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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Respectfully engage others when discussing issues of race

February 13, 2014

This guest column was written by Olivia Hagel '16 Last semester, the Whitman community was filled with significant buzz surrounding issues of racism and privilege on campus. And now, well into 2014 and...

Do Not Remain Silent on Divestment

October 23, 2013
“The outcome of the stigmatization process, which the fossil fuel divestment campaign has triggered, poses the most far-reaching threat to fossil fuel companies and the vast energy value chain.” Those are the words of a new report, released on Oct. 8 by Oxford University. The report adds to the growing body of research on the fossil fuel divestment movement, a movement which hit Whitman earlier this year in January.

Letter to the Editor: Lighten Up, Whitman

October 3, 2013
An open letter to the student nighttime cyclist I encountered last week: You were dressed in black and you had no lighting. Sitting at the stop sign in my car, I saw that all the oncoming vehicle lights to my left were far enough away for me to safely make a right turn. Suddenly, however, you appeared at my right bumper as I pulled out. Very scary.
Illustration: Tyle Schuh

Idealism and Difference: Body Image at Whitman

August 29, 2013
A guest columnist considers the Whittie approach to thinking about body image.

Peace, Work, Gandhi Found in Organic Garden

August 29, 2013
Organic Garden Summer Intern Genevieve Jones chronicles how hard work and chaos meet Gandhi and contemplative peace in Whitman's Organic Garden.
Zoe Ingerson 13. Photo by Skye Vander Laan.

We’re Greater Than Our Productivity

May 13, 2013
As we approach graduation, let's please not talk about what we're getting done, for a change. Let's talk about getting started; the possibilities are endless.
Marcial Diaz 13. Photo by Skye Vander Laan.

Whitman Key Space for Challenging Viewpoints

May 13, 2013
Whitman is a safe environment to experiment with who you are, what you think, and just be different, yet students often don't take full advantage of this.
Heather Domonoske 13. Photos by Skye Vander Laan.

Hard Times Teach Us The Most

May 13, 2013
We are entering a phase in which we may be more aware of the challenges to come, but we must remember to embrace them, to learn from them and to know that in one way or another, they too will lead to moments of joy and fulfillment.

Letter to the Editor: Whitman Must Be Accountable on Climate Change

April 18, 2013

I have joined a campaign at my college to call for our endowment to be divested from the companies with the largest reserves of fossil fuels. We call for divestment in solidarity with people on the front...

Divestment Should Be More than Just Symbolic

April 11, 2013
Although the divestment campaign is important, we can’t afford to politely ask that everyone around us change, oil companies included, if we can’t take the first step and change ourselves.

White Male Grateful for Power and Privilege Symposium

April 11, 2013
Two weeks after the Power and Privilege Symposium, Michael Anderson is still talking about race. A first-year upper-middle-class white student from Portland, Michael is thrilled to have had the two-day lecture series confronting the issues of power and privilege. “I wasn’t sure at first if I’d have enough time to even attend a workshop, but then I realized I could probably watch the finale of 'Girls' on HBO Go anytime," he said.
Illustration by Eduardo Vazquez

Racism Ain’t Over Just Yet

April 4, 2013
Although the Power and Privilege Symposium successfully got campus talking about race, the conversation cannot end with the symposium.
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