Kaleidoscope Concert: A Multi-Colored Experience
Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2017
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Music poured out from every corner of Hunter Conservatory at this year’s second annual Kaleidoscope Concert on Sunday, Nov. 5, turning the intimate space into a multi-colored, immersive experience unparalleled by any other concert Whitties might attend. An experimental performance, Kaleidoscope...
100 Concrete Books: CLOUD Examines Our Relationship to Knowledge
Christy Carley, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2017
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Associate Professor of Art, Michelle Acuff and I sit on a wooden bench outside the Allen Reading Room (known to regulars as the “Quiet Room” – Acuff calls it a “temple”). They hold in their hands two halves of a concrete book. It broke earlier that day. The book’s smooth stained exterior...
Wire Watch: Week of November 2
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 31, 2017
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"Big Art": Thursday, Nov. 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Reid Campus Center, Whitman's annual literary publication blue moon will host the event "Big Art," where artwork from last year's issue of blue moon will be displayed and people may enter in drawings to take artwork home. There will also be poetry r...
Last North Hall “Haunted Hospital” Goes Out With a Scream
Emma Chung, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2017
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On October 28, North Hall hosted the final annual “Haunted Hospital” to bring in the Halloween weekend. This year’s event was particularly bittersweet for students, staff and community members because it marked the end of a decade-long tradition. According to Mike White, Resident Director of...
Minute Film Festival: Sixty-Second Creative Endeavors
Alasdair Padman, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2017
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What can you do with a minute? This was the challenge posed to students taking part in the Minute Film Festival in Kimball Theater on Friday, Oct. 27. The festival, put on by the Fine Arts House, premiered 36 different films submitted by a variety of students. As with all film festivals, this one...
Master Puppeteer Visits Whitman, Helps Students Bring Marionettes to Life
Alex Lupton, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2017
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Hold out all of your fingers. Now, put down the middle and ring. Got it? According to master puppeteer Dan Luce, who visited Whitman this past weekend to share his expertise and love of puppetry, this hand sign is how puppeteers control hand puppets. No wonder, Luce jokes, this symbol is also an international...
Wire Watch: Week of October 26
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 23, 2017
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Fridays at Four Presents: The Walking Hat Trio. 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 in Kimball Theatre The performance will feature piano, bass and drums. Minute Film Festival at Kimball Theatre on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m. The Fine Arts House will be hosting a screening of minute-long films submitted...
Dia de los Muertos Festival Brings Students and Community Members Together
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 23, 2017
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Although clouds occupied the sky, the atmosphere was sunny in downtown Walla Walla as music played and people walked around the fifth annual Dia de los Muertos Festival. The festival went from Saturday, Oct. 21, where a procession and concert kicked off the celebration, to Sunday, Oct. 22, a day of various...
Ana Maria Spagna Provides Evening of Nonfiction Reading
Alex Lupton, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2017
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Professor Ana Maria Spagna’s stories visibly enraptured audience members as she read aloud selections from her works in Kimball Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19. This reading was part of Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series, which started in 2000 as a desire to bring enthusiastic and diverse w...
Coming Out Stories hosted by LGBTQIA+ Club PRISM
Alex Lupton, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2017
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Students and staff shared their experiences during the "Coming Out Stories" event held by Whitman LGBTQIA+ club PRISM.
Whitman Poets Share More Than Words
Varinia Balkins, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2017
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Whitman's Poem's Club held their first open mic of the year on Friday, Oct. 13 in Kimball Theatre.
“Mr. Kolpert” Brings Dark Humor to Stage
Alasdair Padman, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2017
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"Mr. Kolpert” opened in Harper Joy Theater last week to a bewildered audience of parents, faculty, community members and students alike. It will continue into this weekend at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 and 28. The play, written by Gieselmann and translated by David Tushingham, is directed by Whitman Theater ...
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