OP-ED: Come on, Wikipedia
Nathaniel Larson, Senior
April 4, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
I use Wikipedia nearly every day. Each time I read an article on the site, I am amazed at how consistently an organization of volunteers can provide accurate, holistic, and balanced views on nearly every topic, all of it ad-free, for anyone to use. So when the fundraising drive came along a couple years ago, ask...
OP-ED: What Does Divestment Really Mean for Whitman?
Nathaniel Larson, Senior
February 28, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
When the Whitman Board of Trustees voted to divest the college from all fossil-fuel investments, I happened to be in the room. As the student representative to the Board this year, it is my job sit at the table and help bring student perspectives to bear on long-term decisions at the college. But in this...
OP-ED: Being the Only Student of Color – ft. an Environmental Studies Course
Erina Horikawa, Senior
February 24, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
Being the only student of color is difficult and emotional, to say the least. This recently happened as I was the only person of color in Environmental Justice. I took the course, as a senior Race and Ethnic Studies major, because the course was cross-listed as Race and Ethnic Studies, and because I w...
Overcoming the Bookstore Blues
Nathaniel Larson, Senior
February 16, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
As I bought textbooks and paid fees for my final semester at Whitman, it became clear that for one of the first times in my college career my book bill will be less than 300 dollars. But before I perform a happy-dance in the middle of the Whitman College Bookstore, I really need to ask myself how much cau...
Letter to the Editor
Shannon Zander, Senior
February 14, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
My name is Shannon Zander. I am a first-generation student and an independent student, which means I receive no parental financial backing, making me solidly, undeniably, and sometimes soul crushingly working class. I don’t speak of it often except to those I am close to. But let’s talk. We clearl...
OP-ED: Killing in the name of Soccer
February 8, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
For a sport defined by culture, pride, and nationalism, soccer has become lethal. In the oil drowned nation of Qatar, soccer related governmental decisions have claimed the lives of 1,200 migrant workers. These deaths are the direct consequence of the country’s blind political ambition that has...
OP-ED: America’s Invisible Population
Becca Rubsamen, Junior
February 8, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
At 20 years old, you should already be thinking about your end of life care. By 2035 there will be more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 18—the elderly population alone growing from 6.4 million to 14.6 million in just 20 years. There is extensive health insurance available for those...
OP-ED: I Am Not An Activist
Walker Orr, Junior
February 8, 2019
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
I am not an activist. My planned line of work is that of a soil microbiologist or a plant breeder, someone trying to change the system through relatively established means. I have chosen as the particular angle for my life’s work — that of food, which I believe is at the center of the human cond...
OP-ED: The Right to Die
Brayden Preskenis, Sophomore
December 11, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor
Your dog has it, but your loved ones do not. Some call it dignity, some call it mercy, but everyone should be able to call it a human right. Routinely, we “put down” our pets that that have a terminal disease and are in debilitating pain. Similarly, as a society we have the moral duty to allow ou...
OP-ED: Letter to ASWC
Ethan Raffman, Junior
November 29, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
ASWC is coming up with a new plan to better serve and represent the student body. Part of the plan is to create a new student union where engaged and interested students can work together to improve campus independently of the existing administration. In their infinite wisdom, the representatives...
OP-ED: Whitman’s Money Perpetuates Violence
November 9, 2018
Filed under Front Page Slideshow, Letter to the Editor, OPINION
Power, privilege and race. These are everyday buzzwords at a school like Whitman where everybody is eager to prove their progressive politics. But what does this mean in terms of environmentalism on campus? Climbing gyms, Patagonia jackets and young toned, national park frequenting white bodies...
OP-ED: My Letter of Resignation from ASWC
Ari Louie, Former ASWC Sophomore Senator and Senate Educator
November 9, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
I resigned from ASWC and my letter of resignation is below. I am sharing it here because I believe that transparency is important to the integrity of our student government; ASWC did not publish my letter or any notification of my resignation. Dear Senate and Students, I am writing to you because I am resignin...
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