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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Why repealing silly tax could make United States billions

J. Staten Hudson March 3, 2011
By removing, or at least lowering, the Repatriation Tax the United States would see a resurgence in private investment as companies would find it less painful to bring profits home.

Numbers in the News

Rachel Alexander March 3, 2011
Numbers in the News is a weekly feature highlighting statistics and numbers which are of interest to students.
Credit: Marie Von Hafften

Social Dance Club loosens people up on the floor

William Witwer March 3, 2011

If popular culture is any indication, ballroom dancing is not for the faint of heart, nor, stereotypically, for men. The Social Dance Club would love to change that, but their goal is not to boldly...

Faculty votes to approve Alpha Phi as Whitman’s fourth sorority

Rachel Alexander March 3, 2011
Whitman faculty voted on Wednesday, Feb. 23 to approve Alpha Phi as Whitman's fourth sorority to reduce overcrowding in existing Greek groups.

Museum in Use: The Davis Collection of Asian Art finds home, benefits students

Kate Robinette March 3, 2011
Asian art collection donated to the college in 1984 is now stored accessibly and displayed regularly in Olin's Asian Studies Center.
Credit: Molly Johanson

College environment encourages contemplation of beliefs

Derek Thurber March 3, 2011
Many people often assume that spirituality and higher education are mutually exclusive concepts—that being educated somehow inherently means that it is impossible to be spiritual. Yet Whitman College, a school of self-proclaimed academic excellence, is also home to numerous religious groups and is considered a formative place of spiritual understanding by many.

Wandering path of spiritual exploration

Patricia Vanderbilt March 3, 2011

Over 25 percent of American adults have left the faith that they were brought up in, and college can often be  a time and place for spiritual exploration or transition. A survey of Whitman students conducted...

Seeking solace: Interview with David James Duncan

Maren Schiffer March 3, 2011
Writer and activist David James Duncan visited Whitman College last week and presented a guest lecture titled “The Wild Without, and the Wild Within: Toward a spirituality that serves the living world." In this interview Duncan shares with The Pioneer his personal spiritual leanings and the journey that led him there.

A memorable liberal arts education

Gary Wang March 3, 2011

The original justification for a liberal arts education was that by learning from a wide variety of disciplines--humanities, sciences and social sciences--we students would graduate as free thinkers: people...

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