I am a Whitman alumnus. I have always admired Whitman for its liberal arts curriculum that purportedly taught students how to think. I am greatly outraged at what I have read about what is occurring...
Halfway through the second quarter of what was billed as a fierce game between the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, two teams who are as scrappy and hungry as the cities they represent,...
Take a walk through your neighborhood, and you’re likely to be surrounded by a sea of SUVs and pickup trucks. The ubiquity of these vehicles is not just a coincidence, but a result of loopholes in...
Samira Hassan, Opinion Columnist
• November 16, 2023
After news broke that Israel declared war against Palestine, it wasn’t long until Black Solidarity chapters started to post their solidarity with Palestine and support the Free Palestine Movement. The...
On Sunday, Nov. 5, the Buffalo Bills played against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor, the Bengals’ home stadium. In this game, the Bengals fought to a 24-18 victory over the Bills. This was the first...
This letter from the Editors initially appeared in the Feb. 6, 1986 edition of The Whitman Pioneer. The opinion was co-written by The Pioneer's editors, and appears as it was initially ran; the only edits...
Whitman College is facing a Himbo epidemic. They’re here; lurking in the corners of classrooms, eating alongside the rest of us at Cleve and attempting to string together a conversation at parties...
August marked the beginning of my third year working at Whitman’s Cleveland Commons café. Overall, I really enjoy my job. I cherish the bonds I've formed with coworkers and the skills I've honed as...
As the cold October chill set in, and the campus tours came to an end, Whitman College was sparked with the resurgence of life: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." The less clothing, the better – people...
As I sat in Memorial Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 25th, the students surrounding me called for President Sarah Bolton to recognize the Palestinian genocide occurring in Gaza. In response, President Bolton said,...
The Venn diagram between Whitman students and inflated egos is a circle. We’re all guilty of having some sort of “better than most” mentality – whether you choose to admit it or not. Even Marriage...
Julie Charlip, Professor of History, Emerita
• November 2, 2023
This is what professors like to call a teachable moment.
As one of the few Jewish faculty (albeit emerita) associated with Whitman, I feel compelled to weigh in on the report that Jewish students are...
