Whitman Wire

What were they thinking?

Zach Duffy • December 2, 2010

Whitman's administration and faculty needs to start listening to student concerns about enrollment pressure.

Whitman should change its course registration system

Zach Duffy • November 11, 2010

November 5 marked the beginning of Whitman's spring semester registration period, and with it the mad rush of students trying to get into their most desired classes. I watched on helplessly this past Friday...

President Bridges Should Get Political

Zach Duffy • October 20, 2010

A resolution supporting the DREAM Act was passed by ASWC in their last Senate meeting. Now is the time for President Bridges to endorse the DREAM Act.

Give Prisoners the Gift of a Whitman Education

Zach Duffy • October 7, 2010

I recently heard about an incredible program at Bard College. It's called the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), and since 2001, it has offered credit-bearing courses toward undergraduate degrees for inmates...

Give students an incentive to volunteer

Zach Duffy • September 23, 2010

Whitman College should create some sort of incentive that encourages students to volunteer.

Whitman needs to reexamine 3-2

Zach Duffy • September 16, 2010

Freshmen, transfers: Welcome to Whitman College. This college is a great place, one where you will make friends to last a lifetime and take classes that alter your worldviews. But put all of the praise...