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The Ides of March

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The Filth of Progress: Immigrants, Americans, and the Building of Canals and Railroads in the West

CUB Junior Ballroom 210

Dr. Ryan Dearinger, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of History, Eastern Oregon University Ryan Dearinger tells the story of the immigrants and Americans—the Irish, Chinese, Mormons, and native-born citizens—whose labor created the West's infrastructure and turned the nation's dream of a continental empire into a reality. Salvaging stories often omitted from the triumphant narrative of […]

Public Dams, Private Power: The Fight for Clarks Hill, 1946-1957

CUB Auditorium

In the decade following the end of World War II, public and private forces collided over plans to construct a massive federal dam on the Snake River at Hells Canyon. The battle sparked national debates about nature, energy, economic development, and political power, as private interests successfully “unplugged” the New Deal in the US Northwest […]

2017 RCI George and Bernadine Converse Lecture: Dr. Bart Elmore

CUB 220 (Senior Ballroom) Pullman, WA

“Coke Isn’t Dope! The Ecological Limits of Coca-Cola Capitalism”. Dr. Bart Elmore, Assistant Professor of History, The Ohio State University. Coca-Cola is everywhere. Today, the company sells over 1.8 billion servings of its products daily to customers in over 190 countries worldwide. So how did the company do it? That’s the question that inspired environmental […]