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Connecting Washington State University, the State and the World: Washington State Magazine

 
 
• Winter 2002-03 •



Cover Story
Bridges to Prosperity

by Teresa Wippel
photography by Zoe Keone

When Ethiopian partisans blew up a bridge to stop the advance of Mussolini, they also split a region. Ken Frantz put it back together.

Features

   

A matter of survival

by Mary Aegerter
photography by Robert Hubner

One of the simplest truths of nature is that if a species is to survive, it must reproduce. faculty researchers explore reproduction's mysteries and threats.

 

Friendly People
Bill Hewitt built Tillicum Village on Northwest traditions

by Pat Caraher

William Hewitt built his dream on Blake Island. Hewitt is gone, but his dream lives on in Native tradition and the rich aroma of roasting salmon.

 

Taking the University to the people

by Tim Steury

Cooperative Extension still offers advice on how to can your tomatoes or care for your chickens. But it also does much more, probing needs and providing solutions in every corner of the state.

 

The Puyallup Fair

by Pat Caraher

Every year in late summer, more than a million people gather in Puyallup to eat cotton candy, endure the latest thrill rides--and watch 4-H-ers show their stuff.

 

Panoramas

 
Faculty research tops $100 million  
Quite cricket, you know  
A bizarre, slimy animal shows its stuff  
Designed to compete  
The sink's nearly full  
A compass, not a roadmap  
Don't panic yet  
What's protein got to do with it?  
Mystery of the Martian mummies  
European tour builds lifetime memories  
Lone Star Dietz left a football legacy  
A Common Reader
Trouble in Dusty Gulch
 
A summer job that meant something
An entomology undergrad combats the worm in the apple
 
Money
Same dance, different tune
 
Senseless shootings send snowy owls to Pullman  
A sense of place
Living and gardening in the Pacific Northwest
 

Tracking the Cougars

 
Columbia Valley wineries double  
From Belgrade to Pullman
Living the American dream
 
Hyslop, Damon earn WSU Alumni Achievement Award  
Ershlers complete Seven Summits with Everest climb  
Deeter recalls demise of college boxing as a sad day  
Overseeing the Davenport Hotel with an appreciation for history  
Herbert Eastlick mentored thousands  
Paul Castleberry sharpened minds