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The presidents
by Tim Steury
illustrations by Steve O'Brien
The fledgling Washington State Agricultural College hired and fired two presidents in two years. But then Enoch Bryan arrived, with his vision of a college of science and technology "shot through and through with the spirit of the liberal arts." Since Bryan, the succeeding presidents of Washington State University have established something of a rhythmic cycle of stirring things up and reconciliation, with lots of good drama and ideas mixed in.
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Counting cougs
by Cherie Winner
photography by Robert Hubner
Between 1995, the year before Washington banned the hunting of cougars with hounds, and 2000, the number of human-cougar encounters nearly quadrupled. Although encounters have returned to pre-ban levels in some areas, the public perception is that cougars are making a comeback--and must be stopped. But Hillary Cooley and Rob Wielgus insist that much of what we think we know about cougars is wrong. And their argument rests with the young males.
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Project CAT: Cougars And Teaching
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Biology by the numbers
by Cherie Winner
In normal times, Europe's brown bears live in a state of happy equilibrium. But under certain circumstances, things can go seriously awry, leading the males to commit what researcher Robert Wielgus calls sexually selected infanticide. Wielgus's most powerful tool against this eventuality is math.
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Hops & beer
by Hannelore Sudermann
photography by Chris Anderson and Robert Hubner
Raising the raw ingredients for beer can be just as complex and interesting as growing grapes for wine, says Jason Perrault '97, '01. Like grapes, hops have different varieties and characteristics. Perrault, fourth-generation heir to a hops-farming legacy, runs a hops breeding program for Yakima Valley growers, helping to ensure that Washington continues to provide three-quarters of the hops grown in this country.
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World Class. Face to Face. It’s not a slogan, it’s a plan.
by V. Lane Rawlins
President Rawlins shares some parting thoughts on the eve of his retirement.
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Questioning the questions
by Cherie Winner
A WSU scientist's speculates about the variety of chemical and physical conditions under which life is possible. In our search for life on other planets, have we been guilty of "earth-centricity"?
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Happy—and healthy—ever after
by Robert Strenge and Cherie Winner
WSU psychologist John Ruiz explores how your spouse's personality can help you heal . . . or speed your demise.
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A lavender landscape
by Tim Steury
photography by Robert Hubner
By the 1990s, agriculture in Clallam County had slipped into a steady decline toward development. Then someone thought of lavender.
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Panoramas
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She’s home
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Baseball’s my game
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It's rhubarb pie time!
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Fighting for a free press
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Jane Goodall visits Pullman
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Hoop dreams
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Tracking the Cougars
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Anatomy of Murder:
Robert Keppel
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Dana Patterson:
The path ahead
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Rob Barnard:
An uplifting endeavor
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Jill Harding:
A love of nature
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