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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

New nightlife coming to downtown Walla Walla, Aloha Sushi gets a bar

caitlinhardee October 15, 2009

With the closing of local café Wildberries, located just off Main Street, neighboring Aloha Sushi Bar seized the chance to expand its premises and offer Walla Walla a new nightlife opportunity. The old...

Credit: Cornelius

Whitman Composers’ Concert: young composers speak out

C.J. Wisler October 15, 2009
At the Whitman Composers' Concert, student composers' works “see the light for the first time," said Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music John D. Earnest. The concert, which took place on Thursday, Oct. 8, celebrated each student composer's hard work and dedication to music by showcasing their various pieces of music to the Whitman community.

The Flaming Lips – Embryonic

Andrew Hall October 15, 2009

As they re-entered pop culture's collective consciousness for the second time in the 2000s, the Flaming Lips did two things: they developed a live show that seemed to be getting larger, stranger and more...

Our picks of Events on Campus –– Oct. 9-16

Connor Guy October 8, 2009
Italian Heritage Days and the Whitman Composers Concert are our two picks for this week. Click through for more information about where and when the events are.

No Age – ‘Losing Feeling’

Andrew Hall October 8, 2009

No Age understands two things especially well: they know that good-looking products will sell better than ugly ones and they understand the importance of keeping busy in an industry dominated by infuriatingly...

Rocktober Reviews

caitlinhardee October 8, 2009

Wake up, September has ended. It's now Rocktober, that magical month of fabulous new music. With the economy still lurking in the dumpster, you don't want to be wasting your funds on crummy albums. For...

Cooking club: local produce, tasty treats

Cooking club: local produce, tasty treats

C.J. Wisler October 8, 2009
When sophomore Alyssa Breetwor enrolled in a Sustainable Food and Agriculture class and joined a community garden, she discovered the appreciation and talent many of her classmates had for cooking.
Slam poets bring back the beat

Slam poets ‘bring back the beat’

Connor Guy October 8, 2009
While students may perceive Whitman as an artsy institution rife with a cappella groups and literary magazines, slam poetry is not, perhaps, among the most prominent of the arts on campus.
Kelsey Yuhara 10, Taneeka Hanson 11 and Anastasia Higham 11 haunt George Stanton 10 as the furies in the final act. Credit: Bullion

‘Orestia’ shines despite constraints

C.J. Wisler October 8, 2009
“The Oresteia" is a difficult play, not one to treat lightly. It is a complex play in its poetic literacy, story and social complications. The famous Greek trilogy-tragedy by Aeschylus follows the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, her subsequent murder by her son Orestes (after whom the trilogy is named), and his trial. The original play is packed with murder, psychological torture, gender roles, personal vendetta and divine fatalism. It is a daunting task to direct in a compelling way for a modern audience.
Crossword Answers from Issue 4: Big Men on Campus

Crossword Answers from Issue 4: Big Men on Campus

Connor Guy October 4, 2009

Puzzle by Karl Wallulis ACROSS 1. Bridge 5. Location of Merchants 9. To and ___ 12. Volcanic creation 13. Crushing on 14. Author of Solaris 15. Restricted ___ 16. Mormonism, e.g. 17. Had...

Christine Texeira ‘10 pours over a text next to Lakum Duckum in preparation for her application to honors candicacy. senior english majors pursuing the honors creative thesis option had to submit detailed proposals outlining  their projects on Monday, Sept. 21. Credit: Gold

Senior writers pursue creative honors theses

caitlinhardee October 1, 2009
You're getting ready to finish up your English degree. If you're writing a thesis, you're facing an important question: would you rather write seventy pages on a critical analysis of James Joyce, or seventy pages of your own short stories?

Eggs good for more than just chocolate chip cookies

contributor October 1, 2009
Yet the egg—in its round, smooth perfection, has unfortunately been delegated to the gruesome culinary category of “staple." Metaphorically, literally, however you look at it, the egg has lost its individual luster.
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