Whitman alumnus Bill Murray '92 returned to campus this last week to present a lecture on his experiences as an embedded journalist in Iraq for the Hosokawa Endowed Lecture series. As part of his stay...
Whitman Alumnus and freelance journalist, William Murray, will present the college's annual Hosokawa Lecture in Journalism on Monday, March 9.
Murray, who spent the summer of 2008 imbedded in Iraq, will present on, “The Problem with Today's Media (Or Why News Coverage of Iraq Was so Poor) and What We Can Do about It." The Lecture will be held in the Young Ballroom at 7 p.m.
The lecture is part of the Hosokawa endowment, a generous gift in honor of Robert R. Hosokawa, intended to finance annual journalism awards and bring accomplished journalists to the college for lectures and workshops.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a woman's rights activist and outspoken critic of Islam, spoke at Whitman on Wed., March 4 at 7 p.m. Her lecture was part of ASWC's Public Speakers series.
Hirsi Ali's lecture sparked controversy on campus, as evidenced by a slip of paper handed out with every program, entitled “What Ayaan Hirsi Ali Will NOT Tell You Tonight." Distributed by a group of concerned faculty and students, it listed statistics arguing that Americans Muslims are “overwhelmingly mainstream and moderate."
As students poured into the dining hall on Friday Feb. 20, they were not simply filling their plates with ethnic cuisine, but also engaging in a celebration of African-American history. The Soul Food event was organized by the Black Student Union, which traditionally works with the dining hall during Black History month to bring cultural issues to the forefront of students' minds by bringing it first to their plates.
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On March 4, Whitman students will have the chance to listen to Ayaan Hirsi Ali speak on Islam and women's rights.
Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1969 to a devout Muslim family. In her...
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