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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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ASWC has beef with meat dress, rejects appeal

caitlinhardee December 8, 2011
Junior Clare Spatola-Knoll's request for ASWC funding to recreate Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress was denied and her appeal was defeated in a 15-3 vote, but not without extensive debate.

SAW crops expand to include basil, lettuce

Molly Johanson October 6, 2011

For the past two years, Student Agriculture at Whitman (SAW) has been providing Bon Appétit salad bars with crops of micro-greens grown in the greenhouse on the roof of the science building. This year...

Credit: Catie Bergman

Physical plant waters down concerns about sprinkler use

Allison Work September 22, 2011
Frequent sprinkler use on campus has led some students to raise concerns about water conservation at a purportedly environmentally-friendly school. However, physical plant employees assure students that the sprinkler system is sustainable.
Credit: Charlie Li

Bike share program works through challenges, towards completion

Dylan Tull September 22, 2011
Current sophomores and Bike Share interns Andrew Patel and Sara Kleinkopf hope to make Whitman more accessible and make bicycling more convenient for both on- and off-campus students by completing a bike rental program that was started by the previous Bike Share interns last spring.

Baseball hosts green game

Tyler Hurlburt April 27, 2011
By hosting a green game, the baseball team looks to raise sustainability awareness.

Bon Appétit’s “Stories from the Field” encourages diologue among students

Molly Johanson November 4, 2010
Bon Appetit West Coast Fellow Vera Chang came to talk about what she has seen while touring west coast farms and colleges.
Charlie Procknow 11 and community members listen to a panel title Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Activism in Walla Walla Saturday, Dec. 5, as part of the Network for Young Walla Wallas First Annual Youth Leadership Summit. Credit: Van Neste

First Leadership Summit a success for Network for Young Walla Walla

Galen Bernard December 10, 2009
Students from Whitman and Walla Walla University gathered last weekend for the group's first event under the theme of sustainability.

Direct from Copenhagen: U.S. Congress prevents progress

Lisa Curtis December 9, 2009
U.S. delegation fears another 1997 when they refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. U.S. wants developing countries to commit to set emissions.
Credit: Von Hafften

Colored glass not trash in Walla Walla

Rachel Alexander December 3, 2009
Students mistakenly trash colored glass due to misunderstood Walla Walla recycling policy.

‘Not in my backyard’ attitude ruins wind power prospects

Lisa Curtis November 5, 2009

If nine out of 10 Americans support wind development, why does it take over a million dollars and seven to 10 years just to assess the feasibility of a wind project? Wind developers everywhere, from...

Controversy over carbon offsets misguided

Lisa Curtis October 29, 2009

When I told a professor that I'm working on a project to install energy efficient compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) in low-income areas in Walla Walla, he became excited. Then I told him that I'm writing...

Credit: Sloane

Local colleges energize community solar project

Rachel Alexander October 29, 2009

If representatives from each of Walla Walla's three colleges have their way, the region will soon be transformed by an energy revolution. This, at least, is the hope of Walla Walla University physics...

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