Summer 2014

by Larry Clark

State of wonder

Machine in the classroom

Teaching with new technology may involve a microscope and iPad or an affordable circuit board.

Lost highway

The tumultuous life of the Northwest wagon road engineer John Mullan

A matter of taste

The e-tongue can outdo the human organ as it detects and characterizes flavors in food and wine.

Charting the course of a globe-trotting pathogen

Entomologists and “disease detectives” chart the spread of West Nile virus.

Consider the dragon

Martial artist and actor Bruce Lee embodied a new and potent physicality as an Asian man on film.

The time in between

Essayist Michel de Montaigne was introduced to England by translator John Florio.

Gallery: Gustav Sohon and the Mullan Road

The scoop on Ferdinand’s murals

The story behind the murals at the old Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shop in Troy Hall.

Sex, drugs, and differences

Females using marijuana are likelier than men to become dependent on the drug.

Summer spikes

A team on the court and in the camps, WSU volleyball players coach the next generation.

A Washington childhood

Hannelore Sudermann reflects on the summer issue and her own Washington childhood.

Posts for Summer 2014

Letters, Tweets, and “What’s New” photo for the Summer 2014 issue

100 years of the Bookie

WSU's student-owned bookstore, celebrates 100 years of service to the campus

Gallery: A Century of the Bookie

Mullan Road Monuments

Reminders of John Mullan’s military road expeditions in the Northwest

Salmon

Five WSU alumni and faculty attest salmon’s role in the region’s culture and cuisine.

A storybook story

WSU education students write children’s books for competition

Cori Dantini ’93—Art and whimsy

Dantini has captivated fans all over the world with her whimsical art.

Allison Helfen ’89—A crush on local wine

The Wine Alley in Renton was a dream come real for Allison Helfen and her husband Scott.

Tim Hills ’93—Hotels and history

An historian captures the colorful history of McMenamins hotels and restaurants

Tom Norwalk ’75—Visit Seattle

The president and CEO of Visit Seattle talks about tourism in Seattle and Washington.

Excerpt from The Many Lives of the Crystal Ballroom

Tim Hills’ history of a McMenamins landmark

Seattle sites you may not have visited

Suggestions from Visit Seattle CEO Tom Norwalk

Lewis Alumni Centre “re‑barn”

WSU Alumni Association News

The building gets a facelift and new furnishings 25 years after being converted from an old barn

Video: A building is “re-barn”—Architect Robert Grossman ’59 and the WSU Lewis Alumni Centre

The Aesthetics of Strangeness: Eccentricity and Madness in Early Modern Japan

by W. Puck Brecher

Hunger Immortal: The First Thirty Years of the West Seattle Food Bank, 1983–2013

by Ronald F. Marshall ’71

Legal Guide to Social Media: Rights and Risks for Businesses and Entrepreneurs

by Kimberly A. Houser

New & noteworthy

Other books and media from WSU faculty and alumni

Digital magazine

The Summer 2014 issue in full-screen and tablet-friendly formats