Whitman got a taste of one of America's more provocative political flavors on Friday, Sep. 16, 2011 when members of the LaRouche movement, a political action committee known for its extremism, paid the campus a visit. The two activists spent several hours on the corner of Boyer Avenue and Park Street, exchanging passionate words with a crowd of students drawn by the LaRouche posters that depict President Barack Obama with a Hitler mustache photoshopped onto his face.
Every year, nearly 2,000 artists flock to Louisville, Kent. to audition for a coveted spot in the Actors Theatre of Louisville's Acting Apprentice Company. Whitman alumnus Chris Reid was among those 2000 hopefuls, but unlike the 1,978 turned away after auditions, Reid was awarded a position.
Whitman students Colleen Bell and Kaitlan Benner have started a new GlobeMed chapter at Whitman. GlobeMed is a network of university students across the United States who partner with grassroots organizations around the world to improve the health of people living in poverty.
After a long and in-depth search process last spring, Dan Terrio has been appointed new Chief Information Officer at Whitman. He is the successor of previous CIO Keiko Pitter, who retired last year. Terrio has been working in the field of technology for more than 20 years, most recently as CIO of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore.
Whitman College's improve comedy team Varsity Nordic combines forces with Delta Gamma at their 24-hour Improv Comedy event from Friday, April 29 to Saturday, April 30. All proceeds benefit the Blue Mountain Heart to Heart and Service for Sight's Walla Walla Audible Crosswalk Fund.
With housing options being discussed and sorted out for the coming year, Whitman College athletes frequently choose to live with teammates. But is this a wise decision?
Off-campus houses, Greek...
On Saturday, April 16, Whitman College students will use plaster to immortalize their chests in a mold to raise money for charity.
This annual event hosted by the Fine Arts House is now open to...
The ubiquitous hammering of the construction crew, while previously a minor nuisance to theatre students and professors, has now become a present obstacle. The current Harper Joy Theatre renovations, which...
