New English professor Christopher Leise insists that he is candid, albeit cliché in explaining what drew him to Whitman.
"It was the students, first and foremost," said Leise. "When I did my sample...
For first-year Jessica Simmons, finances made coming to Whitman a hard decision.
"It's really difficult for my family to pay the tuition," she said. "I wish they could have given me more money."
While...
For most prospective college students, health care is low on the list of things to consider when choosing a school. Students expect that regardless of where they are, medical services will be available if and when they need them.
Being told to find Jesus is not the kind of response someone calling for a lawyer wants. But in his lecture "Beyond Equality," the fifth annual Matthew Shepard Lecture, Seattle University professor Dean...
“Are you writing a sequel?" first-year Owen Lowry asked Thomas Mullen about his novel "The Last Town On Earth," during a lecture on Monday, Sept. 21 at 7:30pm in Cordiner Hall.
If you ask a typical Whitman student how they participate in the political process, they'll probably tell you that they vote. Voting seems a fairly simple and straightforward way of influencing government, but what if the candidates don't speak your language, you can't read the ballot and no one's talking about the issues that matter to you?
Cartoonist Joel Pett knows his job is unconventional.
“Once a day I have to figure out something I'm angry about, and then I make fun of it," said the Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist.
First-year Calvin Atkins walked briskly across Ankeny to the ASWC offices in Reid to learn his fate in senate elections on Monday, Sept. 21. For him, the news was good: he will be on ASWC's Finance Committee.
"It...
For the throng of first-year students, Whitman's GoPrint printing policy seems to be a hit. Yet questions remain about it working for everyone in the long run.
The familiar and pleasant sight of Walla Walla tourists being led around by a cycling enthusiast will soon become an image of the past.
Walla Walla Pedi-Powr, in operation since June 2006, will be shutting down this weekend due to financial problems.
