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Washington State University Buildings and Landscapes

Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950

President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.

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Contents of this path:
1. Bowling, 1953
2. Bowling, 1954
3. Bowling, 1967
4. Cambodia invasion protest rally
5. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 A Photograph of President Wilson M. Compton shoveling dirt in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
6. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
7. Compton Union Building (CUB), interior, ca. 1960 A photograph of the Governor's Reception inside the Compton Union Building ballroom, WSU building #63. Alternating men and women in formal attire lock arms in dance. The ballroom's hardwood floors and recessed overhead lights are visible in the foreground. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
8. Crimson Circle, 1954
9. CUB, 1967
10. CUB and Holland Library, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
11. Dance in CUB
12. Dancing at the Compton Union Building, 1962
13. Free coffee day, 1953
14. Gathering at the CUB, 1962
15. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
16. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
17. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
18. Harvest Ball dance at the CUB, 1972
19. Losers' Walk, 1954 Washington State College (later Washington State University) students gather outside the Compton Union Building (CUB) in preparation for the Losers' Walk to the University of Idaho campus. Signs present read "Idaho have Fun; We won't walk 'til 81" (presumably this involved some bad math and refers to WSC last having lost 29 years earlier, though the correct math would put 29 years later at '83), and "If Jones goes, so goes Alpha Tau Delta," which refers to ASWSU President Barry Jones. Traditionally the Losers Walk bet only involved members of the two schools student government and student newspapers, but others almost always accompanied them. In 1954, reports vary in saying from 1000 to 2000 Cougars walked.
20. Losers' Walk, 1954
21. Losers' Walk, 1956
22. Losers' Walk, 1954
23. Losers' Walk, 1954
24. Losers' Walk, 1954
25. Losers' Walk, 1956
26. Losers' Walk, 1956
27. Losers' Walk, 1962
28. Losers' walk, 1965
29. Losers' walk, 1965
30. Losers' Walk, 1962
31. Losers' Walk, 1960
32. Mardi Gras carnival, 1964
33. May, Catherine, 1960
34. Orientation Dance, 1954
35. Pool tournament, 1967
36. Socializing in the CUB, 1952
37. Student protest rally, CUB, 1970.
38. Student rally in support of Ralph Atkins Students rally in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University in support of Ralph Atkins. In March of 1970, nearly 3,000 students marched through Pullman to protest the draft, racism, and were boycotting non-union grapes to show support for migrant workers. Several demonstrators entered Pullman supermarkets and began smashing grapes. However, only Ralph Atkins, a black sophomore who was dressed in a Black Panther uniform, was arrested; he was charged with inciting a riot.
39. Students rally
40. Tour of CUB, 1952
41. Vietnam War Protest, 1965
42. Voting booths, 1964
43. Compton Union Building
44. Compton Union Building
45. Students outside Student Union, 1964
46. Students outside Student Union, 1964
47. Students meet to discuss issues
Contents of this path:
1. Original Construction for CUB
2. Bowling, 1953
3. Bowling, 1954
4. Bowling, 1967
5. Cambodia invasion protest rally
6. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 A Photograph of President Wilson M. Compton shoveling dirt in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
7. Compton Union Building (CUB), ground breaking, 1950 President Wilson M. Compton participating in a ground breaking ceremony for the new Compton Union Building. Dignitaries stand in the background. The brick structure visible in the background through the pine trees is one of the oldest campus reservoirs. Built during the earliest days of WSU, the reservoir was no longer in use by the 1930s. It was razed during the construction of the CUB. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
8. Compton Union Building (CUB), interior, ca. 1960 A photograph of the Governor's Reception inside the Compton Union Building ballroom, WSU building #63. Alternating men and women in formal attire lock arms in dance. The ballroom's hardwood floors and recessed overhead lights are visible in the foreground. Designed by John Maloney in modern functional style, the Compton Union Building (CUB) was built in 1951 at a cost of $3 million and named for Wilson Compton, WSU President 1944 to 1951. The CUB was financed by the Regents through bond issues totaling $2,613,000, with the remaining funds contributed by the Associated Students (ASSCW). In 1969, a major renovation added an additional floor to the building including hotel rooms.
9. CUB, 1967
10. CUB and Holland Library, Washington State University, Pullman, 2003
11. Dance in CUB
12. Dancing at the Compton Union Building, 1962
13. Free coffee day, 1953
14. Gathering at the CUB, 1962
15. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
16. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
17. Gretchen Van Bevers and basketball boys, 1962
18. Harvest Ball dance at the CUB, 1972
19. Losers' Walk, 1954 Washington State College (later Washington State University) students gather outside the Compton Union Building (CUB) in preparation for the Losers' Walk to the University of Idaho campus. Signs present read "Idaho have Fun; We won't walk 'til 81" (presumably this involved some bad math and refers to WSC last having lost 29 years earlier, though the correct math would put 29 years later at '83), and "If Jones goes, so goes Alpha Tau Delta," which refers to ASWSU President Barry Jones. Traditionally the Losers Walk bet only involved members of the two schools student government and student newspapers, but others almost always accompanied them. In 1954, reports vary in saying from 1000 to 2000 Cougars walked.
20. Losers' Walk, 1954
21. Losers' Walk, 1956
22. Crimson Circle, 1954
23. Losers' walk, 1965
24. Losers' Walk, 1962
25. Losers' Walk, 1956
26. Losers' Walk, 1956
27. Losers' Walk, 1954
28. Losers' Walk, 1954
29. Losers' Walk, 1954
30. Losers' walk, 1965
31. Losers' Walk, 1962
32. Losers' Walk, 1960
33. Mardi Gras carnival, 1964
34. May, Catherine, 1960
35. Orientation Dance, 1954
36. Pool tournament, 1967
37. Socializing in the CUB, 1952
38. Student protest rally, CUB, 1970.
39. Student rally in support of Ralph Atkins Students rally in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University in support of Ralph Atkins. In March of 1970, nearly 3,000 students marched through Pullman to protest the draft, racism, and were boycotting non-union grapes to show support for migrant workers. Several demonstrators entered Pullman supermarkets and began smashing grapes. However, only Ralph Atkins, a black sophomore who was dressed in a Black Panther uniform, was arrested; he was charged with inciting a riot.
40. Students rally
41. Tour of CUB, 1952
42. Students meet to discuss issues
43. Students outside Student Union, 1964
44. Students outside Student Union, 1964
45. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 1957
46. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 1967-1968
47. Remodel/Additional Construction of CUB 2006-2008
48. Layton, Nicki, 1961