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Halloween 'Thriller' Flashmob Takes Over Palouse Mall

A flash mob took over Palouse Mall in Moscow to celebrate Halloween. Dancers boogied to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to shoppers' surprise.

Take a look!

Video courtesy of Jonathon Frantz

Schedule a "Haunted Tour" of WSU Libraries

Schedule a "Haunted Tour" of WSU Libraries

The campus library isn’t exactly a haunted house, but Lara Cummings, librarian, treats it as such. She actually leaps from behind walls and bookcases to scare new students on library tours.

Cummings hosts tours for students and the public in the inter-connected libraries, Holland and Terrell. She tells ghost stories and other strange happenings as she and her tour march through stairwells, elevators, narrow columns of books.

Professor hopes zombies will attract students to international studies

Professor hopes zombies will attract students to international studies

How do you attract students to the topic of international studies? Bill Smith, a professor for international studies at University of Idaho, figured it out in the ultimate “light bulb” moment.

Smith was sitting on a plane reading World War Z, An Oral History of the Zombie War, when he realized zombies were the right avenue to teach a class on international studies.

He wanted a broader spectrum of students in his classes. He was always getting international studies and political science majors, but he wanted more.

WSU campus police purchase two patrol Segways

Where patrol vehicles can't fit on Washington State University's Pullman campus, Segways will. Campus police will start using the two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicles manufactured by the New Hampshire-based company, Segway Inc.

Two Segways were purchased for campus use around the Terrell Mall and other pedestrian areas. They're stamped with the police logo and feature the ominous red and blue lights. WSU officers hope the Segways will save not only the university money, but also they'll decrease the wear and tear on patrol vehicles.

Somewhere on the streets of Pullman... there is a police department Taser

Somewhere on the streets of Pullman... there is a police department Taser

Some people lose wallets, some lose their minds, the Pullman Police Department lost a Taser. They're hoping you'll help find it. Around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, August 28th, an officer attempted to detain a subject for a possible alcohol violation. The officer asked the subject for identification prompting the subject to flee on foot with the officer right behind him in pursuit.

Taser darts were deployed in range of the subject, but one dart missed and the subject got away.

Moscow Newspaper Carrier Delivers Papers Without Pants

Moscow Newspaper Carrier Delivers Papers Without Pants

A Moscow area man may have your paper but he definitely doesn't have his pants. Carlos Colon, 30, was arrested for allegedly delivering newspapers without wearing pants after Moscow Police responded to a report early Thursday morning that a pantsless man was walking in a trailer park on Almon Street. Officers found the suspect nearby inside a vehicle pulling his pants up. Colon then reportedly admitted to officers that he sometimes goes naked from the waist down while on his morning newspaper route. He was cited and released for misdemeanor indecent exposure.

Where's An Accordionist When You Need One?

I'd like to start off and blame the Moscow Chamber of Commerce for posting this on Facebook. Apparently someone over there is a little happy that tomorrow is "Dance Like a Chicken Day". The best part is, according to this video, it's one of the most popular dances in America. So everybody, let's start with the beak, then the wings, the tail feather and finally four claps.

How will you celebrate Dance Like a Chicken Day?