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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman receives high national rankings

Whitman receives high national rankings

Sam Chapman October 27, 2011
For a high school student searching for the perfect college, school rankings in the media quickly become familiar. This year, Whitman was ranked 42 out of 252 liberal arts schools by U.S. News and World Report.
Illustration: Emily Johnson

CCC hopes to install dual-flush toilets across campus

Sam Chapman October 20, 2011
Promoting sustainability on a college campus requires long-term change. The beginning of a new wave can be seen today in the restrooms of Reid Campus Center—and the people who started it are confident it can spread. The change began last year, when a committee within Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) installed dual-flush toilets in the women's restrooms at Reid.
Credit: Cade Beck

Students consider ethics of international work with Peace Corps

Sam Chapman October 13, 2011
At Whitman's graduate school fair on Thursday, October 6, Peace Corps recruited graduating students, prompting discussion on ethics of development.
Credit: Marin Axtell

Juan Melendez discusses injustice of capital punishment

Sam Chapman October 6, 2011
“I hope he's not innocent . . . I hope he's not innocent . . ." Whenever Juan Roberto Melendez saw the lights flickering in his cell, that was the mantra he repeated over and over in his mind.

Liberal arts education valuable for pre-professional students

Sam Chapman September 29, 2011

Most larger universities, such as the University of Washington, have moved toward the trend of offering pre-professional majors, but Whitman is just one of the many liberal arts colleges across the nation...

Co-op looks for new location

Sam Chapman September 22, 2011

In June 2011, Whitman's Daily Market Cooperative grocery store anticipated a move to a larger, more accessible location in downtown Walla Walla.   More than three months later, the store has yet to make...

Credit: David Jacobson

Sociology department keeping up with reduced courseloads

Sam Chapman September 15, 2011
At the beginning of this semester, the sociology department faced a dilemma: with three professors on reduced workloads and one on sabbatical, how could they continue to provide the full slate of courses their students required?
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