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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Lia (from Pennsylvania, attends Macalester College) and I, photo taken by host bro Rachid

Alex Norman’s Study Abroad Blog: Friends

Alex Norman December 21, 2011

Well, my computer crashed the day after I submitted my Independent Study Project (phew, that was close!) and I'm actually back home sweet home in Olympia, WA for the holidays. Rather than abandon the last...

Alex Normans Study Abroad Blog: Finding Financial Assistance for Your Off-Campus Program

Alex Norman’s Study Abroad Blog: Finding Financial Assistance for Your Off-Campus Program

Alex Norman November 22, 2011

I figure there is no better time than right after a showcase of my camel ride in the Sahara to speak a bit about how I got here. If you are a Whitman student who is interested in studying abroad but reliant...

But they still had seagulls.

Alex Norman’s Study Abroad Blog: Camels, Macaques, Schoolgirls and Dune Boys

Alex Norman November 22, 2011

Well, as usual, this post is a bit overdue, but a couple weeks ago we had our Southern Excursion and WOW, what a trip! To be sure, we spent much of our time travelling to the Middle Atlas, Ouarzazate,...

Ben Lerchin January 16, 2010

U2’s “Free” Concert: You’re Doing it Wrong

Blair Hanley Frank November 10, 2009

To celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today, world-famous rock group U2 held a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate. Free, in this case, means that the tickets were free of charge, not...

Descend into “Descent”

Blair Hanley Frank October 27, 2009

With the release of J.C. Hutchins's novel "7th Son: Descent," the Pio is partnering with several other blogs and content authors to release a 100-page, Special Edition PDF excerpt of the book, but we're...

Shocker of the Week: Miley Cyrus Quits Twitter!

Blair Hanley Frank October 12, 2009

In a development that has sent shock waves through the entire Internet, Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana, and daughter of Billy Ray, has ceased using Twitter. The outcry has been so severe, she has...

An Excellent Healthcare Debate

Alex Potter September 27, 2009

Check out this debate between the number two Republican in the House and his Democratic colleague from Virginia. A thorough debate of the issues that unfortunately demonstrates just how much more thoroughly...

Tech Tidbit: This is why you don’t mess with gamers.

Blair Hanley Frank September 16, 2009

Do video games lead to violence? I don't think so, but owning a samurai sword certainly might: Detectives are still interviewing a Johns Hopkins University student who fatally lacerated the upper body...

Women’s tennis places third at NWC

Whitman Tennis Team April 21, 2009

The Whitman women placed third at the NWC tournament in Yakima, Wash. on April 17 and 18. In the semis, the Missionaries fell to Linfield College for the third time this season, 5-1. They rebounded the...

Russ Caditz-Peck and Submission

Alex Kerr March 20, 2009

When the admittedly professional journalist Russ Caditz-Peck argues for Whitman College's right to withhold all but three staplers, here, he demonstrates the exact greed-defending mentality that allowed...

Entitlement and Alex Kerr

Russ Caditz-Peck March 11, 2009

An aspiring "journalist" nicknamed Alex Kerr provides evidence here that we are truly Generation Me; a peer group of entitled, self-absorbed, and self-important complainers who refuse to buy their own...

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