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Community Calendar Friday 10/25 Handmade arts, crafts available for purchase. The Fall Vintage and Handmade Fair 2019 will take place Friday, Oct. 25 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 26 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event will feature arts, crafts, vintage items and treats available for purchase. Door prize drawings and a selfie booth are also available to attendees. This event is located in Beasley Coliseum.

Sunday 10/27 India Night shares cultures with attendees. Starting at 4:30 p.m., the Indian Students’ Association will host India Night. The event will feature a variety of Indian performances and cuisines. The Hindu festival Diwali is also on Sunday, making the event even more timely. Tickets cost $10 for students and $15 for non-students. This event is located at the Gladish Community & Cultural Center. To submit, email events to meditor@dailyevergreen.com. Preference will be given to events that are free and open to the public or are hosted by an RSO, and must include time, date and place.

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Daily Police Log Wednesday

S t ra y A n i m a l s NW Golden Hills Drive, 1:58 p.m. Officer responded for two stray dogs. Unable to locate.

We l f a r e C h e c k SE Kamiaken Street, 6:17 a.m. Officer responded for an intoxicated male. Subject returned home. R e c ove r e d S t o l e n Ve h i c l e SE Dairy Rd & E Grimes Way, 6:41 a.m. Officer responded. Vehicle towed. Other Law Enforcement Calls SE Harvest Drive, 8:02 a.m. Officer responded for an intoxicated subject with no memory of how her injuries were obtained. S u s p i c i o u s P e r s o n /C i r c u m s t a n c e SE Kamiaken Street, 9:31 a.m. Report of a subject keying into the residence who did not live there. Officer responded.

Theft Other SE Klemgard Avenue, 3:06 p.m. Officer responded for theft of money. Parking Problem SW Itani Dr & SW Crestview St, 3:06 p.m. Reporting party complains for receiving a parking ticket. Officer responded. Theft Other E Main Street, 3:45 p.m. Officer responded for a missing bicycle. We a p o n O f f e n s e /C o m p l a i n t SW Marcel Street, 4:10 p.m. Report of a window shot with a BB gun. Officer responded.

Parking Problem SW McKenzie St & State Church Aly, 9:31 a.m. Officer responded for a blocking Parking Problem vehicle. Unable to locate. NE Linden St & NE B St, 4:32 p.m. Report of a vehicle parking in a Parking Problem crosswalk. Officer responded. NE Olsen Street, 10:53 a.m. Officer responded for a vehicle Tra f f i c H a z a r d blocking the dumpster. SW Center Street, 8:26 p.m. Report of a trailer blocking the view Animal Noise Complaint of drivers. Officer responded. NW Dillon Street, 10:58 a.m. Report of a barking dog. Officer Theft of Automobile responded. No noise upon arrival. SE Latah Street, 9:36 p.m. Officer responded for a recovered Civil Calls stolen vehicle. SW Center Street, 12:40 p.m. Report of possible threats made. Officer responded. Thursday J u ve n i l e P r o b l e m SE Crestview Street, 1:52 p.m. Report of a student leaving school. Officer responded.

Utility Problem SE Dilke Street, 2:49 p.m. Officer responded for a water leak. Maintenance and Operations contacted.

In the Stars | Horoscopes Today’s Birthday — — Step into a money-making power zone this year. Maintain consistent communications for best results. Creative projects flower this winter before a shift reroutes your itinerary. An income challenge next summer leads to an exciting and valuable educational opportunity. Profit from sharing your passion. Aries (March 21 - April 19) —— Travel and other interruptions disrupt routines, and this could impact your partner. Your collaboration now can have long-lasting benefits. Share your appreciation and gratitude. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — — Communication and connection can provide lasting benefits, especially for health, work and fitness. Teach and learn. Exchange ideas and tricks. Balance action with rest. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) —½— Discuss long-term plans and dreams with your sweetheart. Speculate and imagine. Take action where plans intersect. Collaborate for common gain. Romance delights. Incite possibility. Cancer (June 21 - July 22) —½ — Household matters benefit from communication and love. The improvements you put in make a lasting difference. Give energy and effort to your home and family.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) — — Take a creative tack. To learn at a deeper level, teach. Share your discoveries and curiosities. A lucky break develops when you explore new connections. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) —½ — You’re growing stronger. Get what you want with an optimistic outlook. Upgrade your skills, image and presentation. Polish your portfolio and shine. Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — — Resist impulsive or reactionary moves. Lay low and imagine different scenarios. Consider which path to choose. Review options and choose carefully. Listen to inner wisdom. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) —½— If you align forces for a common goal, you’ll be unbeatable. Friends share the load and broaden your reach. Clarify issues first. Establish basic rules and protocols.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) —½ — Keep your professional objective in mind. Determination and persistence pay off big. Align your words and actions to advance a long-desired passion. Leap forward. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) —— An educational opportunity tempts you. Coordinate a great adventure without spending a fortune. Seek funding solutions, scholarships and stipends. Share your vision and go for it. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — — Coordinate closely with your partner and play your cards close to your chest. A golden opportunity requires steady action to grow over time into lasting value. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — — Together, you’re a powerful force. Strengthen bonds with shared fun and good food. An extra boost now provides long-term benefits. Share love and appreciation.

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A raspberry field is mulched with biodegradable plastics. Growers do not tend to put mulch in raspberry fields. Instead, they use herbicide and weed by hand, says Lisa Wasko DeVetter, WSU horticulture assistant professor.

Nonbiodegradable mulch is not properly disposed of; burning plastic releases toxins By Cheryl Aarnio Evergreen reporter

WSU horticulture researchers compared soil-biodegradable plastic mulch with nonbiodegradable plastic mulch and found comparable yields for both mulches. This means farmers who presently use nonbiodegradable plastic mulch may one day have an affordable alternative to fighting weeds in their field. Mulching hinders weed growth, conserves moisture and warms the soil, said Carol Miles, WSU professor in the department of horticulture. Farmers incur costs with the removal and disposal of the nonbiodegradable plastic mulch. They must pick up the mulch at the end of the season, which involves labor costs, and they must pay the landfill to dispose of the mulch, Miles said. Regular plastic mulch left in the field is

detrimental to soil quality, said Lisa Wasko DeVetter, assistant professor of horticulture. If plastics in soil make it to in waterways, they can end up in the ocean. “There’s not a lot of sustainable disposable solutions for nondegradable plastic,” DeVetter said. DeVetter leads the small fruit horticulture program. She works with raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. Traditionally, raspberry growers have not used mulch, instead using herbicides and weeding by hand, she said. “We found plastic mulches are a really promising tool for growers in a system that has never used plastic mulches,” she said. Researchers have found that soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable mulches lead to the same yield for strawberries, she said. Miles tests biodegradable mulches in vegetable systems, such as pumpkins, tomatoes, lettuce and watermelon. She said she has found that soil-biodegradable mulch has given similar yields for crops as nonbiodegradable mulch.

There is no added cost for the removal and disposal of soil-biodegradable mulch. Farmers can till in the soil-biodegradable plastic mulch when they till their fields, Miles said. Farmers till the soil to remove weeds and refresh the soil or to prepare it for the next planting, DeVetter said. Many farmers in the U.S. do not dispose of nonbiodegradable mulch properly, instead burning the plastic in fields, which releases toxins. However, many Washington farmers are more sustainably minded and take mulch to the landfill, Miles said. Researchers tested various thicknesses of mulch because they wanted to use a thinner biodegradable mulch because it is cheaper, DeVetter said. She said researchers are looking at why the soil-biodegradable mulch is not biodegrading completely, so they are looking at other organic materials that can help. “Agriculture is providing us a leading role in investigating soil-biodegradable plastics,” Miles said.

Forum held to discuss upcoming ballot Possible legislation debated included Initiative 976, Referendum 88, Proposition 1 By Kaitlyn Tejero Evergreen reporter

The League of Women Voters held a public forum Thursday to discuss ballot measures including an initiative to limit the cost of car tabs and a referendum to allow affirmative action without preferential treatment or quotas. Deb Olson, voter service team member, facilitated the meeting. She said the meeting was intended to provide information on candidates and issues and talk about supporting and opposing viewpoints. The league said voting in favor of Initiative 976 will limit annual licensing fees of motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorhomes and limit license tabs to $30 per year. Members said those in support of the initiative believe working-class people should be able to afford a nice vehicle, but people are being taxed unreasonably. The league said people opposed to I-976 See Ballot Page 12

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Scott Adams, CEO of Pullman Regional Hospital, discusses how $29 million will upgrade PRH’s equipment and facilities Thursday at the Neill Public Library.

A man was arrested on three felony charges Wednesday night after leading police on three different car chases earlier in the week. Robert Brown, 49, was arrested on charges of eluding an officer, aggravated assault and possession of a stolen vehicle. Moscow Police Department Services Captain Will Krasselt said Brown had two warrants out for his arrest. Krasselt said the warrants were related to an incident in which Brown was arrested for false imprisonment and domestic violence inflicting serious injury. He said false imprisonment is a misdemeanor and the domestic violence charge is a felony. Krasselt said Moscow officers were making initial contact with Brown on Monday in the Walmart parking lot when Brown allegedly fled in a vehicle. He said the first chase began around 11:30 p.m. Krasselt said officers chased See Car Chase Page 12

Inclusive club to hold community potluck Event at 6 p.m. Friday at Casa Latina Heritage House, 955 B St. By Madysen McLain Evergreen reporter

The United Territories of Pacific Islanders’ Alliance Eastern Washington, otherwise known as U.T.O.P.I.A, will host their first social event as a club on Friday. The club will host a community potluck at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Casa Latina Heritage House, 955 B St. “We wanted to create a chill way for us to get to know each other,” said Jeremiah Sataraka, Ph.D. candidate in cultural studies and social thought in education. The goal for the event is to generate more membership for the new club, he said. The group also wants to share the organization’s goals and upcoming events for the school year. Manufanua Thomas, co-chair and adviser of U.T.O.P.I.A Eastern Washington, said the organization started a month ago and has about 10 members so far. The purpose of the club is to provide visibility and support for Queer and Transgender Pacific Islanders, Thomas said. The event is open to members of LGBTQ+ and Pacific Islander communities, as well as allies, he said. However, See Potluck Page 12

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Classes should track participation, not attendance Giving points just for showing up sets students up for failure By Derrek Speakman Evergreen columnist

very student should go to class. While that might be a controversial statement, one must admit attendance is in a student’s best interest if they want to succeed. However, instructors should not give a grade for going to class. Students shouldn’t be graded for attendance, but participation. While both require students to come to class, there is an important distinction. Simply put, attendance means “this student gets x number of points because they’re here,” and participation is saying “this student gets x number of points because they’re here and actively engaged.” Participation can be counted in any number of ways: in-class discussion, quizzes, writing prompts or content questions. Attendance has one way: be present. While students may be required to be in class physically, just being assessed on attendance means that students are not required to be in class mentally. The main issue with receiving a grade for attendance is that students are getting points—which at university is indicative of working on or having knowledge of the coursework—for essentially doing nothing. “Points for being in class means you are actually get-

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Teaching students to expect points just for showing up sets expectations low and puts them at a disadvantage when they enter the workforce. Participation is a more reasonable metric. ting points for sitting your butt in the seat, you’re not having to listen to me, you’re not having to respond to a particular prompt,” said Michelle Kistler, instructor in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. Take the hypothetical of two students, Jimmy and Jane. Jimmy and Jane are both in the same course, which grades attendance at 15 percent. Jimmy gets an average score of a B on coursework and shows up to every class, while Jane only shows up for a third of her classes but performs better with an average score of an A.

With this grading system, Jimmy and Jane would receive a B+ and B respectively; Jimmy would benefit from this system, seeing a slight improvement, while Jane would go down a whole letter grade. While it sounds nice to give students a boost for attending class, think about what the example of Jimmy and Jane shows. As is displayed by her coursework grades, Jane knows the material and skills better than Jimmy. Grading attendance places Jimmy higher than Jane (if only incrementally), and a better grade essentially says that

Jimmy knew the material better and possibly even worked harder than Jane. Although it can be said that grades aren’t the best way of measuring knowledge or skill in a subject, it’s the best approximation that exists and is largely accepted to mean as much. Situations like Jimmy and Jane may occur infrequently, but it shows that there is the capacity for getting a high grade without having the skills or knowledge of someone at the same level or lower. The benefit of grading participation is that it allows students to engage with the

course in a way that is measurable. If Jimmy was doing in-class assignments and being graded on his participation and effort put forth in the course, then it would be fair to say that he very well might be better than or at the same level as Jane. Furthermore, if Jane weren’t engaging in in-class participation, it would be just as fair to say that a B is more representative of her total ability. In some instances, participation can even provoke learning and discussion which wouldn’t occur with simple attendance. See Class Page 10

Meditation can be used as treatment for depression, anxiety Mindfulness can prove useful tool for managing stress, overwhelming emotions

By Rainy Sharma Evergreen columnist

top for a second. Take a deep breath, filling your stomach, not just your chest. Let your shoulders drop, unclench your jaw and exhale. Even something simple like this can make a big change in your daily life. As human beings, we experience stress every day. One way to help reduce this is therapies like meditation and qigong. Shallow breathing may increase stress and anxiety. This is when our lungs do not receive enough oxygen. When such a situation arises, we may feel stressed out because

our body does not have proper energy. “Sometimes breath [or] energy gets trapped in some parts of the body like neck or shoulders due to our sitting posture and we do not realize it. This generally happens due to shallow breathing,” said Liz Lee, licensed acupuncturist and traditional East Asian medicine practitioner at Pullman Regional Hospital. This is where meditation and qigong come in, as both techniques involve deep breathing. Meditation is focusing the mind, breathing normally and letting go of all the other thoughts. This helps a person to stay emotionally calm and can eventually reduce stress. “Meditation helps you become yourself. It relieves you from the stress and uncertainties that you may be feeling in society, in your life,” said Nitivia Jones, international student adviser at WSU. “I think it can liberate you and free you to be more confident in the knowledge about who [you are] and that’s the best thing LAUREN PETTIT | DAILY EVERGREEN ILLUSTRATION you can be.” Even meditating for 15 minutes a day can improve overall quality See Meditate Page 10

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Cougars do not get goal against Trojans

WSU soccer loses to USC in heated game at Los Angeles By Jaclyn Seifert Evergreen reporter

During uncomfortable heat in southern California, No.19 WSU lost 3-0 to No. 4 University of Southern California Trojans in a Top-25 showdown on McAlister Field in Los Angeles, California. There were several substitutions and water breaks as the weather in Los Angeles steadily declined from 98 degrees. The temperature reached almost 105 degrees on the USC turf field to begin the match. The USC Trojans came out aggressive and strong against the Washington State Cougars following a 3-0 upset against Cal last Friday. Graduate student goalkeeper Ella Dederick was faced with numerous one-vone plays against the many Southern California forwards. Dederick faced 17 shots and made six important saves during the game for her team. The Cougars played the full 90 minutes hard as they provided 12 fouls, ten shots, and six corners against USC. The Trojans had an early goal only four minutes into the game. USC freshman forward Tara McKeown scored the goal for the Trojans after running through the Cougar defense on a breakaway. She slotted the ball in the net to make the score 1-0. Redshirt junior forward Samantha Bruder assisted the play. Ten minutes later, McKeown had her second goal of the game after another breakaway and long assist from USC junior defender Jessica Haidet. It was McKeown and Dederick

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Then-sophomore defender Brianna Alger fights for the ball in a game on Aug. 18, 2018 at the Lower Soccer Field. one-v-one, but McKewon just beat out Dederick to put USC on the board 2-0. USC’s freshman forward McKeown leads the Trojans with 14 goals and seven assists. McKeown now sits high on the Top-10 list for the most goals scored in the country in collegiate women’s soccer. Stanford’s junior forward Catarina Macario leads the country in goals with 18. USC has outscored its opponents 30-16 this season. In the last three matches, the Cougars have outshot their opponents 60-18. WSU had ten different goal scorers so

far this season. In minute 30, Washington State had a corner kick into the center of the six-yard-box but Trojan redshirt junior goalkeeper Kaylie Collins denied the goal for the Cougars. Collins was tested numerous times by the Cougars, especially in the second half. WSU last won against USC in 2013. The Cougars last played the Trojans in a 3-2 loss in Pullman. In the second half, USC sophomore forward Penelope Hocking scored for the Trojans in minute 55 after an impressive one-v-one

breakaway sliding through Dederick’s legs to make the score 3-0. This was Hocking’s tenth goal of the season. For USC, Hocking and McKeown now share a total of 24 goals between the two of them this season. Senior forward Morgan Weaver outran the USC defense multiple times. She had several chances on goal and assists for her team. Weaver received a yellow card in minute 56 for the second time this season. Weaver has yet to score in her last eight appearances. Junior forward Makamae

Gomera-Stevens missed the lower right of the goal, but USC goalkeeper Collins made the save in the 65th minute. Gomera-Stevens saw four opportunities to score during the game, the most for her team. Graduate student midfielder Averie Collins came out early in the match after an injury in the first 20 minutes. Washington State will stay in southern California to face the University of California, Los Angeles at noon on Sunday at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles. The game can be viewed on the Pac-12 Network.

Cougars break records with Colorado sweep Dirige breaks record for career digs in Thursday’s match By Ryan Root Evergreen reporter

The No. 24 WSU Cougars (17-4, 6-3) swept the Colorado Buffalos (8-11, 0-9) in commanding fashion in Boulder, Colorado on Thursday night. In the third set at 12-4, senior libero Alexis Dirige performed her eighth dig of the match. This dig puts Dirige as the WSU all-time leader in career digs, breaking former Cougar libero Kate Sommer’s record. Dirige now has 1955 career digs and counting. Colorado came into the match with zero wins in conference play this season. This loss extends their losing streak to nine matches and they remain the only team in the Pac-12 without a conference win. Freshman and Junior outside hitters Pia Timmer and Penny Tusa lead the WSU attack with 11 kills each. WSU and Colorado kept it close in the first half of the first set. When trailing 11-12, the Cougars went a 6-0 run to flip the momentum of the set. Freshman middle blocker Magda Jehlárová helped deliver this run with four points coming off her blocking. Back-to-back service aces from redshirt senior outside hit-

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Freshman outside hitter Alexcis Lusby taps the ball during the game against Arizona on Friday at Bohler Gym. ter Jocelyn Urias closed the first set for the Cougar win. The second set was all WSU as the team never gave up the lead to Colorado once. The Cougars won the set 25-23, despite the

late comeback attempt by the Buffaloes. Tusa provided seven kills in the set win for the Cougars. WSU managed to score eight points in the first 10 serves of the

third set. The score differential was never less than three points as the Cougars easily cruised to a set win to finish off the match. WSU’s final hit percentage

was .243 and Colorado’s was .060. The Cougars will hit the road once more against the No. 18 Utah Utes at noon on Sunday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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WSU volleyball team treats every Pac-12 opponent as challenge

It’s duck hunting season in Eugene

The Cougars look to beat out the Ducks for the fifth straight year

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Cougar football starts play against the Pac-12 North Division when they face the No. 11 University of Oregon Ducks at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The Cougars (4-3, 1-3) beat the Ducks (6-1, 4-0) in the last

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Freshman outside hitter Pia Timmer hits the ball during the game against Arizona on Friday at Bohler Gym. is present for seasons to come, she said. “Definitely, I have things to improve on,” Timmer said. “There’s always something I can work on.” A skill Timmer looks to learn from her teammates by having a constant competitive mentality. She specifically mentions junior outside hitter Penny Tusa’s “warrior mentality” as one that inspires her the most. Tusa’s two-year experience as one of WSU’s outside hitters has set the bar for Timmer to meet. Though Tusa said that Timmer’s grit and determina-

tion in games is something to look up to, regardless of the age difference. “You can tell she is giving her all as a freshman,” Tusa said, “No matter what, she’s a fighter.” Both Timmer and Tusa delivered similar stat lines in multiple matches this season. This included a match where both players earned a double-double in kills and digs. Tusa specifically fluctuated between the positions of outside hitter, setter and defensive specialist. Timmer said she is open to such changes if

the coaches need her to do so. “I’ve definitely told the coaches ‘You can do anything you want with me,’” Timmer said. “If they need me for something, I’ll be there for them.” As traveling across the country would take a toll on the typical student athlete, Timmer looks forward to traveling for every away game. She said she loves to explore the cities and universities that she has never seen before her enrollment at WSU. Timmer continues to develop as a true freshman on the team, she said she is fed by

the constructive criticism the team gives her. She said she believes that the Pac-12 consists of teams that can beat anyone at any given time, and she loves the feeling of being the “underdog” in every matchup. Behind the early success, this young WSU team has forced all the players to try and learn how to play with each other. Tusa said she believes this is a standing challenge in front of the team that they are chipping away at as the season goes on. “Since we’re such a young team, I think it’s our mentality.” Tusa said, “But other than that, our skills are all there.”

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Completely honest Pac-12 power-rankings Columnist switches up the power-rankings to say what he really thinks By Cody Schoeler Evergreen columnist

1. Oregon: Token Pac-12 team ranked high nationally because someone has to Every year there is some Pac-12 team that ends up being ranked in the top 15 and they might be the one this year. That does not mean they are a good team. They are overrated on a national level mainly because they have a talented quarterback that is underachieving and some pretty cool uniforms. They have beat up on the rest of a lowly Pac-12 conference and the one loss they have came from an Auburn team whose quarterback completed less than half of his passes. This team looks like the front-runner to lose in the Rose Bowl to a good team from a good conference. 2. Utah: Great defense, offense that couldn’t score at Stubbies on a Friday night Everyone knew this defense was going to be shut down this season. Everyone also knew the offense would be suspect. The team has won their games so far by kicking one field goal and proceeding to turn the rest of the game into an NFL game from the 1940s. If you took any other offense in the conference and put it on this team they would be the token high nationally ranked team but unfortunately, they have to deal with a quarterback who may or may not be blind.

3. Arizona state: Former NFL coach doing good All the fans that are standing firm for Herm have been rewarded this year . . . with a team that might finish with eight wins. But on the bright side that gives them a chance to win the conference. This team also wins the award for best team that no casual Pac-12 fan could name any players on the roster. They are virtually a lock to be the team from this conference that ends up ranked in the 20-25 range because they have a better record than teams from other conferences and the Pac-12 still has credibility for some reason. 4. Washington: Less incompetent quarterback than last year but still getting carried by the defense Unfortunately for the rest of the conference, Jake Browning is no longer this team’s quarterback. Even this year with a quarterback that is capable of throwing the ball more than 25 yards down the field they are still getting carried by their defense. Everyone knows what to expect from this defense: have a unit led by a shutdown secondary that locks down the rest of the conference, send half of them to the NFL to be huge draft busts or undrafted free agents that never amount to anything, get a bunch of highly touted recruits to replace the departed players, repeat. 5. Arizona: Surprisingly good team everybody knows is a fluke Nobody is convinced that this See Rankings Page 8

Taylor III said the energy of the defense correlates to the high level of intensity on the field. “Just running around, having fun, it was not like that at the beginning,” Taylor III said. “It is translating to the field and I think people can see that.” Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Gordon leads the nation in passing yards with 2,981 yards, just 19 shy of 3,000 on the season. He is tied with LSU quarterback Joe Burrow for

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Freshman outside hitter Pia Timmer shook-up the landscape of Pac-12 volleyball. Timmer grew up in Emlichheim, Germany where she was surrounded by an athletic family. Her mother played club volleyball and her father and brother played club handball. When Timmer started to gain success in her youth championships, her assistant coach messaged her about an opportunity to play in the US. She was cautious about the offer at first and did not respond for over half a year. Once Timmer started to think about her future after high school, she revisited the offer and began contact with WSU volleyball assistant coach Burdette Greeny. “[Burdette] presented the program to me and I really like what he said,” Timmer said, “I really liked the values of the school.” After multiple visits from Burdette, he began to connect Timmer with fellow WSU freshman Magda Jehlárová and Weronika Wojdyla over text messages. This preexisting relationship with some of her teammates gave Timmer a more fluent transition to WSU volleyball, Timmer said. Timmer currently leads the team with 197 total kills and 2.87 kills per set this season. Her consistent efficient performances every match has brought her to the starting lineup for the Cougars. Timmer’s leads the team in total attacks with 581 and total errors with 84. She understands that her room for improvement

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I think it’s been a good move for our defense, putting different guys in different places ... I like it Skyler Thomas

four meetings, including a 33-10 victory in Eugene on Oct. 7, 2017, and a 34-20 victory in Pullman on Oct. 20, 2018. WSU is coming off of a 41-10 victory against the University of Colorado Buffaloes in Pullman on homecoming weekend. Willie Taylor III, redshirt sophomore rush linebacker, said preparation is a key reason why WSU beat Oregon for four straight years. “Just doing what we do best, you know, playing fast, getting after them,” Taylor III said. “They don’t play a lot of guys that move around like we do.” Oregon is also coming off a 35-31 win against the University of Washington Huskies in Seattle.

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first in passing touchdowns with 29 touchdowns. Gordon was also nominated for the Davey O’Brien Award for week eight, after his performance against the Buffaloes. Redshirt junior safety Skyler Thomas said rearranging the defense is the other key to their success against Colorado and for future games. “I think it’s been good for our defense, putting different guys in different places,” Thomas said. “I feel like it is a good move and I like it.” Gordon said the offense needs to be more consistent throughout the entirety of the game and keeping the emotions the same.

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Then-freshman Max Borghi attempts to break through Oregon’s defense on Oct. 20, 2018 at Martin Stadium. The game resulted in a 34-20 win for WSU. “Not getting too excited after a good play, not getting too down after a bad play,” Gordon said. “We just need to be more focused on each play.” Gordon said he traveled with the team in 2017 and he remembers the loud atmosphere in Eugene. “They got some pretty pas-

sionate fans, pretty big fanbase over there,” Gordon said. “Pretty hostile environment, they will be yelling some things, I’m sure, so I try to block it out.” Head coach Mike Leach said the team practices every Thursday with loud noise and a loud atmosphere to prepare

the team for road games in hostile stadiums. “[They need] more nonverbal communication, and just be good at nonverbal communication,” Leach said. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The game can be viewed on ESPN.

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Opinion: Power 5 should move to Power 4 Two columnists talk possible changes to college football By Kuria Pounds and Katie Archer Evergreen columnists

There are four opportunities in the college football playoff bracket with 10 competing conferences. We think these conferences need to dissolve the Power 5 conferences into four regional conferences: North, South, East and West. Only teams who compete in the North, South, East and West conferences can play for a national championship. The winner of each conference gets an automatic bid to the college football playoff bracket. The conference championships will now be quarterfinals for the football playoff. The four conferences are allowed to invite teams who are independents or from a Group of Five conference. Independent teams or teams from a Group of Five conference can be invited to play based on their success in previous seasons. Bowl games will remain for teams from any conference who win six games and do not make the football playoffs. All teams listed below have two guaranteed years in their conferences. Teams not mentioned can replace teams who are not performing well. For example, if Stanford lost all 12 games and the University of Hawai’i went 13-1, winning the Mountain West Conference championship game and a bowl game, Hawai’i has the option to replace Stanford in the West Conference. However, Hawai’i must play and defeat Stanford to join in the conference at a natural site, such as Seattle. If Hawai’i wins, Hawai’i replaces Stanford in the West Conference and has two guaranteed years in the conference. If Stanford loses, Stanford must wait a full college football season and finish at least second the following season in the Group of Five conference.

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Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Gordon throws the ball down the field on Oct. 19 in the homecoming game. For the West Conference: Washington State, Washington, Oregon State, Oregon, California, Stanford, Utah, UCLA, University of Southern California, Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas Rain: Washington State, Washington, Oregon State, Oregon, California, Stanford, and Utah Invite: Boise State Wildfire: UCLA, University of Southern California, Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Invite: San Diego State

For the North Conference: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Iowa State, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Colorado, and Syracuse Tornado: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Iowa State, Colorado, Northwestern Invite: Notre Dame (Yes, the North Conference can deny Notre Dame an opportunity to play for a championship until it decides to join a conference.) Blizzard: Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Illinois, and Syracuse Invite: Cincinnati

For the South Conference: Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A & M, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mississippi State, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Louisville BBQ: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, TCU, Louisville, LSU, Texas A & M, and Texas Tech Invite: Memphis Fried: Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Baylor, Arkansas, and Kentucky Invite: SMU

For the East Conference: Georgia, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Penn State, South Carolina, Miami, West Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Maryland, Wake Forest, and Boston College Warm Coast: Georgia, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Miami, and Wake Forest Invite: UCF Cold Coast: Penn State, West Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Maryland, and Boston College Invite: Appalachian State

Maybe this is finally a shift away from them being the team everybody circles on their schedule as an easy win like the free space on a BINGO card. In all reality they are still going to suck and teams are going to love playing them. At least they will not be the team that sucks the most anymore. 10. S t a n f o r d : Nerds The players on this team could figure out that because they are ranked 10th out of 12 teams they are in the 83rd percentile without even using a calculator. What this team can not figure out is how to turn a football play into six points. Who would have thought that a team full of players that can find the hypotenuse of a triangle is unable to find the endzone? It must be difficult for studentathletes to be athletes when they actually try to be students as well. At least these players will all make a good living being accountants and not having CTE.

11. Colorado: Team with a mascot more exciting than the players Out of all the players on the roster for this football team, fans are still more excited when a buffalo runs on the field than anything that the players do. They should even start thinking about slapping some pads and a jersey on him and seeing if he can provide a spark for the offense. Unfortunately, they probably are not going to do that so fans will have to suffer through the rest of the season with a lackluster offense and mediocre defense. This team is only three years from actually being competitive and fielding a team that can play football, even if it is a little hard to believe. 12. UCLA: Former NFL coach doing bad It is understandable for people not to believe that the coach of this team used to be able to effectively coach a football team. Maybe he is so good at coaching that he is trying to challenge himself by doing everything differently, like when Michael Jordan shot a free throw with his eyes closed or Patrick Mahomes threw a pass with his left hand. It is more likely that he is not doing that and he actually just sucks. It would fit in with the rest of the team because they have yet to prove this season that any of them could make a middle school varsity team.

Rankings | Continued from Page 6 team belongs in the better half of the conference but that is where they find themselves. Luckily for them, being in the better half of this conference is as easy as being on a nursing home’s select basketball team. This team could end up finishing ranked fifth, where they currently are, or ninth because that is how much the rest of this conference makes no sense. A lot of that depends on if their quarterback decides to play like an actual quarterback or like a guy who is really fast and learning how to throw with his non-dominant hand. 6. Washington state: Incredible offense, offensive defense There is nothing that can stop an offense with the nation’s leading passer, a do-it-all running back, an experienced offensive line and a wide receiver corps that is eight men deep. Unfortunately, the other side of the ball is a different story. The key to beating them on defense: put 11 guys on the field. It is really that simple. If a basketball school that is not even good at basketball anymore can rack up 50 points in a half then so can any collection of 11 semiathletic human beings. 7. USC: Team that cheats but they suck so nobody cares Their back-up kicker is only on the team because his par-

ents bought the coaching staff new Jet Skis, which would be a much bigger deal if they were remotely competitive. At least they are the best out of the third of the teams in the conference that are located in California so maybe their cheating is not going to waste. Just kidding, they are breaking NCAA rules just to get into the Cheez-it Bowl, totally not worth it. 8. C a l i f o r n i a : School that doesn’t even know they have a football team The good news for them is that it is impossible to let your fans down when you do not have any. But to be fair to the students who do not show up, it is hard to decide whether the games are more entertaining than studying for a biology exam or even just laying in your bed and staring at the ceiling. Believe it or not, this team was at one point the only undefeated team in the conference which is kind of like being the most popular kid when you are homeschooled.

9. Oregon state: Surprisingly good team everybody knows is a fluke but in orange This team has been surprisingly good this year, but they are still one of the worst teams in the conference. That goes to show how bad they have been previously.

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WSU launches Center for Arts and Humanities

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People gather to support the opening of WSU’s own Center for Arts and Humanities on Thursday evening in the Honors College Lounge. The event was led by Jon Parrish Peede, chairman for the National Endowment for Humanities, who announced the recipients of the Pollart scholarship.

Goal is to encourage creativity, innovation among students By Shanel Haynes Evergreen reporter

WSU opened its new Center for Arts and Humanities during a reception held Thursday afternoon in the Honors College Lounge. During the event, WSU faculty spoke about the goals of the CAH to encourage innovation and creativity among students. “The launch of the center marks the beginning of opportunities for humanities research

and service to make a greater impact on campus and throughout the community,” said graduate student Tabitha Espina, who attended the event. “This is a significant contribution to the humanities landscape overall.” Kathleen Fitzpatrick, director of digital humanities and professor of English at Michigan State University, attended the event. Fitzpatrick led two different workshops this week, one aimed at WSU faculty and the other at graduate students. Her workshops focused on humanities and human connection. Jon Parrish Peede, chairman for the National Endowment for Humanities, led the event.

He said the WSU staff is the center of the humanities program and is a major part of how it functions. He said without staff at WSU the center would not be as strong. Arts, humanities and sciences all have the same goal, which is to help students advance in their education, he said. “The Humanities Center is a place for the meeting of the minds,” Peede said. “It also helps bring people in to find their passions.” Peede then discussed how much money the NEH donates for humanities projects. He said he wants the new center to help create grants and scholarships in

the future. He said he worries about institutions that do not have places for scholarly discussions like this new center brings. He said he also worries about universities that do not share the same viewpoint on how valuable humanity sciences are. Bringing together the gap between liberal arts and humanities is something he hopes can be achieved in the future. Ending the event Peede announced the two students that received the Pollart scholarship. Aracely Mendoza, senior anthropology and digital technology and culture double major, was one of the recipients

of the scholarship. “It feels kind of surreal, I wasn’t expecting to get the scholarship, but I am honored to receive it,” she said. Mendoza was nominated by one of her WSU professors for the scholarship, she said. She had to write an essay and fill out paperwork as part of the nomination process. Rebecca Valdovinos, junior business administration major and a friend of Mendoza, attended to support Mendoza. “I’m really proud of her because I know how hard she has been working and I know how much work she has put into pursuing her education,” she said.

Pullman, Moscow meet goals of limiting water usage Cities still overuse water, have reduced usage per person By Elayne Rodriguez Evergreen reporter

The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) is focusing on finding water-conserving alternatives to further manage water usage in the eastern region of Washington due to the low levels of groundwater in the Grande Ronde aquifer. Korey Woodley, executive manager for PBAC, said Moscow, Pullman and Colfax all have met their goals on limiting water consumption and how to limit the usage. Colfax mainly relies on using surface upstream water. The cities have put a lot of effort into reducing the community’s water use, she said. Woodley said Whitman and Latah counties, Pullman, Moscow and WSU and the University of Idaho make up PBAC. They have updated the infrastructure to help conserve water, she said, and participate in the Palouse water alternatives decisions. She said they noticed the aquifer does not refill at the same rate as it is pumping it out. “I think that there was an assumption that maybe if we did not pump maybe 1.1 percent more than the 1992 pumping number that maybe we

would see the aquifer stabilize,” Woodley said. According to the 2018 State of the Basin Palouse Groundwater update, they pumped about 2.6 billion gallons in 1992 and 2.3 billion gallons in 2018. Woodley said the Grande Ronde aquifer, which provides water for most of the Columbia Plateau, has declined at a rate of 1.5 to 1.9 feet per year. “We are still pumping more water out of the aquifers, even though we are pumping way less per capita,” Woodley said Kevin Gardes, Pullman public works director, said the aquifer has been a highly used resource from the eastern region of Washington. He said the communities use less water compared to 27 years ago. “Even though our population [has] gone up significantly, while we still overuse water, we have cut down on the amount of water people use per person,” Gardes said. Gardes said one of the tools they are using to monitor water usage in the area in the Smart Meter. The Smart Meter is a pilot program partnering with AVISTA and it is a way to give the customers information to better manage their utility usage, he said. The meters are not fully operational because they are placed on a small section of

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The area pumped 2.3 billion gallons of water in 2018 which is down from 2.6 billion in 1992, according to the 2018 State of the Basin Palouse Groundwater update. Pullman as a trial period, he said. They have been trying it out for about a year only in the Pullman area. “Moscow doesn’t have those smart meter systems yet, but I believe that is something that AVISTA and the city of Moscow is looking into,” Woodley said. Gardes said the Pullman City Council will have to approve the agreement in order to implement the meters all over Pullman, which can take a few years to install. Woodley said Moscow and Pullman have made great

efforts to improve their leak detection systems. Gardes said the radioread water meters are set up to detect radio signals down the street away from a house, which can download the water meter data. The radio-read water meter will help the water department to utilize the communication system to get water meters and to use the information for billing and utility systems, he said. “[What] it could do is alert you if you have a high-water use, which may be caused by a

leak on your side of the meter,” he said. Gardes said the next steps for the pilot program is continuing to utilize the water meters but to change the radio head, which would still communicate with AVISTA’s smart meter system, he said. Woodley said the cities have put money into rebate programs to encourage people to put in more water-efficient landscaping, like eco-friendly toilets and showerheads. She said PBAC focuses on See Water Page 12

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do a lot of class discussion, so their responses are supposed to be to reflect upon the question Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve posed to them, I then [elaborate on the answers],â&#x20AC;? Kistler said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and then many of my students will become verbally engaged in the content too, which is a lot different than giving out points for sitting there.â&#x20AC;? This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to say that taking attendance canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be useful. It works well for record keeping and gives instructors one part to the picture of a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engagement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve absolutely had students come and say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really engaged, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really paying attention, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really into this class,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and then I look at the data, and [Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said] â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;how could you be engaged if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only been here three times in the past eight weeks?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Kistler said. However, she said that attendance is only part of constructing that image for how students are doing. She uses attendance as well as quizzes, written assignments and actual participation to create a full picture of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; academic performance. Even when instructors are required to take attendance, how they do so is up to them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no policy that says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;attendance can only be taken in these ways,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? senior assistant registrar Becky Bitter said. Some departments do have policies requiring instructors to take

Some people find it difficult to focus their mind during meditation. In that case, qigong can be helpful as it involves slow physical movements along with visualization and deep breathing through the abdomen. Visualization means to focus on the flow of energy through body while doing the physical movements. This can help increase concentration. While both meditation and qigong have many positive aspects, they can harm the body in a negative way if not done properly. Hence, it is always suggested to do it with a group of people that are already doing it and under the guidance of proper instructors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The basic qigong exercises like hand movements and breathing need not require much guidance,â&#x20AC;? Lee said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but if you are moving towards advanced qigong, it is essential to do it under expert guidance.â&#x20AC;? The same applies for meditation as well. There are many health risks associated with meditation if not done properly. It can lead to seizures due to changes in the normal functioning of the body like blood pressure and heart rate. In some cases, it may lead to increased levels of stress and anxiety and even panic attacks. One thing that needs to be kept in mind is that meditation is a slow process and it takes time to show its effects. It is important to be patient and not expect results very quickly. A casual approach toward meditation can hamper the results. Even the Dalai Lama himself cautions people against a casual approach toward meditation.

attendance, but typically departments let the instructors decide how they do it, Bitter said. What this means is that attendance or participation grades can be left up almost completely to instructors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even if their department requires them to take attendance in class, they can always do some form of participation in its place. With that ability for change there should be a shift from focusing on a studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attendance to a studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; effort, engagement and participation. In the cases an instructor canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a way to make their class participatory or have some way of engaging students, that instructor should reevaluate the way they teach their class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get a good grade or a promotion just for showing up for work every day, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about life habits and self-discipline,â&#x20AC;? Kistler said. University exists to prepare us for entering the workforce, where â&#x20AC;&#x153;attendanceâ&#x20AC;? at a job is not just expected, but mandatory. To give students the expectation of receiving anything for doing the bare minimum isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just unrealistic, but detrimental. Derrek Speakman is a freshman bioengineering major from Vancouver, Wash. He can be contacted at 335-2290 or by opinion@dailyevergreen.com.

Another thing that can be done when you are stressed or do not feel right is to communicate. Sometimes people might feel the signs of stress and anxiety in their body, but they do not share it with anybody and keep it to themselves. This may worsen the situation. It is always better to let go of the thoughts and reach out for help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people find it harder to reach out as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to look stupid, especially if they feel it is something very basic,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this should not be the case. If [you do look] stupid, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK and you should reach out for help.â&#x20AC;? While in many cases, meditation and qigong show effective results, in extreme cases of depression and sleeplessness, it may be important to take medication; however, this should only be done following the consultation from a medical professional. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for a medical professional to decide whether pills are the appropriate choice,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. It is also helpful if medication and meditation are done simultaneously as they are not mutually exclusive, but this should not be done without proper consultation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with pills, people should also think if they are having proper food and proper breathing. They should not only depend on pills,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. Rainy Sharma is a graduate computer science major from Ghaziabad, India. She can be contacted at 335-2290 or by opinion@ dailyevergreen.com.

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WSU Rowing will compete in two events this weekend. On Saturday, the top 16 athletes will compete at the Head of the American at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California. On Sunday, other members of WSU’s rowing team will compete in the Portland Fall Classic at Vancouver Lake in Portland, Oregon. WSU’s last meet was the Head of the Spokane. The event took place in Spokane, Washington on Saturday as the Cougars faced Gonzaga. WSU led the way in this meet as the varsity B team placed first with a time of 17:03.6 while the varsity A team placed second with a time of 17:04.7. Head coach Jane LaRiviere said she was pleased with the way her rowers executed exactly what they practiced in the Head of Spokane, as that is something she preaches to the athletes during the season. “They achieved what I was hoping,” LaRiviere said. “They set a powerful rhythm, they pushed themselves and they worked really hard and consistently for the whole race. When they crossed the line, they were going as high and as hard as they possibly could.” Senior Rosalina Torcivia will be competing in the Head of the

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WSU’s fourth varsity eight races down their home course against GU, LMU and OSU on March 24. American on Saturday. She said one of the keys going into the race will be working faster, yet more efficiently as a team to feel they did their best work. “When we look back on it, no matter what the result is, we want to think that we put our best foot forward,” Torcivia said. “Hopefully the result will take care of itself if we feel like we did everything we could for the race.”

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LaRiviere said that she is impressed with the way seniors have stepped up to lead everyone, especially the fourteen freshmen rowers. “I think we are really in good hands. We have got really good senior leadership,” Lariviere said. “This is a group of seniors that lead by example.” As far as what will define success going into the race on Saturday, Ondrackova said

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She said with an upcoming trip to California, it is easy for the rowers to be excited about the nice weather they are expecting, especially after a rather cold month here in Pullman. One of the key parts of preparation is to cancel that out of their minds and focus strictly on the race. Senior Kamila Ondrackova said she takes the leadership role she has fulfills as a senior rower seriously.

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there are only 25 spots available due to the location of the potluck, Sataraka said those interested can RSVP on the U.T.O.P.I.A Facebook page. Attendees can bring a dish to the potluck and post on the Facebook page what they plan on bringing but are welcome to attend without bring-

the educational outreach component of conserving water and finding alternative water resources. PBAC established the groundwater management plan in 1992, which sets different goals for different entities in the area, she said. Gardes said they want to keep working on the water usage to get to a sustainable level even though people in the Palouse have limited their water usage. “I think the communities and the universities have done a good job of letting people know that this is a scarce resource that we need to manage well,” he said. Woodley said it is clear people cannot completely conserve their way out of the problem, but the goal is to ensure a longterm quality water supply for the region.

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Manufauna Thomas U.T.O.P.I.A co-chair ing a dish. “One of the great ways to build community is through food,” Thomas said. U.T.O.P.I.A Eastern Washington is affiliated with U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle, which won an award at the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander COURTESY OF JEREMIAH SATARAKA Alliance this summer, Sataraka said. “The goal for this coming year is U.T.O.P.I.A Eastern Washington is affiliated with U.T.O.P.I.A Seattle (pictured above). to increase our visibility,” he said.” They will be hosting a potluck on Friday, which will be there first social event as a club.

Car Chase | Cont. from Page 3 began around 11:30 p.m. Krasselt said officers chased Brown until the Washington state line. Steve Hansen, WSU Police Department assistant chief, said WSU PD and the Pullman Police Department were involved in the chase in Pullman. Hansen said that chase ended when officers lost Brown along a highway. Krasselt said the second chase began before 3 a.m. on Wednesday in Moscow. He said the second chase also led into Pullman. Pullman Police Department Cmdr. Jake Opgenorth said Pullman officers began their pursuit of Brown as soon as he allegedly entered Pullman from Moscow. Opgenorth said Brown was allegedly driving a 2004 Chevy Suburban. Krasselt said the Chevy Suburban was not registered

under Brown’s name, but the car was not reported as stolen. Opgenorth said officers pursued Brown through Pullman along the main roads where they reached speeds of about 70 mph. “At one point on the north end of town, just outside of town, [Brown] spun out in some dirt, and then officers were able to see him by the driver’s wheel,” he said. “They recognized him as [Brown] and to prevent anybody getting hurt, they ended the pursuit.” Hansen said Brown allegedly abandoned the Chevy Suburban in a WSU food service parking lot on Grimes Way. He said the car was impounded and he is unaware if the owner has retrieved the car. Hansen said Brown allegedly stole a car in Pullman which was then allegedly used during the third car chase.

Opgenorth said the 1991 Nissan pickup Brown allegedly stole belonged to a Pullman resident. He said the owner was contacted and the car had been reported as stolen. Krasselt said the third chase began Wednesday night in Moscow. He said Brown allegedly crashed into a police car headon at the University of Idaho’s District Energy Plan parking lot. “Then he backed up and drove around the vehicle,” Krasselt said. “Then he exited the parking lot and he drove across the street.” Krasselt said Brown then allegedly hit a retaining wall when the vehicle finally stopped. He said Brown was removed from the car after allegedly ignoring officers’ commands for him to come out. Brown was then arrested by Moscow Police. Brown was booked into the Latah County Jail early Thursday morning. Bail is not being accepted for the three felony charges related to the police car chases.

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“We get about $400,000 a year, which proves we have support without taxation,” he said. “Colfax and Moscow contribute to the success [of the hospital].” Adams said the amount the hospital makes goes back into the facility, but the funds have begun to decrease. A member of the audience spoke in favor of Proposition 1. “When you have a state where 60 to 80 percent of residents have some kind of healthcare, that is phenomenal,” she said. “I will do whatever I can to support Pullman Regional Hospital because I have had access to things that I never dreamt about, coming from the south.” Karen Karpman, Commissioner for Pullman Regional Hospital, said there will be multiple benefits of the

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“$20 million will go to expanding the hospital’s services and specialties,” he said. “The other nine will help to update our electronic health records.” He said the records system the hospital uses is over two decades old and soon they will not be able to support it. Adams said that Pullman Regional Hospital already receives funding from members of Pullman and surrounding communities.

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believe it will devastate public transit, as it will decrease its funding by $4.2 billion. They said the bridges in Pullman are in poor condition and do not meet earthquake safety standards. The league also discussed Referendum 88, designed to implement an affirmative action policy in an effort to create fairness and opportunity. They listed some opposing viewpoints of the referendum, including the fact it would divide the community. They said it would make race a contributing factor in college admissions and government job positions. The league hosted a guest speaker, Scott Adams, CEO of Pullman Regional Hospital. Adams spoke about a $29 million proposition created to expand and update the hospital.

proposition. “This allows for coordinated care,” she said. “Different healthcare providers will be able to talk to each other in the same space and that will increase efficiency and the quality of care.” The League of Women Voters said people can visit ballotpedia.com for more information on I-976 and Referendum 88 to be informed for the upcoming election.

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