Features
Washington’s marine highway – Washington state ferries appear in a million tourists’ photos. But they are also a vital link in the state’s transportation system. Mike Thorne ’62 aims to keep them that way—in spite of budgetary woes. by Pat Caraher
On call – Student firefighters at Washington State University have a long tradition of protecting their campus. by Pat Caraher
Boeing’s Mike Bair & the 7E7: Dreamliner or paper airplane? – Wherever Boeing ends up building it, the 7E7 will be lighter, more fuel efficient, and more comfortable. It’s up to Mike Bair ’78 to get this new airplane off the ground. by Bryan Corliss
A bug-eat-bug world – If you can put other insects to work eating the insects that are bothering you, everybody wins. Except the pests. by Mary Aegerter
Putting on the Ritz: American management methods meet European hotellerie – The child of Swiss peasants, no one would have expected César Ritz to become the hotelier of kings. But then, who would have expected WSU to add American business management methods to the fine art of European hotellerie in the town where Ritz got his start? by Andrea Vogt
Panoramas
A new method for measuring heart risk
What is this drug, and what does it do?
From the President: All for one, one for all
A magnet for entertainment: Beasley celebrates 30th anniversary
Tim Pavish new head of WSU Alumni Relations
Low prices bog down cranberry growers
Departments
PERSPECTIVE: Blackouts: How often do we want them?
SEASONS/SPORTS: Matt Potter puts positive spin on Cougar soccer
A SENSE OF PLACE: Pacific Northwest sagebrush steppe
Tracking
On top at last: John and Jess Roskelley scale Everest together
Working to prevent another Chornobyl
Benzel helped set state education reform in motion
Is there life after basketball?
Books, etc.
On the cover: Washington State ferry. Read the story “Washington’s marine highway.”