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News >  Education

As students return to Gonzaga and Whitworth, health officer urges personal responsibility

Gonzaga and Whitworth say they have invested in COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and other measures to limit the health effects of the pandemic, but Spokane County’s health officer, Dr. Bob Lutz, says it’s inevitable that some students will become infected. He and other experts are urging students to behave responsibly, especially if they choose to socialize with peers.

News >  Pacific NW

100 Years Ago in Spokane: Library mulls branch closures; detectives perplexed by ‘mystery liquor’

The Spokane Public Library was contemplating closing some branches in order to buy new books. Spokane detectives confiscated 15 gallons of liquor during a South Hill raid – but nobody was sure what kind of liquor it was. And a Spokane “water boy” fell from the second story of a construction site while playing a prank on a fellow water boy.
News >  Education

Parents of Sam Martinez sue WSU and fraternity, saying hazing ritual resulted in fatal alcohol poisoning

Sam Martinez grew up in Bellevue, Washington, loved to play sports and planned to study business and entrepreneurship at WSU. Before finishing his first semester, however, he died in the Alpha Tau Omega house in Pullman after he and another "pledge" endeavored to finish a half-gallon of rum, cheered on by fraternity members, according to a 35-page lawsuit filed Friday in King County Superior Court.
News >  Spokane

Spokane County Superior Court again suspends jury trials

Judge Michael Price made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in an email to court staff, a copy of which was obtained by The Spokesman-Review. He cited statistics from the Spokane Regional Health District that illustrate "the continued escalation of COVID-19 in Spokane County."
News >  Education

What should students expect this fall? No easy answers for Washington colleges

If colleges reopen without adequate safeguards in place, they risk facilitating virus outbreaks that would endanger students, faculty and staff and be costly to get under control. But if they keep courses entirely online, they risk driving away students who expect a traditional college experience for their tuition dollars, as well as those with limited access to technology and the internet.