A name often comes with a meaning devoid of relevance to its owner. These titles—more specifically last names—are passed to family members and carry with them any meaning that other relatives have given them. Whitman has its own collection of significant, recognizable names.
The 1977 football controversy irrevocably altered the Whitman community. All it took was a simple leaked story to create a campus-wide uproar, the ramifications of which are felt to this day.
