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Connecting alumni, faculty, and friends to Washington State University, the state, and the world. #GoCougs #WSU
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Volunteers with Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Farm Gleaning Program harvest excess produce from fields or orchards, with crops going directly to the Port Angeles Food Bank. #WSU #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/w...
Volunteers with Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Farm Gleaning Program harvest excess produce from fields or orchards, with crops going directly to the Port Angeles Food Bank.
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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“We have the largest public collection of taxidermy in the Northwest. If it has to do with vertebrates we’re interested.” magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-... #WSU #GoCougs
This photo shows a cast of a large hadrosaurid species, Prosaurolophus maximus. It is a full-scale cast of a skeleton found in Canada. The cast is at the Charles R. Conner Museum at WSU.
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates #WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. Here are a few exhibits. magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-...
When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied cougar is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied moose is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied bison is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied moose is part of the collection.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Specimen No. 4 is a small, translucent jellyfish collected near Keyport on the Olympic Peninsula. Not much else is known about the little marine animal, stored in a glass jar labeled with cursive handwriting, other than the date it was collected: July 30, 1899. #WSU

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Specimen No. 4 is a small, translucent jellyfish collected near Keyport on the Olympic Peninsula. Not much else is known about the little marine animal, stored in a glass jar labeled with cursive handwriting, other than the date it was collected: July 30, 1899.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Washington State Magazine is getting a new look and a new publication schedule. Expect three issues per year, starting in January. #WSU #GoCougs
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, here's how you can support our work and unleash the power of #WSU storytelling: magazine.wsu.edu/friend/ #GoCougs
A sculpture of a series of wild horses overlooks the Columbia River near Vantage.
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Philip Meech (’00 Finance, Busi.) began roasting coffee in his parents’ garage in August 2000, a few months after his #WSU graduation. He was 23. His parents were his business partners. They started small, roasting just 7 pounds at a time. #GoCougs

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A 20-something Philip Meech stands in front of his parents' open garage with a big cardboard box containing a new coffee roasting machine.
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Philip Meech (’00 Finance, Busi.) talks with Washington State Magazine about enjoying coffee, his lifelong love of coffee, the art and science of coffee roasting, and his journey from #WSU to running a successful micro-roastery. #GoCougs
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Philip Meech makes espresso at Caffe Lusso.
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This #CyberMonday, support our work at Washington State Magazine by buying our book from #WSUPress. Here's how: wsupress.wsu.edu/product/the-... #WSU #GoCougs
The cover of "The Evergreen Collection" features evergreen trees.
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This #CyberMonday, consider buying Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar for yourself and fellow die-hard Cougs. Here's how: www.washingtonstatemagazine.org/calendar/
Makes a great stocking stuffer! #WSU #GoCougs
The cover of Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar shows a snow-covered statue of a cougar.
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Thanksgiving, 1911, Stevens Hall. With special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #WSU #GoCougs
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, Cougs!

Ferry Hall, 1911, with special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social #WSU #GoCougs
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Spice up your holiday table with this cranberry salsa, which features cranberries as an alternative to tomatoes. You can use it as a Thanksgiving side, for topping seasonal tacos, or to serve as a dip with chips. #WSU #GoCougs

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Spice up your holiday table with this colorful cranberry salsa, which features cranberries as an alternative to tomatoes. You can use it as a Thanksgiving side, for topping seasonal tacos or to serve as a dip with chips.
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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#WSU food science doctoral candidate Ahhria Kirkendall (’13 Biol.) Kirkendall consumes cranberries as often as she can. She drinks cranberry juice, adds dried cranberries to baked goods, came up with her own cranberry salsa, and enjoys cranberry jam, sauce, and more.

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Cranberry wet harvest on a beautiful, sunny October morning. An underwater vacuum pulls the cranberries to the elevator buckets for loading into the trucks.
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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True or false: Cranberries grow in water. Yes or no: Do fresh ripe cranberries bounce? And: How many air chambers do cranberries contain? #WSU food science doctoral candidate Ahhria Kirkendall (’13 Biol.) uses trivia as a tool to spread awareness about cranberries.

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Ahhria Kirkendall waves to the camera from behind a WSU School of Food Science table during a recent cranberry festival.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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In case you missed it: When he graduated from #WSU, Philip Meech (’00 Finance, Busi.) asked his parents if he could install a roasting machine in their garage to start a coffee business. #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/c...
Philip Meech and his dad are pictured here in 2000 with a coffee roasting machine in the garage of their family home.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The road to 25 years of entrepreneurship? #WSU alum Philip Meech describes it as "all bumps." On this episode of the Washington State Magazine podcast, hear the story of how Caffè Lusso and its coffee roasting made it with grit and passion. #GoCougs

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The logo for Washington State Magazine's podcast features the shapes of a microphone as well as Washington state with WSU overlaid onto the state shape.
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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You know what else makes a great stocking stuffer? Our book!

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Use the discount code HBF2025 to save 30 percent. #WSU #GoCougs #WSUPress
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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From Pullman to perfect pour-overs: on this podcast episode, #WSU alum Philip Meech shares his 25-year journey from studying sports medicine to founding Caffe Lusso. Learn how seeing a batch of coffee roasting in 1997 shifted his entire career path.

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Philip Meech makes coffee at Caffe Lusso.
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Our 2026 wall calendar makes a great stocking stuffer for fellow Cougs! Here's how to order one: www.washingtonstatemagazine.org/calendar/ #WSU #GoCougs
This image shows the cover of Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar. It features a snow-covered statue of a cougar.
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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From the archives: Apple pie is perfect for the Thanksgiving table. Christmas, too. And not just in a tin or on a plate, but in a glass. magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/ap... #WSU #GoCougs
This craft cocktail was created to complement Simple Goodness Sisters Apple Pie syrup.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"Here is my favorite Cougar Gold recipe. I make it every year for Thanksgiving." — Jason Bushman (’09 Arch.)

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This Thanksgiving green bean casserole features WSU's Cougar Gold cheese.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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In case you missed it: For her contributions toward advancing education and laying the groundwork for long-term change, Tricia Raikes ('78 Comm.) is the recipient of the 2025 Regents Distinguished Alumna Award, the highest honor #WSU bestows upon alumni. #GoCougs

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This is a portrait of a smiling Tricia Raikes ('78 Comm.) wearing a black top against a blurred background.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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From the archives: “There are so many reasons why tribal food sovereignty is important. A big overlapping aspect is that so much of culture is connected to food...And food is an important aspect that connects us to the land.” #WSU #GoCougs
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Soil falls to the earth from an open palm.
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Did you know the turkey is the only vertebrate animal domesticated in North America during ancient times? news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11... #WSU #GoCougs
This image shows a bunch of turkeys in a grassy field.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM