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Summer 2026

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Summer 2026

Robert Redford’s travels on the Palouse

Robert Redford’s trip to Washington State University and eastern Washington in October 1982 was memorable—and not only for his insights into environmental issues to students.

Redford was visiting as part of the launch of the Institute for Resource Management, a joint effort with the University of Idaho. But on a tour, the group’s bus caught on fire and brought some unwanted drama.

Browse a photo gallery and read a WSU student’s story of the trip below.

All photos from WSU Chinook 1983 yearbook

 

 

Leslie (English) Hynes (’84 Comm.) wrote an account of Redford’s visit for the 1983 Chinook yearbook:

 

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Memories of Kruegel-McAllister Halls

Kruegel and McAllister Halls, with a connecting lounge space (informally called KMac, or K-Mac) were built in 1956 and used initially as residence halls. They were on the south side of the Washington State University Pullman campus, off of Stadium Way.

The buildings were named for Dean Charles E. McAllister (former President of the Board of Regents) and William C. Kruegel (Bursar of the College, instrumental in financing the Pullman Community Building Company, a nonprofit corporation set up to build WSC residence halls). The halls were jointly dedicated with Neill Hall on April 28, 1957.

The dormitories housed 207 students each. Designed by architects … » More …

Fall 2025

Always educating: WSU Police Chief Dawn Daniels

Dawn Daniels was appointed as Washington State University’s police chief in August 2025. Daniels (’97 Soc. Stu.) shares her journey from WSU student to leading the university’s police department.

Over the years, she has served in various WSU roles including community policing officer, sergeant, and firearms instructor. With nearly three decades of service, she reflects on her career, her new role as police chief, the evolving role of campus policing, and her commitment to student success and community collaboration.

“I’ve always viewed policing as teaching—just in a different way,” Daniels says.

She talks with Washington State Magazine editor … » More …

Prosaurolophus maximus skeleton in Conner Museum
Fall 2025

A home for natural history

Specimen No. 4 is a small, translucent jellyfish collected near Keyport on the Olympic Peninsula. Not much else is known about the little marine animal, stored in a glass jar labeled with cursive handwriting, other than the date it was collected: July 30, 1899.

“I thought it was so gorgeous,” says Jessica Tir (’23 MS Biol.) who recently retrieved the long-lost specimen, part of an old marine collection.

Bits and pieces, scattered across Heald, Eastlick, and Abelson halls, were found during preparations for the upcoming demolition of Heald Hall, slated for tear-down during the 2025-2027 biennium. The jellyfish was in the Eastlick batch.

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