Washington State Magazine :: Spring 2011

Washington State Magazine covers news and issues of interest to Washington State University faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and the people of Washington from Seattle to St. John. It fosters a sense of connection to the University and of shared community among alumni, students, faculty, and friends. In this FEATURES Outside In—Architecture of the Pacific Northwest :: Architecture in the Pacific Northwest has always had to contend with the environment. The results are enchanting. by Hannelore Sudermann The Song is You—An Instinct for Music :: What is music good for, anyway? by Eric Sorensen Back in the Earth—Putting ancestors to rest, or destroying the past? :: Over the last two decades, tribes have been invoking the Native American Graves Protection and Recovery Act to reclaim remains of their ancestors from museum and research collections across the country. But what if those remains are 10,000 years old? by Tim Steury ESSAY The Strength of Moral Capital :: For people living on the margins of U.S. society, struggling with both poverty and job loss,there is still a desire to conceive of themselves as inheritors of some version of the American Dream. by Jennifer Sherman PANORAMAS - Short articles on research, outreach and alumni of Washington State University :: An art history :: New threats, new science :: Real investments return real experience :: Gary Brinson ’68—Investing in the world :: Digging the new EcoWell :: Learn and use DEPARTMENTS :: FIRST Nature Boy Reads On :: LETTERS :: Run to greatness :: Hit or be hit :: IN Dungeness Crab :: NEW MEDIA :: LAST Canjo TRACKING - Profiles of alumni of Washington State University :: Nicole Braux Taflinger ’66, ’68 MFA—Season of Suffering :: Kim Fay ’88— A Culinary Journey through Vietnam :: George Nethercutt Jr. ’67—Knowing our nation :: Alumni news