WSU is only about an hour south of Spokane, which is a fairly decent size city. There is plenty of culture in Pullman and Spokane, as well as in Moscow, Idaho which is 8 miles away. Museums, water parks, malls, movie theaters, camping, art galleries, etc. Pullman is a college town with a fun atmosphere. The weather is poor? How so? There are all four seasons (snow in winter, blazing hot in summer, and somewhere in-between for spring and fall).