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‘Whistling Vivaldi’ Encourages Discussion of Stereotypes
Illustration by MaryAnne Bowen To stimulate residence hall bonding, each year Whitman chooses a book for incoming first-years to read over the summer. For the class of 2017, the Summer Book Program, as...
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Spotlight Fades From Divestment
Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis Zealous environmentalism and student activism meet head on in the international college campaign of divestment. The peak of this issue was reached at Whitman during...
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Finding Faith: Lack of Religious Dialogue on Campus
“Why do we come here?” said Father Pedro Bautista-Peraza at the Sunday, Oct. 20 morning Mass in St. Patrick’s Church on West Poplar Street in Walla Walla. “Why?” This question of action is at the root...
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Rising in Number: Faculty Adjust to Swell in Number of Biology Majors
The graduating class of 2014 has 97 Biology majors, the highest number of graduates in one discipline ever to graduate from Whitman College. Photo by Marlena Sloss The current surge has left the life...
View ArticleWhitman Debate Team Suspended Due to Discrimination
This article was co-authored by Hannah Bartman and Sarah Cornett. The administration has suspended the Whitman debate team’s competition and traveling privileges for an indefinite period in a direct...
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David Nord Award Winners Announced
The 18th-annual David Nord Award was presented to seniors Ben Roberson and Sean Mulloy in late October. The award is presented to students who propose a project in relation to GLBTQ issues and...
View ArticleWhitman Outdoor Program Wins David J. Webb Award
On Nov. 9 at the Association Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) conference, Whitman’s Outdoor Program (the OP) won the David J. Webb Program Excellence Award. Whitman is the smallest college to...
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Wa-Hi Bond Takes Next Steps
Illustration by MaryAnne Bowen Walla Walla High School’s school board is taking steps to modify the bond which failed last February that would serve a needed renovation for Wa-Hi’s facilities. The...
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Setting the Table: A Look at The Food Pantry of Walla Walla
Illustration by MaryAnne Bowen The Food Pantry of Walla Walla is tucked into the basement of the First Presbyterian Church on First Avenue and Poplar Street. This modest facility, taking up only two...
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Media Studies Professor’s Departure Raises Questions About Hiring Process
Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis Whitman College has hired Tarik Elseewi as the new tenure-track assistant professor of film and media studies beginning in the fall semester of 2014. The...
View ArticleWhitman Students to bring ‘Romance on Main Street’
Three elements of a romantic evening—wine (for those older than 21), comedy and smooth jazz—will converge at Main Street Studios in the show “Romance on Main Street,” which takes place at 7 p.m. on...
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Walla Walla’s Best Dance Crew Raises Money for Worthy Cause
Photo by Marra Clay The third annual Walla Walla’s Best Dance Crew will be held this upcoming Saturday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in Cordiner Hall. The event is organized by Whitman’s Kappa Alpha Theta chapter...
View ArticleWalla Walla Guitar Festival to Feature West Coast Blues
Walla Walla will be hosting the third annual Coyote King’s Invitational Walla Walla Guitar Festival this weekend, which will feature 16 blues and roots bands including artists from all over the West...
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Local Music, Wine: Walla Walla Musicians Thrive in Diverse Local Music Scene
In a small town like Walla Walla, it seems hard to imagine that a music community could flourish in diversity and style. This, however, is not the case. Walla Walla’s small community enhances dialogue...
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A Cool Lecture You Want to Attend But Probably Can’t Because You Have Too Much Homework: Yeah, you should go. Probably Thursday at 7 p.m., academic building Rager at Frat Come drink beer and dance in a...
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Another Socially Conscious Seattle-Based Hip-hop Group Comes to Campus
Illustration by Asa Mease. This Thursday, April 3, Whitman will host yet another socially conscious Seattle-based hip-hop artist, RAPlemore, to play in the Reid Campus Center. Preaching for world peace...
View ArticleIce Chalet Hosts Final Event of Season
Students are invited to take a step out of the April showers and onto the ice at the final Ice Chalet event at the YWCA. The Ice Chalet, the only public ice skating rink in Walla Walla, will close for...
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Gumboot Dances its Way to Walla Walla
Language, tradition, rhythm and Walla Walla all meet in the southern African dance of gumboot. Led by senior international student from southern Africa, Thabo Liphoto, approximately 10 Whitman students...
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Artists Cooperate in Walla PopUp Gallery
The Walla PopUp Gallery is a collaborative and economically innovative concept: a communal art gallery that opens for only a month in which all artists involved work for the gallery and profit from the...
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Roberta Davidson to Step Down as Whitman English Faculty Member
Photo by Halley McCormick Professor of English Roberta Davidson will bring her 26-year career at Whitman to an end at the end of this year in order to move to southern California to write fiction. This...
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