May | 2013 | CAS in the Media | Washington State University

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A sense of imperiled whiteness

May 30, 2013

Richard King, professor in the Department of Critical Culture, Gender and Race Studies, says III Citadel — a walled city which may be built this summer in northern Idaho’s Benewah County — “fits a long pattern among Patriots, neo-Nazis, sovereigns and those with antigovernment agendas to prize the Pacific Northwest as an ideal location to escape from modern America.”

Quoted in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Report, Dr. King said that those lured by III Citadel may be experiencing “a sense of an endangered way of life, anchored in a sense of imperiled whiteness, especially as inflected by class, gender and sexuality.”

New recording features WSU jazz faculty

May 16, 2013

“9:00 am,” a recording featuring Washington State University jazz faculty members Brian Ward, piano, and Dave Hagelganz, tenor saxophone, was recently released on the peer-reviewed WSU Recordings label.

It is available on iTunes, Amazon mp3, Amazon On Demand, Spotify, Rhapsody and other websites. Compact discs are available from the WSU School of Music.

The recording features duo performances of beloved songs from the “Great American Songbook,” including Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark,” Jimmy Van Huesen and Johnny Burke’s “It Could Happen To You” and jazz standards like Woody Shaw’s “Theme for Maxine” and Sam Rivers’ “Beatrice.” The recording is entitled “9:00 am” because that is the time the duo rehearsed.

Outstanding seniors honored

May 2, 2013

Twenty-five outstanding students from the Class of 2013 will be honored for their academic and extracurricular achievements at the first College of Arts and Sciences’ Senior Recognition event on Friday, May 3.

The seniors were selected by faculty and represent all degree programs offered by the college. As a group and individually, they have demonstrated commitment to the university community and dedication to expanding their learning opportunities beyond the classroom. Many have overcome significant obstacles or exhibited unique initiative in completing their studies.