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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Climate Change in the Walla Walla Valley

Marra Clay and Ellen Ivens-Duran May 17, 2016

Many Waters Walla Walla is a Sahaptin phrase often translated as “many waters.” The Walla Walla tribe, and now the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, share history with the...

Illustration by Claire Revere

ISIS, Soccer, and the French: Paris and Brussels through the Lens of Euro 2016

Luke Hampton, Illustration Editor May 17, 2016

Last November, terrorist strikes killed 130 people across Paris, the most deadly attacks in France since World War II. Only four months later, the world once again looked on in shock as Brussels became...

Senior Profiles

Christy Carley May 17, 2016

Gilly Friedman Race and Ethnic Studies major, working as a compliance analyst for Goldman Sachs next year What made you want to major in Race and Ethnic Studies? I did a program in high school,...

A Letter to Seniors

Georgia Lyon May 17, 2016

Dear Class of 2016, You are at the beginning of the end of your time here at Whitman. You are probably attempting to make sense your college experience. Go ahead. Construct some meta-theory about how...

Senior Reflection: Glimpses of Greatness

Abby Seethoff, Contributing Writer May 17, 2016

Hello. My name is Abby. Three things that might explain my existence are: one, my new favorite flavor of ice cream is miso-cherry, which may sound overwrought but is really a new twist on the classic sweet...

Examining the Past through Whitman’s Own “Scenes and Types”

Olivia Gilbert May 17, 2016

While listening to a RadioLab podcast the other day I learned something startling: every single memory we have has been, to varying degrees, embellished, altered, and and reconstructed. There is no such...

Advice to Graduating Class of 2016

May 17, 2016

Dear Class of 2016,   You are at the beginning of the end of your time here at Whitman. You are probably attempting to make sense your college experience. Go ahead. Construct some meta theory...

Political Plates: Food and California’s Drought

Sarah Cornett February 24, 2016

California’s drought (and that of other western states) isn’t showing signs of improvement. A chronic lack of water has encouraged high temperatures, lowered agricultural production, altered landscapes,...

Jo Canino, third year
Theo Ciszewski, graduated last year

Whitman Students in Agriculture: Breaking Bubbles

November 6, 2015

Walla Walla is Washington’s breadbasket, and the rolling wheat fields around Walla Walla provide an attractive accent for Whitman’s brochures. But some students and alums have ventured past the...

George Bridges: Reflections on a Decade at Whitman

May 18, 2015

Serving as Whitman's president for the past 10 years has been an immense privilege. I've worked with extraordinarily talented people, celebrated impressive accomplishments of many groups and individuals,...

Finding the Best Syrah- Eli Robinson

May 18, 2015

This article was written by graduating senior Eli Robinson.  While other more diligent seniors have been stressing the details of cell physiology, I've been drinking. Searching for the alleged Walla...

Audrey Vaughn’s “What I Learned Working at a Winery”

May 18, 2015
Senior Audrey Vaughn worked in a winery for a few years. Here is what she learned.
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