80. The unexpected presence of Mario Vargas Llosa

80. The unexpected presence of Mario Vargas Llosa

By Raymond L. Williams Recently on the streets of Panama, a t-shirt with the phrase “Keep Austin Weird” caught my attention. Pullman, unlike Austin, has never struck me as a particularly weird college town. The experience of being at Washington State University,...
79. Dr. Dan

79. Dr. Dan

Dr. Jacob Jones WSU reinforced a sense of hard work and humility that carried him through graduation, his NFL career, and medical school In an exam room at his Yakima medical practice, former Seattle Seahawks running back Dan Doornink ’78 hunches his shoulders and...
78. In the USFS hot seat

78. In the USFS hot seat

By Larry Clark Even though he didn’t realize it at the time, scientific education from Washington State University would help U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell ’76 tackle the challenge of managing 193 million acres of forest and grasslands during a time of...
77. Restoring chaos

77. Restoring chaos

By Rebecca Phillips WSU RESEARCHERS SEEK TO PROVE THAT AN UNTAMED TANGLE OF NATURE IS A PREREQUISITE FOR LONG-TERM SALMON SURVIVAL “Look at all these fish!” says wildlife officer David Karl. My eyes adjust to the dappled sunlight as I bend toward the water. Shadows...
76. The ion investigators

76. The ion investigators

By Rebecca Phillips On a cool evening last April, at exactly 8:01 p.m., the International Space Station traced a bright silver arc over Pullman. Inside, astronauts went about their routine while a small sensor scanned the air for hazardous vapors and relayed the data...