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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration: Eddy Vazquez

Whitman Inequality Map

Dana Thompson December 1, 2011
Don't know what an inequality map is? Read the article?
Illustration: Julie Peterson

Playing pundit: Whitties weigh in on current campaign season

tylerking December 1, 2011
Cain proposes a 9-9-9 plan: nine percent personal income tax, nine percent sales tax, and nine percent corporate income tax. He believes that the government doesn't create jobs—businesses do.
Illustration: Emily Johnson

Comic

emilyjohnson December 1, 2011

Illustration: MaryAnne Bowen

War against censorship: Never surrender

Peter Chen December 1, 2011
I never had convenient access to Twitter, Facebook or Youtube for nearly two years before I came to Whitman College this fall. To access these websites, I had to use a special software called “FreeU," and even though I could open website pages, sending a comment and video would take forever because it takes a long time to climb over the Great Fire Wall (GFW).

The Whitman Inequality Quiz

Tabor Martinsen December 1, 2011
Remember those inequalities you did in the 2nd grade? Now there's a practical use for that knowledge.

KWCW Show of the Week

The Editors December 1, 2011
Ziggy Sawdust storms the airwaves after Midnight Monsoon with two hours of hardcore jams to meet your metal needs. German metal, death metal, industrial, grindcore—it's all here. Show Monday how you really feel about it.

Industry insiders speak on music business in crisis

caitlinhardee December 1, 2011
On Friday, Nov. 11, it was announced that EMI Music would be acquired by Universal Music Group, while EMI Publishing will be absorbed by Sony. The Pioneer spoke to a range of industry insiders and music lovers on these developments and their implications for a struggling business.

#firstworldproblems

caricortez December 1, 2011
The problems of today... for the One Percent.

Students seek out info-tainment, international news

Molly Emmett December 1, 2011
There is an interesting paradox that appears when students enter college. In many ways, staying up to date is easy and encouraged, whether through intellectual class discussions of current events or the less academic, ubiquitous presence of Facebook and Twitter.

Twitter, Facebook break illusion of understanding

Alfredo Villaseñor December 1, 2011
With the intent of broadening my knowledge of social networking sites, I recently decided to get my very own Twitter account. I've been following writers, comedians, hacker groups, news organizations and the queen of England, trying to get some insight into the thoughts and workings of today's internet-goers. But despite my ethnographic aims, Twitter has left me just as clueless about people as I was before. Here's a recent tweet by a sick Neil Gaiman that I feel sums up the bafflement brought on by Twitter: “If horrible brownygreen snotgunk was incredibly valuable and rare, I would be the richest man in the world."
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