Sourdough on the Rise at Whitman
May 12, 2017
The smell of freshly baked sourdough welcomes hungry visitors into senior Gus Coats’ kitchen. When he cuts into the scored loaf, the crackling of the crust makes my mouth water. A growing number of students on campus are gravitating towards traditional, artisanal techniques, especially in sourdough baking....
Nightly Curfew, Parties with Professors and Pot in the Hall: Stories of Past Whitties
Alex Brockman and Alissa Antilla, Staff Reporters
May 12, 2017
Change is central to any community. People come and go, buildings rise and fall, administrations take hold and are replaced, and norms are defined and redefined. Over its 135 year history, Whitman has been no different. The Whitman of the past was significantly different from the Whitman we know now. ...
Long-Running KWCW Shows
Eric Anderson, A&E Editor
May 12, 2017
Despite its lengthy history at Whitman College, the KWCW radio station is, in a way, quite ephemeral. With the station adding and losing DJs each semester, the content and arrangement of material on the station is always in flux. Some students do the same show each time, some mix it up. Some take hia...
The Theses
Kate Grumbles, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2017
Emma Massie How does Trix the rabbit relate to cultural anthropology? Emma Massie is a senior anthropology major whose thesis examines the major themes in children’s cereal commercials from the 1950s to today. These commercials reveal the values held in the United States around food and the role of ch...
Letter to the Seniors
Haley Gadzik, Whitman College, Class of 2016
May 12, 2017
Dearest Class of 2017, Man, y’all are in for a trip! Like straight up you are in for some weird times! I would know, I am almost an entire 365 days out from where you all are right now, which makes me very knowledgeable and experienced. You can trust me and my wisdom–I am a 2016 grad. Welcome to the...
Drinks for your Major
Sam Jacobson and Grace Little, Columnists
May 12, 2017
Chemistry: Moonshine ‘cause you all can make it yourselves. Biology: Bloody Mary because it's like your organisms. It’s got blood and vegetables. Astronomy: Galaxy Cocktail. I’ve heard that one of these will knock you out of this world, and if you have two, you might even level up to an ...
The Missionary Retires
Andrew Schwartz, News Editor
May 12, 2017
Whitman College decided last fall, after over a century, to “retire” its Missionary mascot once and for all. The decision is but a new chapter in the prolonged saga of Whitman's efforts to grapple with a past that — as is the case of many American institutions — calls its very existence into ...
Dear Future POC Student
Cherokee Washington, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2017
Dear future students of color, Welcome to your new home. As the brochures say, there are countless reasons to attend Whitman. Renowned arts and academics, a surprisingly charming location ... the list of “unique things that’ll make you want to attend” is endless. While Whitman has many positive f...
When the Levee Runs Dry: A Savage Journey from ’71 to ’17
Chris Hankin, News Editor
May 12, 2017
"Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Five years later? Six? It seems like a lifetime, or at least a Main Era – the kind of peak that never comes again. San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the l...
Anxious Cyborgs
Tywen Kelly, Photography Editor
May 12, 2017
I think of the future as a monster–a beast. It is immense and unpredictable and ugly. It is something untamable with a will of its own. Very soon, many seniors will be graduating from Whitman and will have to confront this beast. As students, we are told that we must build our own lives, careers an...
Poetry Performance Techniques
Julio Escarce, Radio Host
May 17, 2016
Most poetry performance is a stagnant affair; the poet or poets read aloud their verses, and the audience simply listens, sometimes snapping or moaning in agreement. These three New Techniques for Poetry Performance are intended to add a physical level of audience interaction to poetry performance. There ar...
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