PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 22 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
College students typically spend their summer breaks taking extra classes, working temporary jobs, or simply enjoying some much-deserved rest and relaxation.
Connor Reschke, Haley Boileau, and Josephine Gordon opted for a different approach. Representing the WSU Chapter of Engineers in Action, the three Cougs spent two months in Bolivia helping to bring clean water to the remote town of Altamira.
When the three WSU students arrived along with their peers from the University of British Columbia Okanagan and the University of Colorado Boulder, the town's 150 or so residents had to walk two miles roundtrip to collect water at a nearby well. Upon their...