Next week, The Daily Evergreen will run a special edition focused entirely on sexual assault awareness. Given that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this special edition feels particularly timely.
We published a story last week about a reported instance of sexual harassment involving WSU students. After that article was published, we received multiple news tips about students’ experiences with sexual assault, harassment and the reporting process.
It is clear to us at The Evergreen that this is an issue many students have faced and are currently facing. It is devastating to hear so many stories of sexual violence, especially when access to resources is limited because of the pandemic.
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My grandma, Linda Watland, has always had a charitable and creative side. This was something she passed on to me at a young age.
She first taught me how to loom knit when I was five, and from there it progressed to crochet. She recently confessed to me that she did not think I could do it because knitting and crocheting take a lot of time and dedication to learn. But to this day, those are still some of my favorite activities to do on a cold night in front of the fire.
We still knit together and my grandma has made over 100 hats for children in need. Prior to the pandemic, I volunteered at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in the neonatal intensive care unit. I was able to make hats and blankets for the babies.
When I first heard the word ‘journalist,’ I thought it was always an easy job. I was wrong.
As a reporter for the Roots section, a columnist for the Opinion section and a copy editor, I have a lot on my hands.
My weeks tend to start on Tuesdays instead of Mondays. I edit stories on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and start thinking about who my sources are going to be and questions I am going to ask.
Wednesdays and Fridays are the days I focus on reaching out to sources, holding interviews and writing articles.
I do readouts with my editors on Mondays and sometimes Tuesdays. I’ll even do a readout on Wednesdays if I get that busy, but that usually doesn’t happen.
One of my last memories before the world shut down was walking across Terrell Mall to an interview on the other side of campus. I had my cell phone to my ear and was waving to a few friends I saw on my way.
I had just gotten out of class in Bryan Hall. I spent most of that class writing an article about WSU’s plan to switch to online classes following spring break. My fingers shook the entire time as I typed out the few details we knew.
After my interview across campus and a few phone calls to sources, I wrote two more articles about the virus that was already dominating headlines.