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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Show review: Varsity Nordic returns with their goofy spontaneity on Zoom

Zac Bentz, A&E Reporter April 15, 2021

As the sun sets over Walla Walla, five individuals congregate within the bounds of a Zoom webinar. At the bottom of the screen, framed in dim light, a man removes a pair of cheap plastic sunglasses and...

Professor Richard Talbert explores conceptions of time in Edward F. Arnold Visiting Professor Lecture

Leo Polk, A&E Reporter April 15, 2021

Professor Richard Talbert opened the Arnold Visiting Professor Lecture by asking students “what time is it?” While a knowledge of time is generally taken for granted, Talbert's lecture showed how it...

Illustration by Lily Buller.

Representation, reading and connection in a digital age: Whitman Storytime Program hosts “The Power of Story” lecture

Mo Dow, A&E Reporter April 15, 2021

Libraries, psychology and advocacy found an intersection on Monday, April 5 when Whitman's Storytime Program hosted a Zoom discussion about children’s literature and reading aloud entitled “The Power...

Photo by Bridget Kennedy.

In The Bag Shop artist Isabella Margolin brings color to campus

Jaime Fields, A&E Reporter April 15, 2021

From colorful stickers to retro-looking collages, @in.the.bag.shop on Instagram features a wide range of art. Isabella Margolin, a senior English major, is the artist behind the shop. Margolin explained...

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“Q: Into the Storm” in review: Whitman alum Cullen Hoback investigates the QAnon conspiracy theory in new docuseries

Leo Polk, A&E Reporter April 9, 2021

What is the true identity of the person behind the elusive QAnon, the cult responsible for the Capitol Riots on January 6? This mystery is the guiding question for Whitman alum and filmmaker Cullen Hoback...

“I don’t want it to die out”: Senior DJs reflect on the virtual state of KWCW

Zac Bentz, A&E Reporter April 9, 2021

Some of the class of 2021 has been able to spend their final semester before graduation surrounded by friends and faculty. However, for those who have spent their time carefully curating playlists for...

Comedian Chris James breaks the barriers of Zoom to entertain Whitman community

Jaime Fields, A&E Reporter April 9, 2021

With a fake background of a beach behind him, Chris James looked like he was calling in from a tropical vacation — when in actuality, the British-African comedian was hundreds of miles away in LA. On...

Illustration by Hannah Paul.

“Grappling With Othello” lecture revisits race, violence and the narrative in theatre

Mo Dow, A&E Reporter April 9, 2021

The curtain rises and the orchestral score swells in an empty Zoom room, giving an appropriately dramatic backdrop to the two guest speakers, Aldo Billingslea and Eric Ting.  On April 2, Billingslea...

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“Two Ways Home” in review

Leo Polk, A&E Reporter April 1, 2021

Last week, The Gesa Powerhouse Theater screened “Two Ways Home,” an independent film directed by Ron Vignone, an award winning director who specializes in deeply personal films about American lives....

Photo Michael Lans.

Finding closure in creativity: Piper Toohey releases EP “soup”

Zac Bentz, A&E Reporter April 1, 2021

Since they first learned to play guitar at 12 years old, senior Piper Toohey has been on an endless journey of self-expression, from performing original songs at middle school talent shows to releasing...

Photo by Nathaniel Martin.

Joel Gaytan celebrates the Latinx community of Walla Walla in “B Sides from el barrio”

Mo Dow, A&E Reporter April 1, 2021

  Identity, community and heritage featured prominently in a new exhibit by Joel Gaytan, an Archive Assistant at Whitman College, who displayed his work at the Stevens Gallery in Reid this...

Illustration by Lily Buller.

“It feels good to take care of something”: WEB initiative provides students with their own plants

Jaime Fields, A&E Reporter April 1, 2021

Tiny green sprouts and larger, leafier plants line the windowsills of many dorm buildings on campus. Looking up into the windows, an outsider might wonder where all these students got so many plants. The...

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