Fall 2010
Cultivated landscapes
Orchard and panoramic scenes around central Washington
Photography by Zach Mazur ’06
WSM Fall 2010
Fall 2010
Gallery: Erratic Boulders
Boulders scattered around Waterville Plateau
in north central Washington
Photography by Zach Mazur ’06
Fall 2010
Gallery: Walla Walla Sweet Onions
Photos by Chris Anderson
Fall 2010
Video: Pumping Up in the WSU Weight Room
A quick glimpse at Washington State University student-athletes training in the Cougars’ new weight room.
Read more in “Tools for Training.“
Fall 2010
Live & Kickin’
The Wanderers
Live & Kickin’, 2010
Bill Murlin ‘63 and Carl Allen ’60 created The Wanderers soon after they met in September, 1959, on the cusp of the Great Folk Scare of the 1960s. With Al Hansen on bass, the singer-guitarists performed regularly around Pullman for three years. Murlin and Allen continued after graduation with warm, unadorned harmonies and an unflinching folk repertoire of tunes by the Kingston Trio, Bill Staines, Pete Seeger, and … » More …
Fall 2010
Jump Into Life
Eclectic Approach
Jump into Life, 2008
Eclectic Approach, a funk-rock Seattle band that includes Jowed Hadeed ’06, Ryan Jander ‘06 and Tony Poston ’07, released its third studio album, “Jump Into Life,” in June.
Feel-good messages dominate the album. One track, “Change,” encourages love over drama, while another track pushes focusing on the ups rather than the downs, smiles over frowns. Eclectic Approach works hard but plays harder. Themes of living life more fully and … » More …
Fall 2010
Legacy of Angels
B.J. Scott ’68
Authorhouse.com, 2008
The issue of whether to review self-published books resurfaces here at WSM periodically, as it does in many other review venues. The argument against reviewing such books assumes that publication by a commercial publisher promises some standard of quality, whereas self-publication is relegated to the “vanity” press. However, a half hour of browsing in any bookstore should at least shed doubt on that assumption.
Of course there are many presses … » More …
Fall 2010
Getting Even: The Truth About Workplace Revenge and How to Stop It
Thomas A. Tripp and Robert J. Bies
Jossey-Bass, 2009
Most people who have worked in a group have probably faced a “getting even” situation. I remember a woman who asked colleagues in our shared office space not to wear perfume. A co-worker who felt personally affronted didn’t respond directly, but she soon began applying her fragrance at her desk.
For managers, or anyone working in an organization, the consequences of a workplace conflict can quickly … » More …
Fall 2010
We Are Not Alone
Dirk Schulze-Makuch and David Darling
Oneworld Publications, 2010
From Percival Lowell’s maps of Mars to 1938’s ill-fated “War of the Worlds” broadcast, claims of life in outer space have been tinged with whimsy and sensationalism. But in recent decades, more rigorous thinking and evidence-based science have been able to elbow their way into the discussion. As WSU astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch and author David Darling note, we now “have real data to work with.”
Using the … » More …
Fall 2010
Edward Claplanhoo ’56—Bah-duk-too-ah: August 8, 1928–March 14, 2010
Ed Claplanhoo ’56 was chairman of the Makah Tribe in Neah Bay when a winter storm in 1970 eroded the bank above the beach at Cape Alava on the Olympic Peninsula coast, revealing the village of Ozette. The village, ancestral home to many Makahs, had been buried in a mudslide in the 1700s.
Once he realized what the storm had exposed, Claplanhoo called Richard Daugherty, an archaeologist at WSU. Daugherty had been the freshman class advisor in the early 1950s, and Claplanhoo had been the class treasurer.
Claplanhoo and Daugherty worked closely together to explore and preserve what archaeological crews … » More …