Washington State Magazine :: Winter 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE:
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Features
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Finding the artist: An absurd, incredible journey :: We trace the history of Harold Balazs ’51, one of the most prolific public artists in the Northwest. Settling in Washington, he has made our corner of the universe a nicer place to be. by Hannelore Sudermann

Art in public places

The Scrambled Natural World of Global Warming, A Travelogue :: More than 20 years ago, entomologist Jesse Logan ’77 predicted that global warming would lead to the rise of the mountain pine beetle and the devastation of forests around the West. He was right. Now a menagerie of creatures, including beetles, salamanders, ticks, and birds, are caught up in climate change. by Eric Sorensen

Mapmaker Mystery :: A hunt for the author of a hand-drawn map leads to an exploration of the history of geology at WSU. by Nicholas Deshais

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Panoramas
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:: Lost writer from a lost time

:: The roots of Tilth

:: Hair and history

:: Diving deep in a unique tropical paradise

:: Lessons from Geronimo

:: A place for faith and support

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Departments
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:: First Words: Seeing and Knowing

:: Posts

:: Sports: The right color back on

:: In Season: Holiday Sparklers and Caviar

:: Ask Dr. Universe: If there were a black hole between the Earth and moon, what would we see?

:: Last Words: In plain sight

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Tracking
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:: Joanne Hanley ’80—Preserving public treasures

:: Mike Seely ’84, ’09—A passion for peppermint

:: Ted Tremper ’04—The art of improv

:: Alumni News: The classes of ’54 and ’64 come back to campus

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New Media
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Nikkei Baseball: Japanese American Players from Immigration and Internment to the Major Leagues by Samuel O. Regalado ’83 MA, ’87 PhD

Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the Exxon Valdez Disaster by Angela Day

Trail to Gold: The Pend Oreille Route by Linda Hackbarth

New and Noteworthy: After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness by David J. Leonard; Emergence and Collapse of Early Villages edited by Timothy A. Kohler and Mark D. Varien; Another Autumn by Yvonne Higgins Leach ’83