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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Curt Bowen ’08 speaks about Semilla Nueva, non-profit work

Dylan Tull December 8, 2011
Two Whitman alumni, Curt Bowen and Joseph Bornstein, graduated Whitman in 2008, and in three short years built from the ground up a successful non-profit organization based in Guatemala called Semilla Nueva.
Illustration: Julie Peterson

Whitman bookstore sacks plastic, adopts bagless policy

Rose Woodbury December 8, 2011
Last Thursday, November 29th, the bookstore formalized a policy it had been casually subscribing to for a while—it will no longer offer customers plastic bags unless they ask for them.
Credit: Caitlin Bergman

Whitman Christian Fellowship plans for cultural exchange in China

Sam Chapman December 8, 2011
Next summer, members of the Whitman Christian Fellowship will find themselves about as far from campus as a group could be. For six weeks, members will participate in a cultural exchange mission in China, coordinated by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a nationwide evangelical organization that works to establish religious communities on higher-education campuses.

10 facts about Whitman’s MUN

Shelly Le December 8, 2011
10 fun and interesting facts about Whitman's Model United Nation's club.

KWCW Show of the Week

The Editors December 8, 2011
DJ Kibbles and DJ Bit explore and uncover the tastiest hip-hop/electronic beats the world has to offer.

Style spotlight: Rachel Rice ’14

cade beck December 8, 2011
The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of sartorial daring to the campus. This week's Style Spotlight: sophomore Rachel Rice.

What’s the price of unpaid student internships?

Alyssa Fairbanks December 8, 2011
Students discuss the pros and cons of unpaid summer internships
Illustration: Kelly Douglas

Political Cartoon

kellydouglas December 8, 2011
A weekly editorial cartoon by Kelly Douglas.
Credit: Ethan Parrish

Profile: Who’s that dancing man?

maddybell December 8, 2011
His name is Stephen Rubin and his affiliation with Whitman College began as one of the faculty. Rubin was hired on as a professor in Whitman's Psychology Department in 1971...

Q and A with Professor Apostolidis

Kinsey White December 8, 2011

1. Do you feel as if Whitman students are politically involved, or are we trapped in the Whitman bubble? I know many Whitman students who are politically involved in a variety of different ways, from...

Illustration: MaryAnne Bowen

Modern shooters should focus on story

Blair Hanley Frank December 8, 2011
It's the holiday season, and that means there's a bumper crop of video games pouring out of development houses and vying for our screen time. Two of the biggest releases this year are "Battlefield 3" and "Modern Warfare 3," a pair of photorealistic First-Person Shooters that put you behind the eyes of soldiers. Each game has sold millions of copies, raking in even more millions of dollars for their developers and publishers. They're popular, sure, but the developers are taking the wrong lessons from their popularity. The problem isn't that "Battlefield 3" and "Modern Warfare 3" are successful, it's that the gaming industry sees them as successes.

Your finals essay vocab guide

Tabor Martinsen December 8, 2011
Need the vocabulary boost that'll turn your paper from a zero to a hero? Look no further!
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