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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

‘Viva La Vulva!’: Exploring women’s issues, experiences in Whitman production of ‘Vagina Monologues’

C.J. Wisler February 12, 2009

Embracing the challenge of performing one of the most controversial and dynamic performance ensembles of recent times, Whitman clubs Voices for Planned Parenthood (VOX) and Feminists Advocating Change...

No final answer for rags-to-riches fairytale:  a review of Slumdog Millionaire

No ‘final answer’ for rags-to-riches fairytale: a review of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Corey Feinstein February 12, 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" is an unlikely fairy-tale, told in raw fashion by its diverse and genre-less director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting", "Millions", "28 Days Later"). The very moment that the projection...

Coffeehouse seeks new co-manager

Josh Goodman February 12, 2009

When senior Tricia Chow graduates this spring, she'll leave behind friends, professors and her job as co-manager of Coffeehouse. That leaves the weekly concert series, featuring Whitman students and the...

Dance team debuts at basketball games

Dance team debuts at basketball games

Alyssa Fairbanks February 12, 2009

The Whitman Dance Team spiced up the Feb. 6 men's basketball game against Linfield and the Feb. 7 women's game against Willamette with a brand new routine performed during half-time. The dance team...

Chinese Lunar New Year: Celebration rings, bangs, dances into new year

Chinese Lunar New Year: Celebration rings, bangs, dances into new year

Rebecca MacFife February 12, 2009

Joy, happiness and prosperity thrived in the Reid Ballroom Saturday, Feb. 7 with the Lunar New Year Celebration. Children sang good wishes, Vietnamese fans danced in unison, a Chinese yo-yo soared...

The ‘Rohd’ to Harmony: Art in the Obama Age

Sara Levy February 12, 2009

Ensemble leader Michael Rohd believes art in the Obama age is about changing lives. Clad in jeans and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, Rohd sat on the edge of the stage and addressed his audience. ...

Boobs, blood, bloody boobs in 3D make a poor ‘Valentine’

Iris Alden February 12, 2009

In 1981, Canada revealed one of its finest exports to date, the low-budget slasher sensation "My Bloody Valentine." The film is about Harry Warden's murderous reign over a small mining community after...

A new phase for ‘blue moon’: short films, animation

Alyssa Fairbanks February 5, 2009

by Alyssa Fairbanks Joint Editors-In-Chief Glory Bushey and Jenna Mukuno seek to take blue moon to the next level with the integration of a new genre of art. For volume 22, blue moon is accepting the...

Students ‘Bowl’-ed over for commercials

Josh Goodman February 5, 2009

By Josh Goodman Anybody looking for a wardrobe malfunction would have been disappointed.   But for everybody else, the non-football parts of last Sunday's Super Bowl XLIII were sure to please. At...

Working abs rather than minds

Working abs rather than minds

Libby Watkins February 5, 2009

by Libby Watkins Amidst their busy schedules, heavy class loads and countless hours spent in the library, Whitman students have found a way to take a break from their work and still receive credit towards...

‘Slum’-ming it at the Oscars: ‘Millionaire’ goes for win

Cindy Chen February 5, 2009

On the one-year anniversary of Heath Ledger's death, the Oscar nominations were announced, with a few surprises and a posthumous nomination for Ledger's tour-de-force performance in the box office phenomenon...

Top twelve non-Oscar nominated movies of 2008

Becquer Medak-Seguin February 5, 2009

Lists seem to dominate the landscape of cinematic criticism: top 10 lists, Academy Award nominees, or even the so-called "worst films of all-time."   While I question the validity of their digits (i.e....

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