Health Center relocates to make room for new art studio
September 21, 2006
by Christina Russell Never before has there been a better excuse to get sick. With a spacious site, air conditioning and as many free condoms and cough drops as your heart could possibly desire, you will be sharing cups with your friends and eating things off the ground like you were in first grade a...
Saturday Farmers Market open through October
September 21, 2006
by Elsbeth Otto As the fall harvest comes in from area farms, the Walla Walla Farmers Market continues to attract students looking for locally grown, fresh produce and arts and crafts from area artists. Walla Walla's primary farmers market, located between Third and Fourth Avenues on Main Street, t...
Students speak up against Facebook ‘News Feed’
September 21, 2006
by Caitlin Tortorici Facebook: According to a Spring 2006 Student Monitor survey, it's the most "in" thing on American college campuses along with beer and second only to the iPod. So naturally, a great deal of controversy arose when students felt the site had breached their privacy with the addition...
ASWC senate outlines hopes, goals for 2006-7
September 21, 2006
by Sarah Golden This year's first ASWC student senate meeting commenced last Sunday night, Sept. 10. The Executive Council (EC): sophomore, junior and senior class senators and the oversight committee: gathered in Reid to discuss, among other things, hopes, areas of focus for the year and the potentia...
Bon Appetit makes change to Starbucks
September 21, 2006
by Lizzie Norgard Napkins have appeared on the suggestion board in Prentiss dining hall expressing students' reactions to Starbucks coffee, which Bon Appetit now serves instead of the Pura Vida brand it has served since 2002. Bon Appetit made the transition over the summer, and as Whitman students h...
Whitman Investment Company conducts meetings, elections
September 21, 2006
by Marcus Koontz A club that manages two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars! That's the role of the Whitman Investment Company. The company, whose motto is "To Inquire. To Achieve. To Learn," and whose purpose is, according to CEO Nate King, "to educate its members about the strategies for and be...
Fall rush yields good results for greek system
September 21, 2006
by Caitlin Tortorici It's rushing season again, and the greeks have kept these last weeks action-packed. Rush officials are happy to report that they have done their part to keep the process efficient and the interest high. Sorority officials have looked to old custom to optimize this year's proc...
Kiss registration confusion goodbye
September 14, 2006
by Marcus Koontz Registering to vote may seem like an easy task, but throw in hundreds of students from all over the country and things get more confusing. One of the most baffling aspects for college students registering to vote is the question of "which address to use and if they should register w...
First-year elections kick off
September 14, 2006
Allison Armstrong I think the class of 2010 is an amazing class and I would be honored to represent us in senate. As a first-year, I am still learning all that this school has to offer, just as my classmates are. I want to be able to help them with first year struggles and be able to voice an...
Accident Injures Whittie
September 14, 2006
by Sarah McCarthy During the first week of classes, 2005 graduate Bridget Kustin came back to Whitman to talk give a talk about her experience as a Fulbright scholar in Bangladesh. Her talk, entitled "Engaging Islamic Bangladesh: Development, Islam, and U.S. Diplomacy," was scheduled for Thursday, A...
Athletic center opens doors for students
September 14, 2006
by Caitlin Tortorici Whitman has a new obsession: It's not that cute freshman in your calculus class; it certainly isn't facebook. It's the Baker Ferguson Fitness Center. Since the new facility's opening on Thursday, Aug. 31, fitness veterans and rookies alike have rushed to experience athleticism...
Skies darken as fire rages
September 14, 2006
by Christina Russell Lightning struck in the southeastern region of Washington last month, provoking a forest fire that has enveloped over 100,000 square feet of land and continues to threaten. The fire started on Aug. 21 and is located in the eastern and southeastern regions of Dayton and Waitsburg. ...
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