The Coen brothers ("Fargo," "O Brother Where art Thou," "No Country for Old Men") have a very strong personality in showbiz. They are notorious for screwing around with the actors and workers on set,...
It all started with an idea that Chris Petit, Assistant Professor of Theater, pitched last spring to the theater department through the Whitman listserv.
"In short, the festival will create, produce...
These are the elements of Don DeLillo's "Falling Man": Smoke rising and rubble falling, acts of extreme selfishness or altruism played out in an atmosphere of confusion, and bewildered and scarred characters...
It is a miracle humans can read. It is a miracle we are able to decode not only the symbols of our alphabets but also the meanings entrenched behind sounds, word combinations and sentences. "Proust and...
Only in the family room of the Writing Interest House could one find students focused on a "bucket o' beets."
Over 25 students sprawled on couches, chairs and the floor to write about the imaginative...
The art department's contributions to the new Fouts Center for Visual Arts have inspired artistic contemplation in some students and genuine confusion in others. The meaning of art professor Michelle Acuff's...
I rang the doorbell of a beautiful Walla Walla house, constructed in 1886. Wayne Chabre's wife answered the door and welcomed me into their home. After explaining that Wayne had probably forgotten about...
Whitman students, staff and community members welcomed Mexican-American author and poet Dagoberto Gilb to Kimball Theatre on Thursday, Sep. 25. This event signified the beginning of the Visiting Writers...
It all started with an idea that Chris Petit, Assistant Professor of Theater, pitched last spring to the theater department through the Whitman list serv.
"In short, the festival will create, produce...
It is a miracle humans can read. It is a miracle we are able to decode not only the symbols of our alphabets but also the meanings entrenched behind sounds, word combinations and sentences. "Proust and...
Senior Andrew Hill, a musician since age 7, a song writer since age 10, entertained Whitman students while performing at Coffeehouse in the Reid Center on Friday, Sep. 19. A past performer at Coffeehouse,...
"Specimen Days," written by Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours," is a compilation of three stories: a ghost story set during the Industrial Revolution, a modern crime mystery,...
