Summer 2013

by Larry Clark

The Animal Mind Reader

Something Old Something New—A history of hospitality

Eighty years of hospitality training at WSU

Waiting for the Rain

In the impenetrable Dogon highlands of Mali, the storm of war is coming.

Why aren’t plants more sick than they are?

A mysterious trait called non-host resistance protects plants from many diseases.

Chicha in the landscape

Terraced landscapes of the Inca were likely used for ceremonial and social places to drink maize beer chicha.

Let everyone eat bread

Deciphering the genetic codes of wheat to develop a gluten-free wheat for celiac disease patients

Training the island police

Bryan Vila taught police officers in Micronesia in the late 70s.

Gun Show Nation—a conversation with Joan Burbick

An emeritus professor talks about the place of guns in the life of the United States.

Soldiering on

WSU Tri-Cities has become a veteran-supportive campus.

Video: The Primal Power of Play

Video: A Century at Alderbrook Resort

Video: On the edge of turmoil

A Night to Remember: Looking back at four decades of the Bell Hop dance

Small Towns You Should Visit

Visiting small towns across Washington state can give you insight into the people, places, and the food of the region.

Posts for Summer 2013

Letters from alumni about Florence Wager and Washington apples, along with video and What's New? at WSU.

Games everyone can play

Intramural sports at WSU have a long and popular history, from baseball games in 1898 to flag football and Battleship in Gibb Pool in 2013.

Juice Grapes

Almost half of all juice grapes is grown in Washington's Yakima Valley.

Video: After Newtown: Guns in America

An Excerpt from Micronesian Blues

Spaces between

Emil Gehrke’s creations in the Garden of the Wind are a reward for the road less traveled.

Eric Zakarison ’81 and Sheryl Hagen-Zakarison ’83, ’91—Thinking small

A small family farm near Pullman raises more than wheat.

Marcia Steele Hoover ’90—Running with a mission

A Nike executive promotes creativity and health.

Dan ’44 and Val ’46 Ogden—Staying activist in older age

Age won't stand in the way of being community and political activists in the Vancouver area.

Greg Blanchard—On timing and taste

A long-time WSU chef reflects on a career in the kitchen.

Video: Greg Blanchard on being a chef

Cougars pounce on new plates

WSU Alumni Association News

More than 7,000 WSU alumni and friends have made the license plates a success.

Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories

By Sherman Alexie ’94

We Are the Bus

By James McKean ’68, ’74

WSU Cougars from A to Z

By Carla Nellis ’90

Chicago, Barcelona Connections

By Greg Duncan ’98

New & noteworthy

Other books and media from WSU faculty and alumni

Digital magazine

PDF versions of the print magazine