“I will celebrate by sleeping,” LaKecia Farmer, a 20-year-old WSU junior and Spokane native, said with a laugh. “I haven’t slept since I started campaigning.”
If she wins the Pullman City Council race in November, Farmer will likely be the youngest elected official in the state.
Find out more about the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients at WSU News.
The class begins with the music of the 1920’s and continues through the introduction of MTV. Music instructor Brian Ward says sometimes students say it’s their favorite class; they get to listen to music they enjoy.
Both Pullman sections of the class are already full.
Peter Christenson, a multidisciplinary artist, writer, filmmaker, and assistant professor of fine arts at WSU, is developing a creative approach to raising awareness of litter: a new project that will use GPS and social media to document and share images and location data of litter removed by volunteers. There’s also a smartphone application planned for the future that will tie into the project’s website.
It’s not all about the money. Although he’s been drafted – twice! – by major league baseball, Jason Monda says he will pitch for the Cougars during his senior year at Washington State.