Exclusion and the Decline of Greek Life
Alondra Contreras, Opinion Columnist
May 3, 2018
Filed under OPINION
What has been happening with Greek life this year? That is a great question and I know there has been many remarks about the way Greek life at Whitman has been handling certain situations. Last year, there was a huge problem with folks reporting being drugged at Greek functions. Whether or not the s...
Op-ed: A Case for the Elimination of Grades
May 3, 2018
Filed under OPINION
College is frequently referred to as a site of new beginnings. For many 18 year olds, college is the first time they leave home. But, as long as letter grades are used to measure academic achievement, this fresh start will continue to be a pipe dream. It doesn’t matter if you attended a fancy ...
Kanye’s Trump-ian Love Affair
Rina Cakrani, Columnist
May 3, 2018
Filed under OPINION
In the past I have been a fan of Kanye West, but the latest news about him has left me quite speechless. After his tweets in support of Trump and a picture of him wearing the “Make America Great Again” hat, fans (especially his black fans) have been outraged, and with a good reason. After a long ...
Op-ed: A Meditation on Racism & Desire
May 3, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
Inspired by Alondra Contreras, Zuhra Amini, Kendra Winchester, Chanel Knight, Bonnette Ishimwe, Samarah Uribe Mendez & Mickey Shin & their Power & Privilege panel, The Racist Rom-Com at Whitman. [Note: All the examples I use in this piece are either things I’ve heard first hand or st...
Op-ed: Re: Defacement of Marcus & Narcissa Whitman’s Images
May 3, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
As a lifelong Walla Wallan, I understand the anger motivating the defacement of images of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. The stealing of the Native American's homeland in WA,OR, ID, the US failure to keep treaties & the ensuing cruel wars, the consideration of Native Americans as inferior to “whites”,...
Hot Takes: Bon-App dishes and Devin the Dude
Andrew Schwartz, Radio Editor
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Hot Take: Anyone who thinks they’re woke is a hypocrite if they leave their Bon-App dishes lying around campus on the garbage cans and stuff. It’s a tacky and thoughtless thing to do — take your dishes back to the dining hall. Hot Take: You might consider listening to Devin the Dude more. Whitman...
The Problem with the White Moderate Allyship
Jordon Crawford, Columnust
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
“Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” -Martin Luther King Jr. In light of recent events such as the #boycottStarbucks and other cases of racial discrimination, I could not help but turn my attention to the topic of allyship and, in particular, the allyship ...
#trending Social Justice
Peggy Li, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Students at Whitman care a great deal about social justice issues that primarily do not affect them. In contrast to communities of color from underprivileged backgrounds, students at Whitman are (at least for now) primarily white and privileged. So when these students speak on behalf of/about the injustices...
Signalling Through Stickers
Peggy Li, Opinion Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Sitting in a classroom, I can almost guarantee that at least one person there will have some brightly emblazoned logo on their water bottle, computer or backpack, maybe with the words ‘Patagonia,’ ‘Bernie Sanders’ or ‘Green Dot.’ Some people you know will even have hundreds of stickers pile...
Op-Ed: Whitman’s Commitment to the Community
April 19, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
The disparity in demographics between students at Whitman College and those living in Walla Walla is striking. Whitman’s most recent Fall 2017 Class is comprised of just 9 percent self-identifying Hispanic/Latinos and 64 percent self-identifying White/Caucasian students. Meanwhile, 38 percent of Wal...
Absence of Asians in Media
Rina Cakrani, Columnist
April 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Asian Americans are one of the minorities with the least representation in American media. This minority group continues to struggle for equal opportunity and representation in key media roles while constantly trying to denounce any character played by a white person that should be played by an Asian ac...
Op-Ed: ‘Culture of Silence:’ What the WWU Administration Will Not Address
Jake Sloop, WWU Sophomore
April 12, 2018
Filed under OPINION
These past few weeks at Walla Walla University have been rocky, to say the least. Therefore, in this week’s Swap Issue, I hope to address some of the questions many Whitties have asked me about the blackface social media post at WWU and the discussion it has sparked. I think that this issue is intrinsical...
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