Spring 2020
The sky isn’t falling
While not without problems, Washington state’s legalization of recreational cannabis has largely been a success, according to a number of studies involving WSU researchers. » More ...
Crimes
Summer 2012
The collectors
A tale of tenacity, obsession, and ancient texts
The papers were yellowed, fragile, and disorganized, but in December of 1941, on a search for rare books and documents in Mexico, Spanish professor J. Horace Nunemaker found his treasure.
A long-time collector who spent many hours searching for old Spanish texts and papers through booksellers and dealers in Spain and the United States, Nunemaker had just turned his efforts to Mexico City. There he made the find of his life, a collection that dated almost as far back as the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and contained the business dealings of one central elite family … » More …
Summer 2005
Bear Bones: A Murder Mystery
It must have been easy to drop the body into this part of Pullman, a
section that sees so little traffic. The old county road was research
land where hardly anyone but the groundskeepers ventured. But somebody
had an ugly secret to hide. » More ...
Fall 2007
A burning mystery
During spring break in April 1970 an arson fire destroyed the wood stands of Washington State University’s football stadium. The Cougars were forced to play off campus for two years while the University built a new stadium. To this day, the mystery of who started the fire and how they did it remains.
April 1970. Around 10 p.m. seven-year-old Joanna Law, asleep in her bed, is awakened by sounds in the living room. In her pajamas, she pads out of her bedroom to join her older brother and sister at a large picture window. Looking south over the Washington State University campus, they witness an … » More …