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Written by cougster1
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
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WSU basketball player Michael Harthun has been suspended 3 games for suspected possession of marijuana. Read more about it on the Mail Tribune site. The thing is he has not been convicted and no charges have been brought yet by prosecutors, so why should he be suspended?
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Written by cougster1
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
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WSU President Elson Floyd has decided to kick back $100,000 to WSU because of the tough economic times facing the state meaning budget problems for WSU.
From Dnews.com:
"These are exceedingly tough times for my students, faculty and staff,"
Floyd said in a prepared statement released by the university. "We will
be asking them to think more creatively and work harder with less as we
deal with budgetary restraints. It is incumbent upon me to
lead by example."
His salary will go from $725,000 to $625,000 starting Jan 1. While it is easier to give back money when you are earning over a half million a year than say $30k, it is still a commendable move by Floyd. We will see if UW President Mark Emmert, #2 highest paid in the nation, at least matches this move or will a Coug outclass a Husky yet again?
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Written by cougster1
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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WSU and UW presidents are raking in the dough. Floyd is now making 748k a year which works out to over $62,000 a month! Keep in mind the living cost in Pullman are relatively low, he lives in the president's house (so no rent), and he has got an WSU apartment in Seattle! This makes the 6th highest paid college president in the nation!
Even higher on the list is UW's Mark Emmert pulling down a cool $887k a year making him #2 in the nation.
Now you know who to hit up next time your student club is having a fundraiser.
Read more about both presidents compensation at ColumbiaTribune.com
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Written by cougster1
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
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UW's student newspaper The Daily has an article on the opposition to tax payer monies being used for renovating Husky Stadium. It is a pretty straight forward article that seems fair to us. You can also leave comments on there site if you have facebook account.
Read the article it here.
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Written by cougster1
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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WSU Professor and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Biological Sciences Charlotte Omoto has a suit against the City of Palouse for $25,000. The suit comes from an incident where an Palouse allegedly police officer roughed up the 57 year-old Professor Omoto.
From The-Boomerang.com:
Palouse officer Brian Dentler threw (Omoto) the gravel while - outside the city limits - she walked a leashed Labrador retriever and its three unleashed seven week old puppies.
Whitman County Deputy Prosecutor dismissed the charges against Omoto within five days citing State v. Barnes (1999) which held that “an unlawful detention is by definition not part of lawful police duties.”
Considering the confrontation which resulted in scalp lacerations requiring emergency room treatment for Omoto had taken place outside the city limits and was “not part of a lawful police duties,” the 20-year Palouse resident took legal action of her own and filed a $25,000 tort claim against the City September 10. If no settlement is reached within 90 days, the claim may be refiled as a lawsuit against Palouse. According to her attorney Michael Pettit, no decision has yet been made whether to file criminal assault charges against Dentler.
An obstruction of Justice charge is often a “cover charge” when police having nothing else to justify and arrest with.
Officer Dentler was an officer with the Pullman Police Department but may have been terminated because of conduct issues.
Read part one of this two part story on The-Boomerang.com
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Written by cougster1
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Sunday, 09 November 2008 |
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Longboarding at WSU, simple as that.
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