Summer 2021
Of place and history
The mediation center at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center is a shrine of spirituality and stability. » More ...
Resources and Offices
Summer 2021
Gallery: Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
The Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center at Washington State University provides inclusive, creative and educational programming to empower and transform individuals and communities.
The beautiful building pays homage to the Palouse hills and to the traditional Nez Perce and Palus lands that WSU Pullman sits on.
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Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
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What’s new? (WSM Fall 2016)
At our table (WSM Winter 2017)
Of place and history (WSM Summer 2021)
Summer 2021
Memories of Stevens Hall
Its architecture is eclectic, a mix of New England Shingle, ornamental Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles with Pacific Northwest touches. Local basalt, clay from campus, and Puget Sound fir and red cedar were all used in its construction in 1895.
In those early years, Stevens Hall was not only an all-women’s residence hall but a social center for the students of Washington State. This is where they would come together—for dances and dinners, teas, readings, and receptions.
Today, Stevens Hall, placed on the National Register of Historic Places and steeped in tradition, remains women-only, and its residents tend to form close bonds, often … » More …
Spring 2021
Talkback for Spring 2021
Letters from Washington State University alumni about Native American health education, as well as a memory of the live mascot Butch » More ...
Spring 2021
From the president
Washington State University President Kirk Schulz writes about new buildings will further WSU research and support for the state for COVID-19 vaccination. » More ...
Spring 2021
Meet you at the depot
When the train was the way to travel to Pullman and Washington State » More ...
Spring 2021
When Duane and Arleen met
Washington State alumni Duane and Arleen Stowe met at the college, forging a lifelong romance. » More ...
Spring 2021
What to read: Offerings from WSU Press
Here’s a round-up of reading recommendations featuring 11 titles curated by the staff at WSU Press.
Be Brave, Tah-hy!: The Journey of Chief Joseph’s Daughter by Jack R. Williams with illustrations by Jo Proferes (2012). Exquisitely illustrated and rich with depictions of Nimiipuu Dreamer culture, Tah-hy’s young voice narrates this novel about the harrowing 1877 flight of the Nez Perce.
Edge of Tomorrow: An Arctic Year by Sam Wright (1998). Living in a hand-built, 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin in the Brooks Range of Alaska 100 miles inside the Arctic Circle, Wright records his experiences and thoughts through seasonal changes, as he and his wife spend … » More …
Spring 2021
We met @ WSU
Love stories from Cougs far and wide
We asked. You answered.
Washington State Magazine wanted to hear from couples who had met at Washington State University. Turns out WSU is quite the prolific matchmaker.
Here are some stories of how Coug couples met.
Want to add yours? Email your anecdote along with then-and-now photos to associate editor Adriana Janovich at adriana.janovich@wsu.edu.
Meantime, enjoy these meet-cutes.
Chrissy Pettepiece & Carl Christoferson
Jessica Stafford & Joel Harper
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Winter 2020
The lost history of polio at Washington State
The message was so important that it was repeated twice above the fold.
The February 8, 1928, issue of The Evergreen exclaimed on both sides of the masthead, “All college entertainment features, athletic contests and social events have been cancelled until further notice is given as a precaution against the spread of infantile paralysis.”
Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, or polio, a viral disease that causes muscle pain, weakness, stiffness, and paralysis. At one time, it was among the most feared diseases in the United States.
In early 1928, a student at Washington State College died from the disease, and the college … » More …