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[[Image:WSU-Maynard-Hicks.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Maynard Hicks. May 25, 1972, Pullman Herald]]'''[[My best and toughest journalism professors at WSU]]'''
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[[Image:Sammompongo-HillTopics-mar1977.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sam Mompongo visits with WSU students in 1977.]]
  
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Pat Caraher '62 tells the story of being a journalism student at Washington State, and the professors who shaped his career.  
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'''[[My Recollections of Sam Mompongo]]''' <br>WSU Professor Emeritus Al Harrington tells about Sam Mompongo as a student from Congo in 1963, who later went on to found WSU Memorial High School in the Congo.
  
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'''for the record... video''': [[For the record...video: Gina and Sue '78|Gina and Sue '78 tell how they met as freshmen at Kruegel-McAllister Hall, and have remained good friends.]]
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'''[[Remembering Murrow's visit]]''' <br>by Dennis Cresswell '62
  
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This fall, history students fanned out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and recorded the WSU memories and stories of alumni. Read more about [[Our_Story:For_the_Record|for the record...]].  
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'''[[Learning Economics]]''' <br>Dr. Robert Fearn recalls how Monopoly entertained economics students in the 1950s.
  
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Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s.  
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'''[[My best and toughest journalism professors at WSU]]''' <br>Pat Caraher '62 tells the story of being a journalism student at Washington State, and the professors who shaped his career.  
  
 
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[[A Century of Greek Life at WSU|'''A Century of Greek Life''']] - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU  
 
[[A Century of Greek Life at WSU|'''A Century of Greek Life''']] - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU  
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'''[[Growing Up on College Hill]]''' - Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s.
  
 
[[Memories of Rush 1963|'''Memories of Rush 1963''']], by Gail Tustin Bacon <br><br>  
 
[[Memories of Rush 1963|'''Memories of Rush 1963''']], by Gail Tustin Bacon <br><br>  
  
 
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'''Welcome to [[Cougar Memory|Our Story]], a place for ''you'' to share your personal memory of WSU.'''  
 
'''Welcome to [[Cougar Memory|Our Story]], a place for ''you'' to share your personal memory of WSU.'''  
  
 
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'''for the record... video''': [[For the record...video: Gina and Sue '78|Gina and Sue '78 tell how they met as freshmen at Kruegel-McAllister Hall, and have remained good friends.]] <br>This fall, history students fanned out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and recorded the WSU memories and stories of alumni. Read more about [[Our Story:For the Record|for the record...]].
  
 
[[Entryway sign linked to university’s early days|'''Entryway sign linked to university’s early days''']] <br>Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway. [http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=15496&TypeID=1 See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.]  
 
[[Entryway sign linked to university’s early days|'''Entryway sign linked to university’s early days''']] <br>Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway. [http://wsutoday.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?Action=Detail&PublicationID=15496&TypeID=1 See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.]  
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[[Bryan Rocks|'''Bryan Rocks''']] <br>Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.  
 
[[Bryan Rocks|'''Bryan Rocks''']] <br>Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.  
  
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'''More WSU ghost stories:'''<br>'''[[Ghostly meetings with "E.A."|Ghostly meetings with "E.A."]]<br>'''''by Janis Clarke Waley ’70 BA, ’83 Ph.D'' <br>[[The Legend of the Black Cat|'''The Legend of the Black Cat''']]<br>[[A College Ghost|'''A College Ghost''']]<br>[[Campus Legends and Ghost Stories|'''Campus Legends and Ghost Stories''']]  
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'''[[Category:Ghost_stories|More WSU ghost stories:]]'''<br>'''[[The Legend of the Black Cat|'''The Legend of the Black Cat''']]<br>[[A College Ghost|'''A College Ghost''']]<br>[[Campus Legends and Ghost Stories|'''Campus Legends and Ghost Stories''']]  
  
 
'''[[My Story at WSU - Robert Berney '54, '60]]'''  
 
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[[Happy 25th, KZUU!|'''Happy 25th, KZUU!''']]<br> It was a rock ’n’ roll idea in a Bee Gees world. A story about the student-run radio station KZUU. <br>
 
  
 
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[[Image:WSU-Bob-Mott.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bob Mott, WSU broadcasting professor. The Chinook, 1968 ]] <br>
  
 
[[Image:Fishfans club1 1948.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fish Fans 1948. Members of the WSC swimming club, Fish Fans, perform during the traditional water pageant, "Cougar Mermaids," presented each spring.]] <br>  
 
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[[Image:Stevens Hall winter twilight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks.]] <br> <br> [[Image:WSC-illustration-circa1915.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Washington State College ca. 1915]]<br>  
 
[[Image:Stevens Hall winter twilight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks.]] <br> <br> [[Image:WSC-illustration-circa1915.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Washington State College ca. 1915]]<br>  
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Revision as of 23:44, April 22, 2010


Featured stories

Sam Mompongo visits with WSU students in 1977.

My Recollections of Sam Mompongo
WSU Professor Emeritus Al Harrington tells about Sam Mompongo as a student from Congo in 1963, who later went on to found WSU Memorial High School in the Congo.

Remembering Murrow's visit
by Dennis Cresswell '62

Learning Economics
Dr. Robert Fearn recalls how Monopoly entertained economics students in the 1950s.

My best and toughest journalism professors at WSU
Pat Caraher '62 tells the story of being a journalism student at Washington State, and the professors who shaped his career.

Also

A Century of Greek Life - A brief history of fraternities and sororities at WSU

Growing Up on College Hill - Marge Muir remembers Greek life and being a kid on campus in the 30s and 40s.

Memories of Rush 1963, by Gail Tustin Bacon

Welcome to Our Story, a place for you to share your personal memory of WSU.

How does it work? Sign up, then follow the quick start guide below to post your story. Please contact us with questions, or if you would like us to post your stories.

Fix articles
Comment on articles
Tell your friends and fellow Cougs!



More stories

for the record... video: Gina and Sue '78 tell how they met as freshmen at Kruegel-McAllister Hall, and have remained good friends.
This fall, history students fanned out around Martin Stadium before some home football games and recorded the WSU memories and stories of alumni. Read more about for the record....

Entryway sign linked to university’s early days
Many WSU graduates and soon-to-be grads pose for photos next to the sign at the university's main Stadium Way entry in Pullman. But most people don't know the sign has a link to another, much earlier, WSU gateway. See a slideshow of historic photos and postcards at WSU Today.

The Pakistan Connection
S.M. Ghazanfar '68 recalls the long-standing ties between WSU and Pakistan, back to the exchange program under the leadership of President C. Clement French.

Washington State College memories of Charles Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17
A photo album

After we ran the story about Xerpha Gaines, we received a note from Jeri Archer, Xerpha's great niece, wondering if we would be interested in a collection of photographs found in the belongings of her grandparents, Charles D. Gaines '16 and Hazel Gowdy '17.

Bryan Rocks
Does the ghost of WSU's first president, Enoch A. Bryan, still sit in his Bryan Hall rocking chair? Dick Uthmann '60, '71 tells his experience with the chair in 1957.

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The Legend of the Black Cat
A College Ghost
Campus Legends and Ghost Stories

My Story at WSU - Robert Berney '54, '60

Wazzu Guys' Trips
Ron Kingsbury '69 tells old stories of WSU life in the 1960s.

My WSU Story - Mary Skidmore Johnson '40

Cougar Country '67
Jim Hoggatt '67 and friends showed up in the Husky section at the 1967 Apple Cup with a "This is Cougar Country" sign.

Adventures in Chemistry
Bob Axworthy ('48, '49) recounts his times at Washington State College, and their explosive effects.

Notes of WSC 1940
By Ken Wise '42

Unstoppable Rueben Mayes
On a raw, wet fall afternoon in Eugene, Oregon, in late October 1984, Rueben Mayes’ feet carried him to what was at the time the greatest accomplishment of any NCAA running back. By Jason Krump.

How Cougar Gold made the world a better place

Featured photos

Football practice in the 1940s. WSU-MASC

Students walking on Greek Row in the fall. 2001. Photo by Robert Hubner.

Bob Mott, WSU broadcasting professor. The Chinook, 1968

Fish Fans 1948. Members of the WSC swimming club, Fish Fans, perform during the traditional water pageant, "Cougar Mermaids," presented each spring.


Stevens Hall in snowy twilight. Photo by Shelly Hanks.


Washington State College ca. 1915

The Paper Trail

Original documents, photos, and videos from WSU's past.

The Victory Team of 1926
W.S.C. football surprises the conference.' Photos and stories from 1926 issues of The Alumnus magazine.

Vanished places: Silver Lake and the Tanglewood
by Trevor Bond, WSU Libraries-Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

WSU Highlights by Decade
Highlights in WSU history from 1890-2000. Originally compiled by Bob Smawley '52.

This is WSC - narrated by Edward R. Murrow
A 1952 movie introducing Washington State College, narrated by Edward R. Murrow.

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