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Contents Student regent visits WSU Vancouver
Survey shows WSU Vancouver students are unaware of campus wellness resources Q&A with ASWSUV president and vice president Vince Chavez and Holly Ta Cougar Bites: A craft beer taste test Science on Tap: Anthropology in times of outbreak Students raise campus safety concerns Student ambassadors hold school supply drive for Fort Vancouver High School A VanCougar guide to fall Cougs in the Community help restore Cougar trails
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Students enjoy the warm fall weather, eating lunch and doing homework at the tables outside of the cafeteria. (Sydnie Kobza/The VanCougar)
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Student regent visits WSU Vancouver Jordan Frost exchanges with students about hot campus topics Alex Duffield
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The 2017/18 Associated Students of Washington State University (ASWSU) president, Jordan Frost, first visited the WSU Vancouver campus at a conference last summer. In May, he graduated from the WSU Pullman campus with a with a history degree and sights set on pursuing a Masters in Teaching from WSU Spokane. Before the month ended, Frost was also chosen by Gov. Jay Inslee to graduate to a higher level of WSU student representation. Frost was chosen to replace Alyssa Norris for a one year assignment as the sole student regent and equal member on WSU’s 10-person board of regents. Frost’s second visit to the Vancouver campus came on Sept. 19 for a ‘student engagement’ session in the Firstenburg Student Commons conference room. This day also marked the first time the board of regents held their first meeting of the year on the WSU Vancouver campus. “My job is to help the board [of regents] hold [WSU] President Schulz accountable,” Frost said.
WSU Student Regent Jordan Frost (left) sits with WSU Vancouver
Frost first asked students in the room for positive comments about the campus. Attendees praised the internship and research program opportunities for creating a challenging and opportunity-rich environment. Some of the attendees agreed that campus financial services were plentiful and well communicated. Conversation of the campus’ physical facilities quickly steered the topic to lack of space in areas like the Veteran Center, the student commons room and the Student Diversity Center. Manuel Avalos, a junior public affairs major talked about the lack of space in classrooms. “Classrooms too,” Avalos said. “I have classes where literally people are hanging off the edge of the table because there’s no space and when you ask ‘Is there any other classroom we can get into?’ They’re all full.” “It sounds like, overall there’s just a need for space in every sense of student life,” Frost said in response to student concerns. Frost said a lack of student space was a common topic between student engagement session and the board of regent meetings.
“[The board] discussed an updated master plan for the Vancouver campus that aims to increase student space, mainly through the building of a student union,” Frost said. Emily Elder, a junior public affairs major and Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver senator voiced her concern. “I feel like we’re talking about dorms but we’re not talking about everything that goes along with the dorms,” Elder said, advocating for bringing external food vendors onto campus. Others expressed concerns about the current Cafeteria service being the other side of the problem, explaining that the hours did not align with typical class and student-worker schedule hours. Frost said he knew little of the recent ASWSUV student government impeachment proceedings, walk-outs and resignations and was given a recap. Travis Toth, a senior DTC major and former interim vice president of ASWSUV said to Frost, “Our governing documents failed us. The senators are working on recommendations
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“Your voices are the best way I gain legitamacy” – Jordan Frost students to discus campus topics over lunch. (Alex Duffield/The VanCougar)
to change them nothing has been presented.” Frost offered his guidance, stating, “The governing documents should reflect the ability of students to impact the student government beyond election. There needs to be other means of recourse if people are not satisfied with what’s happening in the [student] government.” He added, “If it gets serious, a recall process or
something that allows students to express their concerns beyond just the election.” Frost invited attendees to direct the conversation to diversity and inclusion issues. He explained that Jaime Nolan, WSU’s system wide associate vice president for community, equity and inclusive excellence, had visited the Vancouver campus during the summer, when many of the students
Jordan Frost (standing) points to his contact information written on the white board. (Alex Duffield/The VanCougar)
were on break. ASWSUV presidential candidate Vincente Chavez spoke of the need for a Vancouver-based vice chancellor of diversity, saying that a director of diversity was not enough. Drawing to an end, Frost invited closing questions. “How do we make sure your voice is heard in this counsel, you’re the only student on [the board of regents]?” Chavez asked. “How do we hold you accountable?” Frost wrote his contact information on the conference room whiteboard inviting the room to share it with anyone who has concerns. “Your voices are the best way that I gain legitimacy,” Frost said. “Certainly I can not deal with every single campus issue individually on all of the campuses, but I can help elevate issues that are important across the system.” Frost said his goal is to “Have an established, shared, governance policy that ensures student involvement in all aspects of campus.” Students can contact Frost via email with any concerns at Jordan. Frost@wsu.edu.
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Survey shows WSU Vancouver students are unaware of campus wellness resources Survey of 100 students concludes that the awarenes of wellness resources offered on campus could be improved Reporter
In a recent survey conducted by The VanCougar, 100 students answered questions about their awareness of available wellness resources on the WSU Vancouver campus. The survey revealed that 96 percent of respondents felt WSU Vancouver could improve awareness of the wellness resources offered on campus. The results come near the end of September, which is suicide awareness month. WSU Vancouver offers several wellness options: counseling services, health services and the Access Center, all at no cost to students. Yet survey results show that students are unaware of the resources available to them. The counseling services offer free, confidential counseling to current students. Along with short and long term counseling, psychological testing and crisis and consultation services also available on campus. The AWARE network is also apart of this service. The VanCougar survey consisted of four questions that were hand distributed on a piece of paper to students around campus Sept. 1213. The survey also had a section for “additional comments” where students were prompted to add more detail to their responses to the questions. According to the WSU Vancouver website, AWARE provides an online list of student resources and a referral form for anyone with a mental or physical concern. The VanCougar survey results showed 69 percent of students are unaware of the AWARE network. Maureen Mulins, a junior at WSU Vancouver wrote on their survey, “More information about AWARE around campus would be cool.”
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The campus Health Services clinic offers basic health care amenities on the WSU Vancouver campus in partnership with the Vancouver Clinic. The WSU Vancouver website hosts a description of the “basic health care” amenities that are offered on campus. The services also include wellness exams each semester, such as the upcoming free flu vaccines at 10 a.m. on Oct. 3 in VDEN 130. Psychology major Felicia Struys wrote on her survey that she “Heard about free STI testing only in health comm class,” adding a need for “more accessible advertising.” For students with documented disabilities the campus Access Center is an available resource. The center provides alternative print media, adaptive furniture, note taking and alternative testing services. The center also provides event accommodations and grievance procedures. Applications for these services are available on the WSU Vancouver website. In the survey mentioned previously, 96 percent of students think that WSU Vancouver could do more to
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raise awareness for available wellness resources on campus. Thirty percent of those same students feel they have benefited from the wellness resources on campus and 30 percent said they have not benefited. On average, the students of WSU Vancouver rated the student wellness resources on campus an eight out of ten, ten being good and one being poor. Another survey respondent, strategic communication major Jessica Kobylnik, wrote, “I’ve never used the wellness resources because I never knew we had any.” However, student Sammy Magana said on her survey, “The resources are great! Which is why I hope others have a chance to use them.” When reached for comment, Wellness Center staff referred The VanCougar to the Wellness Center’s website, studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu. edu/wellness, and was unavailable for further comment.
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New ASWSUV President Vince Chavez and Vice President Holly Ta Holly Ta (left) and Vince Chavez (right). (Micheal Tran)
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After a controversial Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver election season last spring and a rare special election this fall, the student body recently elected Vince Chavez and Holly Ta to serve as the 2018/19 ASWSUV president and vice president. In this interview with The VanCougar, Chavez and Ta speak about their initial reactions to winning and future plans for their time in office.
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What was your initial feeling when you discovered you won the election? Vince: “I was really excited. It happened a lot sooner than I was expecting it to.” Holly: “I felt the same. I was very overwhelmed, very grateful, very honored and blessed to be elected. It was amazing all the support that we had.”
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Holly, did you ever imagine running for vice president in the past? Holly: “Honestly, I have never imagined running for any student government position. I didn’t realize that I was a natural leader until my mentor and coach persuaded me to the position. Being elected to vice-president is definitely something I have grown very passionate about. It’s definitely one thing where I can see myself growing and becoming a better person. All the other small leadership positions I held on campus helped me become a better leader and provided me with more experience and connections.”
Vince: “I think it’s surprising that she [Holly] didn’t see herself in a position like this, because I remember when I found out Davina couldn’t run with me last year. I was kind of at a loss. Having a strong VP is critical for me to move forward with a good conscience. As soon as I found out that Holly wasn’t graduating, this huge light bulb just lit up. I’m glad she decided to join me.”
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Did the two of you have plans in place incase you didn’t win? Vince: “I think we agreed to celebrate regardless of win or loss. I knew that I would still be involved in whatever capacity I was allowed to be. I knew that I wouldn’t leave the campus or distance myself. I knew that if we did lose, I wanted to work closely with the new president in making sure that my experience and concerns I’ve heard from students was transferred to them and assist in any capacity I could.” Holly: “I agree with that. I would definitely have still been involved for different events and support other organizations at full capacity.”
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What are your first action items and plans? Vince: “Our first agenda item as president and vice president is to hire two senators and the executive staff position of community and outreach.” Holly: “Another thing that we’re working on is the five year plan in the Senate. We also really want to do team bonding and team training to create more unity and cooperation in the Senate team. I feel like there’s been a lot of disconnect between the team and I want to be able to create a safe space and environment for them
to have heartfelt conversations and find ways to connect with each other. Having the mindset and remembering why they were elected as senators and remember why we are serving the students.”
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What are your goals for the future? Vince: “After laying down the foundation for this five year plan, one of our plans is putting the ASWSUV website under the main WSUV website [the current website resides on ORGSYNC]. We also want to start looking at where students think are the hazardous areas on our campus. We want to get students knowing about what we’re doing with the lighting project and that we’re being responsive to their needs. I just read that the Honors program is being defunded by 10 thousand dollars. We want to talk to Mel [WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer] to see what we can do to get that funded again.” Holly: “Vince and I definitely have very similar plans and goals for WSU and for the future in general. We just want to establish collaboration between consecutive administrations and among students to create more efficiency and increase transparency within student government. Another thing we want to implement is an easily accessible community calendar for all students so that the calendar we [student government] has on cougsync and the WSUV calendar will be merged. And helping with textbook finance support. One of our goals was to create collaboration with the library.” Vince: “With the textbook assistance program, we want to be able to rent out books to students at a very reasonable price. With the money that we will be receiving from this program, we want to invest that into more textbooks so we can rent it out to more students. We want to collaborate with the library for a storage project as well so students can come here [to the library] and check out their textbooks.”
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Fermentation feats in Portland A craft beer taste test Cameron Kast
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The Portland metropolitan area is one of the craft beer capitals of the world, according to foodandwine. com. Pacific northwesterners like myself would probably agree that it can be hard to figure out which brews will meet your specific taste needs. With too many craft beers to choose from, I recently challenged myself to branch out and try five different crafts from local breweries. Ranging from stouts to pale ales I tried to really embody the unique qualities of the different beers. I started dark with Alameda Brewhouse Black Bear XX stout. The label, a black bear smoking a cigar, was the sole reason I picked this beer off of the shelf. While my reasoning for choosing this beer had nothing to do with beer characteristics, the first sip impression was delightful and it proceeded to get better from there. With a strong malt coffee flavor, delicate chocolate undertone and smooth finish, Black Bear XX stout is a must try for any stout lovers out there. Moving to a beer slightly lighter in color, I tried King Kitty from Coalition Brewing Co. This red ale was sweet and malty at first then gained a more bitter and hoppy flavor the longer I sipped. Much like the Black Bear stout, I picked this beer solely because of the label, which had a kitten on it. As a malt lover, I was surprised by the strong flavor in this red ale. However, the longer I sipped, the more bitter and uninviting the beer became, especially in comparison to other red ales I have tried from the Pacific Northwest. Keeping with the same style of tasting in a “dark to light” fashion, I moved on to Pyramid Brewing Company’s Apricot Ale. As a person who has never shown interest in fruity beers, I was hesitant to try this one and finished with mixed reactions. Flavor-wise, this beer was surprisingly delicious. With such an impressive first sip, I was expecting to enjoy the entire beer. However, the more I drank, the less I enjoyed it. As time went on, the beer got sweeter and fruitier. If you are someone who gravitates toward the sweeter beers, you will probably love this apricot ale. If you prefer “hoppier” crafts, this beer probably isn’t for you.
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My next try was another light colored brew, Breakside Brewery’s Breakside IPA. Like the previous beers, it was chosen because of the cool looking bird on the front. As a person who believes the darker the beer the better, IPA’s are usually hit or miss for me. However, the Breakside Brewery did something special with this pale ale. With a juicy citrus profile and a piney finish, I could taste the pure quality in this flagship beer. IPA’s are usually on the lower end of options for me, but Breakside gained a follower with this one. Lastly, I tried Backwoods Breweries Gifford Pinchot Pilsner. This Czech style beer, yellow in color with a low hop profile, bready aroma and lower carbonation, was the lightest beer I tried and packed a flavorful profile. With large floral notes and a pleasant ‘nature-like’ finish, this beer is great if you don’t like heavy beers.
Did you know? September was suicide awareness month. In honor of WSU Quarterback Tyler Hilinski who committed suicide in January, a portion of all proceeds from the Backwoods Brewery Crimson Red Ale are donated to the Hilinski’s Hope foundation. This Crimson Red Ale can be found at these WSU-supporting pubs and taprooms: Tom’s Pizza and Sports Bar, 3Peaks Public House and Taproom,Taps Growler House, Peaks and Pints and RedHot Tacoma.
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Anthropology in times of outbreak Barry Hewlett speaking at Science on Tap event on Sept. 12. (Sofia Grande/The VanCougar)
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WSU Vancouver professor gives a booze infused lecture on his help during the Ebola epidemic
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WSU Vancouver professor Barry Hewlett recently spoke to a full house at Kiggins Theater about his experience as an anthropologist during the 2000 Ebola outbreak in Uganda. According to Hewlett, he was the first social scientist of any kind to join the World Health Organization (WHO) medics during an Ebola outbreak. The Science on Tap events hosts a series of lectures in partnership with WSU Vancouver, which helps to partially fund the location and find the guest speakers. The series started in 2006 as “Science Pub” by Amanda Thomas. After partnering with OMSI and growing in publicity, the series became Science on Tap and now has two lectures every month in the Alberta Rose Theatre and the Kiggins Theatre. Amber Peoples, organizer and host of the project said, “Science on Tap is fun science learning with alcohol influence… but at the end of the day, it’s about spreading education in a way that is fun and accessible.” During his Science on Tap lecture on Sept. 12, professor Hewlett recalled a communication problem with the 2000 Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization buried victims of the Ebola virus in unmarked graves without informing their family members. Due to a communication gap, this caused some locals to speculate why their loved ones were disappearing. Hewlett’s contribution helped mend the gaps of communication and knowledge between the medics and the affected locals. Hewlett holds a doctorate degree in anthropology. His primary research areas are childhood anthropology and infectious and parasitic diseases. In 2000, Hewlett became the first social scientist to cover an Ebola outbreak when he traveled to Uganda during the 2000/01 outbreak. Hewlett said in his lecture that he views anthropologists as cultural brokers. He elaborated on this view saying they (anthropologists) help bridge major cultural differences between two groups.
Spending 25 years working in Central Africa, Hewlett primarily studied father-infant attachment behaviors with an emphasis on Aka fathers. In his book titled “Intimate Fathers” Hewlett explains how Aka Pygmies, who are a nomadic tribe of hunter-gatherers, live in the tropical forest regions of Central African Republic and People’s Republic of the Congo. He also studied diseases such as urinary schistosomiasis. His work with these types of diseases helped him prepare for his trip to Uganda. “Generally, the first cases are locally associated with sorcery, and this is what you read in the newspaper and makes them look primitive,” Hewlett said. Hewlett realized the importance of sorcery in African culture after spending a majority of his life there. During the outbreak, he learned about the different ways it might affect the villages. While sorcery is important to the local culture, Hewlett’s knowledge demonstrated that sorcery is not the only potential connection with Ebola. “Once the numbers of deaths increase—with Ebola or any type of deadly outbreak—people can make the distinction… they have indigenous local concepts about [an] epidemic,” Hewlett said. Hewlett used an example in his Science on Tap lecture to describe the transmission of Ebola from animals to locals. “Say you have a bat and the bat’s up on a tree and it eats a fruit. It gets its fluids on the fruit, the fruit drops to the floor. A chimpanzee comes by and eats it [the fruit]. The chimpanzee has contact with the fluid of the fruit bat.” He continued, “That chimpanzee dies and other chimpanzee touch the [dead] chimpanzee. Then people come along.” Hewlett believes that going to Uganda during the Ebola outbreak helped set a precedent for the need of social scientists, such as anthropologists, in responding to outbreaks in various parts of the world. According to Hewlett, there are currently three social scientists with WHO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working on the latest Ebola virus outbreak.
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Students raise campus safety concerns
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With two emergency phone stations down, conversations for better lighting on campus arise Anna Nelson
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Two out of the 19 emergency phone stanchions (also known as the emergency blue light system by students) failed to call 911 during a routine monthly test on Sept. 18. Lieutenant Dave Stephenson with WSU Vancouver Public Safety and Police Services said that during a monthly test up to three phones may experience issues. He said phones that fail to dial 911 are taken out of service. The failed blue light emergency phones have since been covered until fixed and are expected to be repaired soon, according to Stephenson. When asked about current campus safety concerns, former Associated Students of Washington State University Interim Vice President Travis Toth said, “No students or staff members has brought any [safety] concerns this year thus far to me.” However, according to Toth, students did express concern of feeling unsafe on campus last spring. The ASWSUV responded by proposing improved lighting campus-wide. “We started the lighting project last year. We put in a work request to FacOps [Facilities Operations]. They came back and told us it would require a land survey – just for the land survey alone to find where the best place for the new lighting would go would be about $30,000 to get that project off the ground. They let us know that [a land survey] is not a cost they are willing to assume, so that if students really did want this project that would have to be something we paid for,” Toth said. In their ASWSUV interim presidency, President Ian Muck and Vice President Travis Toth took a firm stance that students should not have to pay for infrastructure. According to Toth, “The more student support we can get for it obviously the better.”
As stated by Toth, the improved lighting proposals include the gray parking lots, the newer red parking lots and the walkway from campus to the bus stop near the sport court. A senator has recently asked to pick up the project, according to Toth, so it is likely students will hear more about it in the near future. “It’s definitely something we’re still concerned about, but it’s not an active project right now,” Toth said. In addition to improved lighting on campus, Toth also discussed the ineffectiveness of the emergency blue light systems. In response to the emergency systems, Lieutenant Stephenson said “We had a period when the repair service got behind and we had a number of units hooded,” adding how, “[Pacific northwest] weather is hard on things and makes them [blue light emergency systems] require routine maintenance. Additionally, many of the stanchions are aging as they have been in service for 20-25 years.” The WSU Vancouver Public Safety and Police Services record shows that campus crime rates are low. “The most frequent is small theft and vandalism. Vandalism in the form of graffiti. All are pretty infrequent,” Stephenson said. “Crime rates have not increased much as campus has grown. WSU Vancouver police maintain a strong patrol presence.” Stephenson said his biggest advice for campus safety is, “Be aware of your surroundings. Alert, assess, act. If you see a fellow Coug off campus that has perhaps partied too hard, watch out for them and get them home safely as they may become a target for someone that wants to take advantage of them.” According to Kim Kapp, Vancouver Police Department’s public information coordinator, Vancouver crime trends have remained steady over the past
six years. She works with media and members of the police department to provide information on recent crime, public safety practices and crime trend statistics. The Vancouver Police Department also employs three staff members who review crime analytics and create a report. The crime statistics, however, do not account for population growth, according to Kapp. As observed from the VPD crime statistics, theft, which includes anything from property theft to shoplifting, has remained the most frequently recorded crime over the past six years. According to Kapp, shoplifting is the main reason behind the high theft statistics. “We’re always looking at crime and how we can prevent crime and how can citizens become involved in preventing crime,” Kapp said. She encouraged community members to look at the crime prevention and safety portion of the VPD website to help create a safer community. “One of the best things people can do, if they live in a neighborhood, is get to know their neighbors, to start to watch out for each other,” Kapp said. “Being the eyes and ears of your neighborhood to look out for suspicious behaviors.” “Vancouver is a very safe and livable community. We [VPD] have an excellent relationship with our neighborhoods. We have staff that regularly communicates with the neighborhoods and businesses associations to make sure that people are aware of things they can be doing to prevent crime,” Kapp said about the level of community safety. According to Kapp, Vancouver citizens can report crime that is not urgent by dialing 311.
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Student ambassadors hold school supply drive
Looking to engage in the community, WSU Vancouver ambassadors deliver school supplies to Fort Vancouver High School
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WSU Vancouver student ambassadors collected 269 pens and pencils, 31 notebooks, four backpacks and many more school supplies for Fort Vancouver High School Center for International studies. In an effort to give back to the community and engage with younger students, ambassador Jaason Wilson said the supply drive was a way of being “an ambassador to our community.” “We made it an effort for this ambassador team to really focus on not only the work we are doing that’s laid out for us, but to try and take it a step beyond,” Wilson added. The ambassadors filled a barrel with supplies to donate to Fort Vancouver High School after promoting the event on social media for the first few weeks of the fall semester. Wilson and fellow student ambassadors Cierah Alferness and Lexi Schefter delivered the supplies to the high school on Sept. 14. The WSU Vancouver ambassadors came in contact with Fort through the recruitment and admissions process. Alferness, a senior studying environmental science, hopes to recruit Fort Vancouver High School students to attend WSU Vancouver. Alferness said she wanted to be involved in the community, and that is what inspired her to take part in the supply drive. She believes that doing projects like this might encourage students to pursue higher education.
“Maybe providing a notebook is going to help a student do better in a class and they will believe, ‘I can go to college too.’ Why not help encourage them,” Alferness said. The ambassadors believe it is essential to branch out to the community. Some ambassadors said they were inspired by Dr. Sky Wilson, director of the student diversity center, who often says “We don’t have to be a school on a hill.” According to statistics from U.S. News, Fort Vancouver High School is an economically disadvantaged school where about 73 percent of students receive free or reduced lunch. After the success of their first drive, the student ambassadors plan to host another supply drive throughout November. Ambassadors encourage students to donate winter clothing for this supply drive.
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November 5-30 Winter clothing donations
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Nutmeg and cinnamon fill the crisp fall air. Pumpkin and other squash are incorporated into various dishes and recipes. Fall food means pumpkin everything. Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin scones, pumpkin muffins and maybe some turkey every now and then. Most people tend to go for the warming spices and “fill up” food in the fall such as casseroles, stews and soups. I recommend using a crockpot during this time of year because as it warms your food up all day and it also spreads the smell of whatever your making throughout the house. What beverage do you pair with all that pumpkin? Probably something pumpkin spice. And if you don’t like pumpkin, give chai tea a try for energy that tastes like fall. If you’ve ever had one, you know exactly what I am saying!
Some of the most popular American holidays take place in the next three months. Some may say that’s stressful, but I say it’s magical - spending time with family, surrounded by warm colors and warm drinks. Here’s my tip for tackling the holidays. Stick to a budget. It sounds hard and not fun, but you can make it fun! Holiday’s can be very expensive with food and gifts and all the great movies that come out around then. A reasonable budget can help keep all of this on track. Try to limit yourself. Once you have done that, celebrate at the end of each week with something that will keep you motivated; like going a size up on a coffee or get a little treat
Bring out your darker clothes because fall is back in session. Ladies, that dark burgundy dress with black boots are here to make a comeback, because fall and winter want to see it! Now is the time for jeans and cardigans. As for makeup trends, winged eyeliner and rich red lipstick never went out of style. Leggings, my friends. Whether it’s your favorite pair or your comfiest jeans, pair either with a sweater or cardigan and brown or black boots and you’ll be putting the spice in pumpkin spice latte. As for guys here’s a tip: you can also rock a sweater and jeans! Warm colors like rustic red and army green are two great sweater options.
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Self care; something we all seem to forget. Take some time out of your day and put a face mask on and rest your eyes (yes, guys too!). Tape a note on your mirror reminding yourself “you are beautiful” and “you are worth it.” A constant reminder can really help. Self care is more than just eating right and drinking water, stress can play a big part too. If you are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of homework you have laid out in front of you, take a break! You and your mental health is more important than biology. Sit back and watch your favorite show and go to bed early.
We all have those late nights and early mornings and sometimes you just have to lay down and get comfy. Here’s my napping tip: before you close your eyes, set a timer. I know that doesn’t sound as fun, but according to Sleep.org, it is recommended that you nap for only 20 to 30 minutes. It will also improve your focus and leave you feeling refreshed and help destress. It’s like a little mind vacation. While fall brings some beautiful sunshine, here in the PNW it also brings rain. If you’re feeling a little down in the dumps, try taking some vitamin D. Vitamin D is produced naturally by the sun, which is something we here in the Pacific Northwest don’t get a whole lot of. If Vitamin D doesn’t help the gloomy day blues, there is the chance you might have a Seasonal Affective Disorder. I am not a registered doctor, but from what I understand Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is surprisingly common. A mood disorder SAD can leave people feeling depressed around the same time of year (usually fall and winter because of the dark weather). If you feel like this might be something you are going through.
Don’t spend your hard earned money on some Harley Quinn costume that costs anywhere from 20 to 30 dollars more than it probably should. Some of the best costumes are made by hand. Second hand stores and Goodwill can help you make a great homemade costume within a reasonable budget. Every year there seems to be a theme of what is going to be the most popular costume. I recommend going out of the status quo and doing something completely out of the box. The superhero costumes are cool and everything, but last I checked Halloween was about scaring people, not saving the world. If your not a costume guy or gal, then stay at home eating all the trick-or-treater’s candy watching the twilight zone marathon or Scream 4 for the seventh time. Invite over a few friends and tell ghost stories. Just because we’re “adults” doesn’t mean we all still don’t enjoy a classic ghost story.
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Cougs in the Community help restore Cougar trails With help from the Washington Trails Association the WSU Vancouver trails are ready for a rainy winter Alex Duffield
Reporter
The WSU Vancouver “Cougs in the Community” program, designed to connect students with local community engagement opportunities and the Development and Alumni Relations office recently coordinated with the Washington Trails Association (WTA) to realign three sections of the Vancouver campus “Cougar Trails.” Andre Blanco was one of two WSU Vancouver groundskeepers to join the Sept. 22 work party. Staff members from campus Information Technology and Finance offices also attended, deviating outside of the scope of their regular work duties. “Any patch, any flower bed, any big field you see on campus... I’ve touched,” Blanco said confidently, leaning against the handle of his grub hoe waiting for the trail work to begin. Stasia Honnold, WTA’s Southwest regional trails coordinator, lead the crew for the day. Working with the association since March, Honnold explained how prior to this assignment she worked with young adults doing conservation corp work. “The trail is in the middle of what looks like an old road, right in a low spot where the water wants to run down the middle of the trail,” Honnold said, referencing a section of the trail in realignment area C. “We’re going to work to move parts of it to the outside slope so it’s a more sustainable, watershedding trail.” Honnold laid out the day’s mission, which included working on realignment area C, a section of trail stretching 550 feet south of 159th Street, on Mill Creek’s western bank. She invited the four WTA volunteer assistant crew leaders to introduce the trail tools. Putting on red, white and green safety helmets, the group of 17 attendees formed a circle for introductions and training from the more experienced volunteers. Among the group were alumni and retirees who have first-aid certifications and lots of trail work parties under their belts. “During the week, probably 70 percent of the volunteers are retired,” said Lee Young, one of the
four volunteer assistant crew leaders, adding, “It’s nice to see so many new faces.” Fueled by coffee and donuts, the group departed from the gray two parking lot for a 10 minute walk into the wilderness on the Mill Creek Riparian Interpretive Trail. The narrow trail was decorated with small wooden bridges, infographic signs and equipment meant to “preserve a healthy environment for the fish, wildlife and people who live in and along the creek,” according to the WSU Vancouver website. The area is designed to “expand our knowledge and understanding of the ecological functions of plant and soil systems that border a waterway,” the website says of the trail’s history. “It’s really sweet to be able to work on trails that so many people use on a daily basis, that are available for people who don’t want to travel super far to get to nature,” Honnold said. For three hours on the morning of Sept. 22 the work party carved drainage channels, replanted ferns and reshaped the dirt, moving the trail closer to the edge of the creek where water would more easily shed. According to Honnold, a previous WTA work party on Sept. 13 addressed realignment areas A and B, located on the other side of the creek, that were at one point eroded into the creek. “Generally speaking, you want trails in the Northwest to be situated where they can shed water as quickly as possible,” Honnold said. “Otherwise, if water stays on the trail, the trails become creeks or mud pits.” Honnold said WTA’s success relies largely on “trip report” data submitted to WTA’s website. Northwest hikers have posted over 132 thousand reports since the WTA website began accepting them in 1996. “If you see a fallen tree or a worn trail, submit a trip report,” Honnold said. “If it’s public access, we’ll consider working on it.” Further coverage, including additional photos and maps of the Sept. 22 volunteer work party and the WSU Vancouver trails can be found online at thevancougar.com
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Volunteer plowing the cougar trails. (Jessica Wells/WSU Vancouver)
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