EDITOR, We are very excited to have been a part of creating a new structure for programming on campus. We believe that the new board, which combines all Student Activities groups (CAB, Coffeehouse,...

EDITOR,On March 10, Congress passed legislation to make birth control affordable again for millions of American women who obtain contraceptives at community health centers and college clinics –– including...

EDITOR, We, The Secession, are indeed an "object of excessive suspicion." While this is an undeniably exciting thing to be, the anger caused by said suspicion confuses us.   A suspicious stranger in...

EDITOR, I graduated from Whitman College in 1993, and like most alums I have very fond memories of my Whitman experience.   Two years ago, I moved back to Walla Walla with my family, and for the last...

EDITOR, I came to Whitman for the ski team.   I really wish it weren't that simple, but it is.   In high school I was a fairly successful skier, I was a successful student too, but I really considered...

EDITOR, The op-ed piece entitled "Diplomacy: An Uncomfortable Truth," (2/5/09) is overly simplistic. Not only does the author omit vital facts; he makes unfounded assumptions. It is true that the United...

EDITOR, The Coalition Against Homophobia recently put flyers into the table-toppers at Reid profiling victims of LGBT hate crimes under the heading "Hate & Bigotry KILL AGAIN."   One such flyer...

EDITOR, It's an ambitious and difficult process to begin a new publication.   Since I respect that the Editors of The Secession are making the tremendous effort, I've submitted this to both The Secession...

EDITOR, Unless you have been living under a rock––or large boulder for that matter––for the last year or so, you might have realized that the economy has been struggling just a tad. You might...

EDITOR, Whitman students are admitted to this rigorous academic environment for a number of reasons, among them being our ability to sift through information and think critically.   Every day we deal...

EDITOR, As a first-year I was baffled by how many Whitman students wore Whitman sweatshirts! Everyone here is the same! They all attend Whitman parties, they all wear Whitman sweatshirts, and they all...

EDITOR, I agree whole-heartedly with Gabriela Salvidea's statement that the Greek system enforces conformity. In last week's column she wrote that "College as a breeding ground for such conformity is...