Washington State University

When we're young they curl up to guard our cribs. As we learn to walk, they herd us away from trouble. They run alongside our bikes and tirelessly chase the balls we throw in the park. When our children head off to college, they fill the empty nest with...

Before now, Reggie Daigneault's college courses were off-limits to traditional college-age students, no matter how much they -- or in some cases, their parents -- begged for them to be admitted. That's because Daigneault is a wine instructor whose...

Washington State University morning classes on Oct. 31 will be optional, and all afternoon classes will be canceled, because of the influx of fans expected for a nationally televised home football game that evening, President Elson Floyd announced this...

Remember when preparing for college was as simple as taking high school seriously, attending class, studying and making good grades? As much as we hear professors and instructors bemoan the preparedness level of today's incoming college students, it...

School district officials didn't have to look very far to find a new leader for Tumwater High School. Capital High School assistant principal Jeff Broome, from the neighboring Olympia School District, will assume the job July 1. "Having graduated from...

After more than 22 years developing wheat varieties for Washington State University, Steve Lyon has earned one of the highest honors in his profession -- his name on a grain. It happens to be a barley strain, but Lyon, a senior scientific assistant in...

Washington state's youngest politician has decided not to run for election at the end of this term. Pullman City Councilor Derrick Skaug, 23, said he has decided not to run in this August's primary because he plans to attend law school. Chosen from...

The Pullman FFA chapter continued its tradition of excellence by earning 13 state degrees and numerous other awards at the 83rd Washington FFA Convention last weekend on the Washington State University campus. The 13 state degrees earned by the...

Washington State University President Elson Floyd talked budgets, infrastructure, research and money during his annual address to the Pullman Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the SEL Event Center. The general membership luncheon, sponsored by Avista,...

In college athletics it's not uncommon for an incoming athlete to spend one year practicing with the team, bulking up and getting to know the program before actually competing. This strategy, known as "redshirting," will soon be incorporated into the...

Steve Card, who last week was named interim director of athletics at Western Washington University, has announced that he will not coach the men's golf team during the 2013-14 season after 20 years heading that program. Taking over Card's coaching...

WHEN they reconvene Monday, Washington legislators must focus their attention on one budget priority: improving education funding in a way that best serves the state's students, from age 3 to 23. A budget agreement was elusive in the Legislature's 105-...