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Student-directed musical takes center stage
Diana Issa, Campus Life Reporter • April 7, 2022

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," playing this April, is the first musical at Whitman in nearly four years.  First-year Kellen Flynn, the director of the show,...

Contributed by Naji Saker.
Q&A with national champion swimmer Tanner Filion
Naia Willemsen, Campus Life Reporter • April 7, 2022

Junior Tanner Filion competed in the NCAA Division III national competition in Indianapolis over spring break. Filion competed in three events, a feat given that there...

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Let ’em fly: Helicopter parents and college students
Title IX: Survivors deserve better

Title IX: Survivors deserve better

April 1, 2022

A look into Lyman

A look into Lyman

March 10, 2022

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I’m stressed and don’t always have my life together. And that’s ok.
Scout Hutchinson , Opinion Editor • April 7, 2022

As my last semester at Whitman comes to an end, I can’t help but think about all of the amazing memories and experiences that I have had here. The people I have met will be a part of my life forever,...

Illustration by Paloma Link.
Toxic masculinity and the birth of the “chill girl”
Hailey Livingston, Columnist • April 7, 2022

In 2019, Gillette released an ad in an attempt to, first and foremost, sell razors, but also to end toxic masculinity. Perhaps their efforts weren’t as successful as we could have hoped, however,...

Illustration by Madeleine Stolp.
OP-ED: I’m just trying to piss: The gendering of nongendered experiences
Lee Thomas, Junior • April 7, 2022

I like the bathrooms in Cleveland Commons. While I don't go there often anymore, except for working and taking napkins for my house, I always enjoy being able to walk into whichever side is closest...

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Guide for titling your unnamed off-campus house
Lee Thomas, Can I crash at yours for a few days? • April 7, 2022

Sophomores, on-campus juniors, first-years who got away with lying about their age, the time is nearing for you to move out of Papa Whitman's...

Illustration by Kimberly Auran.
Make Your Own Humor Article!
Conor Bartol, A(n) [adjective] [noun] • April 7, 2022

Whitman College was shocked today by news of a(n) (adjective) ________ scandal involving a(n) (adjective) _________ (noun) _________. (your...

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