News Editor Forrest Holt f The Daily Evergreen Asst. News Editor Rebecca White w @DailyEvergreen [email protected] News PAGE 3 | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 DAILYEVERGREEN.COM ASWSU confirms committee chairs Priorities include many students may be unaware of environmental issues, since recruiting new students, there are no beaches to clean retention, awareness up and no signs of polluted air around the Palouse. By Dan Doucet “Our area is pretty clean,” Evergreen reporter Alkire said. “The biggest prob- lem is fertilizer runoff, but stu- The 47th ASWSU Senate con- dents don’t see that every day.” firmed several committee chairs, The Senate confirmed ISC many of which hope to bring in chair Ximeng Li for a second new members, at its last meeting year. She said she loves working of the year Wednesday night. with international students. Nallely Sanchez-Aguilar and Ricardo Aquino, co-chairs of “I want to help other interna- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano tional students,” she said, “and I de Aztlan, said their priorities for want us to be a great community the coming year involve retain- together and to be a big family.” ing and providing resources for GSA Chair Kimberly OLIVER MCKENNA | THE DAILY EVERGREEN members. Aquino said MEChA McDowell said the biggest issue Former President James Allsup speaks out against DACA while provides a valuable service for the committee faces is recruit- student groups organize a counter-protest on the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall. the community. ing and retaining new members. “The reason I decided to join McDowell said in the past year, MEChA,” he said, “is their advo- she helped GSA put on many cacy for students of color and events. Former WSU College Republicans marginalized students.” “I think that’s what’s best Sanchez-Aguilar said she is about GSA,” McDowell said. now the oldest person on the “Just having somewhere where president sparks on-campus protest committee, because everyone people can come and be them- Counter-protesters face of ,” and personally disagrees with their else has moved on. selves.” that they aim to intellectualize ideology. “To me, being a mentor and a Jacklyn Brendible and say Allsup’s actions . Counter-protester and role model has always been a big Chantel Hill, co-chairs of Kuh- threaten minorities Allsup, while surrounded by WSU student Kamilah Kent thing,” she said. Ah-Mah, were originally con- a group of supporters and coun- said that Allsup actions made Senators confirmed the chairs firmed to their positions during

By Rebecca White ter protesters, said he was ini- minority students, especially for six committees, including the the spring semester and decided Evergreen asst. news editor tially on campus to demonstrate Deferred Action for Childhood International Students Council, to take the position again for

against migrant caravans at the Arival recipients, on campus feel Gender and Sexuality Alliance, next year. James Allsup, former WSU U.S.-Mexico border. unsafe. Environmental Sustainability Brendible said their commit- College Republican president, “ “You think you can intimi- Alliance, Kuh-Ah-Mah and tee also struggles with retention sparked protests on campus date people of color on campus?” Issues and Forums. All chairs and student awareness. when he appeared at a College We don’t have Kent said. “We have our signs, were confirmed unanimously. “We’re trying different ways Republican tabling event. the privilege to that’s not going to happen.” ESA Chair Trevor Alkire said to let the student body know Allsup stepped down as She added that Allsup’s com- he thinks the committee has what Kuh-Ah-Mah is and what president of the WSU chapter forget about plaints against black students enough visibility across campus, it means,” she said. of College Republicans and from “those things. who protested against him with but that it is difficult to get peo- Issues and Forums Chair his state position last year after ple signed up. Emma Taylor said the commit- Kamilah Kent posters like “caucasity,” which he participated in the “Unite the means something so audacious “Now the biggest problem tee is working on a new mission Right” white supremacist rally in counter-protester only a white person would do is bridging the gap between statement. She said she wants to Charlottesville, Virginia. Allsup it, was coming from a place of awareness and action,” he said. make people more aware of the is no longer a student at WSU WSU College Republican privilege and historical amnesia. “I think if I can crack that one, group, and that they are com- and can no longer be in the club. President Amir Rezamand said “We don’t have the privilege I can write my million-dollar mitted to discussing a diverse He attended he event represent- the demonstration against cara- to forget about those things,” book.” range of issues, not just politics. ing the group . vans on the border was a public Kent said, “because they still Alkire said in the coming Taylor said her committee also The Southern Poverty Law event and that Allsup or any affect us to this day.” year he will be working on sev- struggles with membership. Center characterizes the group other demonstrator was not Allsup wouldn’t confirm if eral projects to make students “We’re kind of a dry, boring as the “forefront of the racist ‘alt- invited to the event. He added he and Identity Evropa would aware of global environmental committee,” she said, “because right’s’ effort to recruit white, that College Republicans were be appearing at campus events issues, as well as to make change we discuss issues and forums college-aged men and transform not in any way affiliated with with the College Republicans in locally, such as stream cleanups and our name is issues and them into the fashionable new Identity Evropa. He said he the future. and a compost program. He said forums.”

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Jo Gonzales and two incoming not need a student worker. Dan associated vice presidents, they Neighbors, outreach coordinator decided to formalize the process. for the department, declined to Holt said this gives them a bet- comment for this article. ter big-picture view of work-study The CUB was initially set to funding in the division and helps receive $28,000 in the upcom- them use it as efficiently as possible. ing year, an increase of $8,000 “The ultimate goal in all of over the previous year, but will this,” she said, “is to benefit the now receive $20,000 again. CUB students and maximize the use of Director Sean Greene said this work-study.” will not affect hiring. In the first reallocation by As an auxiliary department, Division of Student Affairs lead- he said, it is not required to hire ers, four departments received work-study students like some cuts and 11 received increases, other departments. Rather, the though Holt said the final alloca- department hires based only tions could change between now on qualification. He added that and the October 1 deadline. with a wage budget of nearly $500,000, the $8,000 difference EZEKIEL NELSON | THE DAILY EVERGREEN The largest reduction by far is to Dining Services, which will is negligible. GPSA Vice President and President-elect Amir Gilmore hands a gavel to Vice receive nearly $30,000 less. The largest increases in work- President-elect David Silva during in the “gavel ceremony.” Gary Coyle, director of Dining study funding went to the Access Services, said this will bring the Center and Access, Equity and service’s work-study more in line Achievement, both of which GPSA | Continued from Page 1 with the number of students it roughly doubled from about employs. Because some students $10,000 to about $20,000. Holt Children’s Center. She said a lack increase the number of fami- and Graduate Pride Alliance at leave their jobs early or transfer to said Division of Student Affairs of on-campus resources would lies eligible for government- WSU to increase visibility and other departments, he said dining leaders thought it was important negatively affect her kids. assisted childcare and provide take on LGBTQ issues. doesn’t always spend its entire that these departments receive “As a graduate student only more money to fund personnel “We live in a small town,” work-study budget. more funding. Six other depart- having an assistantship,” she in childcare facilities. Chikhany said. “Not everyone is “We’re just moving that num- ments received increases of said, “my assistantship money “They heard my voice, they comfortable talking about this.” ber to be closer to what we are roughly $1,000 to $5,000. would not be able to pay for my heard my concern, took it and The Senate approved the actually achieving,” Coyle said. “We feel,” Holt said, “that the 3-year-old son to actually go to a made something happen,” revised S&A budget, as well as The next largest decrease is work we have students do is really great school.” Guillory-Lacy said. the fall 2018 programming allo- to the College Assistance Migrant valuable.” She said she immediately Mathematics doctoral stu- cations. Program, which will receive The Office of Student reached out to GPSA. Carolina dent Ralph Chikhany will be a Outgoing GPSA President $15,000, roughly $10,000 less Media, which houses The Daily Silva, GPSA senator for the representative for the College Shane Reynolds finished the than last year. Holt said this is Evergreen, was initially report- Department of Teaching and of Arts and Sciences. Chikhany meeting by listing accomplish- because the program can fund ed as receiving no work-study Learning, brought her con- said he wants to focus on visibil- ments of the past year, such its employees through grants. money for 2018-2019. However, cern to Sen. Patty ity of international and LGBTQ as avoiding stipend cuts for Michael Heim, director of CAMP, Holt said this was due to an error Murray, who is a ranking mem- students. graduate and professional stu- could not be reached for comment. in how the office entered its work- ber on the Senate Committee on He said he thinks it would be dents in the Voiland College of Counseling and Psychological study authorization forms the Health, Education, Labor and good to work with the Gender Engineering and Architecture. Services lost all of its work-study previous year. She said the office Pensions. Murray is the main Identity/Expression and Sexual “I really appreciate those funding, which in 2017-2018 will still receive funding in the sponsor of a bill that would Orientation Resource Center efforts,” Reynolds said. “Go us!” was $3,700. Holt said CAPS did upcoming year.