Samira Hassan, Opinion Columnist
• September 14, 2023
The class of 2027 is already making history as Whitman’s most-ever diverse class. I was so excited to be a part of this memorable class, but I quickly recognized that most people on campus don’t...
Faith Crossan, Opinion Columnist
• September 14, 2023
I’d like for you to think of your guardian. The person who held your chubby fingers as you took your first steps, the one who helped you perfect the bunny-ear loop of tying your shoes. Think of those...
Remember the last time you stayed up late scrolling through your phone? You may have been on one of many social media sites, staring at pictures of people with seemingly perfect lives. Perhaps as you continued...
Hacky sack circles are so hippie-dippy-liberal-artsy-granola-college it’s disgusting, and I’m a massive fan. I was vehemently opposed at first. You would not catch me making a fool of myself doing...
While in COVID-19 isolation, I spent my time binging the entirety of "Dance Moms" from start to finish, but before "Dance Moms," I was fully absorbed in the "Hunger Games" resurgence that had been taking...
Writer’s note: This article was inspired by the important lessons and ideas that I gained from my former philosophy major advisor, Professor Tom Davis. He helped me grow as a person through his teaching.
Why...
In 2020, the U.S. government spent $204 billion on roads and highways; compared to other state and local expenditures, highways and roads were the government’s fifth-largest expenditure. In the same...
The wet-blanket-ification of Whitman College has resulted in a campus culture of finger-wagging and desolate energy. Multiple times throughout this semester, I’ve asked my classmates, “Is it just...
Language is one of those things where, if I ruminate on it too long, I get amazingly overwhelmed and it starts to seem unbelievable. The number of languages in the world is incredible, and the countless...
This article originally appeared in the May 2, 2013 issue of The Whitman Wire.
Dear Valerie Huber, executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association:
Earlier this year, the Chicago...
In Nashville, Tennessee, two Black Democratic legislators were ousted from their seats in the State Legislature by Republican leadership. In Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey vowed to keep the abortion...
Cancel culture is not a popular actor losing employment opportunities due to misconduct; rather, it is Colorado Springs Pulse Nightclub and Matthew Shepard. This is the logic of cancellation – out of...
