TODAY: Seattle Eco-Artist Chris Jordan Gives Lecture “Encountering Midway” Linking Albatross Deaths with Pacific Trash

Renowned Seattle environmental- and eco-artist Chris Jordan uses photography and digital imagery to share illuminating and often-shocking information internationally about the ill effects of mass consumerism and its resulting trash. Such as albatross chicks who die by the thousands because they can’t digest the plastic bottle caps their parents fed them, thinking it was food floating on the ocean.

Jordan visits WSU for a 7 p.m. lecture TODAY in the CUB Auditorium that is open to the public at no charge: “Encountering Midway: A Barometer for Our Culture and Our World.”

It will be linked to this year’s Common Reading book, “Garbology.” Jordan’s visit is hosted by the Common Reading, a program in the WSU Office of Undergraduate Education; co-sponsor is the Student Entertainment Board Art Committee.

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WSU hosts 50th Murrow Symposium on April 6, featuring industry leaders and livestream access

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Over three days, the symposium will feature keynote speakers, nationally recognized journalists, industry panels, and interactive student experiences.

By Brett Atwood, WSU Murrow College of Communication