Meghan Kearney, ASWC Chair of Communications
• April 4, 2024
ASWC has dedicated years to ensuring that clubs stay free of corruption, from crafting bylaws to hosting Senate meetings where senators vote on whether clubs fit the requirements and ethical expectations...
Grace Canny, Fell for the six flags prank (only a little bit ashamed)
• April 4, 2024
Probably the only brilliant thing Jordan Peterson has ever said was that there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see. This beautiful turn of phrase has been lovingly repeated to...
Conor Bartol, once a former admitted student myself
• April 4, 2024
Admitted Students Weekend is coming up, which means gaggles of teenagers running around, gawking at people and asking silly questions like “what’s your major” and “why is that horse made of sticks?”...
George Groebner, young and foolish then, old and foolish now
• April 4, 2024
April Fool. An icon of practical jokery, an inspiration to countless pranksters of today, regarded by the world as one of the finest to ever wear the squirting flower lapel. Who could forget Madame...
Grace Canny, not existential dread, not existential hope, but a secret third thing
• March 7, 2024
It’s just an average Tuesday in Welty Health Center, two patients with strep throat, one with norovirus, three-and-a-half with infected septum piercings and 25 students stuck in an existential spiral...
My fellow Whitties,
In the days following spring break, change will be in the air. Clocks across the country will have sprung forward, sparking a projected 17 percent increase in yawning. Some students...
Arham Khan, I fly for 42 hours every summer
• March 7, 2024
In a groundbreaking move that has left the Whitman community buzzing, a group of international students has taken a bold step to address a common yet often overlooked issue: jet lag. The newly formed...
Meghan Kearney, going through onion withdrawals
• March 7, 2024
The moment a box of sweet onions arrived at my doorstep, seconds after I enrolled at Whitman, it felt like a sign that I was exactly where I belonged. As the scent of sweet onions filled my house and...
George Groebner, potassium? I hardly know ‘em
• February 29, 2024
We thought we were safe.
Those of us lucky enough to have been indoors when the heavens opened up and released the great yellow cascade were exhaling sighs of relief as the downpour began to lessen....
Arham Khan, I watched Top Gear
• February 29, 2024
It was a dark night on Boyer. A student, identified only as CJ, was out tearing up the streets as usual. Hair slicked back, one arm on the wheel, CJ approached the bright red ‘Stop’ sign in his black...
Will Lanstra, Katnice ever-dean?
• February 29, 2024
The cannon goes off! The Greek orgs rush towards the middle where the weapons are stashed. Phi picks up a tennis racket. TKE grabs a golf club. Sig grabs a BB gun. Beta grabs a knife and a skateboard....
Grace Canny, spy in training (very observant)
• February 29, 2024
On Feb. 29, something arrived in Reid Café and it was not a new soft serve machine. The Café’s bold dual entrance design has been exploited by thieves from every class, leading to increasing security...
