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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Pamela London September 20, 2012
Whitman’s third annual W Club golf tournament went off without a hitch last Friday, bringing alumni and student athletes together for an afternoon of hitting the links.
Playwrights give guidance, inspiration to Instant Play Festival participants

Playwrights give guidance, inspiration to Instant Play Festival participants

Mallory Martin September 20, 2012
The Instant Play Festival is a time-honored Whitman tradition. Entering its fifth year, the festival gives 14 Whitties the opportunity to learn from three different professional playwrights over the course of three weeks, absorbing all they can and learning the tricks of the trade.

‘Fifty Shades of Gray’ author says novel was ‘inspired’ by Whitman College

Tabor Martinsen September 20, 2012
Before writing her bestselling erotica novel, author and "Twilight Saga" fanatic E.L. James traveled to Washington to gain more inspiration for a "Twilight"-esque trilogy that she planned to write. After taking a few very unforgiving wrong turns, James ended up in Walla Walla and consequently Whitman College for an afternoon. It took just one short afternoon on campus for James to be compelled enough to find her needed inspiration for her book.

Digital presence impacts ‘real’ world

Paul H-P September 20, 2012
Most of us would agree that we care about how we are perceived, and this extends to our internet personas. Yet despite this concern, we do not take our internet selves seriously enough.

Arabic at Whitman

Sarah Cornett September 20, 2012
The current lack of Arabic classes at Whitman recently gained campus-wide attention when sophomore Annabelle Marcovici created an online petition to prove student interest to the administration.
Jordan (left) handling a green mamba held by Royjan Taylor at Bio-Ken research centre at Watamu.  Photo contributed by Steve Spawls.

Senior Jordan Benjamin takes on snakes in Benin

Maegan Nelson September 20, 2012

Senior Jordan Benjamin knew exactly what he wanted to be when he was growing up. "I always knew that I wanted to be a herpetologist, but it took me a while to figure out exactly what that was going...

High school important, character paramount

Hannah Aguirre-Clayshulte September 20, 2012
High schools are like people: they have their own personalities, their own strengths and weaknesses, their own behaviors. In a way, our high school becomes one of the many aspects that define us. Because we are so connected to our secondary schooling, it is only understandable that it plays some role in the admissions process.
Music Is - Sounds and Philosophies of Musicians Across Campus

“Music Is” – Sounds and Philosophies of Musicians Across Campus

Becca Mellema September 20, 2012

Pioneer photographer/videographer Becca Mellema takes us to the people behind the instruments. Jonas Myers, David Fleming, Elijah Smith, and Katherine Lee are featured, including clips of three original...

Numbers in the news

Emily Lin-Jones September 20, 2012

6 Number of Chinese ships that entered disputed territory between Okinawa and Taiwan on Sept. 14, heightening China-Japan tensions 3 Months until the 75th anniversary of the 1937 Massacre of Nanjing...

Private High School vs. Public High School

Adam Brayton September 20, 2012

Whitman features students of all sorts of backgrounds, but one that often goes overlooked is one's educational background. There are those who went to public school and those that went to private school--but...

Im Wald

Karah Kemmerly September 20, 2012
During my stay in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, I go hiking in the Black Forest.

ASWC First-Year Senators Announced

Rachel Alexander September 17, 2012

Polls for ASWC's first-year senators closed at 8 p.m. tonight, and the results are in: Jack Percival, James Lavery, Allison Kelly and Anya Tudisco will be representing the class of 2016 in the ASWC...

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