I am a huge fan of movies that explore the final frontier: space. My voyages to unknown worlds in “Star Trek†and going to infinity and beyond in “2001: A Space Odyssey†(or maybe that was “Toy Story") left me chomping at the bit for Christopher Nolan’s newest film, “Interstellar.â€"
Student representatives on governing boards play an important role on campus, providing students’ perspectives and advocating for student values to Board members who make the final decisions about how the college in run. However, without a direct voice when the full board meets to make decisions, student representatives are at times left unsure of when their ideas are having an impact on the trustees.
Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis.
It's the people, not the perks, that are important to Whitman students when it comes to religious holidays. Celebrating with the people they know is what is important...
With midterm elections approaching in November, Whitman students hosted a voter registration drive on Friday, Sept. 26. Juniors Gladys Gitau and Michael Augustine organized the drive through the Washington Bus, an advocacy group which promotes youth political involvement.
“The hotel name Best Western is a tribute to Hilton’s hotel background. This way the twins will be forever linked to Paris,†said Kanye. He also added that Best Western “has an excellent continental breakfast and a lovely lobby so it seemed only natural to name one after the hotel establishment.â€
In an era where politicians still treat the economy as though it’s one blow from caving in, why would you prevent a capable person from entering the workforce? Isn’t the idea that felony changes the nature of a human, dare I say it, a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy?
The album is a psychedelic indie rock manifesto that channels a sultry, creative and effortlessly cool vibe. Each track is crafted from the ground up, often starting off with simplistic percussion lines or deep bass beats and building into something unforeseen.
"Boyhood," written and directed by Richard Linklater, chronicles the life of a boy named Mason (Ellar Coltrane) and his family from Mason’s childhood until he enters college. Interestingly, Linklater isn’t shooting a documentary, but rather brings back the same cast year after year for 12 years to chronicle the next segment of his film.
Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson surprised many at his talk at Cordiner Hall on Thursday, Sept. 11, when he whole-heartedly embraced creationism as a legitimate origin story and dismissed all of his previous scientific pursuits.
