to the Muslim community in Pullman, Moscow and the Palouse. Ahmad Alnajjar, a WSU junior majoring in mechanical engineering, said the store is the first place in the area to sell Arabic cultural meat. Islam’s business has attracted more public attention from the outside Pullman community. He said the store products products also bring in customers from other cultures, like Indian and American. Islam started started with the idea of running a small kitchen at the Islamic Center. In 2013, he moved the store to the current location, which he said is more convenient for his business. Islam said the store provides halal meat to the Muslim community community in other cities such as Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Tri-Cities, Seattle, Portland and even cities in Montana. Besides the raw ingredients, ready-to-eat meals are now available at PNW Halal Meats. They also sell other products like rice, cookies and canned curry. It’s challenging to balance his work at WSU and the store store at the same, he said. As a crop and soil sciences professor, Islam open opens his classes in the summer. me r. For the rest of the year, he focuses cu ses on doing research and managing PNW Halal Meats. Islam is also the the social director of the Feed the Hungry Program held by the Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA). He said their goal is providing
meals to the homeless and the poor. They are meals receiving donations from many resources like WSU professors, students and other members of the community. community. “We are giving the same halal meats we sell to all of you,” he said. Islam said they give the tickets and coupons to the Community Action Center in Pullman. The homeless community or anyone who needs food, including WSU students, will get them through the organization and come to PNW Halal Meats for meals. He said he uses code numbers on the tickets instead instead of their identifiable names. He said anyone who is struggling with food can come anytime during business hours with or without tickets. Islam said he invites them into the store, asks them to take a seat and gives them a meal. “They are our brothers and sisters,” he said. “We can be in the [same] situation if we lose our job or business.” Islam said Pullman is a warm-hearted community, and they are receiving support from other organizations and the region. When the manager at J and H Printing heard Islam was helping local people, she said she would join the program and be in charge of printing tickets. Alnajjar was new to Pullman. He heard about PNW Halal Meats through his friends within a few days staying in this area. He said it is good to know about PNW Halal Meat at the beginning of the semester. “That’s a good business to start because it’s the only one here,” he sai said. PNW Halal Meats, LLC is located on 1045 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman.
Kenworthy receives $70,000 grant
Historic theater to revamp seating, add lighting for improved visibility, increase safety with additional funds By Madysen McLain Evergreen reporter
The Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre will see major improvements while preserving its historical image with the help of a $70,000 grant from the Melvin J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The board of directors decided the top priority for renovations was improvements to the seating area said Christine Gilmore, executive director for the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. The seating had some safety concerns because of how old they are, she said. “The blue chairs were really uncomfortable,” Gilmore said. “The new chairs are ergonomically safe and the floor is safer.” Plans developed for the renovation about two years ago, she said. After the priorities were made clear, grant and funding research began. The center held focus groups in the summer of 2018 to collect opinions from
donors and patrons about the project before moving forward. It is the biggest fundraising project the center has taken on in the last ten years, Gilmore said. “We didn’t want to do it without the support of our community,” she said. “When the resounding answer was yes, please do this, that’s when we started digging our heels into the project.” In addition to the $70,000 award the center later received, the board set a fundraising goal of $195,000 to be able to renovate the seating, flooring and carpet. The goal also included adding power to the floors for lighted aisles and installing LED house lights, as well as purchasing a new screen for showing movies. Gilmore said about $160,000 was raised in the first 10 months of the project. The grant will allow everything on the board of director’s list to be completed, she said. “In my time, with that kind of money, we’ve never really had that large of a request before,” Gilmore said. Colby Reade, director of communications for the M. J. Murdock Trust, said the trust is a private nonprofit founSee KENWORTHY Page 8
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The historic Kenwor thy Performing Ar ts Centre, located in downtown Moscow, hosts community events, stage performances and movies.
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Save Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
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Protesters in animal masks stand outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding signs reading “Clearwater NF don’t make us homeless.” Another protestor holds a sign reading “Logging is not restoration.” The protest was against two plans created by the U.S. Forest Service which would remove 150 feet from a 300-foot buffer protecting forest streams.
By Loren Negron Evergreen reporter
The future of the Nez Perce Forest and the Clearwater National Forest is threatened by two documents released by the U.S. Forest Service in December. Brett Haverstick, Friends of the Clearwater education and outreach director, said the forests currently operate under two separate plans. He said it is not a good idea to combine both plans into one plan which is the Forest Service’s goal with the Draft Revised Forest Plan. He said the current plans reflect the diversity of both forests, but the draft plan does not. Cheryl Probert, forest supervisor of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, said the two forests were administratively combined in 2013. She said a single plan was developed to reflect this change “to have a more consistent management approach.” She said the draft plan accounts for the forests’ differences. Gary Macfarlane, FOC ecosystem defense director, said the draft plan lacks “measurable, quantitative standards.” This means the Forest Service will struggle proving to the public that they are meeting the required standards. “At the end of the day, you want data-driven science collected, and you want to see those numbers,” Macfar-
lane said. “If you don’t have that, then it becomes a big, gray area.” Macfarlane said the draft plan does not protect wilderness areas which are important habitats for species such as grizzly bears and wolverines. The plan also increases logging and endangers the 1.5 million acres of Clearwater’s undeveloped wildlands. “The [Forest Service] has indicated that any roadless areas not recommended as wilderness in the new forest
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headed toward extinction in the Columbia River Basin, specifically in the Snake River. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, steelhead trout is classified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The FOC held a public meeting Jan. 16 at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho to discuss the content of draft plan. Attendees were encouraged to engage in the public comment process.
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Forest Service’s Draft Revised forest plan lacks “measurable, quantitative standards”
Do away with the standards and break out the chainsaws. That’s really what the plan is about.
Brett Haverstick FOC education and outreach director
plan could be developed (logged),” according to the FOC website. Logging is the process of cutting down trees and removing its wood outside a forest. Macfarlane said there are streams in the forests which host aquatic species such as native steelhead, native bull trout and salmon. These species require clean water. The streams are protected by a 300-foot buffer which prohibits logging development. However, the buffer is decreased by 150 feet in the draft plan, he said. He said this poses a problem because native steelhead are currently
During the meeting, Moscow resident and environmental activist Linwood Laughy said standards are often the basis upon which litigation happens. With a lack of standards, there is a lack of accountability, he said. Another attendee of the meeting, Moscow resident Nils Peterson, said standards are like the white pluses on streets that help people parallel park. “Having a public standard like that — the white plus — allows people to really assess what they did and assess each other,” Peterson said. Haverstick said the Forest Service did not include the FOC’s Conservation
CLEARWATER | Continued from page 1 comment for an additional 32 days. “Public engagement has been really important to us,” Probert said. “I wanted to extend that comment period to continue that history of really engaging the public.” Gary Macfarlane, FOC ecosystem defense director, handed a 2020 calendar to Probert which inc l uded pictures of
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It’s a necessary choice for survival, and that is siding with the land and siding with native people
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the meeting. Zach Peterson, forest planner of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, announced that the deadline for public comment has been extended by Cheryl Probert, forest supervisor of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. The deadline has changed from March 19 to April 20 which opens public
Deborah Gaudet Protestor
Biology Citizen Alternative in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The FOC’s alternative was submitted in 2014 and was supported by 13 environmental and conservation groups. The FOC’s alternative generated over 10,000 comments of support, he said. Macfarlane said the FOC’s alternative protects 100 percent of roadless areas in the forests. The alternative prohibits the use of motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles. The alternative also prevents logging in roadless areas. He said the FOC’s alternative also reduces carbon emissions and promotes carbon sequestration which is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. “You can log until the cows come home because there’s no side boards there that the agency has to follow,” Haverstick said. “Do away with the standards and break out the chainsaws. That’s really what the plan is about.” Individuals can submit their comments concerning the draft plan on the Forest Service’s website. Zach Peterson, forest planner of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, said comments will be used to develop the Final Environmental Impact Statement as well as the proposed revised plan. He said the Forest Service will release these documents in March 2021. This article is part three of a threepart series on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the U.S. Forest Service.
clear-cuts in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Clear-cutting is a logging practice which cuts down most or all trees in an area. Deborah Gaudet, protest attendee from New Mexico, said she has been a part of the Water is Life movement. She held a sign reading “Protect Weitas Creek.” Gaudet said she does not
believe in siding with the U.S. government. “It’s a necessary choice for survival, and that is siding with the land and siding with native people,” Gaudet said. “That’s our survival.” This article is part one of a three-part series on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the U.S. Forest Service.
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5. Arizona State (12-7, 3-3) The Sun Devils recovered from a tough week against two of the top teams in the conference with an impressive win against their in-state rivals. The only game they played over the weekend was against the Wildcats who they shocked with a 66-65 win. They were down by 22 points late in the first half in that game but were able to come back in large part due to junior guard Remy Martin. 6. Arizona (13-6, 3-3) The Wildcats once again find themselves behind the Sun Devils. First it was on the court on Saturday and now it is this list. The silver lining of their collapse was the performances of their two stud freshmen: forward Zeke Nnaji led the team with 21 points and 10 rebounds and guard Nico Mannion also chipped in 16 points. 7. Utah (12-7, 3-4) The Utes climbed up the conference standings over the weekend with wins over Washington and Washington State, notching their second and third conference wins on the year. They were able to beat the Huskies despite a bad shooting day, 33.9 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from three. They looked better against the Cougars on Saturday as freshman guard Rylan Jones led them to a win with 24 points. 8. WSU (12-9, 3-5) After an all-time weekend two weeks ago, the Cougars had a disappointing pair of games this weekend. They lost on the road against Colorado and Utah and still have yet to beat either one of them on the road since they joined the Pac-12. Junior guard Isaac Bonton continued his impressive streak of scoring by leading the Cougars with 31 points over the two games.
team at home, and then, they barely beat Nebraska at home. If this team wants to remain in the top 25, it has to fix whatever inconsistency issues it currently has so it can have a long run during postseason. Why is Indiana not in the top 25? This team is doing as well as most of the teams from the Big 10 that are in the top 25. Out of the six teams from the Big 10 that are in the top 25, Indiana has defeated two, and one more in a different conference. This team is doing a lot better than most teams in the top 25 and in their own conference, this team needs the recognition for their great season. I can’t believe I’m saying this again. Why are USC and Stanford still not in? These teams are definitely worthy of being in the top 25. I’m not even saying this because I’m a fan of the Pac-12, I’m saying this because USC lost by single digits, against Oregon, in Eugene, in double overtime. Not to mention, the team whooped Oregon State by 20 in Corvallis two days later. And for the Cardinal, it had a fluke game against California on the road, but still, beating Washington, losing to Butler by one, playing really close to USC on the road. The Pac-12 needs more respect, and it needs it now.
9. UCLA (10-10, 3-4) The Bruins suffered a tough loss to the Ducks but were able to split their weekend slate of games with a win over Oregon State. Junior guard Chris Smith led the team with 15 points in the win against the Beavers but could not follow that up against the Ducks. Freshman guard Jake Kyman provided a spark in that game with 20 points off the bench, but it was not enough to take down Oregon. 10. California (9-10, 3-3) The Golden Bears got possibly their biggest win of the season by beating a Stanford team that is near the top of the conference standings. They eked out a twopoint win over the Cardinal in a game where only five players scored, led by senior guard Paris Austin. Despite having the worst overall record in the Pac-12, California has three conference wins and finds itself seventh in the conference. 11.Washington (12-9, 2-6) The Huskies dropped both games on their weekend road trip. They started with a tough, one-point loss against Utah in a game where they outshot them. They were up 11 points with six minutes left to go but allowed the Utes to comeback and steal a win. Washington did not fare much better against Colorado, losing a fairly uncompetitive game despite 23 points from freshman forward Isaiah Stewart. 12. Oregon State (12-8, 2-6) The Beavers continued their slide down the Pac-12 standings by dropping their third and fourth conference games in a row. They played UCLA close in their first game of the weekend but had no such luck in a 20-point blowout loss to USC on Saturday. Senior forward Tres Tinkle was consistent across both games, scoring 17 points in each, proving why he is one of the best scorers in the conference. Cody Schoeler is a junior journalism and media production major from Tacoma, Wash. He can be contacted at 335-1140 or at desports@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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Only baton twirler for marching band got her start early as a child in Port Angeles, will continue university career with Air Force ROTC By Rachel Koch Evergreen reporter
This most recent football season, baton twirler Selah Johnson stood out in every halftime show. As the only baton twirler for the Cougar Marching Band, Johnson first picked up a baton around thirteen years ago as a child living in Port Angeles, she said. “I grew up in a small town and there wasn’t really anything around, but we had a parade,” Johnson said. She once saw twirlers in the parade from a local recreational team and told her mother that she wanted to try it, she said. Johnson began twirling with the recreational team for a few months before switching to private coaching to further hone her skills, she said. “My mom wanted to see if I could do more with it,” Johnson said. “She reached out to a lot of different coaches that were around Washington.” Johnson eventually settled on Kathy Forsythe, a coach from Seattle. Later, as a sophomore in high school, Johnson received an invitation to join Revolution Edge, an international-level team based in Sacramento, Calif. she said. She flew to Sacramento to audition and made it on the team. At a national championship competition that same year, Johnson participated in International Cup Tryouts, which is part of the United States Twirling Association, she said. This meant that she had the opportunity to participate in a worldwide competition in Croatia. “They only take the top six people in the nation,” Johnson said. She made it into the international competition again two years later, she said. However, she did not participate because it conflicted with the WSU fall semester schedule. Now, she has reached her goal of performing at the collegiate level. “Performing at a college is the biggest thing that a twirler can do,” Johnson said. “That’s the end goal for everybody, but not everybody gets that because there are [limited] positions.” This past fall was Johnson’s first
semester performing with the Cougar Marching Band, and it’s been her favorite experience with twirling so far, she said. “Selah is fantastic to work with,” Troy Bennefield, Athletic Bands director, said. “Part of being a twirler is you have to be, to use a buzzword, a self-starter.” Johnson choreographs her own routines, beginning as early as a month or as late as a week before the show, Bennefield said. Johnson’s favorite memories with the Cougar Marching Band took place performing, she said. “It’s been such a supportive, loving, great, awesome experience for me,” she said. Johnson encourages those who want to try twirling, she said. However, she urges them to be careful, especially toward the beginning. “I have been twirling for a long time,” she said. “It does take a while to start up and to understand, but do whatever you want and go for it.” Johnson herself has faced many injuries over the years, she said. “My front right tooth is actually fake because I hit it out with a baton,” she said. “I’ve [also] broken several fingers, so I grew up kind of afraid of it.” However, the fear did not last, and Johnson began to find her purpose in twirling, she said. “Once I learned that I could express myself through it, I really fell in love with it,” she said. “It was my one outlet to really express my true emotions.” This fall, Johnson has also joined the Air Force ROTC program. “It helps me stay focused,” Johnson said. “It keeps me on a strict schedule, and that’s good for me.” Johnson joined AFROTC because her father suggested it during orientation, she said. Capt. Spencer Sweat is an assistant professor with the AFROTC programs at WSU, University of Idaho and LewisClark State College in Lewiston. Sweat is heavily involved in setting up recruitment events, such as the one at the Alive Orientation last summer when Johnson and her father first learned about the WSU AFROTC program and
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what it has to offer, he said. One of the most important skills that cadets must have is the ability to accept failure and persevere, Sweat said. “Discipline is this really big word that you would associate with the military, but nobody comes in being the most disciplined,” he said. In order to succeed, cadets must also be excited about the program, Sweat said. “There’s nothing more frustrating than someone who comes to the program because somebody else says that they
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should do it,” he said. “I want people with open minds, and in the end, not everybody’s going to stick it out for all four years.” In the end, Johnson said she is glad that her father gave her the idea. “I love the structure of it, I love the team part of it and I love how it pushes you to be a leader,” she said. Johnson currently plans on staying with the AFROTC program and hopes to go into the Air Force after she graduates, she said.
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dation and funds grants to nonprofits in healthcare, education, scientific research, arts and culture and human services in the Pacific Northwest. Since its founding in 1975, the Murdock Trust has donated more than a billion dollars and $16 million specifically to the arts and culture sector, he said. The center reopened on Jan. 4 after eight weeks of construction to replace the seating, floors and install aisle lighting, Gilmore said. She said the next item on the to-do list includes getting new carpet and completing technology upgrades. Gilmore said she sent the
first letter of intent to the Murdock Trust in April of 2019, which included illustrating the center’s history and the project. They received the news that they were awarded a grant at the end of November and received the funds in January. “It was the best pre-Christmas gift ever,” Gilmore said. Reade said the trust donates to several projects building new facilities or renovating an existing facility. “We’re fortunate that we have a collection of stunning historic facilities like the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center across our region, both in Idaho and throughout the Pacific Northwest,” Reade said.
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