Winter 2014

by Larry Clark

Finding the artist: An absurd, incredible journey

The scrambled natural world of global warming, a travelogue

More than 20 years ago, entomologist Jesse Logan ’77 predicted global warming's effects

Mapmaker mystery

A hand-drawn map leads to an exploration of the history of WSU geology.

Art in public places

Washington state's Art in Public Places program enhanced WSU and state buildings since 1974

Holiday sparklers and caviar

Sparkling wine and caviar add zest to the holidays.

Lost writer from a lost time

Bringing Washington's working class writer Robert Cantwell out of the past

The roots of tilth

Sustainable agriculture took a step forward in the 70s with Washington Tilth

Hair and history

Pieces of pioneer Narcissa Whitman's hair open a fascinating, if macabre, chapter in NW history

The right color back on

Jason Gesser '02 returns, building relationships with fans and donors

Diving deep in a unique tropical paradise

Cori Kane studies rare endemic fish in the Hawaiian archipelago

Lessons from Geronimo

Legendary warrior and leader Geronimo inspired a book by a WSU football coach and instructor

A place for faith and support

The Interfaith House offered meeting places and a place in WSU history.

Excerpt from Geronimo: Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior

Seeing and knowing

Stories in this issue take new looks at art, maps, and the natural world

Posts for Winter 2014

Letters from WSU alumni and faculty reflect on past stories

Joanne Hanley ’80—Preserving public treasures

She never expected to lead a 9/11 memorial and Gettysburg

Mike Seely ’84, ’09—A passion for peppermint

The Seelys don't just grow peppermint. They make fine candy.

Ted Tremper ’04—The art of improv

Comedian Tremper started at WSU...and went on to Second City

Celebrating a half century, and more

WSU Alumni Association News

Golden and diamond grads from 1954 and 1964 return in September 2014

Nikkei Baseball

by Samuel O. Regalado ’83 MA, ’87 PhD

Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the Exxon Valdez Disaster

Trail to Gold: The Pend Oreille Route

by Linda Hackbarth

New & noteworthy

Other books and media from WSU faculty and alumni

Black holes

Ask Dr. Universe

If there were a black hole between the Earth and moon, what would we see?

In plain sight

Thousands pass by Broken Arrow, a sculpture in Terrell Library, each week without realizing its significance.

The mystery map

A large version of a mysterious geology map at WSU

Digital magazine for Winter 2014

Available in full-screen magazine spread and tablet-optimized versions