Early Friday morning, Feb. 20, sophomore Paul Butler was accosted by three assailants on his walk home from Penrose Library. He was walking towards the Sigma Chi fraternity house around 3 a.m. when he...
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...
If you are tired of spending your spring breaks lounging on white, sandy beaches in Mexico or partying in a crowded, smelly hotel in Florida, then consider filling one of the remaining spots in one...
Below is the memorandum presented by the Student Affairs Committee to the administration concerning campus security recommendations. The memorandum was presented to Jed Schwendiman and Chuck Cleveland...
Whitman has captured a spot on the Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities list for 2009. With fifteen alumni currently serving as volunteers, Whitman ties for 20th place in the Small Colleges and...
Kids scrambling for candy. A flurry of toy trading and putt-putt golfers. If an onlooker compared each scene, they would see one element in common: a big smile on the face of both mentor and mentee.
"It's...
Whitman College has been honored yet again by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Whitman's name has appeared on the annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for...
A test of the Whitman Emergency Notification system took place on Feb. 18 around noon, with all faculty, students and staff receiving messages via phone, email or text.
The messages clearly indicated...
In light of current local and international politics, the Global Studies Initiative seeks to complicate and unsettle the contemporary ideas on torture at "Torture and the Human Body", a Global Studies...
By the end of the week, Whitman College President George Bridges is expected to issue a letter to the Whitman community explaining the changes the campus will undergo due to the current economic downturn.
This...
With initiation complete for Whitman sororities, greek women are now looking ahead towards their spring activities. While none of the three sororities on campus, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma and...
Does the ‘green movement' have an embarrassing whiteness? Is the Sierra Club racist for blaming illegal immigrants for destructions of the border eco-system? Does the placement of coal plants in minority neighborhoods constitute genocide?
