Washington
State Patrol ramping up patrols for Thanksgiving, Apple Cup
The emphasis patrols will run Thursday through Nov. 25,
focusing on WSU students who are traveling for the Thanksgiving break and the
Apple Cup in Pullman Nov. 24.
By
Richard Byrd, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake 11/14/2018
PULLMAN — Thanksgiving break for Washington State University
is right around the corner, as is the highly anticipated Apple Cup, and
troopers will be ramping up their patrols in response as students and fans are
hitting the road.
The emphasis patrols will run Thursday through Nov. 25,
focusing on WSU students who are traveling for the Thanksgiving break and the
Apple Cup in Pullman Nov. 23.
Troopers in Spokane, Whitman, Adams, Grant and Kittitas
counties will be homing in on speeding-related infractions, including driving
too fast for conditions, distracted/impaired driving, and violations that could
cause a collision.
The patrol says motorists traveling to and from the WSU
campus will see an increased presence on state routes 26 and 195, as well as on
Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass.
“Students traveling across the state should make sure to
prepare their vehicles for winter travel conditions. A small emergency kit with
water, food, blankets, winter clothing and emergency flares are a good idea,”
states the Patrol. “Make sure all the fluids in vehicles are full and the
vehicle’s battery is in good working order. Good all-season or snow tires, as
well as tire chains are advised and may be required when traveling over the
mountain passes.”
To check up on road and weather conditions on state
highways, visit the Washington State Department of Transportation’s website at
www.wsdot.wa.gov or download WSDOT’s mobile app.
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Weekly Spokane
Spokesman-Review Washington State football chat transcript: Recapping Colorado
and previewing Arizona
Wed., Nov. 14, 2018, 9:49 a.m.
Moderated by Theo Lawson of Spokane S-R Nov 14, 10:01 AM
srchat (Admin): Morning everybody. Thanks for joining me for
an 11th (?) time this year. I’ll start taking questions now.
Nov 14, 10:01 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): Do you think any player that Leach has
ever had has pranked him like Menshew did? “Anyway”
Nov 14, 10:03 AM
srchat (Admin): Doubt it. Better question might be, has any
player ever felt comfortable enough to prank Leach?
Nov 14, 10:03 AM
GoCougs (Guest): AZ’s offense ran all over us last year. Do
you feel we’re better equipped to deal with them this time?
Nov 14, 10:05 AM
srchat (Admin): I think so. The first thing: Tate’s legs
aren’t as much of a weapon this year if you take a glance at the stats.
Secondly, I’m sure the Cougars are making adjustments. Leach said last year
they left themselves in too many positions where if one player didn’t do his
job it would lead to a chunk play. I’m sure that’s something they’re
considering this week.
Nov 14, 10:06 AM
Guest7061 (Guest): Our D has had trouble with mobile QB’s in
recent years. Do you think that problem has been fixed this year? And is Tate
100% now?
Nov 14, 10:08 AM
srchat (Admin): I think it varies. The Cougars had problems
containing Tyler Huntley earlier this year, but they were much better against
Gage Gubrud. I don’t know exactly where Tate stands, but I think the Cougars
will see him as close to 100% as he’s been all season.
Nov 14, 10:08 AM
Guest4412 (Guest): Defensive line rotation 2019. Yes:
Oguayo, McDougle and Will Rogers III with Moore and Misi rotating in. But I
would also add (according to Phelps) Dallas Hobbs, Ahmir Crowder and as my own
long shot, Zeus Echevarria (he has been injured).
Nov 14, 10:10 AM
srchat (Admin): I’m intrigued to see what Crowder can do
after a redshirt year. He looks like an exceptional athlete. And you’re right,
Echevarria was in the mix early until the injury, so that line will have tons
of depth I’d imagine.
Nov 14, 10:11 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): Why does it take Leach so long to get
the call in? Is he listening/taking advice from someone up in the box? Or just
can’t make up his mind?
Nov 14, 10:11 AM
srchat (Admin): Any particular play or set of plays you’re
referring to?
Nov 14, 10:12 AM
Guest5765 (Guest): With so much success on Saturdays this
year, there hasn’t been much talk about our young guys. Have there been any
standouts from Thursday night lights? How has Cooper looked?
Nov 14, 10:13 AM
srchat (Admin): I’ve heard good things about the receivers:
Kassidy Woods, Brandon Gray and Kainoa Wilson. I think Cooper is still a work
in progress — perhaps still slightly behind where most expected he’d be at this
point.
Nov 14, 10:14 AM
Guest4412 (Guest): Kevin Sumlin said this week none of his
teams had ever had to play so deeply into the season without a bye week. This
year, the Wildcats played 10 straight weeks without a bye. This past week was
Arizona’s bye week coming into Pullman. Question is, what is Kevin Sumlin’s record
coming off bye-weeks? Before taking the AZ job, Sumlin was 9-5 coming off bye
weeks, including losses to #18 LSU in 2014 in and #1 ranked Alabama in 2016.
Nov 14, 10:16 AM
srchat (Admin): Thanks for looking that up. I’m never quite
sure how bye weeks affect teams. In Arizona’s case, it probably came at the
right time. More rest for Khalil Tate’s ankle. Then again, the Wildcats had
loads of momentum and sometimes you wonder if the bye week breaks that up at
all.
Nov 14, 10:18 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): No, sometimes Leach stands there as the
clock is ticking down, Gardner is looking at him like come on, and then they
have to burn a time out.
Nov 14, 10:19 AM
srchat (Admin): I know before that first play against CU,
Leach said coaches spent too much time deliberating on the sideline, which then
resulted in the timeout. I wonder if that’s the issue more often than not. A
lot of uncharacteristic timeouts, though, you’re right.
Nov 14, 10:19 AM
Guest3239 (Guest): Who were some of the young dbs that
played Saturday in Colorado when Strong sat out for a bit? Any idea on how they
held up?
Nov 14, 10:21 AM
srchat (Admin): George Hicks is the third man in the rotation
without Harper in the mix, so usually it’s him spelling Strong. There were a
lot of errant throw from Steven Montez in that game so it was hard to really
grade the DBs. I think the defense played pretty well at every level, though.
Nov 14, 10:21 AM
Guest1718 (Guest): Is there a sense as to why Tay Martin’s
production has declined in recent weeks? Is he still seeing ~ 90% of the snaps
at the X position? And what are your expectations for him the rest of the
season?
Nov 14, 10:27 AM
srchat (Admin): I’d be curious to know that as well. I think
Minshew goes to the “Z” receivers a little more in general. I do think Martin’s
regresses a little, too. And Calvin Jackson is playing well, too, so the “X”
receivers are rotating more now than they were at the start of the year.
Nov 14, 10:28 AM
srchat (Admin): regressed*
Nov 14, 10:28 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): Gardner seemed hesitant and confused
against CU. Was CU secondary that good? Or he just had an off night? He seemed
to pass up the shallow crossing routes when they were open. Maybe trying to
press it downfield?
Nov 14, 10:29 AM
srchat (Admin): He did go deep a lot and it was hard to
blame him because the receivers were getting good separation. I think the wind
played a big factor - more than Gardner let on afterward. Was a hard game to
get in rhythm, but I thought he improved in the second half.
Nov 14, 10:29 AM
garlandcoug (Guest): You are the defacto beat writer for the
Seattle times. Does this mean you get two paychecks? Congrats and great job
Nov 14, 10:32 AM
srchat (Admin): Yes, they’ve been using our WSU content this
year. And no, I don’t. We also use their Seahawks/M’s/UW/etc. content. But it
takes me down memory lane seeing my byline on their website. I was a sports
intern for the Times the summer between my junior and senior year in college.
Nov 14, 10:32 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): And he seemed to avoid the left side of
the field…where Tay is.
Nov 14, 10:33 AM
srchat (Admin): Still thinking we’ll get a big game from him
before this is all over.
Nov 14, 10:33 AM
Sammy-Schroeder (Guest): Do you think Macintyre and Helton
lose their jobs after this seaon?
Nov 14, 10:35 AM
srchat (Admin): I thin Helton is more likely than MacIntyre.
Any coach in the Pac-12 would be hard-pressed to win with CU’s injuries.
Nov 14, 10:35 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): I know Leach doesn’t care about time of
possession and QB’s tickling their centers behinds but it sure felt like they
slowed it down in that game to keep CU’s offense off the field. 2 can’t score
sitting on the sidelines.
Nov 14, 10:37 AM
srchat (Admin): Controlling the ball was a big key, indeed.
Kind of think it will be again this weekend, knowing how fast this Arizona team
can score.
Nov 14, 10:40 AM
Sammy-Schroeder (Guest): Who do you think wins the South?
Nov 14, 10:41 AM
srchat (Admin): I’m taking Utah. Utes just have to beat
Colorado this weekend. Arizona State controls its own destiny, but I think the
Sun Devils are too inconsistent to win two in a row and could see them slipping
up at Oregon this weekend.
Nov 14, 10:41 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): How do the Zona WR match up? Are they
tall, fast, etc. Are they a concern?
Nov 14, 10:45 AM
srchat (Admin): Shawn Poindexter, a 6-5 senior, has been their
main guy this year. And this is pretty incredible: he’s had just 10 catches in
the last three games, but SIX touchdowns. I remember Shun Brown being pretty
explosive, too. But I’m sure the Cougars are more concerned about Poindexter,
especially considering how those big Stanford receivers exploited them.
Nov 14, 10:45 AM
Guest3385 (Guest): Are teams paying extra attention to Tay
Martin? Or is he maybe not as dangerous as we thought? Seems teams would do
better focusing on the other side of the field.
Nov 14, 10:48 AM
srchat (Admin): I answered a similar question earlier. I
almost wonder if there’s a mental block he can’t get over right now. And you
have a point: if opponents are spending more time on Martin than Patmon,
they’re probably doing it wrong.
Nov 14, 10:49 AM
Sammy-Schroeder (Guest): Do you think we see Sean Harper
play against Arizona?
Nov 14, 10:49 AM
srchat (Admin): The beat writer hunch is that there’s a much
better chance of it this week than last week.
Nov 14, 10:50 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): So do the Cougs blitz Tate to keep him
from connecting to Poindexter? Or sit back and keep Tate in front of them so he
doesn’t break off long runs and hope the DB’s hold up?
Nov 14, 10:52 AM
srchat (Admin): I think they’ll bring the same pressure they
normally do. Tate isn’t terribly accurate and while you still have to account
for his feet, he’s only rushed for 153 yards this season. I don’t see him doing
that in a single game this weekend.
Nov 14, 10:53 AM
Sammy-Schroeder (Guest): I’ve noticed Dion Singleton playing
more lately, good to see considering he was a big time recruit.
Nov 14, 10:54 AM
srchat (Admin): He was especially good in the Utah game,
replacing Skyler Thomas.
Nov 14, 10:54 AM
Guest4377 (Guest): Tay Martin is a great athlete but is not
a polished receiver. he has a long way to go in releases, handling physical
DBs, understand separation. Glad he is on outr team but like Pattmon has done
he needs to learn how to be better at his craft.
Nov 14, 10:58 AM
srchat (Admin): It took Patmon three years. There’s still
plenty of time for Tay to get there. He had some of the best moments in fall
camp, but there’s ebbs and flows with being a WR in this system and maybe Tay’s
still coming to terms with that.
Nov 14, 10:59 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): I’m holding you to the under on 153
yards on the ground by Tate!
Nov 14, 10:59 AM
srchat (Admin): I’ll go with under 100.
Nov 14, 10:59 AM
Guest1644 (Guest): Do you think this team an slip into the
playoff or will we see the Rose bowl? I’d rather win the Rose bowl than lose in
the playoffs to the perennial power houses but the playoffs are so enticing
Nov 14, 11:01 AM
srchat (Admin): I’m still under the impression the CFP is a
long, long, long shot, but we’ll see what happens. The Rose Bowl would be a
nice destination and a matchup with Ohio State would be intriguing for a
variety of reasons.
Nov 14, 11:01 AM
Sammy-Schroeder (Guest): Who do you think is the fastest
player on defense for the cougs?
Nov 14, 11:02 AM
srchat (Admin): Of the starters/rotational guys, Jahad Woods
or Jalen Thompson.
Nov 14, 11:02 AM
Guest4377 (Guest): Dion Singlton was a nice local recruit
but I don’t think he was being offered by many big 5 schools. Glad he has made
some contributions though.
Nov 14, 11:04 AM
srchat (Admin): Per 247Sports, he had a number of big
offers: Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, North
Carolina, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee…
Nov 14, 11:04 AM
Guest2116 (Guest): Any word on Leach leaving at the end of
the season?
Nov 14, 11:06 AM
srchat (Admin): I’m sure it’ll be a topic of discussion, as
it always is.
Nov 14, 11:06 AM
Vegas Coug (Guest): How has Cammon Cooper looked in TNF this
year?
Nov 14, 11:07 AM
srchat (Admin): Answered this one above. He’s looked fine,
but not stellar from everything I’ve heard. Think he’ll benefit from lots of
reps in the spring.
Nov 14, 11:07 AM
Guest5089 (Guest): Always take the playoff over the Rose
Bowl, though Pasadena is a nice consolation, if it comes to that.
Nov 14, 11:08 AM
srchat (Admin): Was asked that on a radio show last week and
went that way as well. Far more exposure for the program by playing in the CFP.
Nov 14, 11:08 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): Big Gulp left almost worked!
Nov 14, 11:09 AM
srchat (Admin): You can never have enough Big Gulp Left…
Nov 14, 11:09 AM
Guest7061 (Guest): Before we start talking CFP versus Rose
Bowl, let the team focus on winning the Apple Cup.
Nov 14, 11:09 AM
srchat (Admin): Or, you know, Arizona….
Nov 14, 11:10 AM
Vegas Coug (Guest): A lot has been mentioned about the
closeness of the players this season……..would you say the same as for the
coaching staff as well (lots of new faces)
Nov 14, 11:13 AM
srchat (Admin): It seems like a tight-knit group. Steve
Spurrier Jr. and Mason Miller (I believe) were riding their bikes from the LCSC
dorms to fall camp practices at Sacajawea. I think that’s played a definite
factor in the team’s success, yes.
Nov 14, 11:13 AM
Guest4377 (Guest): Playoff help Oregon? Has it helped UW?
maybe
Nov 14, 11:14 AM
srchat (Admin): Think it’s helped both. I know the Pac-12
doesn’t mind getting a team in there…
Nov 14, 11:15 AM
Uncle Larry (Guest): Cougs signing anyone in Basketball
today?
Nov 14, 11:15 AM
srchat (Admin): Not that I’m aware of.
Nov 14, 11:16 AM
Vegas Coug (Guest): Bruce Feldman hinted last year part of
the intrigue with the Tennessee job for Leach last winter was the proximity to
the Florida Keys, When is he able to get down there now at WSU?
Nov 14, 11:17 AM
srchat (Admin): I think WSU generally holds a few football
camps throughout the month of June, so I’ve heard he usually heads down there
for a few weeks in July, leading right up to Pac-12 Media Day.
Nov 14, 11:18 AM
srchat (Admin): Lots of questions today and plenty of good
ones. Thanks to everyone who chimed in. We’ll do it at least one more time
before the bowl game - and perhaps twice… Until next time.
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One important key for No. 8 Washington State football this
season? ‘We love each other, man’
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 13, 2018, 10:37 p.m.
By Theo Lawson of S-R
PULLMAN – Don’t overlook the power of team unity.
That’s what Washington State coaches and players might tell
you if they were asked to detail the differences between last year’s Cougar
team – one that performed at a high level and had nine wins to show for it –
and this year’s squad, which is ranked No. 8 in the country after 11 weeks and
will have an opportunity to become the sixth team in program history to win at
least 10 games in a single season when it hosts Arizona at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
(ESPN).
The surface-level differences between the 2018 Cougs and the
2017 Cougs are easy to detect.
WSU is getting more production out of the quarterback
position than it did last year. The offensive line is allowing fewer than one
sack a game. The wide receivers are a year older and better. The defensive
numbers haven’t dipped, either, and many of them have done the opposite.
But the most important part of the formula – cliché or not –
could be team chemistry.
WSU players expounded on that topic Tuesday evening after
wrapping up practice at Rogers Field in Pullman.
“I think we have less selfish people,” senior nose tackle
Taylor Comfort said. “More people that just want to give it out for their
brothers and I just think in years past we might have had people that, it made
it harder to be close when you’re a little more selfish.”
Earlier this season, Leach alluded to to his current team
being more “coachable” than some of the ones in the past. The head coach and
his assistants are spending less time drilling home teaching lessons that
aren’t picked up the first time, allowing them to introduce more material at a
quicker rate.
Players aren’t freelancing on the field as much, either,
Leach claims.
“There’s more of a sense of urgency with this group to play
together and do what they’re asked to do,” the coach said. “Just less guys
doing it their way. Less streetball. We haven’t had a lot of streetball this
year, where guys are just trying to make judgments on plays and rather than do
their job, go somewhere they think the ball’s going to be or think, ‘I’ll go
here and try to out-guess the play.’ ”
Leach and the WSU players that were made available after
practice didn’t explicitly say who the outliers were from last year’s team. But
they indicated a few of their teammates refused to buy in to the team’s
message, which caused occasional friction in the locker room.
Leading wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. was suspended for
WSU’s game against Colorado in 2017 because of a locker room dust-up the
previous week against Cal. The player’s father told The Seattle Times that
Martin Jr. lost his temper at teammates after a 37-3 loss to the Golden Bears.
Martin Jr. wasn’t singled out by his former teammates
Tuesday, but Leach dismissed the junior receiver after the 2017 Apple Cup,
citing a violation of team rules.
“We just had a couple guys that weren’t buying in, I would
say, all the way,” safety Jalen Thompson said. “So I feel like this year
everyone’s buying into the process and just making it easier for everyone on
the team and the coaches.”
The camaraderie is apparent to anyone who’s watched the
Cougars play this season.
“We love each other, man,” wide receiver Easop Winston Jr.
said. “Whether it’s the scout team or whether you’re a starter, everybody’s
buying in every practice and it’s just wonderful to see.”
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James Williams undervalued beyond WSU football
RB a secret weapon despite 479 career touches
By Dale Grummert, Lewiston Tribune
In a win over Oregon last month, Washington State running
back James Williams conjured one of the most remarkable plays in Pac-12
football this season, a 24-yard touchdown run in which he eluded perhaps eight
defenders who had laid a hand on him.
Three days later, someone asked Stanford coach David Shaw
what he thought about it.
"It was awesome," he said. "That's why you
love college football - when maybe somebody you don't know has an opportunity
to give such great effort, and you see it in their faces, and the faces of
their teammates. They get so excited for a guy to go up there and make a huge
play."
From a WSU standpoint, the most interesting phrase there was
"maybe somebody you don't know." It was a reminder that Williams, who
now has a combined 479 career carries and receptions for the Cougars, remains a
well-kept secret to much of the outside world.
The No. 8 Cougs (9-1, 6-1), who remained No. 8 in the latest
College Football playoff rankings Tuesday, aim for their seventh straight win
Saturday (7:30 p.m., ESPN) at Martin Stadium in Pullman against Arizona (5-5,
4-3).
Williams' modest national profile can be partly attributed
to the diversity of his skills. Neither his reception stats nor his rushing
yardage is especially eye-catching - until you add them together. Then you
realize the 6-foot junior from Burbank, Calif., leads the nation in catches for
a running back for the second straight year. With a team-leading 63 snags this
season, he's within eight of the school record for RBs that he set last season.
On top of that, Williams has yet to uncork the sort of
home-run play that ends up on national highlight reels. Perhaps because
opposing defenses are spread deep to deny the vertical game in Wazzu's Air Raid
offense, he has found it difficult to advance beyond the second level. In his
three WSU seasons, his longest run from scrimmage was 38 yards, and his top
gainer overall was a 41-yard reception at Oregon State last month.
It's a bit of a paradox, because Williams is the most
slippery Cougar running back since the incomparable Jerome Harrison of 2004-05.
That TD against Oregon, out of the Cougars' unconventional Big Gulp formation,
was perhaps the quintessential Williams play, squeezing as many jukes and spin
moves as possible into a 24-yard gain.
"That's one of our running-back rules - make the first
man miss every time," Williams said after the Cougars' 31-7 win at
Colorado last week. "There's been a couple times the last couple weeks I
got tackled by one guy. I wasn't happy about it. But I'm going to make sure it
doesn't happen again."
Not targeting
The Cougars experienced an anxious moment in the fourth
quarter at Colorado when standout safety Jalen Thompson was flagged for
targeting after an upper-body hit on Buffaloes receiver Tony Brown. If the call
had been confirmed, the Cougars would have lost Thompson for the first half of
this week's Arizona game.
But the penalty was rescinded when video showed Thompson
striking Brown with a shoulder to the sternum.
Thompson said WSU coaches reiterated the need to avoid
helmet-to-helmet contact after his partner at safety, Skyler Thomas, was
ejected for targeting early in the season.
"It definitely came up after Skyler did it in the
Eastern (Washington) game," Thompson said Tuesday. "So coach just
tries to preach to us not to lead with our helmet. Just lead with our shoulder
and that's the safest way."
Harper's wait
The Cougars were without starting cornerback Sean Harper Jr.
for the fourth straight game last week after he sustained an undisclosed
upper-body injury. But Thompson said the talented senior remains close to the
team.
"He goes to all the meetings," he said. "He's
still part of us, he's with us all the time. Just having him there to help some
of the other corners, and help motivate them, is big in my eyes."
Marcus Strong has manned Harper's starting role, and
sophomore George Hicks Jr. has seen increased playing time. But Thompson
suggested Harper is looking forward to returning.
"That's pretty much all he talks about every day,"
he said. "He wants to get back with us, get back practicing, get back
playing. We miss him and we need him."
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Council approves zoning for condos
Mixed Use Alumni Campus Project to have 3 buildings with 9
units each
Part of a story from Moscow Pullman Daily News Nov 14, 2018
The Pullman City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance to
rezone land on the Washington State University campus to build condominiums on
the east side of North Fairway Road.
Corporate Pointe LLC applied to have the 3.6 acres of land
across from the Marriott Pullman rezoned to a R3 Medium Density Multi-Family
Residential classification.
The proposed condominiums for upper-income residents, called
the WSU Mixed Use Alumni Campus Project, includes three buildings with 9 units
each and 81 bedrooms total.
Before the city council approved the ordinance, councilors
expressed concerns about parking, which in the application called for 27
spaces.
City Councilor Eileen Macoll said it was too few spaces,
especially since those living in the condominiums will likely invite guests
over during WSU events.
However, because that was not a zoning issue, it did not
factor into the council's decision to approve the ordinance.
As background to the Nov. 14, 2018, Daily News story above,
see this May 2017 story from KREM ..
… The May 2017 story includes that “Pete Dickinson, the
planning director for the City of Pullman said he does see a market in Pullman
for what this project will provide. He also said it has distinct features being
in how significant in size the project is and also the gated community aspect.
“Dickinson praised the idea of the project being aimed at attracting
WSU students to live there and said it can also give alumni a second home or a
place to stay should they come back for football games or other events.
Brelsford said the goal is to have WSU or WSU-affiliated people living in these
homes.”
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WSU President Schulz addresses graduate student questions,
concerns
He encourages trips to capitol, raises for TAs
By CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen Nov 14, 2018
GPSA hosted a Chat and Chew on Tuesday with WSU President
Kirk Schulz that gave members the opportunity to ask questions regarding issues
such as stipends and political participation.
GPSA President Amir Gilmore asked how graduate students can
balance graduating on time and making enough money.
Schulz said the university has talked more to alumni about
graduate student issues and part of making sure graduate students get enough
money is raising stipends.
“We need to make sure there’s consistency [in stipend
distribution],” he said.
Stipends need to be competitive and a way to start that is
to raise teaching assistant stipends, Schulz said.
Another important part is to help graduate students have a
transformational learning experience while at WSU, he said.
“It helps us to be successful, and that’s what we want to do
and that starts while you’re here,” Schulz said.
Schulz said when he first became president, graduate
students were not as visible on campus as they are now. One of the things the
university worked on was raising visibility for graduate students. He said when
they do leadership searches now they make sure to look for graduate students
too.
Josh Munroe, vice president of legislative affairs, asked
Schulz how to get graduate students to express their political viewpoints.
Schulz said he encourages people to go on trips like Coug
Day at the Capitol to meet with their elected officials.
He said before he met any elected officials, he used to
think they were corrupt or incompetent, but after meeting with them he thinks
they are just like anyone else. Meeting with them is not as intimidating as it
might seem, he said.
“You get to see the internal workings of the political
environment,” Schulz said.
It is important to speak up about what you think is
important, he said.
“Campuses are full of controversy,” Schulz said. “We welcome
it. Students feel comfortable expressing themselves in different ways.”
He said some people participate in counter-protests, but
others do not like to do that and might just avoid talking about politics,
which is fine too.
Another question Schulz was asked about was how to make
graduate students more interested in coming to WSU. He said some deans want to
fundraise to get better stipends for graduate students.
“If we get the stipend issue fixed, people are going to come
[to WSU],” he said.
He said he realized the stipends are not the only issue, but
they are a large part of it.
Another element is the fact that Pullman is a small town
which does not appeal to everyone, Schulz said.
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Men’s basketball takes off on first road game
Cougars face Seattle
University in Kent. It’s Cougs second contest of season after winning Sunday at
Beasley Coliseum
Based on story by TY EKLUND, Evergreen November 13, 2018
After the first regular season game brought WSU men’s
basketball a victory at home, the Cougars will now board the buses and hit the
road for the first time this season against Seattle University in Kent on
Wednesday.
Game venue is ShoWare Center, a 6,500-seat,
154,400-square-foot multi-purpose arena in Kent (King County), Wash.
In the game against Nicholls State (1-2) University on
Sunday, the Colonels were able to keep the Cougars within striking distance
until the second half when WSU (1-0) pulled away for an 89-72 win.
WSU redshirt sophomore Arinze Chidom finished with 10
points, five rebounds and three assists while freshman forward CJ Elleby made
his debut with the Cougars and ended with 12 points, eight assists and three
rebounds. Leading the charge in the game was senior forward Robert Franks Jr.
with 31 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.
“A win’s a win,” Franks said after the game against Nicholls
State. “We did some good things and we also did some things we need to work
on.”
Last season, the Cougars defeated Seattle University 75-59
with a couple of key players for WSU returning for this season’s matchup.
Then-sophomore guard Carter Skaggs boasted a career-high in
the matchup last season, scoring 26 points against the Redhawks in the second
half alone as he drained seven three-pointers. Alongside him was then-junior
guard Viont’e Daniels who put up an additional 17 points in that game.
Seattle’s then-sophomore guard Morgan Means, who dropped 12
points in last year’s game, will also be returning of this season’s matchup.
The Redhawks (2-1) last took the court Sunday against the visiting Bryant
University which resulted in an 82-59 Seattle victory.
The Redhawks one loss this year came in an season-opening
96-74 defeat to Stanford University.
Redshirt junior forward Myles Carter leads the Redhawks in
scoring with 54 total points and has turned the ball over 13 times this season.
Means is also having a good start this season with 41 points, 21 rebounds and
12 assists.
After a successful first game at home, Head Coach Ernie Kent
is ready for WSU to play on the road.
“The next order of business for us is to take this show on
the road,” Kent said. “Hopefully people come out and watch us and see how they
handle themselves. Teams usually come together on the road so I’m looking
forward to it.”
The Cougars will tip off against the Redhawks at 7 p.m.
Wednesday in Kent, Washington, for their first away game of the season.
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