Features
The making of mountaineers – Danielle Fisher gave herself five years to become the youngest person to climb the highest mountain on every continent. The Washington State University student did it in two, joining the ranks in 2005 of an elite fellowship of climbers who got their start on Washington’s peaks. by Hannelore Sudermann
Eating well to save the Sound – The Puget Sound region’s 3.8 million population is expected to increase to 5.2 million within the next 15 years. If Puget Sound is to survive that growth, we must change our lives. That, and eat more shellfish. by Tim Steury
WEB EXCLUSIVE–Gallery: Light on the Water – Photographer Kevin Nibur ’05 trains his camera on the many moods of Hood Canal
No shrinking violet – Researchers at WSU are finding that plants are surprisingly assertive. Based on their findings, a case could be made that the average potted plant is at least as active as the average human couch potato—and a lot smarter about what it consumes. by Cherie Winner
Panoramas
Uncommon access: Gaylord Mink shifts his focus from viruses to wild horses
The worm turns: A Palouse native is found alive
Learning what it is to do science
Departments
PERSPECTIVE: Can America compete in a "flat" world?
SPORTS: A course of one’s own, or The coffee can country club
FOOD & FORAGE: Cherries—The sweet fruit of worry
Tracking
What I’ve Learned Since College: An interview with Robbie Tobeck
Iraq fallen remembered: Jaimie Campbell, James Shull, Damien Ficek
Books, etc.
WSU Military Veterans: Heroes and Legends
Web exclusives
Video & Story: A New Kind of Chop Suey: China’s Contemporary Urban Architecture by David Wang, WSU Associate Professor of Architecture
Story: Tracing the History of American Popular Culture by Hope Tinney
On the cover: Hood Canal near Union. Read story “Eating well to save the Sound”