Fall 2018

by Larry Clark

Influence

A river rolls on

The dynamics of the Columbia River have changed. And we are all part of those changes.

Returns on education

Damien Pattenaude went back to his old school in Renton. There was a need.

Designer labels

Every wine has a tale and deserves a wine label that can tell that story.

Back in the saddles

One of WSU’s oldest sports rides again.

Higher calling

If a bird sings in a forest but no one can hear it, does it make a sound?

Three economists on the river

WSU experts discuss the complex economic history of the Columbia.

Rescripting gender roles

What children and teens learn about sex and gender from the media

Tips for talking with teens

Ask Caroline Heldman ’93

A leading voice on sexual harassment talks about #MeToo and its future.

Videos and more from Caroline Heldman

Peonies from heaven

Northern Exposure

A surprising rise to a horticultural gold rush

Video: A quick ride around Cool Cache Farms

Peonies in Alaska

The physics of fall

Oh my...the annual pumpkin drop approaches...

Video: WSU Pumpkin Drop 2014

Gallery: Wine labels from Wine-By-Cougars

WSU in 100 Words

All of the stories sent in by Cougs for the mini-essay contest.

The curation crisis

WSU archeologists have worked for years to preserve and catalog artifacts from the Columbia.

Two river poems

Landscape architect and poet Jolie Kaytes offers thoughts on Northwest rivers.

Soaring history

A pair of fearless spirits showed us how we could soar.

Gallery: WSU horses through the years

The huckleberry

Seeking and eating the iconic Northwest berry of the forest

Recipes: Huckleberries

Talkback for Fall 2018

Letters from alumni on glass mountains, identity, Stimson Hall history, and surviving the suicide of a loved one

Digital magazine

The Fall 2018 issue in webviewer, fullscreen and tablet PDF, iPad, and print-on-demand formats

Being best

Gladys Cooper Kidd Jennings ’48 MA - Mentor, researcher, first African-American woman to earn a master’s at Washington State

Cornfields to vineyards

Dave “Merf” Merfeld moved from Iowa to Seattle, then from brewing beer to making wine for Northstar Winery.

Architect of other worlds

Eric Saindon crafts the look of worlds beyond imagination, from Lord of the Rings to Pete’s Dragon.

A formula for funny

Kelsey Cook stands up and delivers comedy.

Videos: Kelsey Cook’s comedy bits

A high five for Cougar V

WSU Alumni Association News

The latest offering in the Cougar Collectors’ Series comes from Mercer Estates Winery.

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

Cougar rendezvous in Lahore, Pakistan

A group of Pakistani Cougs (and a few Vandals) met up and reminisced last spring.

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

James F. Short Jr. 1924-2018

The distinguished WSU sociologist is remembered.

Modernist Bread

By Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya

Deer at Twilight—Poems from the North Cascades

By Paul J. Willis ’80 MA, ’85 PhD

Briefly noted

Books and more by WSU alumni and faculty